Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.


written and compiled for the HERALr.]
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 3l.-The
President has sent no word to the White
House as to when he will return TO Wash
lngton and the impression is that be VIII
NOT be back to remain until October, al
though it is possible that he may come
here for day or two during this week or
nexf. or he may conclude to send for such
members of the cabinet as he may wish to
consult to visit him at Cape Nay Point
1t will be quite impossible for Mrs. liar
rison to live in the White House IN any
comfort for some weeks, owing to the
presence of large force of workmen
there making repairs and improve
ments. q,
A gentleman who saw the President and
talked with him last week IN Vermont
said regarding the appointment oil sue
cessor to Secretary Proctor Il am SAT,
isfed that Mr.. Harrison has not decided
unon the man be wishes to have Tor sec
retary of War in place of Mr.. Proctor, ana
that he will take bis time in considering
the merits of all tho gentlemen whom ne
NAV think available and think 1t put
fair that he should be allowed to do TINS
without having the claims OF this or that
man or section thrust upon him IN an
offensive manner. Who can possibly DC
more interested in selecting just the rlght
man than Mr.. Harrison Many names
have been mentioned in connection WIN
fine Mace. and some of them are entirely
Good enough for this or any other position,
but YOU may rely upon it that so lar IL Is
potbinr but guess work, although, Oh
course I will not undertake to say that 1t
may not turn ont that one OF the guesSerS
struck the right name" ~,
1t is amusing to observe the scraihoi0
which the vacancy in the board OF InVeI
state Commerce Commissioners, caused
by the death Of w. L. Bragg, Of Alabama,
has brought about among the Democrats.
Tho Mace is worth $500 year, and II
must be filed by a Democrat, but the
trouble is that there are fifty of them who
wish to ill It. Each of the Alabama
Senators has candidate and Represen-
tatiye Herbert OF the same State Is per-
fectly willing to resign his seat in Con-
Dress if Mr. Harrison will give him the
Vacancy. Ex-COngressman Hammond, OF
GEORGIA. would also like 10 draw tila'
& 800 ner annum. Texas has two candl
/ dates-ex Senator Reagan, who was
practically compelled to leave the Senate
| and take the head of the Texas State rall
road commission, and who is eXtremey
anxious to get back to Washington to 1--we
and Representative CulDertscn, who II
willing to give up not only bis seat IN The
House, but his hope of seat in the Ben
ate. Mr.. Almerian Gillett. o. Kansas
thinks the vacant chair would just about
at him, Ex-AttOrney-General Garland
of Arkansas, is willing to sacrifice his law
practice for regular monthly salary, anC
Gen. E. S. Bragg, of Wisconsin, lame
sake of the deceased commissioner, Ou
no relation, thinks it would be well Il
avoid a change of name. 3.
Representative Springer, of Illinois, Il
credited with maintaining the most ac
tive literary bureau Of any of the candl
dates for Speaker. He believes in thu
power of the press and has in his employ
q number of experienced writer's who are
kept busy preparing articles showing th'
peculiar fitness of Mr.. Springer for thu
position. These articles have mostly ap
reared in the Democratic papers OF lii
nois. as the policy of Mr.. Springer IS t.
show the Democratic members of the mex
House how the press of his own Stat
regard his candidacy. The only hope o
! Mr.. Springer to come in even speakln!
{ distance of determination is that Mills ant
Crisp may knife each other so etfectuall.
as TO compel the withdrawal Of both.