The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
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gram aroused the greatest interest
here, and the Alliance headquarters,
where Col. Polk has his Office, when
III Washington. has been beseiged Ivy
newspaper men and others in search
of information, but none of the Alli'
ance officials seem TO know anything
about it, or at least, nothing that
they are disposed to make public.
although one of them said that he did
not believe that Col. Polk would send
u challenge under any circumstances,
but he might accept one if it were
sent to INN.
In spite of the fact that every
body was satided from the first day
thai Senator Edmund's resignation
was made public that Secretary
Proctor would be his successor ia the
Senate the formal announcement OF
that fact by the Guvonor of Vermont
has been the principle political topic
under discussion this week. This
was probably largely owing to the
belief that there may be at least one.
possibly two other vacancies in the
Cabinet about the time Congress
meets, and there is nothing so inter-
esting to politicians as vacancies or
prospective vacancies in the cabinet;
they open up such a long vista of
possibilities, and enable so many
obscure, men to get themselves
mentioned in the newspapers, TO say
nothing of the boon they are to the
working newspaper man in enabling
him to pay many debts to politicians
by mentioning the fact, which would
otherwise never be known, that
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon the President for the
appointment of Hon. John Blank to
one of the vacancies in the Cabinet. !"
Your correspondent, having no debts
OF this kind, will not mention the
names of the score Of political nobo'
dies who are getting themselves
talked about as probable successors
to Secretary Proctor now; because
they know very we'll that their names
will never be considered at the White
House after the President returns.
When MIR. Uarrisoa was making up
his Cabinet he rendered the Secre'
taryship of War to ex'GOv. Cheney.
of New Hampshire, who declined it
for personal reasons That leaked
out some time ago. and is probably
all the real basis there is for the talk
about his now entering the cabinet
which is going around. 1t is said,
and it is plausible if not true, that
Mr.. Harrison would be very pleased
to nave Gen. Alger join his cabinet.
1t would unquestionably be good
politics for Mr.. Harrison 10 secure
Gen. Alger as member of his off.
-oi"l family. and it may be true, as
said by some, that he has rendered
hun the position, but, although
possible, those who should enjoy Gen.
Ayers confidence do not regard it as
at all probable that he would accept,
us lie is known TO indulgea higher
ambition.
The statement of Representative
Crisp tha: 'the Speakership contest
is to be friendly fight with soft
gloves. and for points only" must
have been intended for sarcasm; it
certainly was if Mr.. Crisp is aware
of the vicious attacks which are
being made upon him by the friends
Of one of the other candidates. These
people are certainly not treating Mr..
Crisp's candidacy in friendly man.
ner; they are constantly saying bad
things about him and limiting that
they knew much worse things which
may be told later on. With the Re.
representatives. supposed to be under
the influence of the liquor men they
harp on the fact that Mr.. Crisp was
one of the FIVE democrats that voted
for the original package bill in the
House; to those Representatives
supposed to be specially laundering
after committee Chairmanships they
go lamPnting the rumor that Mr..
Crisp had promised away every single
chairman ship, and TO those Repre-.
sentatiyes known to have special
horror of lobbyists and their methods
they say something like this: EVERY
body knows that Judge Crisp is
personally an honorable men. and
it is deeply to be regretted that the
lobbyists and schemers should have
all settled upon him as their candi.
date for Speaker, rs it will prevent
his getting votes which otherwise
would have gone to him." liz these
be the kind of blows struck in u
"friendly fight" most people will
prefer to engage in q kilI-if-you-can
fight. where brass knuckles, bowie
knives and revolvers are used by the
combatants.
The international Congress of
Biologists Is holding its fifth trien-
ni;.l session here. There are about
200 members present, representing
nearly every country in the world.
Secretary Noble delivered an address
OF welcome to the Congress.
A Universal Question.
"IIow can / get the most for the
least money!" This is The llmost
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