Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-26
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER


" ANtltNNiuN, June ~, lNil
Secretary Foster received q most IN.
expected setback this week IIr had
made all IT his arrangements g. attend
the blin Republican convention a. the
chi"i representative II ia" ndmlni-tra.
tlon and manager II the sherman Sen.
atnrlal sidr show II NJ. on the cards
Tor him ~ have secured the passage OF
a resolution endorsing the adminl-tra.
ton. 80 wof'lc,l as 90 practically com
NIT the convention 90 Harrison fnr -
thus shutting ont Ohin'z fn,urite son %
-Mckinlcy--whoi II hc can be- elected
Governor. FULLY intends entering the
lists against Harrison ur anyhu,ly else
That may appear. Aud IN addition IT,
that. senator sherman expected his ~.
sistance IN the passage of u resolution
that would have placed sherman a.tridc
the shoulders Of mckinley.
Hut all plans are now OH Secretary
Foster did not attend the Ohio conven.
ton. why Because senator Sher
man sent him word by a trustv i,cr
sonhl messenger not Ia come. a. his
presence would only irfitato the Fora
ker men Who had obtained control Of
the convention II was then suddenly
discovered that the business of the de-.
partment was so pressing that Secretary
Foster would be compelled a. defer hi, 1.
intended Witt To- Ohio a. look after
some private business until Thursday.
and was ~ announced Ia the dear
public which IL always assumed Ia lee
gulliblc enough to believe anything IL
Is told, n the teller be- an official but
at the Treasury department they know
better, they know that Mr.. Fosters
gripsack was all packed aud all ar
engagements made for his trip when he
received telegram telling him not 10
come, aud that an explanation had
been sent 10 him by messenger, and
they know that when that messenger
arrived the next day he was for two
mortal hours closetcd with Mr. Foster
In his private office. Ia the exclusion Of
everybody. even hi- private and conf.
dental stcnographer.
Thore are rumors here Of y combina.
ton between Mckinley aud Foraker.
the object Of which IL Ia make Foraker
Sherman's successor In the Senate. and
Mckinley the Presidential nominee of
his party next year. provided. of course.
that the Republicans can elect Mckin.
ley Governor and control the lesi.la.
turo this wear. Its believed here that
u was this combination that forced III.
Representative Grcsyenor a. resign his
recent appointment ~ chairman oi the
Treasury commission. which il to make
q delightful summer tour Of Europe for
the alleged purpose Of investigating i'm.
migration. There has been a more or
less bitter feeling between Foraker and
Grosvenor ever since the Congressional
investigation Of the ballot bos iorgerics
last year.
Democratic prospects for next year
are certainly very encouraging as seen
through the eyes II visitors to Wash.
inston, and the man who predicts Dem.
ocratic success In such states a. Iowa.
Michigan and Wisconsin is no longer
regarded ~ . political " rainbow cha..
or" ~ he was not 81 very long ago. and
Republicans from those States have by
the score recently admitted that they
considered them doubtful.
Representative Oats, OF Alabama.
proposes like Mr.. Mills a. turn author.
and he IL now here Tor the purpose Of
verifying dates, etc, IN ,olume III war
"reminiscences which hc has written.
the official records being all on Rle in
the War department
was told 10 day that Commis.,nn.
~ OF Pensions Raum. with the assist.
ance az the pension ATTORNEYS. had
made himself solid with the admins.
tration, and that In consideration Of
he and the pension attorneys having
agreed 10 swing the q. A. H. into line
for Harrison that gentleman had
agreed - forget all the damaging
charges that had been brought against
Iiaum and allow him 10 continue In
charge 81 the Pension Office This
deal gives Mr.. Harrison the active
support Of the National Tribune. IL.
mons paper. aud also oi new sol.
dicta paper which IL 10 be started nj
Chicago by the pension ring. II true,
u may In The end turn out to be dearly
bought support,
Ex-Congressmsn Grosyenor has
been appointed = special worlds Fair
Commissioner tn charge 81 foreign cx
hihits, ~ salve for being forced of
the Immigration Commission. A.
the salary IL the same and both place.
include q trip 10 Europe AT Uncle
sam's expense, ufosvcnor isn't shcd.
ding many tears hos,