Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-10
SENATOR EDMUNDS.
SOME COMMENT REGARDING HIS PuR'
POSED RETIREMENT.
II Il Said to Have been Forced BY the Az
titude Of Western senstors-Pi"mo'
Attacks on the vermonter.
-, a., porn,,r Correspondont.l

From Our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON. April 9.-The proposed re-
ti,ement OF Mr.. Ednunds, OF Vermont
from the Senate is still q subject OF mucn
comment in government and poltica' Cur
clos and while the Republicans generahy
are sorry that so prominent and cohsPiou
ous member of their party is 10 WITH
draw from the highest legislative
body of the land they realize tnat
the senior senator from Vermont Is no'hins
like AZ powerful as he was three years age.
For many wears the will OF Mr.. Edihunus
was law in the Senate he had Deen c III
tbe habit of debating Just as he saw NJ.
n he made motion TO go mo
e,ecntive session, or if he SAID that
this or that bill should De tns
order of business his wishes were carrIeu
ont. Really the Republican maloiity spe
so used TO being ruled and dilec1eu py SnO
experience that they knew nothing out
ohodience OF course there were often
mntterings. but Edmunds bad the power,
and he generally exercised it. WITHIN TWO
years that power has waned'
HIS WANING POWER.
II was gradually being, broken about tne
time Mr.. Blaine made his appearance III
The Senate. Even ConkliDg used to per-
nit Mr Edmunds to have his way IN re-
card TO the general policy of the party,
naughty and imperIous as was the ia'e
Senator from New York. :, 40.
Prominent Republicans here 90 n9t
hesitate to say that they believe MI: E tso
minds is going TO retire because OF the
attitude Of the western Republicans IKE
Teller. Wolcott, Plumb, Paddock, oteWart'
Jones, WashbuTn. and others.
SEVERE ATTACKS.
Tbose senators have been very severe IN
their attacks upon the New England way
of running the Republican party. Wolc0tt
particularly has read the rot act TO the
Fast on more subjects than silver, and,
flushed with his great success. being man
IN the prime of life and of robust build. he
is even preparing 10 90 to greater lengths
next winter in his opposition to the OLD
fellows who have been running the Repuo-
lican policy IN the Senate.
pLUMB's DESUNCIATIoN.
n will be remembered that just before
Congress adjourned Mr.. Plumb was cruelty
severe in his denunciation of both Sena-
tors Edmunds and Morrill, In regard to the
tariff. stating emphatically that when the
tariff bill was pending Mr.. Edmunds de-
clared he would vote against the measure
if a bounty was not voted the producers OF
maple-sugaI.
IL is true that Mr.. Edmunds Is in bad
health, but it is not believed here that he
would have resigned but tor the disagree
able attitude toward him OF the western
men. who are aware that something must
be done to change the state of affairs or
their party will be whipped throughout
the West, The. westerners named above
are gong to make trouble next winter for
thrown
down the gauntlet, and when they opposed
the force bill and advocated free silver
they took it up. There is bound to be
fight.
BOTH SIDES PLEASED.
The elections in the western cities seem
to please men of both parties here. The
Republicans have an idea that in these 10:
cal contests they are regalning much OF
the ground lost last year and the Demo-
Gratis of the practical sort know that
things are settling back to old party
lines with the advantage still slight
" IN favor of their party, even
though the hopes OF the mugwump ram
bow chasers are blasted. The results Will
cause oyer-enthusiastic Democrats every
where TO pause and think. and reverses the
year. even though insignificant, are calcu-
lated TO nerve the party to greater action
for the presidential conflict in 1892.
NEVER EXPECTED MUCH.
The best-posted Democrats have never
expected much in Michigan, Ohio, In
diana, Kansas, or any of the States OF the
West wrested from the Republicans last
wear when the big tidal wave came along.
| They still believe that the South, New
| \ ork, New Jersey. Indiana, and Connect
cut are the dependence of the party foI
success in 1892, and the man who Is Ger
tain of New York and Indiana will be the
next President.
POSTMA6rERs.
Postmasters were appointed for Virgins
| to-day: l.. b. II. Smith. Hantord. Meek
lenburg county. .U'ce }. Y. Richards re
signed: c. L. Spangler, Leach, floyc
| county. rice l.. A. Martin, resigned.
| North Carolina: =. j. Delamar Oriental
Pamlico county, rice b. +. Pickles, re
| moved.