The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. 81. 1891.
Ex-senator Malone, of Virginia, is daring
enough and anscrupulous enough to attempt
almost anything, but if my information is cor
rect. and there is every reason to believe that it
is, his latest scheme is the most desperate in
which he ever engaged. He once captured the
State of Virginia and got himself sent to the
Senate, by getting control of the re-adjuster
movement in that State, and he is now plotting
to get control of the Farmers Alliance move
ment in that State. in order to capture the leg
islature and get himself again sent to the Sem
ate. this time as successor to Senator Daniels.
The plot Is all mapped out. and the decision of
the republican State Committee, of which Ma
hon e is the owner, to nominate no republican
candidates for the Legislature. was part and
parcel thereof. The word has passed along the
republican lines that they must support the
nominations of the Alliance for the legislature
if told to do so by their loyal leaders. and they
are to be told to do so in every instance that a
blind pledge-Mahone's name is not to be usei
can be secured from the farmers candidate
to vote as they may be told for the successor to
Senator Daniel.
Harrison Republicans have never been plenty
outside of the holders of Federal offices, but
there is now manifest disposition even among
Blaine train. which lis believed to have been
given impetus enough by the semi-endors ement
of the Pennsylvania State Convention to enable
it to make the trip to nomination station with
out any erious difficulty. even should Mr.. Har-
rison attempt to play the part of train wrecker
by placing distractions on the track. which he
may or may rot do, as circumstances may de-
termine.
All the rumors about the coming retirement
of Secretary Noble and Commissioner of Pen
sions Raum have been revived this week One
of the causes for this was the statement made
by Secretary Foster that Mr.. Harrison would
return to Washington the first week in Septem-
Der. instead of remaining away until the first
of October, as he had originally contemplated
because tqere was some very important busi-
ness connected with the Interior Department
that required his personal attention. The only
question peniing before the Interior Depart
ment. SO far as the public knows, that might be
considered important enough to require the
personal attention of MIR. Harrison, is that of
compelling the cattle kings to vacate the Cher
okee outlet. they having up to the present time
quie9ly ignored the orders of Uncle Sam to get
out; but the general sentiment seems to be that
the important business is naming the successor
to Secretary Noble and to Commiss ioner Raum,
who are the two most important officials con-
nected with the Interior department Another
thing which is probably having tits effect in
making MIR. Harrison change his plans is, that
he can pull the wires for securing delegates to
the national convention, should Blaine allow
him to continue to think himself candidate to
far greater advantage in the White House han
anywhere else.
iS n0x ahsol alxyn
amount of the a. per cent. bonds will not be
presented for extension at per cent, and Sec
retary Foster is now putting his trust in the be-
lief that the most of the bonds that will not be
presented for extension are in the hands of
guardians or trustees aud that it will be a long
time before they are presented for redemption
and that they will come in slowly and in small
quantities. Should he be wrong, and the most
of these bonds be presented for redemption inn
mediately after they mature. September O. Mr..
Foster will, if he carries out his present inten-
ton or using part of the 100000. 600 gold re
serve fund to pay them. in the opinion of able
constitutional lawyers, render himself person
ally liable for the amount taken from the fund.-
to say no9hing of impeachment by Congress.
There are those who say that Land Commits
sioner Carter, Russell Harrison's protege has
not overworked himself in trying to carry out
the law by driving the cattle kings, some of
whom are said to be warm friends of both
Rus" and himself, from the Cherokee outlet
Some inquiry into this business may have to be
made by Mr.. Harrison senior.
Mr.. Wanamaker was the principal speaker at
n reunion of the "Old time Telegrap hers" and
the Military Photographers" !" held here last nj ght
Wires were run into the hall and every word of
the proceedings was instantly licked into n ore
than hundred thousand telegraph Offices
throughout the land.
large number of distinguished scientists
are here in attendance upon the annual conven-
tion of the American Association for the ad-
vancement of Science.