The Penn's Grove record., 1891-09-18
Washington Letter.
Washington Sept. 16,

Secretary of War are certain that they
would make model justices for the new
U. S. Circuit Court, nine of whom are
to be appointed between now and the
meeting of Congress. The New York
ers among them have their eyes turned
longingly towards the Collectorship of
Customs at the port of New York,
which has been resigned by Mr.. Fassett
the republican nominee for Governor
of that State. There are also q num-
Der of other desirable positions to be
filled, including two seats upon the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
a third assistant Secretary of State.
There is one marked difference be-
tween the Office hunters of the present
time and those of March 1889. Then
the Grassland style vas the prevailing
one, every fellow that could get him.
self before the public by means of news.
paper interviews did SO, many of them
to their everlasting regret. Now every.
one of them is on q ''still hunt.n You
would never know from the hotel regis
tiers anything Of this sudden influx of
the brood political, for the very good
reason that those Of them who have
not stopped at the private residences of
personal friends have taken special
pains to keep their names from the
public registers of the hotels at which
they are domiciled and have besides re-
quested the clerks, and even the wait
ers in some instances, under no circum-
stances to lei any horrid newspaper
men know that they were in the house.
But the newspaper men knew II all the
same, as they usually do everything of
any Importance that is going on in
Washington.
1t is not probable, judging from the
best information obtainable, that the
| public curiosity regarding the successor
to Secretary Proctor will be gratifed
the first of November, upon which date
that gentleman will assume the "Sena-
torial toga''-the temptation ito use
| this time worn expression is irresista-
BILE. There is a story here that is
plausible if not true, to the effect that
Attorney General Miller is TO be made
one of the Circuit Court justices and
that Secretary Noble is to be made At
torney-G General, thus making two va
cancies in the Cabinet. There may be
no better foundation for this than the
known desires of the two men. Mr..
Miller has long been credited with hav-
ing judicial aspirations, although it
was supposed 10 be a Supreme Court
chair upon which his ambition was set,
and it is well-known that Mr.. Noble
would find the purely legal duties of
the holder of the acknowledgements
portfolio far more congenial than the
manifold responsibilities and harrassing
duties which devolve upon the man
who presides over the department
of the Interior.
Ohio politics is a subject that is
much talked abont in Washington as
well as elsewhere, just now. and for
that reason a rumor which has found
its way here may be interesting enough
to repeat, it is, most ~assuredly. il it be
true. 1t says That the apparent rivalry
between Senator Sherman and ex. Gov.
Foraker for the SeDatorship is but a
sham adopted for the purpose of bring
ing out the full republican vote, and
that there is a perfect understanding
between the two that if the republicans
carry the legislature Senator Sherman
is to be reelected and is then to resign
in favor of Foraker who is to be elect
ed Senator.
Only three members OF the Cabinet
are now absent. They are Secretary
Blaine, who is expected here by the
first of October; Secretary Proctor, who
is making a tour of the Western Mill
tary posts, and Secretary Foster, who
is away on a fishing trip according to
the officials under him, but who is
thought to be IN reality on a very i'm
portant political mission, the result Of
which may deeply concern MIR. Harri-
SOB.
The Bureau of engraving and Print.
ing is turning out a large quantity OF
the Window 81 certificates, which aie
10 he put in circulation OF the first of
October, TO take the place Of the coun-
forfeited Hancock certificate; which
Will be retired as fast as they come into
possession Of the Government.
The officials at the National Farm
er's Alliance headquarters decline to
discuss the reported strike of colored
cotton pickers in the South under the
auspices of the colored Alliance.