Nevada County picayune., 1891-08-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our special correspondent ]

WAsurxGroN, D. C., Aug, 6, '9l.
 There is a trcpidation among the department clerks, for the idea IS out that the old stand and deliver style of voluntary" campaign con- trihution is to come in again, in or der to raise fun to help out Me kinley, the champion of what has been called the most vicious piece Of class legislation in our history, in his Ohio fight. It is well known that Mir. Clarkson, the new chairman of the Republican national executive committee, is what is known as a practical politician, and his ire quent conferences with Secretary Foster, who belongs to the same school, and others high in the de- partmcnts, has started the rumor that the boys, and the girls too, will soon be given very plain hint that voluntary subscriptions to the Mckinley campaign fund will be ac- ceptable and in order.
 It is not probable in view of Mir. Blaine's very plain characterization of the Mckinley bill as "thc most shameful measure ever proposed to q civilized people" that either he or his friends will make any very pro nounced efforts to assist in elcctlng the author of the bill Governor of Ohio, i'll fact there are people who believe they are more likely to as sist in defeating him.
 The administration is scattered around rather p1omiscuously this week, and nothing but the merest routine business is being conducted, owing to the absence of heads of de- partme nts. Secretary Foster was the last to go, and before going he denied that he would become a can didate for the Senate in case Sher- man withdrew. notwithstanding his denial there are good reasons for the belief that he is now in Ohio laying wires to do that very thing.
 Democrats here are greatly pleased to hear from Republican sources that Senator Quay proposes to manage the Republican campaign ill Penn sylvania this year, and that in his eff forts for vindication he may even become chairman of the Republican State committee. Nothing could be better for the Democrats than this program, and the only fear is that 1t may not be carried out. The fact has been recognized by the Demo- crats ever since the carnival of Re publican financial crookedness, be- gun by Delameter and not ended by Treasurer Bardsley though he is the last one that was caught, that the Democratic party has a good fight ing chance to carry Pennsylvania this year, and that chance will cer- tainly he greatly improved if the man who was forced out of the chair manship of the Republican National Committee in defcrcnee to the open lv expressed sentiments of promi- nent newspapers and men III his own party, shall attempt to openly man age the Republican campaign.
 Mir. Glarkson thinks to fool the Democrats by giving it out in news paper interviews that the Republican National Committee will take no part in the State campaigning this year, but he makes mistake as big as a house. The Democrats know that Mir. Clarkson committee is already taking quite an extensive part in the campaign in Ohio and Iowa, in ad- ditlon to it's lahOrious duties in push ing the Blaine and Alger Presiden- tial ticket through the National League of Republican clubs, of which Mir Clarkson IS president, and also that it is engaged in hustling among the protected manufacturers for contributions to the big corruption fund winch it has been decided to raise.
 Payments made on account of pensions since the first of the month foot up S ,jOO,O ,OOO, which brings the Treasury very near the deficit polnt again, although by the iuggled fig ures the surplus is shown to be in excess of SIS, ,OOO ,O00,