Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-11-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Politics at the Capital Quiet and
Deep.
Republicans Confident. Officials Going
Home to Vote.
From our Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 4, '92


litical complexion of the next House
though there is great deal of figuring
The Democratic majority is so over
whelming in the present House that i
seems almost like hopeless task t.
overcome it. team hardly be said tha
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee expect to have an opportunity a
the next Congress to elect Mr.. ReeG
speaker, but they do not expect the big
Democratic majority to melt away very
considerably at this election, prepare
tory to final and complete disappear
ance. From conservative point OF
view the chances seem to be that the
Republicans will make gain OF some
forty five or fifty seats in the House
some of which will come from the Peo
pies party. In the neighborhood Of
forty to forty seven are liable to come
from the Democrats. Under the new
apportionment the Democrats can count
on but about seven of the additional
seats, and, leaving out Nebraska, al
possibly subject to claim from the
third party, the Republicans can count
with reasonably certainty of fourteen
OF the new seats. The Republicans are
thus in position to count on gain OF
some sixty odd seats in the House, Civ.
ing them in the neighborhood of hun,
dred and fifty, though they should
make very Insignificant gain in the
South and no extraordinary gains else.
where. The Democratic majority is
therefore, almost certain to be cut down
about two thirds, with very considera
BILE possibilities below that. While there
will be more alliance members in the
House, the chances seem to be that
there will be not more than half dozen
Third party men.
Politics is not tabooed subject al
the White House, but the interest mani.
tested is of a subdued sort. The Presi.
dent has not lost the run of the cam.
paign, nor have the employees about the
place forgotten that there is a Presi.
Dental contest under way. Still there
is not that spirit surrounding the house
that would be evinced had the recent
events not cast such a shadow over the
occupants. The President and Secre.
tary of State Foster are the only ones
of the official family who are now in
the city, all the others being on the
hustings and doing work where work is
most needed. Yesterday whatremained
of tho under officials left the city, and
from now on the Department will be in
the hands of chiefs considerably below
Cabinet officers in rank. The White
House looks somewhat deserted. No
Cabinet meetings will be held before
the election, and but little work is be.
ing transacted, there being but little
tqat demands the attention of the Ex-
ecutive. While the active work of the
campaign is not being conducted from
the White House, keen interest is
manifested, and every one there is full
of confidence that Mr.. Harrison will be
elected. The President believes that
he will win in the coming struggle, and
talks with his personal friends in the
most sapguine manner over the result,
which he thinks can have but one out.
come.
President Harrison will have num-
Der of good sized diplomatic plums to
distribute if he is reelected. No ap-
pointment is contemplated at present
to fill the place of Gen. Bacheller at
Lisbon, ex Porter at Rome, nor Mr..
Hissch at Constantinople, and there
are few applicants. 1t is doubtful If
any appointments are made in case of
Cleveland's election, although men
could probably be found who would
be willing to go out for few months
for the sake of having ex minister writ.
ten before their names. 1t is announced
at the State Department that Patrick
Egan will return to Chilli This evi.
IDENTIFY means that he wants to go back.
and that the Government is 80 well sat
istied with his couvse and his standing
that there it is willing he should. An
important position which is still vacant
iu that of Consul at Cairo, which was
filled by ex Representative Anderson,
of Kansas, until his death last summer
There does not appear to be very strong
pressure for the place at present, but
candidates can doubtless be found after
the election.
1t is stated in late advices from China
that Chi Yui, a Chinese official of Ligt
rank, has been appointed minister Of
the United States to succeed Tsui Kc
Yin, the present minister. Your cor
respondent called at the legation yes
terday and saw the legation translator
the minister not being able to speal
English. The translator said that tn,
legation had not received an announce
ment of the appointment, but that the,
expected it, and if the appointment hat
not been made it probably would soor
be. He said that the name of Chi Yu
had been presented to the emporer. TIL,
term of the present minister, he said
had expired some time ago. The Stat,
Department has received no official in
timation either from the U. S. minister
at China or from the Chinese Legation
in this city of the rec reported appoint