San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July q, 1891.

of the Republican National & ommit-
tee and president of the National
League of Republican clubs, is III
Washington looking after some bust
ness connected with II Q National ex-
ecutive committee at Philadelphia Oh
the 10Th inst. Probably no
one man in the country will
exercise greater influence up
on the coming national CAM
paign than will Mr.. Clarkson. This
would naturally follow from his
presidency of the National League,
but in addition To that it is as certain
as anything in the future can be that
he will become the chairman of the
National committee when Senator
Quay retires, and besides all that his
name has been men toned for second =
place Oh the National ticket next
year, and the suggestion has been 30
we'll received that should he give his
consent, which is somewhat doubt
full, he would certainly 60 into the
convention with very strong follow.
ing, particular, from the younger els-
ment of the party.
Mr.. Clarkson believes that the
presidential campaign has now open
ed, and that the republicans can win,
but he doesn't think that this can be
done by swinging in hammock and
DOING the time away; he says 1t must
be work, work all the time, If the par
ty is to continue in power and 1t is his
purpose to make the republican clubs
the instruments by which much Of
the work is to be done, and he conf
dently counts upon the active assist
ance of the republican press in the
good work Of promulgating the truth,
which is the foundation of republican
principles and which is the fret work
to be done. He believes that when
you have given man the right ideas
of good government you have made .
republican.
1t Is not pleasing 10 the mugwumps
and Miss Nancys, but it is neverthe-
less fact that one of the best burc"n
chiefs ever in hs government serV
is one of the most intense poliIIca,
partisans who ever held Office here,
and he makes no pretence of being
anything else. The gentleman re-
ferred to is Hon. Thomas b. Coulter,
of Ohio, who fills the very import
ant position of Sixth Auditor,
and who is the president Of, and one
| of the hardest workers in the Ohio
republican association. By o reor-
gauizatlOn Of the sixth auditors office
tnis most efficient official has for the
| first time in years got much OF the
work up to date. The money order
business is right up to the current
week, and the auditing OF post office
accounts is from sixty TO seventy days
ahead OF any previous record.
On the 1st of August the control of
the Indians at Pine Ridge agency,
who have been treated as prisoners
of war since the uprising there last
winter, will pass from the army to-
| the Interior department., and once
more the Indian agent will be in
charge. 1t is supp sed that army
| officers who have been in charge st
other agencies will be relieved on the
| same date. Some people are predict"
ing trouble on account of the change,
but at the Interior department none
| is anticipated.
1t is said here that Senator Cor
mans refusal to take charge of the
| democratic campaign in Ohio has re-
suited in bringing so much to bear on
Senator Brice tina he has consented
to cut his European trip short and re-
| turn for the purpose of opening his
barrel to help Campbell. If the
story told here about this be true, and
it is told here by good democrats,
Brice has been driven into this by
threats OF the democrats joining with
republicans in next Ohio legislature
to declare his seat in the Senate va.
cauU uu account of his not being q
citizen of Ohio. That such action
could be legally taken by the Ohio
legislature is believed by experienced
lawyers of both political parties, and
that it ought to be taken is the opin-
ion of most men who are opposed to
seeing seats in the United States
Senate knocked down 10 the highest
bidder
1t is believed that when Secretary
Proctor leaves the Cabinet TO enter
the Senate as Senator Edmund's
successor that ex Gov. Cheney, of
Vermont, will become Secre-
tary OF War. 1t is known
that Gov. Cheney is an ord
friend of the presidents and that the
secretaryship of war was rendered 10
and declined by him for some per-
sonsl reason, said not to exist at this
time, before it was rendered to Mr..
Proctor, in deed it is thought thatshe
suggested Mr.. Proctor's name for the
portfolio.
The democrats are be ginning TO call
each other names in the speakers hip
fight, and the abuse of Crisp, who
seems to be in the lead, is getting
very bad. First the liquor interests
were worked upon by accusing Crisp
of being q .prOhibitionist," then
he was sneeringly referred to
as the lobbyists candidate"
and now they are accusing
him of promising away more chair