The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-07-31
N Letter.
frrom our regular correspondent.)
Washington, July q, 1891.

has mdbdkt0 ~ diOucC tHt Nhhhtey
considerable number of more or less intlu-
entail men in his party, although friend
ship for some of the other candidates has
probably had more to do with the enmity
of these gentlemen thar anything hat Mr.
Crisp has actually done; that is to say as
far as your correspondent knows. lie Is
charged by those opposed to bis candidacy
with having done many things, not the
least of wbich are what they claim are his
promises of ch~airmanships OF committees
and places on tie most prominent commit
tees in exchange for promises of votes for
himself for Speaker.
This promising of committee places aud
chairmanships is doubtless a very repre-
hensible practice, but it would be perfectly
safe to say that every one of the prominent
candidates have made similar promises, and
it is certain that no Speaker of either party
has ever been elected without having done
precisely the same thing. Giving Mr.. Crisp
all that his most sanguine friends claim for
him. he is still considerably short of enough
votes pledged to control the Democratic
caucus Another charge, and a far more
serious one, is made against him, and If it
can be proven it also will defeat him. That
is. that he is the candidate Of the lobby
lists. The Democrat Who made this charge
says that he will prove it at the proper
time il it is necessary TO defeat Crisp. That
is all tina l know about it. Judge Crisp
has always been regarded as an honorable
man, aud anything connecting him with
lobbyism would certainly create much sur
prise here and the evidence will have to
be of the most i~ndisputable kind in order
to obtain credence IN Washington.
Mr.. H. w. Aver, in charge of the Farm
er's Alliance bureau of information here,
says the circular which is being sent to the
farmers does not contain either advice or
suggestion, as the farmers are entirely
capable of doing their own thinking. The
business of the bureau is TO lay the facts
before the farmers, and that's what this
circular does concerning the cereal crop
of the world this year, and they can act on
the information by holding back their
crops il they see fit, and if they can hold
back half or even a third of the crop they
will doubtless profit largely by securing
better prices. Mr.. Aver says it is simply
ridiculous to charge that the bureau is try
ing to organize a wheat trust, and that it
is simply trying to give the farmer a point
er that will enable him to get better prices
for his wheat.
A story that belongs to the important
if trueo class is in circulation here. 1t says
that when Secretary Proctor becomes Sen
of Vermont, is to become Secretary of War
This story was discredited at first because
it was thought that Mr.. Harrison would, if
Secretary Proctor becomes Senator, take
advantage of the opportunity of strength
ening his party in the northwest by select
ing a man from that section for Secretary
of War, but it appears that Senator Chand-
Ter and other New Englanders who are re-
lied upon to send Harrison delegates to the
national convention have served notice that
Secretary Proctor must be succeeded by a
New England man and Mr.. Harrison's pre-
objection for Gov. Cheney has caused him
to be selected. The source from which the
story emanated is one that is friendly to
Mr.. Harrison, and for that reason it finds
many believers.
There are signs of great activity among
the friends of Secretary Blaine and there
are reasons for believing that a quiet or
ganized movement is to be started having
for its object the election of delegates to
the Republican national convention who
will go there pledged to nominate Blain
whether he consents or not. 1t will not be
strange If Mr.. is. C~larkson, president OF
the Republican League of Clubs. should
be put forw ard by this movement as a run.
ming mate for Mr.. Blaine.
Secretary Tracy has awarded the con.
tract for building cruiser number 10 to the
William Cramp & Sons ship and engine.
building company, of Philadelphia. The
price agreed upon is So, GOO, 900, which was
the price submitted by the Bath iron works
of Maine. The Secretary says the contract
was given the Cramps because of theil
superior facilities for building the vessel,
which he estimates will save at least a
years time. When completed the vesse
is to make not less than twenty-one knots
per hour, which will make her one of the
speediest vessels in the world.
A delegation from Mobile, Ala, is trying
to get the Postofice department to include
that city in the ports to be used by the
subsidized lines of mail steamers, but il i.
not probable that it will succeed, in fact
there seems to be a serious doubt as tc
whether any American ship owners, aside
from several established lines, will care to
put in bids under Mr.. Wanamaker's adver
tisement. WESTON.
General crop Conditions.
The observers and crop correspondents