Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsUISGTox Sent o5 1Sg'

WAsHISGToS, Sept. 20, 1891.
The president has been given little op-
portunity to do anything except to receive
callers since his return to Washington, al
though many of his callers have dropped a
word or two that may prove useful in con-
nection with the filling OF certain import
ant vacancies. 1t is said that gentlemen
interested in the appointments to the cir
cult, or as some call 1t, the appellate court.
judges, have been told that it was useless
for them to bother the president now as
he will not take up those appointments
until just before congress meets, there be-
ing other things requiring more immediate
attention. There is a vacancy on the
bench OF the court OF claims, which meets
on the 25th inst, that will probably be
the first one filled. Then there are two va
cancies in the interstate commerce commits
sion, which have resulted in practically
crippling the commission; they will proba-
bly, come next. Then comes the re-organi-
zation OF the cabinet. which the retirement
OF Secretary Procto and Attorney General
Miller will make necessary. The latter has
not been officially announced, but there is
little doubt of his having accepted a place
on the bench of the new circuit court for
the district which will take in Indiana.
The Democrat who can enthuse over the
nomination of Flower for governor by his
party in New York has not made his ap-
pearanee in Washington, where everybody
knows that Flower owes every nomination
or political preAerment OF any sort that he
"a eye racaival tn
OF cash. His nomination shows that how
ever the Democratic party in Ohio may
stand on the tariff the New Workers in the
party do not object to a man, who as a
member of the house committee on WAYS
and means, got as many of his Democratic
friends protected by the Mckinley bill as
he could.
Gov. Campbell has made an appeal to
the members of the national Democratic
committee for money and speakers with
which to meet the enthusiasm OF the Ohio
Republicans, and he has received some
money, and the committee has promised
to send him a lot of speakers to help him
try to make at least show of carrying on
an active campaign. 1t is common to find
Democrats who admit that Campbell
hasn't the slightest show. but that they
believe in keeping up the fight because they
hope that the Alliance fight on Senator
Sherman may result in giving the Demo
Gratis control of the legislature. On the
contrary, no Republican who has been i'm
Washington since the campaign opened has
expressed the remotest doubt of Republi-
can success.
Secretary Foster at conference with the
Worlds Fair high commissioners of Great
Britain and Germany told those gentlemen
that the United States government would
do all things in it's power to dispose OF all
difficulties in the way OF foreign exhibits
resulting from the tariff laws, and that
every possible evidence of good will and
desire to promote the interests of foreign
exhibits would be given. This fair" said
the secretary, sis not local to Chicago, is
not local TO the United States, but is
strictly "a world's fair in celebration oil an
event in which all nations are interested.
Properly America is arranging the matter,
but all the nations OF the earth have
a proprietary interest in the celebra-
tion. Iu every where the tariff laws
seem to interfere with foreign exhibits the
treasury department will make the most
liberal construction OF the law, and where
this is not sufficient congress will be asked
to pass special acts to destroy any dis
eliminating regulations of the tariff" The
foreign commissioners were much pleased
with what Secretary Foster told them, as
it was a confirmation ai what had been
told them at home by Hon. Benz. Butter
worth, member of the committee which has
Just returned from visit to Europe in the
interest of the fair. Later the distinguished
foreigners paid their respects to the presi-
dent.