The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-20
WASHINGTON.
tFrom our regular correspondent.D
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, rsor

| WASHINGTON, Nov. O i5oL
| Preposterousas II may sound ,itis never,
tbeless true chat some of the most unscru
pulous republicans are actually s,rionsiy
entertaining The idea OF stealing the seat in
the senate 70 Which Hon. Calvin y Brice
was elected by the legislature OF Ohio.
As set this movement IL confined 10 sound
Ing republican senators TO ascertain II they
will vote TO reject Senator Brlce on the
| ground that he IL not a citizen Of Ohio.
Those engaged In this despicable work
suppose that Il IL secret, and II upon a
count Of noses, they find that they can
not control enough votes 10 succeed In the
barefaeed theft, II will not be openly at
tempted. Fortunately the republican ma
jorlty In the senate 10 small one. and
some Of the republican senators are bon
orsble enough and Independent. enough
TO do what they believe TO be light, even
TO the exien, OF defying a republican cau-
Gus. II ~ these men that Will prevent this
political crime. II Il Is prevented. II Is not
known what Mr Harrison thinks, but II is
claimed that Secretary Foster Is In favor
OF Il, and that he Is aiding In sounding the
senator's a. they arrive here. II IL difficult
to believe that The republicans In the senate,
much a. they would Ike t. add one more
vote to their rapidly waning majority, will
resort to such method Of doingit. Shll.
one must have a very short memory who
who will dare to predIe, 10 certainty that
II will not be done. But the prediction
may be safely made that II II IL done the
honest people Of this country will see that
It is followed by the speedy punishment OF
those who are guilty. Partlsanship may
under certain circumstances be excused,
but di. honesty never. II Senator Brice
has not a clear title TO his seat no member
of the senate has.
Senator Faulkner, who Il a conservative
and level headed man, has this TO say on
the presidential outlook. ~ think that II
the delegation from his own state to the
national convention want him nominated
Mr. Cleveland will be the nominee. But II
faetional differences In New York shall
make Il evident that no ciiIzcn Of that state
can secure unanimous support, the chances
are that the nominee will be sought else
where, as II Is absolutely necessary that
the man nominated shall be able to carry
New York state"
Representative Mllls' headquarters for |
the tpeakership campaign are already
spen, although the number OF congress-
men In town IL Ne yet small, but increas-
Ing with the arrival OF every train. The |
headquarters of Messrs Crisp, Mcmillan
and Springer Will be open this week. As
II is jus, four weeks today to the opening |
of congress the candidates for speaker will
have TO hustle for all they are worth from
aow on. The sudden death Of the son of |
Representative Crisp caat a momentary |
gloon over that gentleman'S prospects, but
the activity Of his friends will prevent his
temporary absence from the scene Of
action resulting 10 any harm TO him.
Among the republicans vino are In hot |
chase after some Il the fat official piuins |
soon to be distributed by Mr. Harrison, is
ex.Speaker Keller Of unsavory memory,
who Is now In Washington to urge his own
claims for lomeihing. II Is said that he
isn't over particular as. to what Office shall
be given him, jast 50 there 10 a good
healthy salary attached to It. His chance
for an Office Is not regarded as very good.
The administration already has about ali
l, can carry of this kind.
Mr. Blaine is very much disturbed, so
his friends say, over the news from Brazil,
which he fears may overturn The recIproc-
i,y agreement with that country. If the
nieager news we have had be true there Is
ample cause for his alarm, as 1t Is certain
that II the foreign influences In Brazil
shalt turn out to be powerful enough TO
destroy the republic, they will be strong
enough to break any arrangement that has
a tendency to divert trade which Europe
has heretofore controlled. to the United
| States.
There is trepidation among the high OF
seiais Of the government service, because
of the belief that a shakc.upi is contem?lat-
ed by Mr. Harrison, who thinks II will be
beneficial to himself to replace some OF
them with better politicians and better
| Harrison men.
McKinley's friends here are indignant At
the idea advanced by some Of the Blaine,
men, that the Ohio man would be willing
to play second fiddle to Mr. Blaine, or to
anyone else They say that McKinley's
name will be presented to the national
convention as candidate for president,
and that he will accept nothing else.
Gov. Boies Is much talked of by dem
ecrats here, and one hears the prediction on
all sides that he will be heard of when the
democratic national convention meets
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, Is one OF his
| chief eulogisls,