Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-03
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Nov. p. 1891.

Secretary Blaine and Governor elect
Mckinley walking arm in arm up the
State department steps was about as
practical a refutation of the stories SO as
siduously circulated by democrats, Of
their net being on good terms as it would
be possible to find Neither of the men
are the sort who pretend to like a man
whom they dislike, therefore the fact
that they are, as they have always been,
the very best of personal friends is plain
to all, except those who retuseto see.
The President has devoted consider
able time to Worlds Fair matters this
week He has heard the views Of Pres
ident Palmer on the necessity of that
additional s5,0O0,0OO appropriated by
Congress; also the report Of the board Of
control, and a verbal statement from
Mrs Potter Palmer, president of the
board of lady managers. He has talked
with the committee ON the awards med
ais, etc.--to be made by the Exposition,
getting their ideas as 10 the amount of
money that will be required. The whole
question is SO important that the Presi-
dent has decided not to incorporate il in
his annual message to Congress, but to
prepare a special Worlds Fair message
to be sent in after Congress gets down
to work. Ii is understood that the
President has promised to urge Congress
to make tie appropriation asked for by
the board of control and there is little
doubt that the appropriation will event
ually be made, although it is probable
that some of the new ''two-for five"
members may oppose it.
The action of the National committee
in selecting Minneapolis for the next
national convention and June I, for the
time of Its meeting appears to give general
satisfaction to republicans who were not
preiudiced in favor of some other city.
1t was certain as soon as the committee
got together that the convention would
go to the West, and had Omaha been
able to make better showing in the
way OF hotel accommodations it might
have been the winner, although the
Minnesota people would have been hard
to beat, on account of the good showing
they made from the start
The sub-executiye committee of the
National Republican League, Of which
Gen. j, S. Clarkson is chairman, held a
meeting here after the adjournment Of
the meeting Of the National committee,
and decided to refer the duty of selecting
a time and place for holding the next
National Republican League convention
to special committee consisting Of Pres
ident Clarkson, Il. F. Allen, Of Michi-
gan; w w. Tracy, Of Illinois, 4. G..
Little, Of Kansas, and W. Il. Riley, Of
Kentucky. The committee authorized
Senator Carey, Of Wyoming, to promote
club organization in that State, and w.
A. Hamill TO do the same in Colorado.
Hon. W. Il. Chamberlin, Of California,
NJ. G. George, Of Oregon; George Plice,
of Arizona, Sedne Guthrie, Of Oklaho.
ma, and D. NJ Angel, Of Texas, were
appointed to take charge Of League work
in their respective States and to act as
members Of the National League execu-
tive committee until their successors
shall have been chosen Il. Il. Evans.
the Minnesota member of the National
Republican Convention, invited the
officials and representatives Of the League
to accept from the city Of Minneapolis