Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-15


The president entertained chairman
j. s. Clarkson at dinner, one day this
week. and straight away the identical
newspaper smart Alexis. who were so
certain that Mr.. Clarkson was made
chairman OF the executive committee
of the Republican National Com
mittee for the sole purpose of using
that committee against Mr.. Harrison,
began to send. out stories about how
Mr.. Harrison proposed through Mr..
Clarkson to turn the National Com
mittee into Harrison machine. One
story was no more ridiculous than the
other, and they were both TOO silly for
serious consideration. Mr.. Harrison
and Mr.. Clarkson have been warm
personal friends for long time, and
those who know what they are talking
about say, that Mr.. Clarkson would
have been a member of the Cabinet
at the beginning of the administration,
had not the only portfolio, for which
he cared, been disposed of before his
wishes were known TO the president,
and it is probable that Mr.. Clarkson
could become member of the Cabi-
net now, if it were not for his desire,
to take a more active part in the
presidential campaign, than such po-
sition would allow him. Republicans
who know j. s. Clarkson, and there
are few of prominence who do not,
know that there is no danger of the
National Committee being used to
further the particular inter rest of any
one man, while he is at the head of 1t,
and Mr.. Harrison is the last man in
the world to suspect of wishing to take
advantage of any machine made senti-
lnent. He would be more than hu-
but there ia one wish that he puts
ahead of all others, and that is, that
the republican party shall elect the
next president, and that the conven-
ton shall select the most available
man. whether it be himself or an
other.
Acting chairman J. 8. Clarkson h 8
issued call for a meeting of the Re-
publican National Committee inWash-
ington, November goth. This meeting
will elect chairman of the committee
to succeed Senator Quay who resigned
some time ago. and will decide upon
the time and place for holding the
national convention next year. There
is no doubt about the election of Mr..
Ciarkson as chairman. and it is be-
lieved to be certain, that the national
convention will be held at an earlier
date than usual, possibly as early as
May, but it is still uncertain what city
will obtain the honor of entertaining
it, although since Chicago got the
worlds fair, there is n popular i'm
preston that she can gobble up any
thing she really wants, and there is
no doubt that she wants the conven-
ton, but she will have to work for it,
as the other cities that want it, are al
ready doing some lively hustling.
Secretary Foster. who has postponed
his departure for Ohio until about the
middle of the month, has directed that
the United States be represented at
the meeting of the international Com
mission on Emigration, TO be held for
the purpose of getting the cooperation
OF the European governments in linn
iting the number of undesirable emf
grants to America, and elsewhere.
New Workers, who came toWashing-
all talk one way, and the following
reusar,xs made by Hou...T. n Dos Pas
sos, shows which way: ''There isn't
any more doubt that J. Sloat Fasset
will be the next governor of New York
than that the tides willN continue to
flow and ebb. The fight is one of the
whole people against Tammany Hall,
and hundreds Of democrats will vote
against Flower, not because they dis
like him personally, but because they
are tired of Tammany's odious bossism.
That is the meaning of Herman DEL
rich's retirement from the democratic
National Committee. They are going
to rid the party of this machine dom
ination; though to do so will bring
about the defeat of the democratic
ticket. should not be surprised, If
Fasset's majority reached so, 000.'
The democrats are not doing much
talking about the Speakership just
now. They are waiting for the Ohio
election. to give them a pointer. If
McKinleyis elected, and there is no
reason for thinking otherwise, it will
kill off Mills as a candidate for a
speaker, as it will be recognized as a
verdict by the people against free
trade, which is the corner stone of
Mills political creed, and SOME man
will be selected tor speaker, who is
more moderate in his tariff views. The
speaker, it must be remembered. has
it in his power to absolutely control
the legislation of the House, by MAX
ing up the important committees In
accordance with his own ideas. Should
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