The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-08-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsuINerox. July q, 1891.

the meeting of the national executive
committee at Philadelphia on the 29thx
inst. Probably no one man ia tbe. csun :
try will exercise greater influence upon
the coming national campaign than will
Mr. Clarkson. This would naturally
follow from his presidency ,SoS the ma
tional league, bus il addtiorFto 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 mentioned for second
place on the national ticket next year,
aud the suggestion has been SO well re-
ceived that should he give his consent,
which is somewhat doubtful, he would
certainly go into the convention with a
very strong following, particularly from
the younger element of the party.
1t is not surprising that ex-senator
Ingalls, is in demand as lecturer. He
is one of the few who never fails to say
something when they talk. /.
Mr. Garrison believes that the Presi-
dental campaign has now opened 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 it must be work,
work all the time, if the party is to con-
time in power. and it is his purpose to
make the Republican clubs the instru-
ments by which much of the work is to
be done, and he confidently counts upon
the active assistance of the Republican
press ID the good work OF promulgating
the truth, which is the foundation OF
Republican principles, and which ia the
first work to be done. He believes that
when you have given man the right
ideas of good government you have made
good Republican.
1t is not pleasing to the mugwumps
and Miss Nancy's but it is nevertheless
fact that one of the best bureau chiefs
ever in the government service is one Of
the most intense political partisans who
ever held Office here, and he makes no
pretense of being anything else. The
gentleman referred to is Hon. Thomas b.
Coulter of Ohio, who fills the very i'm.
portant position of sixth auditor, and
who is the president of and one Of the
hardest workers in the Ohio Republican
association. BY a reorganization OF the
sixth auditors 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 post.
office accounts is from sixty to seventy
days ahead Of any previous record.
On the lst 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
aud once more the Indian agent will be
in charge. 1t Is supposed that army
officers who have been in charge at other
agencies will be relieved on the same
date. Some people are predicting trouble
on account of the change, but at the
Interior department none is anticipated.
1t is said here that Senator Germans
refusal to take charge of the Democratic
campaign in Ohio has resulted in bring
ing so much pressure to bear on Sena-
tor Brice that he has consented to cut
his European tour short and return for
the purpose of opening his barrel to help
CapGytell. If the story told here about
this be true, and it is told by good
Democrats, Brice has been driven into
this by threats of the Democrats joining
with Republicans in the next Ohio legis'
aturc to declare his seat vacant on ac-
count of his not being citizen Of Ohio.
That such action could be legally taken
by the Ohio Legislature is believed by ex-
perenced lawyers of both political par.
ties, and that it ought to be taken is the
opinion of most men who are opposed to
seeing seats in the United States Senate
knocked down to the highest bidder.
1t is believed that when Secretary
Proctor leaves the Cabinet to enter the
Senate as Senator Edmunds' successor
that ex.Gov. Cheney, of Vermont will
become Secretary of war. 1t is known
that Gov. Cheney is an old friend of the
Presidents and that the Secretaryship of
War was rendered to and declined by
him for some personal reason, said not
to exist at this time, before it was offered
to Mr.. Proctor: indeed it is thought that
he suggested Mr.. Prootor's name for the
postfolio.
/ The Democrats are beginning to call
each other names in the Speakership
fight, and the abuse Of Crisp who seems
to be in the lead, it is getting very bad.
First the liquor interests were worked
upon by accusing Crisp of being a pro-
hibitionist; then he was sneer;ngly re.
ferred to as the lobbyists candidate, y
and now they are accusing him of prom
ising away more chairmanships of com.
mittees than there are in the House in
order to get pledges of votes. Before
they get through they will show, what is
already apparent to shrewd observer, that
the democrats have not elected single
man to the House who is capable and
competent rnopgSto make aisood Speak
er.