The record-union., 1891-04-27
Surprise 0ccasioned at Senator
Chilton's Appointment.
CRISPS CHANCES FOR THE HOUSE
SPEAKERSHIP.
Leading Indiana Democrats Working
Up a Little Boom for Ex-Governor
Gray for the Presidency-PreSiden
Harrison's Utterances on His Jour
ney Gain Him Many Friends
Throughout the East.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Throughout the East.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The appoint
ment of Senator Chiffon by Governor
Hogg Of Texas has occasioned great sur
prise here. 1t was generally believed that
it was arranged that Mills should have the
Senatorship, which would result in the
Speakership of the next House going to
Crisp. Not much seems to be known of
Chiffon, other than that he has the reputa-
cion Of being a brilliant orator.
Reagan was one of the picturesque char
acters Of the upper house. He is known
about the Capitol as the "Last relic of the
Contederacy." lie was Postmaster-G GEN
eral and later Secretary of the Treasury
of the Contederacy. Since the Confed-
eracy dissolved he has spent his time, after
his political disabilities were removed
first in the lower and then in the upper
branch of Congress. OF late years he has
lost his grip on Texas politics, and, real
izing his reelection to the Senate an utter
impossibility, it is said he was only too
glad to become party to the deal by
which he could be let down easy into the
Presidency of the Railroad Commission
in his native State, q five-year Office at
$4,000 per annum. The work is to his
liking, as he has always taken great in
terest in railroad affairs, being member
of the committee which framed and re-
ported the Interstate Commerce Act. His
explanation of his failure to vote on the
occasion when that bill passed the Senate
is one of the memoirs of the Forty-eighth
Congress. He explained that when the
vote was taken he twas down stairs tax
ing bath, q thing he had never before
done in his life" OF course he meant
that he was never before absent on such
an important vote, but his friends insisted
on guying him about his admission that
he had never bathed except on that occa-
sion.
1t is known that Mills heart was set on
Reagan's seat, and this will be his last
term in the House, whether he obtains
the Senatorship or not. Indeed he has
very recently stated as much in a public
interview. Moreover, he has made
pretty thorough canvass of the Demo
cratic members of the next House, and
is discouraged at the prospect of realiz-
ing his Speakership ambition.
The New York Sun, in an article this
morning, devotes several columns to
prove that Crisp is just as ardent a free
trader as Mills, and therefore the charge
made that he is not in sympathy with the
tariff policy of the Democrats being
found to be false, should not initiate
against him.
The San article then proceeds to dis
prove the charge that Crisp is a prohibit
ZIONIST. The following sentence from the
SUMS serious article caused a broad
smile in Washington to-day: Certainly
none of Mr.. Crisp's Congressional associ-
ateS have ever suspected him of being q
prohibitionist, therefore Crisp being
free-trader, and addicted to the flowing
bowl, is admirably fitted for the Speaker
ship of the Democratic House of Repre-
Sentatives."
The Sun is evidently trying to fire the
Democratic heart in the interest of Crisp.
A staff correspondent, being sent to in
vesugate the Indiana political situation,
telegraphs Democratic paper of New
York City as follows: The leadership of
Ex-Governor Gray goes without saying.
NOorhieS is an orator and statesman of
commanding influence, and every son of
Indiana Is proud of Senator Turpie.
Great hopes are entertained, bus these
distinguished representatives would be
first to frankly concede that, in all ele-
mentS of wise, prudent and sagacious
leadership, Isaac p. Gray is the man.
AS proof of this leadership, although no
formal notice has been made, It is the
fixed purpose of Indiana Democrats
to present the name of eX- Governor GRAY
their choice for President in 1892, pledg-
ing the Democratic party their unfalter-
ing devotion and electoral vote of the
State. This declaration, scarcely Veiled
was made in a recent interview with
Senator voorhees,, which has gone the
rounds of the press, in which that Demo-
cratic leader declared for Hill and Gray''
for President and Vice President in 1892,
or the ticket reversed, as might be the
pleasure Of the National Convention
But while there has been no beating of
gongs for outside effect among the Demo-
cratic leaders, the men who marshal the
Democratic hosts to the battle in this
State programme are well understood
Ask anyone you encounter in this city
who the Democracy of Indiana are for for
President, and the invariable answer is
Governor Gray"
PRESIDENT HARRISON CoMPLDIENTED,
New YORK, April 26.--There are thou
sands in all parts of the country who feel
with Depew that the Presidents South
ern speeches prove that the caricatureS of
the opponents have slandered an Ex-
ecutive who has had the ability and
courage to worthily administered the
office of Chief Magistrate of 65,000,000
people.
A Republican of large influence said in
this city last week "TheSe speeches are
a revelation to me. / never realized that
the President was such Il man. ! felt as If
i had done him injustice, and others have
infinitely slandered him.
1t is true that other qualities are needed
in the Chief Magistrate besides readiness
III speech, but one popularity of Presi-
dent Harrison's remarks is that they con-
stantly show how thoroughly he has
studied and how profoundly he has
thought about questions upon which de-
pend the welfare of the people in various
sections.
His speeches are surprisingly candid
and frank in reference to questions about
which men differ widely and passionately.
and yet they breathe such sincere and
earnest desire to find the right and do it
that even the opponents are won by them,
because those who listen and those who
read find in the President man of wide
knowledge, broad thought and patriotic
craftsmanship; they are led to remember
that his administration of his great office
under circumstances of much difficulty
has been conspicuously clean, able and
honorable. 1t is valuable service to the
Republican party that the President rem
ders in thus gaining for himself and his
administration the respect of the multi
tude. If he should be candidate again,
or if he should not be, in either case this
better appreciation of the merits and
work of the Republican President will
strengthen the Republican cause, and in
that the President is truly serving the
whole country, for the prosperity and
welfare of the country depends upon the
success of the national policy he repre-
sents.