The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-07-27
WASHINGTON Letter.


Harrison is still keeping up his war on the men
who dared to oppose his nomination at Minne-
apolis and having fully disposed OF Clarkson,
Fassett and company, he, this week, turned MS
attention to saint Matthew" Quay, as the
iunior Senator from Pennsylvania has been call
ed since he made his Scriptural quotations in
favor of closing the Worlds Fair on Sunday,
and by nominating George Shiras, Jr., OF Pitts
burg, Pa, to the vacancy on the bench OF the
United States Supreme Court, he gave the saint
lv Matthew knock down blow that may sadly
disarrange his halo.
Mr.. Shiras owes his good fortune to the fact
that Quay had candidate for the place, and
that he tried to make his friends nomination the
price of his cordial support of Harrison. 1t
NAV be that it was because NJ. Harrison thought
Ouay's opposition more desirable than his sup
port, that he declined to nominate his man, and
sent for Representative Dalzell, whose enmity to
Quay everybody knows, and told him that he
might try his hand at naming man for the va
cancy, or it may have been from some other
cause; at any rate. that is what he did, and
finding that Mr.. Shiras, who was named by Dali
zell, was lawyer of good standing at the Penn
sylyania bar, and that he was endorsed by some
prominent people of his own and other States
Mr.. Harrison nominated him, without beng
personally acquainted with or having even met
him. Quay isn't saying anything against the
nomination, but he will get revenge if he ever
gets an opportunity, while his less crafty col
league, Cameron, is openly kicking.
Although lhe House by a vote of I22 to no
refused to concur in the Senate amendment to
the Sundry civil appropriation bill approprlating
IS, ,ooo, 900 to the Worlds Fair, it is expected
that it will in the end agree to the appropriation
although it may not be exactly in the shape OF
the Senate amendment. The Worlds Fair Off
cials now here are doing much more real kick
| ing about the amendment which has been
adopted by both House and Senate, prohibiting
| the opening of any part of the Worlds Fair on
Sunday, than they are about the temporary de-
feat of the appropriation amendment, and they
will make as strong fight before the conference
committee to have the Sunday amendment
struck out of the bill as they will to have the
appropriation amendment put back, but the
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as in the last.
Democrats are asking each other how it is
that ex-senator Malone, the notorious Repub-
lican lobbyist, has been able to control the votes
of such Democrats as Senators Vest, Butler and
Blackburn, whenever the question of purchasing
site for new Government printing Office
comes up. Malone owns piece of ground
which he is trying TO get purchased for that
purpose, and although he has not yet succeeded,
he has, with the aid of the Senators named and
others, succeeded in preventing the purchase OF
other and more eligible sites. Democratic Sen
ators do not enhance their own regulations by
helping such man as Malone in anything.
Representative O'Nell, of Missouri, succeed
ed in getting an amendment to the Sundry civil
bill adopted by the House, which, if it is not
struck out in conference, will prevent the en-
ployment of Pinkerton men at the coming G..
A. R. encampment in this city, and at the
Worlds Fair.
Col. Oates investigation committee had sew
eral Pinkerton men before it yesterday, but their
testimony concerning their presence at Home
stead and the fight, did not differ materially
from what has already been published. The
committee will present report as far as it has
gone in the investigation, in a few days, and
will continue its work during the recess.
Quite number of Democratic Congressmen
went over to New York to take part in the
Cleveland and Stevenson notification jubilee,
Wednesday night, and they agree to a man in
saying that Tammany is already actively at work
for the ticket, and determined to carry New
York City by larger majority than ever. They
also agree in saying that the meeting in Madi-
son Square Garden was the most immense affair
of the kind ever held.
Mr.. Harrison offended Senator Proctor when
he nominated Col. Eugene A. Carr, of the Sixth
Cavalry, to be Brigadier General, the Senator
when Secretary of War, having promised the
next vacancy to another Colonel. Promises do
not count with Mr.. Harrison when they conflict
with his having his own way.
Representative Cultivate, of Ohio, made an
exposure on the floor of the House, this week
that may resultv very unpleasantly to Allan Ruth
erford local claim agent, who has been send
ing letters to parties interested in the bill for the
relief of the hospital service, demanding pay for
having had the bill passed. Mr.. Outhwaite says
the man is liable to arrest for using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. as well as for obtaining
money under false pretenses.