The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, IL. I. Aprll 30, 1901.
Representative Springer, not to be be-
hind the other candidates for the
speakership Of the House, has given
out, in the shape of newspaper inter
view, statement of his position upon
the various questions now before the
country. Needless to say that he
stands upon good solid democratic
ground, just as he has done for 10
these many years. MIR. Springer's
opinion on New York politics, ex-
pressed in the same interview, has
excited much interest here. He says
that Representative Roswell p. Flower
who was the chairman of the demo-
cratic Congressional committe last
year, will cetainly be nominated for
Governor of New York this year, and
that if he is elected by phenomenally
large majority, as he thinks he will be,
he will be the Presidential nominee Of
the party next year.
Such prominent South Carolinians
as Ex-Governor Thompson, now the
democratic Civil Service Commits
sioner, say that the telegraph reports
of movement in South Carolina for
the desertion of the democratic party
by large number of white men who
will act with the republicans in future
is news to them, and they all express
themselves as not believing such a
movement possible in that State.
The fact that Mr.. Harrison is jeal-
Gus of MIR. Blaine has long been ap-
parent, but story that l accidentally
stumbled upon makes it out even a
worse case than l thought it to be-
Russell Harrison, according to my in
formation, who is now travelling with
the Presidential party, took occasion
before leaving Washington to intimate
to several people whom he thought 10
be unfriendly towards Mr. Blaine, that
he thought it was shame that his father
who had been forced to almost resort
to compulsion to prevent Mr.. Blaine
taking steps towards conciliating the
Italian Government should be depriv-
d of the credit for the firm stand
AIKEN by this Government in that
natter, when it was to him, and to
lim alone that it was due. Russell
also said that "Father may find it
necessary to break with Mr.. Blaine, in
order to place himself in the proper
light before the people,. Poor things |!
The republican post Office Of
hcials are indulging in a great deal of
self congratulation over the establish
ment of post Offices on several lines of
ocean steamers for the distribution of
mail matter in transit, which is ex.
plotted as something entirely new, and
due 10 the fertile Wanamaker BRAIN
Away back in the Buchanan admins
tration similar post Offices were main
tanned on the lake steamers that run
into Chicago and if brother Wanamak-
er will examine the records of office
when ne gets back to Washington he
may be able to get some useful point
ers on the conduct Of steam boat post
Offices. The steamship post Office is
an excellent idea, but it did not Or
igin ate with Mr.. Wanamaker.
The grip has got Attorney General
Miller, which compelled the govern
ment to ask for weeks continuance
Of the Sayward case, which was to
have been called up in the Supreme
Court to-day. This case it will be re-
membered is the one which bears upon
the Behring sea dispute.
Secretary Foster having returned
from his political trip to New York he
and Senator Sherman put their heads
together to make little fun for Ex-
Governor Foraker in Ohio this year.
asked Senator Sherman if it was true
that he intended retiring from public
life at the end of his present term. but
am still waiting for his answer-he
talked about the prevalence or the
grip very freely, but of politics not a
word. However, its dollars to wood
tooth pices that John Sherman never
willingly retires.
Secretary Proctor has gone to Yer
mont to look after his marble quarters,
and incidentally to clinch the bargain
he is believed to have long ago made
to succeed Senator Edmunds. / should
like to know exactly the number OF
days that Mr.. Proctor has spent in his
office in the War department since he
became member of the cabinet. No
cabinet officer in my time has ever
touched his record as an absentee.
When Secretary Tracy's order for
an alleged competitive examination in
the New York and Norfolk navy yards
was issued Representative Bowden, Of
Virginia, who lives in the Norfolk dis
trict came post haste to Washington to
ind out what it meant. Before having
talk with Secretary Tracy he was very
,lue, but afterwards he was all smile.
md said "Oh, all Of my constituent.
will pass the examination and be re
appointed. Did Tracy let him sec