Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-16
Washington City News.

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president entertained Chairman J. s
Clarkson at dinner one day this week
and straight away the identical newspa
per smart Alecks who were SO certain
that Mr.. Clarkson was made chairman
OF the executive committee of the re-
publican national committee for the sole
purpose of using that committee against
Mr.. Harrison began to send out stories
about how Mr.. Harrison proposed
through Mr.. Clarkson to turn the nation
al Committee into a Harrison machine.
One story was no whit more ridiculous
than the other, and they were both too
silly for serious consideration. Mr..
Harrison and Mr.. Clarkson have been
warm personal friends for a long time,
and those who know what they are talk
ing about say that Mr.. Clarkson would
have been member of the cabinet at
the beginning of the administration had
not the only portfolio for which he cared
been disposed of before his wishes were
known to the president, and it is proba-
BILE that Mr.. Clarkson could become
member of the cabinet now if it were not
for his desire to take more active part
In the presidential campaign than such
a position would allow him. Republi-
cans who know J. S. Clarkson, and there
are few of prominence who do not, know
that there is no danger of the National
commiSsee being used to further the par
ticular interests of any one man while he
is at the head of it, and Mr.. Harrison is
the last man in the world to suspect of
wishing to take advantage of any ma
chine made sentiment. He would be
more than human if he did not wish a
domination, but there is one wish that
he puts ahead of all others, and that is
that the republican party shall elect the
next president, and that the convention
shall select the most available man.
whether it be himself or another.
Acting Chairman J. S. Clarkson has
issued call for a meeting of the Re-
publican national committee in Washing
ton, November 90 This meeting will
elect chairman of the committee to
succeed Senator Quay, who resigned
some time ago, and will decide upon the
time and place for holding the national
convention next year. There is no
doubt about the election of Mr.. Clark
son as chairman, and it is believed to be
:" 'rtain that the National convention will
Ue sf4oio.. at IsL -oal iiier date than usual
possibly as early as May, but it is still
uncertain what city will obtain the honor
of entertaining it although since Chicago
got the worlds fair there is a popular
impression that she can gobble up any
thing she really wants, and there is no
doubt that she wants the convention; /;
but she will have to work for it as the
other cities that want it are already do
ing some lively hustling.
Secretary Foster, who has postponed
his departure for Ohio until about the
middle of the month, has directed that
the United States be represented at the
meeting of the International Commiss-
ion Emigration to be held at Paris,
October %, "a. The meeting is to be
held for the purpose of securing the CO.
operation of the European governments
in limiting the number of undesirable
emigrants to America and elsewhere.
New Workers who come to Washing
ton all talk one way, and the following
remarks made by Hon. J. r. DosPassos,
show which way: There isn't any
mora doubt that j. Sloat / asset will be
the next governor of New York than
that the tides will continue to flow and
ebb. The fight is one of the whole peo-
pie against Tammany Hall, and hundreds
of democrats will vote against Flower,
not because they dislike him personally,
but because they are tired of Tammany's
odious bossism. That is the meaning of
Hermann Oelrich's retirement from the
democratic national committee. They
are going to rid the party of this ma
chine domination, though to do so will
bring about the defeat of the democratic
ticket. I should not be surprised if
Fassett's majority reached 100000"
The democrats are not dong much
talking about the speakership just now.
They are waiting for the Ohio election
to give them pointer If Mckinley is
elected, and there is no reason for think
ing otherwise, it will kill off Mills as a
candidate for speaker, as it will be rec
ognized as a verdict by the people
against free trade, which is the corner
stone of Mills political creed, and some
man will be selected for speaker who is
more moderate in his tariff views. The
speaker, it must be remembered, has it
in his power to absolutely con troll the
legislation of the House, by making mp
the important committees in accordance
with his own IDEAS Should Mckinley
be defeated; Mills, free trade, free coin
age and free whiskey will be in supreme
control OF the democratic party councils,
both in congress and in the presidential
campaign.
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