Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-12-03
[From our regular Correspondent
Warrington Letter.

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 23, 1891.
The National Republican Committee held
very harmonious meeting here to-day
elected Gen. Clarkson to succeed Senator
quay, as chairman, and selected the place
and date for the meeting Of the National
Convention next year. For two days past
committee held its meetings have remind
ed one OF national convention times, ow-
Ing to the presence Of so many Republi-
cans of national prominence. The men,
oers OF the committee have an abiding
faith In the success of the party next year,
and for that very reason they determined
| to make no mistake which should be Sc
rious enough to jeopardize that success.
| The selection of Gen. Clarkson for chair
man and the date set for the convention
meet with unanimous approval, but, as
was 20 be expected after the sharp rivalry,
the selection of the place for the conven-
ton to meet has caused some disappoint-
ment; but no more than was inevitable.
Only one place could get the honor, and
those who are disappointed because it was
not their city have the consolation of
knowing that good and honorable fight
was made by them all.
The President will enjoy the pleasure of
a family reunion at the White House on
Thanksgiving day, which will be attended
by all of his children and grandchildren.
The Fice-President will also have family
gathering at his residence here at the same
time, but his family does not include any
grandchildren.
There are to be several subcommittee
meetings and consultations with govern
ment officials here this week in behalf of
the Worlds Fair. Ex-senator Palmer, The
President of the National Board, and Mr..
L. W. Baker. President of the Chicago
Local Board of control are here to take
part in these meetings. One of the sub
jects to be discussed is the awards to be
made by the exposition.
Tammany Hall sent Governor Senator
licks in favor of the election of its candi-
date, Crisp, to the Speakership. OF course
Hill did not dare disobey the orders OF
Tammany, but it was easy to see he was
out of his element in Washington, and he
got away as soon as possible, and it is un-
derstood that he will do the rest of his
work for the tigers candidate in New
York city, where, surrounded by his
"heelers," he feels more at home than he
does in Washington
Secretary Proctor's annual report is a
model OF its Kind and shows that he leaves
the war department in much better shape
than he found it.
The system of drying paper money by
steam has, by order of the Secretary of
the Treasury, been discontinued at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and in
future all money printed at the bureau will
be dried by the natural process before it
Is delivered to the Treasury to be circu-
lated, 1t was thought that the steam dry
ing was responsible for the blurred ap-
pearance which many of the notes show
after little handling and that it weakened
the fibre of the paper to marked extent,
thus shortening the time the note would
last.
The annual meeting of the twelve Di-
VISION inspectors of the Post-otce Depart
ment is now going on here. This system
the country into contact with each other,
for mutual information, once year,
originated with chief Inspector Rathbone,
who is now fourth Assistant Postmaster
General and it is considered by the depart
ment officials very helpful to the service
Postal Service was SO well pleased with
his visit to the meeting last year that he
is coming again this week. The meetings,
owing to the nature of much OF the busi-
ness discussed, are necessarily secret.
1t has been decided by the Executive
Committee to secure an additional S50-
900 for the entertainment of the G. A. K.
encampment here next year, and the work
of obtaining subscriptions is now being
pushed with diligence. This, added to the
guarantee fund Of $4,000 already sub
scribed, will make a total of 500, 900 to
be spent on the encampment.
Mr.. Dolphin z. Roberts, who is said to
be one of the most prominent colored men
of Evansville, Indiana, has been appointed
Recorder of the General Land Office. to
I'LL the vacancy made by the resignation of
the Rev. James w. Townsend.
The President received the delegations
from nearly every one of the cities that
wanted the nominating convention, hut,
to his credit be it said he maintained
strict neutrality, and no man can truth
fully say that he expressed any preference
in the matter, although it is fair to pre-
sumo that he, like everybody else, had
choice.