Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-06-23
A Busy Time in Prospect for the
President.
Some Speculation as to Who will Sue
ceed Mr.. Blaine.
[From our Regular Correspondent

which the chances are said to favor
Chauncey F. Depew or Robert T. Lin.
coin. Another equally important Of
flee to be filled is that of Justice OF
the Supreme Court, vice Justice Brad.
ley, deceased. The gossips have it that
this appointment lies between Attorney
General Miller and Secretary Tracy.
Judge Massey, of Delaware, has also
been mentioned in connection with the
office. A first class mission has also
been placed at the Presidents disposal
by reason of the resignation of Charles
Emory Smith as Minister to Russia. II
is said that General John G. New, Con-
sui General at London, can have this
office if he wants it. Other prominent
vacancies to be filed are the Controller
of the Currency, vacated by Mr.. Lacey,
and Civil Service Commissioner, vacat-
ed by Gov. Thompson. tits understood
to be the Presidents purpose to fill all
these vacancies within the next four
weeks, 80 as to enable him to leave for
Cape May unincumbered by business
as soon as possible after the adjourn
ment of Congress.
The sudden death of Mr.. Stackhouse.
of South Carolina, makes the sixth
member of the Fifty Second Congress
who has "joined the great majority, u
in the other land. OF this list Messrs.
Plumb, of Kansas, and Barbour, of
Virginia, were Senators, and Spinola,
of New York, Houk, of Tennessee,
Kendall, of Kentucky, and Stackhouse,
of South Carolina, were Representa-
tives. Messrs. Plumb and Houk were
Republicans, the others Democrats.
The mortality in the Fifty First and
Fifty Second Congresses is in excess OF
previous Congresses.
1t has been warm, very warm in the
National Capital this week, but the
breeze-pOlitical and meteorological
tempered the heat, and Washington
was many degrees cooler than mum.
ber of other convention cities. Wash.
ington is sometimes hot, alphabetically
speaking-there must be compensating
disadvantages for even the best things,
like our pavements. But speaking &C.
riously, Washington is summer resort
compared with nearly every city of the
same or greater size in the wide Repub
lie. What with our waving street for
ests, our numerous circles, parks and
park like angles, our intersecting ave
nues and other open spaces, we surpasi
all other great capitals in the regular
ity and extent of our resources of wide
ly diffused GOODNESS.
The capitals position with reference
to the politics of the country is pecu
liar. 1t preserves its equilibrium in
spite of the excitement attending G
campaign, and this is largely due to the
fact that its attitude is one of contem
plation rather than direct interest il
the issue. 1t is one of the few places
where the situation is conducive to al
unbiased view of current events.
Secretary Elkins has returned from
New York, where he had conferences
with Chauncey Depew and other friends
of the administration, upon the com
ing campaign. He has had a long in
terview with the President, which wa
made the occasion for discussing tn,
plan of campaign and to communicat,
the idea of the New Workers who ar,
to take active part in the fight for Re
publican supremacy in New York. Mr.
Elkins is very hopeful over the outlook
He realizes that stubborn fight is t,
be waged, but he thinks the Republl
cans will carry the day. He is conf
dent that harmony will prevail in tn
rank and file of the party in New York
and that when the fateful Novembe
day dawns they will all be found il
line for the straight Republican ticket
Mrs. Harrison is slowly but steadil,
gaining in strength, and is now able Il
walk little every day. In case he
improvement continues she will be ia
ken to the Adirondack Mountains Jul,
1, to remain during the summer. Tn
President will remain in the city unit
Congress adjourns, when he will g
to Cape May.
All the governments of Europe, witt
the single exception of Russia, hav
either formally or informally accepte,
the invitation issued by the Presiden
to participate with the United States il
q monetary conference looking to
more extensive use of silver money
A favorable response from Russia !
confidently expected. The time an,
place for the conference have not ye
been settled. While the conferees o.
the part of the Uaited States have NO
| yet been announced, it is generally &C
cepted that w. H. Cannon and Senate
Jones, Of Nevada, will be appointed.
The total number Of pensions allowe
during the first week in June was 4, SO:
and the amount paid for the same tim
aggregated s50,9Ss 80.
Mr.. Ingalls, may be a statesman ou