Nevada County picayune., 1891-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 19, 1891.

had made all of his arrangements to attend the Ohio Republican cOnyen tion as the chef representative of the administration and manager of the Sherman Senatorial side show. It was on the cards for him to have secured the passage of a resolution endorsing the administration, so worded as to practically commit the convention to Harrison for '92, thus shutting our Ohio's "favorite son -McKinIey-who, if he can be elected Governor, fully intends en- tcrng the lists against Harrison or anybody else that may appear. And in addition to that, Senator sherman expected his assistance in the pass age of resolution that would have placed sherman astriGe the shoulders of Mckinley But all plans are now off. Secretary Foster did not attend the Ohio convention. Why: Be- cause Senator Sherman sent him word by q trusty personal messenger not to come. as his presence would only initiate the Foraker men who had ob- taincd control of the convention. It was then suddenly discovered that the business of the department was so pressing that Secretary Foster would be compelled to defer hls in- tended visit to Ohio to look after some private business until Thurs day. and was so announced to the ''dcar public" which is always as sumed to be gulliblc enough to be licvc anything it is told, if the teller be an official but at the Treasury department they know better; they know that Mir. Fosters grip sack was all packed and all arrangements made for trip when he received tel cgram telling him not to come and that an explanation had been sent to him by messenger and they know that when that messenger arrived the next day he was for two mortal hours closeted with MT. Foster i'll his private office, to the exclusion of everybody, even his private and con tidcntial stenographcr.
 There are rumors here of a combl- nation between Mckinley and For aker, the object of which is to make Forakcr Sherman successor in the Senate and Mckinley the President iai nominee of his party next year, provided of course that the Republl- cans can elect Mckinley Governor and control the Legislature this year. 1t is believed here that 1t was this combination that forced EX Repre- sentative GroSvernor to resign hlS re- cent appointment as chairman Of the Treasury commission which is to make q delightful summer tour of Europe for the alleged purpose of in- vcstigating immigration. There has been more or less bitter feeling be- tween Forakcr and Grcsyenor ever since the Congressional investigation of the ballot box forgeries last year.
 Democratic prospects for next year are certainly very encouraging as seen through the eyes of visitors to Washington, and the man who predicts Democratic success Tn such states as Iowa, Michigan, and Wis consin is no longer regarded as apoI- itical rainbow chaser as he was not 50 very long ago, and Republl- cans from those states have by the score recently admitted that they considered them doubtful.
 Representative Oats, of Alabama, proposes like MT. Mills to turn au- thor, and he is now here for the pur- pose of verifying dates, etc, in a volume of war "reminiscences which he has written, the official records being all on file in the war depart ment.
 was told to day that Commission CT of Pensions Raum, with the assls- tancc of the pension attorneys, had made himself sohd with the admins tration. and that in consideration of he and the pension attorneys having agreed to swing the C.. A. R. into line for Harrison that gentleman had agreed to forget all the damaging charges that had been brought agalnst Raum and allow him to con tinue in charge of the Pension office.
 This deal gives MT. Harrison the active support of the National Trlb- unc, Lemons paper, and also of a new soldiers which is to be started at Chicago by the pension ring. If true it may in the end turn out to be dear Iy bought support.
 EX-Congrcssman Grosvenor has been appointed a special Worlds Fair Commissioner in charge of for eign exibits, as salve for being forced off the immigration commis- sion. As the salary is the same and both places include trip to Europe at Uncle Sans expense Grosvcnor Is not shedding many tears.
 WILL RE GIVEN AWAY