Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-07-31
WARRINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 27.
From our regular corresp onden.

Il Iuitl wa lFEs .bihl SJaAtsp lDu'Es
WASHINGTON. ID. C., July 81.
Hon. j. S. Clarkson, vice chair
man OF the Republican National
League of Republican Clabs, is in
Washington looking after some
business connected with the meet
ing Of the National executive COM
mittee at Philadelphia on the 20.
Probably no one man n the coun-
try will exercise greater intu-
ence upon the coming notlonal
campaign than will Mr.. Clarkson.
This would naturally follow from
his presidency Of the National
League, but in addition 70 that it
is as certain as anything in The fut-
ure car be that he Will become the
chairman of the National commit
tee when Senator Quay retires,
and besides all that his name has
been mentioned for second place
on the National ticket next year,
and the suggestion has been SO
we'll received that should he give
his consent. which is somewhat
doubtful, lie would certainly go
into the convention with q very
strong following, particular, from
the younger element of the party.
It is not pleasing to the mug
wumps, but it is nevertheless a
fact, that one of the best bureau
chiefs ever in the Government
service is one of the most intense
political partissns who ever held
Office here. and he makes no pre-
teuse of being anything else. The
gentleman referred to is Hon.
Thomas B. Coulter, of Ohio. who
fills the very important position
of sixth auditor, and who is the
president of, and one of the hard
est workers IL the Ohio Repu bli-
can association. By reorgani-
zation of the sixth auditor office
this 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
postofice accounts is from sixty to
seventy days ahead of any previ-
GUS record.
1t is said here that Senator
Gorman's refusal to take charge
of the Democratic campaign in
Chic has resulted in bringing 30
much pressure to bear On Senator
Brice that he has consented to
cut his European tour short and
return for the purpose Of opening
his barrel to help Campbell, Ii
the story told here about this be
true, and it is told by good Dem
ocrats, Brice has been driven in
to this by threats of the Demo
Gratis joining with Republicans IN
the next Ohio Legislature to de-
clare his seat IN the Senate vacant
on account of his not being citi-
zen of Ohio. That such action
could be legally taken by the Ohio
legislature is believed by expert
enced lawyers of both political
parties, and that it ought to be ia
ken, is the opinion of men who
are opposed to seeing seats in the
United States Senate knocked
down to the highest bidder.
Its believed thst when Secre-
tery Proctor leaves the cabinet to
enter the Senate as Senator Ed
munds successor that ex-Gov.
Cheney, OF Vermont will become
Secretary of War. 1t is known
that Gov. Cheney is an old friend
of the President, and that the
Secretaryshlp of War WISE tender
ed to and declined by him for
some personal reason, said not to
exist at this time, before it WAS Of
fered TO Ny Proctor, indeed it
is thought that he suggested Mr..
Proctor's name for the portfolio.
Tie democrats are beginning to
call each other names III the |
Speakership fight, and the abuse
of Crisp who seems to be in the
lead, is getting very bad. First
the liquor interests were worked
upon Ly accusing Crisp of being a
prohibltioniet. the he was sneer-
ingly referred TO as the lobbyists
candidate" and now they are &C.
cusing him of promising away
more chairmanships of commit
tees than there are in the House
ia order to get pledges of votes.
Before they get through they will