Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-01-03
WASHINGTON.

| WllSS thuO dlO uCluS Adlu W SSCuIO
him a denomination in 1892. He is
now openly candidate; and no re-
publican of any prominence who
visits him leaves the White House
without being made aware of that
fact, and he is loosing no opportunity
of making deals to secure delegates
to the next republican national con-
vention. Ex-senator Bruce, to
whom he gave the second best local
Office in the District of Columbia
ex-Representative Lynch, whom he
made one of the Auditors of the
Treasury, and negro named Eu>
rope, who holds a position in the
Post Office department, are relied
upon to control the negro delegates
from the South, and his own State,
has, he thinks, been made solid for
him by his making friends with
Treasurer Huston, who some time
ago rendered his resignation in a huff
because he thought himself and wife
had not been treated with sufficient
consideration by Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
risOn.
Secretary Rusk, who has within a
week taken occasion to publicly an
nounce not only that he was not a
candidate, but his support of Mr..
Harrison, is confident that he can Sc
cure solid delegation from his State,
and the other members of the cabi-
net are all working to do the same
thing in their respective states. This
has been made much easier by the
fact that the result of the recent
election, together with the attitude of
the republican leaders in Congress on
the Force bill and other matters to
which he is opposed has removed all
desire on the part of Mr.. Blaine for
the nomination. He dosen't believe
that there is hardly possibility that
any republican can be elected, there
fore he will interpose no objection to
Mr.. Harrison's being vindicated by
, a denomination.
Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan,
, feels about hundred per cent larger
, than he did week ago. He is cred-
iteG with having had Judge Brown,
, of his State, nominated TO the va
=. cancy on the bench OF the Supreme
. Court in the face of the active Oppo-
;, sition of his Senatorial colleague,
General Alger, and Secretary Blaine,
all of whom supported another
- Michigan candidate.
Old man Christmas knocked the
republican leaders in the Senate out
8 in the first round. Mr.. Hoar refused
= TO even entertain the idea of pas
sing the usual resolution for a
holiday recess and stated that
the Senate would be in session
everyday until the Force bill was
passed, but he reckoned without
IL counting the strong home attractions
of a majority of the Senators of his
party. By Christmas eve the Senate
was short of quorum and adjourn
:. ed to Saturday; on Saturday the
number of Senators had dwindled tt
# IS and after a five minutes session
k devoted to prayer by the chaplain, ar
10 adjournment was taken until today
st Today there is not quorum present
d but an effort will be made by the re
Ie publicans to continue the debate or
3, the election bill until quorum get
70 here. 1t will hardly succeed though
Y, as it will be opposed by the demo
l. Gratis, who will insist that nothing b
RS done without quorum. The Houst
re is doing nothing for the same reason
d and it looks as though things would
remain in the same condition for TIT
l. rest of this week.
Attorney General Miller has mad
k his contribution to the Harrison
es boom in the shape of an opinion
lie which, if it holds good, will enabl
~ Mr.. Harrison to turn the World
Id Fair into a mammoth Harrison ma
I'd chine by appointing an army Of pc
A. litical heelers to do imaginary worl
as towards preparing for the exposition
lie while their real work will be for Mr.
ID Harrison and the republican par
ty.
es The anti-silver republicans, VIII
re are all in favor of the Force bill, d,
is not derive much satisfaction from tn
te expected arrival of two more vote
es for that measure, in the persons @
II, the new Idaho Senators, because bot