The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-12-14
CARTER TO BE IN IL f!
Indications That He Will Repre-
sent Montana.
Senator Sanders Inclined to Help HIN
Along.
FEATURES OF THE NEXT CONTEST
u Confident That the Legislature
VIII Return a Republican-Other
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-[Speciall-ln-
formation received here to day from Mon
+,ra indicates hat Chairman Thomas IL
Carter. of the republican national com
mittee. will be elected to the United States
senate to succeed Senator Sanders. The
latter is quoted as having said this week
in a private conversation hat he himself
would assist Mr.. Garter in the latters
election if it appeared that the full
strength Of the republican membership OF
the legislature could be thrown to the
chairman. Senator Sanders finds opposI-
tion TO his own reelection within the
lines Of his party and is not a candidate.
Mr.. Carter is not only pOpulari in his own
party, but has friends among the indie
pendents and democrats, who, it is said,
nigh help in certain contingencies. Inc
republicans are confident that Montana
will elect a republican to the senate.
The indications are now that the demo-
Gratis will not be able to reorganize the
United States senate after the 4th of
March. Much depends, however, upon
the outcome of the struggle going on
among the parties in Kansas.
There will be no Christmas trees, no
music nor romping at the white house
two weeks from to night. The three
little tots who inhabit the executive
mansion will not find Christmas as en-
jOyble this year as they did last year.
Then there were electric lights through
out the great house and every member
of the family blithely romped around
and in the distribution of gifts made as
much pleasure for every one as was
possible. Mrs. Harrison was very FOND
Of children and she took the greatest de-
light in arranging the gifts for her little
grandchildren and making as much as
possible for them Of the festive day of
the year.
The great griefs which have come to
the family will not admit of the custom.
airy festivities this year, for there are
heavy hearts at the White House yet
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harrison,
however, have been quietly making
preparations during the past week for
the little ones. They have made numer-
Gus purchases Of gifts and secreted them
away from the tiny eyes, which always
SLOW so much curiosity and anxiety
about Christmas time. Two weeks from
tomorrow morning the children will be
given the presents, but the absence of all
glicties will remind them Of the sadness
which possesses the older members of
the family.
There will be a Christmas dinner
which will be attended by all members of
the presidents immediate family. The
recognition Of the day will end there.
1t has been generally expected by those
most intimate with the family that all
social occasions would be omitted, and
no public reception will take place at the
White House on New Years day or the
day before or day after. All other re,
captions have by official notice been set
aside, and there will be no state dinners.
SO far as society is concerned the White
House will be closed till the 4th of March
1t is expected hat Vice President and
Mrs. Morton and Secretary and Mrs.
John w. Foster will hold a number of
public receptions and give some state
dinners during the season. At none OF
these will the presidential family appear.
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harrison
are receiving privately their friends now
almost any hour Of the day they call.
Mrs. Russell Harrison had intended, as
usual, to go west and spend the holidays
with her parents, but at the president:
solicitation she has decided to remain
here instead, that the three children t
the household might have a Christina:
together and make each other happy.
The special committee of the house OF
the Worlds Columbian exposition vii
probably be called together some tim,
this week TO take up in earnest the ques
ton Of the opening of the Worlds fai
on Sunday. There is no doubt whateve
that a strong fight will be made 10 per
nit the gates OF the exposition to opel
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