San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1891.


WASHINGTON, July 20, 1891.
Senator German, who is just now
the Pooh Bah" of the democratic
party, opened the eyes of a committee
! or OHIO democrats in q manner that
surprised them very much, as they
had been taught To believe that Cor
man was omnipresent and invncible.
This committee came here to get Mr..
German Is promise to take part person.
ally in the management of the Ohio
democratic campaign. That gentleman
took,the committeeman to his Maryland
country residence ana entertained
them royalty, hut he declined to
make any promises about the Ohio
campaign, because as one of the COM
mittee men put it, he candidly in
formed us that he had just all the
fight that any one man could want
right In his own state, and that while
he was confident that he would be
elected to the Senate again he did not
feel that he could afford to take any
chances by giving any part of his
time to Ohio politics. That, of course,
settled the matter, but it was mighty
surprising to me to learn THAI Arthur
German really had to fight to main-
tain in his ascendency In Maryland.
suppose 1t is all on account of the
Farmers Alliance.
The fact that Mr.. German has big
fight on hand is we'll known here,
both to his political enemies and to
his friends; he is secretly opposed by
wing of his own party and the most
powerful newspaper in the state; but
what he fears most Of all is combl-
nation between the knights of recip-
rOcity, the farmers alliance and the
republicans, and such combination
Is regarded by we'll informed men as
not only possible but very probable.
The legislature elected in Maryland
this year will elect two United Statss
senators, one to succeed German and
the other to fill the unexpired term of
the late Senator Wilson, which opens
the door wide tor com binations.
The forging ahead of Representa-
tive Crisp i'll the race for the speaker
ship of the house has already had q
tendency to make the friends of the
other candidates discuss the leasibili-
ty of making q combination of the
field against Crisp, and it will not be-
long before charges will begin to be
made against him, indeed they may
be said to have already began. for TO-
day gentleman high up in the coun-
ellis of the democrats said: "Crisp is
the candidate for the jobbers, and if
when the proper time arrives IL
shall appear that he is favored
by q majority of the demo-
cratic members OF the house
1 shall publicly make that charge
against him and present proofs
which, l think, will convince every
body of its !ruthfulness." Crisp, Nc
Millin, and Mills, of the more promi-
nent candidates are now in Washing
ton, each Of them recognizing that.
this is the place III which the prelIm-
mary work of electiDg the next
speaker must be done.
The decision of Indian commits
sioner Morgan, refusing to make fur
ther contracts with the bureau Of
Catholic missions. the head of which
is located here, Tor Indian schools
has keen much commented upon.
Mr.. Morgan says he has taken this
action because the bureau has persis-
ted in maliguing him and making
false cha ges agaiI, st him, and that it
will not affect the Catholic Indian
schools, a. ne will make direct con-
tracts with the schools.
Nothing further will be done IN the
Bearing Sea negotiations until each
side receives the report of the COM
mission sent TO the Seal Islands to
report upon the general condition of
affairs there. There are two separate
commissions, one British, and one
American, and there will be two re-
fannnR ha 90
the respective governments While
the negotiations are proceeding very
slowly, they appear AS TAR as they have
both sides, which augurs well for the
future.
Secretary Foster will early this
week go to Cape May Point wnere he
may be q guest of the President for
few days. His principal object in go
ing is rest and recreation, although IL
is more than probable that while
there important administrative ques-
tiOns will be discussed.
The Washington papers are devot-
ing lots of space to show the facilities
for visiting the most noted battle
fields of the war the g. A. R Will
have if they will accept the invitation
which will be extended to them at
Detroit next month, to hold the 1892
in this city. An ami pie
guarantee fund has been supscri bed
to entertain them if they shall decide
TO come, as all classes of our
citizens are hoping they will.
Many democrats here are strongly
to the free coinage plank in
the Ohio democratic platform; but
they wink at each otner and say:
'Oh it means nothing, it is only
lait 10 catch the Earnnaral A IIianna