Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Presidents flrSt week az mono mas Deeh
an extraordinarily busy one aud notwith-
standing the time given up TO those who
lust called to pay my respects" a good
deal has been accomplished. The first
important appointment made was that Ct
State Senator Hendricks to be Collector
of the psf of New York in place of Mr.
Fassett who resigned to accept the nomi-
nation for Governor, the next important
thing done was the issuing of the prOcla-
nation opening the Oklahoma Indian
lands to Settlement, and Saturday after
noon the vacancy on the bench of the u.
). District Court for the northern district
of California was filed by tie appoint
mont of Representative W. W. Morrow
of California, an appointment that was
particularly pleasing to Coast Republi-
cans in Washington. He has also made
a number of minor appointments.
1t is pleasing to note that the President
is acting in hearty accord with the
numerous leaders of the party who are
now IN Washington upOn his invitation
to give him the benefit of their advice IN
filling the many important places now
open. That sort of thing augurs well
for future party success.
Mr.. J. S. ClarksOn, who has been here
Cor several days. says there is not the
slightest foundation for the various ru-
mors connecting his name with this or
that cabinet portfolio. He has no in
tention of entering the cabinet, because
his plans are all made for taking much
more active part in the Presidential
campaign than a member of the cabinet
could do, but 1t is evident from the num-
Der of conferences Mr.. Clarkson has had
with the President that he is deeply iu-
terested in the appointments soon to be
made.
Mr.. T. f. Byrnes, of Minnesota, who is
one of the National organizers of Repub-
! lican clubs, is in Washington. He says
the work of organization is progressing
satisfactorily in all the northern States,
and is particularly hourlshing in Ohio
and New York. Speaking of his own
State Mr.. Byrnes said $50 far as Mime
sofa is concerned 1 feel no fear of its
losing its place in the Republican column,
despite the mishap of last year"
Ex-senator ingalls, is IN town, having
come here to place his daughter in one of
Washington's excellent schools. lie is
looking we'll and says that be never felt
better. He calls the recent story pub
lished by sensational newspapers about
his being heart broken because of his de-
feat for the Senate "silly rot" He is too
honest man to deny being disappointed
by his defeat, but he has lost No time re-
pinlng over it since it was accomplished,
indeed he has had no time to devote to
such foolishness.
A significant feature of the Speaker
ship fight is that the speech of ex-Repre-
sentative Mills, delivered at Mansfield,
Ohio, on Saturday, was published in its
entirety, although 1t made five long col
umns of nOnparcil, by a Washington
Sunday paper which is friendly towards
his Speakership candidacy. The speech
Is re garded here as more of an appeal to
Democratic Representatives to vote for
Mills for Speaker than an appeal to the
voters of Ohio to support Campbell for
Governor. Tbs most remarkable portion
of the speech is :ha5 treating of the silver
question. While claiming to believe in
the free coinage of silver lie enters into
an elaborate argument against the en-
actment of the free coinage law. The
rest of the tiresome speech might have
been taken from a collection of his free
trade speeches in the House.
1t has been fully determined that Civil
Service Commissioner Lyman must 90,
and it is believed that ex-Representative
McComas, of Maryland, will be his sue
cessor, although when the position was
first rendered to Mr. McComas he is said
to have declined it; but it is now stated
that the President has succeeded in per-
suading him to reconsider the matter and
accept.
Ex-Speaker Reed is in Washington
looking in the best condition, and ap-
parently feeling inst as jolly as thought
he we've to be Speaker OF the House for
the next two years instead of leader of
the minority. Mr.. Reed does not believe
that the Democrats will succeed in ac-
complishing anything in the House dur
ing the coming session, notwithstanding
their tremendous majority. In fact that
big majority is likely to prove curse 10
the | arty, owing to the difficulty of con-
trolling it, Already it is apparent that
the Speakership fight will leave wounds
that cannot be healed during the life of
the House.
There is no foundation for the sensa-
tional rumor of the diplomatic break of
Great Britain, which probably was start
ed by the British Minister filing com
plant with the State Department on ac-
count of the Alaskan sealing lessees hay
ing taken more seals this season than
the number agreed upon.