The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-07-29
Washington Letter.
lErom our Reaular conespondsnt.l

IFrom our hoQuiM Ooftoppvnooh"1
WAsH1seToN, July "a, 1891.
Secretary Foster is at Cape May Point
with The president, but those who enjoy
his friendship and confidence, although
disclaiming any right to speak for him.
appear to be of the opinion that there is q
foundation for thestory which comes from
Ohio saying that, IN the event OF Senator
sberman's withdrawal, Mr.. Foster will be-
come candidate for senator Secretary
Foster" said one gentleman, has, l Know
long had desire to represent Ohio In the
United States senate. He stood aside IN
order that Garfield might be elected with
out opposiuon in his party, when by max
,pe a contest his ambition might haye
been pratified; and his relations with Sen-
ator Sherman are such that he would, un-
der no circumstances, antagonize that gen.
tleman's return to the senate, but II Sen-
a,or Sherman shall conclude to withdraw
his name have no doubt that Secretary
Fosters name wifi be presented 70 the
legislature. Understand me, ! do not
mean tha, Nj Foster would enter into
scramble for,this or any other office, and !
know that he has nothing but the kindest
feelings toward Gov. Fo,saer, who would
psobably be his riyal before the hepub-
| lican caucus, but think, he feels that
his services to the state and 20 the Repub-
| lican party have been sueicient TO justify
him in asking the support Of the party
for any honor at its dispesal.
Having made most dismal failure In
their attempt to kill Of Mr.. Blaine by
some one Of the thousand and one diseas-
es they we're certain that he had, the SEN
sational newspaper liars are now trying
their hand upon dastardly scheme In.
| tended to break up the warm personal
| friendship existing between the president
and Secretary Blaine by making II appear
that some Of the presidents friends, news
paper men, have been sending lying dis
patches about the condition Of Mr.. Blaine
This last scheme has Just enough plausi
bil.ty in It's origin to fool good many
people into believing tito be true. A Wash
ington special appeared In several western
papers known to be represented here by 0
man whose relations were very close tc
Private Secretary Halford. stating thai
Mr.. Blaine's resignation on account OF III
health had been sent TO the president
The conclusion was jumped at that the
special must be true because Of its source
and for a time the most was made OF 1t
but when an investigation was made !
was learned that the special was not sen
by the man who had been charged will
sending II, but by substitute who wa
doing his work while he was out OF town
and that II had no better basis than com
mon street rumor. No true friend OF tn
president would knowingly malign MI
Blaine, but, Of course, every public ma
has some "fool friends"
Postmaster General Wanamaker think
that the general reorganization Of th
postoffice department, which was compile
ed and put into effect this week will grea'
ly facilitate the dispatch Of business In a
branches of the service He hiss seen Vi
necessity for Il ever since he became tn
head Of the department. but II could nc
be done without some legislation, and
was no, until last winter that the legisli
, tion could be gotten and an additional al
sistant postmastergeneral secured, and
was only on the first Of the present mont
that the new law took effect, The la
time that this department was entirely n
D organized was in 1S4S.