Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
GROsvENoR's GLIB TONGUE.
It Has Caused Trouble for Him aud HIs
Party Before.

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Washington SpeciAl TO the New York World
Gen. Grosvenors troubles are not at an end
The worlds fair people are greatly inceused
over his appointment as special agent 20
visit Europe fer the purpose of investi-
eating the subject OF foreign exhibits
at the big exposition. Director Gen
ersl Davis was not consulted in tue
matter, although Gen. Grosvenor's compensa-
tion is to be paid from fund specially appro-
priateG for the use Of the commissions of the
fair. The amount available for foreign ex-
hibits is 100000 per snnum, and the commits
sioners had already arranged the details "a the
expenditure.
II is now announced that Secretary Foster
will not content himself with sclectiug a single
commissioner. but viii appoint three. The
second has been chosen in the person of an
other Ohioan, Prot. Ellis of Cincinnati. The
third. ii is thought. will be Fred Bracket. at
present chief clerk Of the Treasury Depart
ment-
At $4,000 each per annum. the salaries Of
these three officials will exhaust three -fou-.hs
OF the entire approx ration for foreign eN-
hibits and quite upset the plant OF the worlds
lair commissioners As very natural coBse-
quence protests have already been made to the
Secretary Of the Treasury in behalf of the
director general and has associates. and il re-
mains to be seen whether Groeveuor will be
permitted to depart for Europe in peace.
Grosyenors troubles. arising out Of his in
discreet utterances on the immigration ques-
ton. have caused a great deal of amusement in
Washington, where he has the reputation of
possessing an unbridled tongue.
Today republican delegate 70 the Ohio con-
ventlon which nominated Maj. Mckinley for
governor yesterday telegraphed TO an Official
Of the Treasury Department ~ follows:
Tell Secretary Foster TO keep Grosvenor IN
Europe until after next November Ii will
La -
government cannot afford ii. We will pay the
overtime, as il is worth that much for the sake
Of republican harmony in Ohio"
As there Is no one more anxious TO keep
Grosyenor out OF Ohio at the present time than
Secretary Foster il is safe 90 saw that if the ex-
Congressman sails ON Saturday neat it will be
for a long trip. Grosvenor's denials of his
own interviews are notorious. little less than
two years ago he went to New York with q com.
mitsee oil other Ohio republicans to meet Seua-
ter sherman. who was returning from Europe
While awaiting he Senator's arrival Geu Gro--
venor interviewed by member OF the
local staff of the World. In the interview ne
cast all sorts of slurs upon Gov. Foraker who
was then running against Campbell for re-
election.
When the Sherman party reached Washing
ton pubic reception was given at the Sepa-
tor residence, Gen. Grosvenor being promi-
nent figure Oh that occasion. A reporter Of
one of the Washington newspapers seized the
GrosSenor and asked If ii was authentic. Gros-
venor said that II and that If the reporter
would call upon him at his hotel the me- 1t MORN
ing he would give him material Ito bulida
bigger fire than that under Foraker"
lu the Meantime the " World interview had
been telegraphed to Cincinnati by the Eag,.J.r
correspondent in New York city and was Great
ing lively stir in Ohio politics The following
morning when the reporter called Oh Grosye-
nor, according to HE engagement, the general
was occupied in opening his correspondence.
There were half dozen kilograms from repub-
licaus asking him to repudiate the Horid inter-
view by sending dispatch to that eject to the
republican state committee at Columbian ar the
democrats were circulating the story as pub
lished in New York.
In the face OF his previous admission that the
World interview was correct. and that he was
prepared to furnish more of the same kind of
material, Gen. GrosyeIor turned TO the re-
porter TO whom ne had made the admission aud
began debating an interview DENYING the fact
that he had seen a reporter at all IN New York
and further predicting Forakers election. 10
the astonished reporter he explained that il was
necessary for party harmony" The inter-
view, however, never appeared in type.