Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-07-31
COMMUNICATIONS.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, July p, 1891.
Hon. Z 6. Clarksou, vice chairman Of the
Republican National Committee and Presi-
dent of the National League Of Republican
Clubs is in Washington looking after some
business connected with the meeting OF the
National executive committee at Philadel'
mia on the goth inst Probably no one man
In the country will exercise a greater in
aueuce upon the coming national campaign
than will Mr. Clarkson, This would natu-
rally follow from his presidency Of the
National League, but in addition to that he
will become the chairman of the National
committee when Senator Quay retires, and
| besides all that his name has been men
toned for second place on the National
ticket next year, and the suggestion has been
so we'll received that should he give his CON
sent, which is somewhat doubtful, he would
certainly go into tie convention with very
streng following, particular, from the younger
element Of the party.
| Mr.. Clarkson believes that the Presiden-
tial campaign has now opened. and that the
Republicans can win but he doesn't think
that this can be done by swinging IN ham
| mock and doing the time away; he says It
must be work, work all the time, if the
partv is to continue in power and
! Il is his purpose to make the Republican
clubs the instruments by which much of the
work is to be done, and he confidently
counts upon the active assistance OF the
Republican press in the good work OF pro-
mitigating the truth, which is the foundation
Of Republican principles and which Is the
! first work 70 be done. He believes that
when YOU have given man the right ideas
Of good government you have made Re
II is not pleasing q the mugwumps and
| Miss Nancy's, but u is nevertheless fact
that one OF the bes bureau chiefs ever in the
Government service is one Of the most in
tense political psItisans who ever held otiiee
here, and he mekes no pretence of being
anything else The gentleman referred to IS
Hon. Thomas b. Coulter, of Ohio, who fills
tbe verv im15ortaut position Of Sixth Auditor
and who isfthe president of and one of the
hardest Workers in the Ohio Republican
association. By a reorganization OF the
Sixth Auditors Office this most efficient
official has for the first time in years got
much of the work up to date. The money
border business is right up to the current
I week, and the auditing Of postofhce accounts
is from sixty to seventy days ahead OF any
previous record,
| On the Ist of August the control of the
Indians at Pine Ridge agency, who have
been treated as prisoners of war since the
uprising there last winter, will pass from the
army to the Interior department and once
more the Indian agent will be in charge. II
is supposed that army officers who have
been in charge at other agencies will be re-
lieved on the same date, Some people are
predicting trouble on account Of the change,
but at the Interior department none is an
ticipated.
II is said here that Senator Gorman's
refusal to take charge of the Democratic
campaign in Ohio has resulted in bringing
/ Urfr
that he has consented to cut his European
tour short and return for the purpose Of
opening his barrel to help Campbell. If the
story told here about this be true, and it is
told by good Democrats, Brice has been
driven into this by threats of the Democrats
Joining with Republicans in the next Ohio
Legislature to declare his seat in the Senate
vacant on account Of his not being a citizen
of Ohio. That such action could be legally
taken by the Ohio legislature is believed by
experienced lawyers Of both political parties
and that it ought to be taken is the opinion
of most men who are opposed to seeing seats
in the United States Senate knocked down
to the highest bidder.
Il is believed that when Secretary Proctor
leaves the Cabinet to enter the Senate as
| Senator Edmunds successor that eX-Gov,
Cheney, of Vermont will be(ngne Secretary
of War. It is known that \. Cheney is
an old friend of the Presidents and that the
Secretaryship of War was rendered to and
declined by him for some personal reason,
said not to exist at this time, before it was
offered to Mr. Proctor indeed it is thought
that he suggested Mr.. Proctor's name for
the postfoliO.
The Democrats are beginning to call each
other names in the Speakership fight, and
the abuse of Crisp who seems to be in the
L lead. is getting very bad First the liquor
interests were worked upon by accusing
Crisp of being prohibitonist; then he was
sneeringly referred to as the lobbyists can
didate," and now they are accusing him Of
promising away more chairmauships ofcom.
mittees than there are in the House in order
to get pledges Of votes. Before they get
through they will show, what is already ap-
parent to shrewd observers that the Demo.
Gratis have not elected a single man to the
House who is capable and competent enough
to make good Speaker