Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-12-10
From our regular correspondent
Washington Letter.

WAsHINGToN. ID. G.. Nov. 80, 1891.
The Presids snts mesSagt 10 Congress Is
complete, but the precau'i ms are such
that there is not even probability that 1t
will get out before /, is sent to Congress
1t has not been sent to the government
printing office to be put in type and there
Is possibility that it may not 90 there at
all, as it is now possible to duplicate each
type written page of 1t as many times as
may be desil ed, right in the White House,
under the eye of private Secretary Halford
and Miss Sanger, the Presidents conf
dental stenographer. Your correspondent
is assured by one who knows that the mes
sage is one of the ablest ever written and
that it is particularly strong in matter
with which partisan politics should have
nothing to do.
The last week of the spcakership fight
begins with rush. More than two hun
dred members Of the House have arrived
within the last forty eight hours, which
gives the friends of the severa! candidates
material to work upon. Springer, of Hi
nois, has the gaudiest headquarters and
also the nosest, although week ago he
was not considered "n it" at all. Among
his loudest shouters are qusrtetie of Illi-
noians who held Office under the Cleyeland
administration -Ex- Pension Commissioner
Black Fred Winston, Ex- Minister to Per
sia; Lambert Tree, TX Minister to Bel
GUM, and Adlai Stevenson, ex-frst As
sistant Postmaster General. Henry George
If lobbying all he knows how for Mills, and
he openly states that he is doing it be.
cause Mills is free trader. Crsp's friends
claim that he will be nominated on the first
ballot in the caucus, but they will not back
their claim with cash, although men with
sporting proclivites are anxious to give
them the opportunity of So doing. Nc
Millin says those who suppose he intends
withdrawing will be disappointed. He
may not withdraw, but the prediction is
made that If upon any ballot in the caucus
the votes he controls will be sufficient to
nominate Mills they will 90 to him. Jerry
Simpson is declaring that the Alliance
members will flock together outside of the
caucuses of the old parties but the indica-
tions are that Jerry will find il very
small flock, as the southern members will
it is believed, go into the Democratic eau
cus-they are very hungry set and 1t is
only by going into the caucus that they
can get even a little share Of the House
patronage 1t Is believed that Jerry him
self can be induced to go into the Demo
cratic caucus If the right sort of induce
ment is offered The caucus will he held
next Saturday evening and the prediction
is made that if neither Mills nor Crisp is
nominated on one Of the first three ballots
some one of the other candidates will win
on the fourth or fifth ballot. However, it
is but guess work.
Postmaster General Wanamaker saws that
there is not the slightest foundation for
the statement being published, as special
correspondence from New Orleans in a.
many of the big newspapers as will sell
mails going into that city are in demor-
allied condition owing to their being tam
pered with by post-ofice officials. This
letter is being sent out and paid for by the
notorious Louisiana Lottery Company,
which finds one third Of its business gone
since the United States mails were, by act
OF the last Congress- closed to it and its
victims, and it takes this method Of trying
to manufacture public sentiment against
the law. Mr.. Wanamaker says that the
mails TO ana from New Orleans are as free
from government interference as those to
and from Philadelphia or any other city.
The treaty which has for several weeks
been in course of negotiation between thi,
country and Hawaii has been completed
signed by the representatives of the two
countries and turned over To the Presi-
dent, who will, If he approves of it, and II
is thought that he does, sign ii and send il
To the Senate for ratification The treaty
has not, of course, been made public, but
it is understood that 1t will remove all
barriers in the shape of customs duties in
either country from the trade between
Hawaii and the United States
Whenever the Washington correspond
ent of Democratic newspaper runs
short of legitimate news he sends OFF a
story about the contemplated removal of
some prominent Republican official. Civil
Service Commissioner Roosevelt was the
latest victim but the story carried its own
contradiction. 1t said that the post-of'ice
inspectors who had been Investigating Mr..
Roosevelts charges against the Baltimore
post Office officials had recommended Mr..
Roosevelts dismissal. Such a ridiculous
assumption of authority is unheard Of
The only truth in this story is that the in
spectors have made report, the nature
Of which only they and Mr.. Wanamaker
know.
Senator Sherman and the President had
lengthy conference on Saturday on politi-
cal matters.