The National tribune., 1893-03-16
POLITICAL,
DoingS of the Different Parties and
Their Representatives.

U0lngS OF the UllleTeHt fdTiltS anu
Their Representatives.
Senator Hill is still match for the reporters
for what he thinks and what he proposes to do
all their efforts to find ont have proved un-
availing Last week in Washington the Sen.
ator was interviewed as to tho subject OF his call
upon President Cleveland The Senator was
found at his hotel. As usual, he was reading
newspaper.
Senator, how did you find the Presdent?"
asked the reporter.
The Senator peered over the edge OF his
paper, and his eyes twinkled.
ain the usual manner he said. "Went
first to his Private Secretary, and was then
taken to his r0om."
WAS he cordial7"
The reading of the paper had been resumed.
Once more it was lowered.
"Why, not more than is usual to him. Mr..
Cleveland is always pleasant"
"You called quite early, Senator"
81 had business in one of the Departments,
and thought that time might be saved by TAX
ing the White House OH the way. / went early
in order to escape the newspaper men. l
found them all there waiting for any one who
! might happen along"
1T is generally stated that you went not of
your own voltion, but upon rcquest-request
by the Executive
Generally stated by whom ?"
WeI-er-by the correspondents and poll
tcians"
VERY sorry, but have nothing to say on
that subject--nothing whatever"
For the third time Senator Hill buried him
self in his newspaper
EI-President Harrison was interviewed in
! Pittsburg the other day. He said he thought
Mr.. Cleveland's inaugural address must be
| rather disappointing to many Democrats. al
| though they might console themselves with
| his statement that the partys pledges would be
kept. 1t was possible that Mr.. Cleveland
would allow himself very great latitude in
his construction Of what the party's pledges
really were, and would reserve to himself
| the final decision on that point. The only
thing for Republicans was to await the vindica
| ton of the party's position which time and ex
perience only could furnish.
| Mr.. Harrison expressed anxiety, however
| that the bitter contest III Kansas would perma-
nently estrange Populists who would otherwise
| in short wbie have returned to the Repub
| lican party.
In speaking of the bad weather on naugur-
alton day, Mr.. Harrison said that he had ad-
vocated having Mr.. Cleveland more protected
than lie was during the procession and cere-
monies but as this did not meet the views Of
the committee and Mr.. Cleveland did not put
in any plea for himself, the storm was duly
faced. The custom of the President remaining
uncovered while delivering the inaugural was
alluded to- and Mr.. Harrison said while il was
uncom Portable for the President, he thought it
was more SO for those who had to sit and listen.
The President" he said, " is animated aud
interested, and this keeps him from catching
cold. just as ] can sit all day in boat. hunting
ducks and if the sport is good / will feel no
evil effects, but if l do not get single shot |
am apt to end up with bad cold"
Secretary Lamont's popularity has rot d.
minished in the four years he has been away
from Washington. So great has been the rush
to see him from morning to night that the
Secretary closes his days work decidedly tired
out. Those persons who have never been to
the White House aud who un familiar with
the ways OF the doorkeepers at that building,
but who know Col. Lamont, go at once to their
old acquaintance and get all the information
they need. The Secretary has made himself
acquainted with the heads of the Department,
aud the men who have the business faculty
strongly developed, and who are inclined to
push work rather for the sake of getting il
done than for the pretense of doing il, are
gratifed to find that the Private Secretary
is one Of their kind.
Strangely enough, it is becoming apparent
i
Washington since Inauguration Day. Office.
seekers from all points of the Union are asking
themselves what it means. No members Of the
wigwam have been met with in the places most
haunted by pap-hunters, and the hotel registers
reveal no names of the tribe that have not been
checked OF.
There rs only one reason at all worth giving
for this condition of affairs. That is, that an
agreement must exist between Mr.. Croker and
Mr.. Cleveland that Tammany shall be provided
for at the proper time. well known New
Yorker, commenting upon this the other day,
said:
1T stands to reason that Tammany does not
mean to play passive part in relation to the
offices at Mr. Cleveland's disposal. The returns
Of the late election show that Tammany did
wonderful work for Mr.. Cleveland, despite the
attitude of its leaders up to the time of the
Chicago Convention. No political organization
in the country ever made better record. /
do not sec how Mr.. Cleveland can refrain from
bestowing mum Der of fat places OH the organi.
Zation. i feel certain that Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Croker understand each other, and that in
short time the public will be treated to some
surprises. We're this not So the hotels would
be filled with Tammany men,"
News comes from Seattle, Wash that Sena-
tor German has written there to a Democrat of
| prominence, stating that the Democratic
Senate will not seat any Senator appointed by
the Governor of any State. This will prevent
Senator Allen. recently appointed by Gov. Nc
Graw, from taking his seat, and the State will
have only one Senator for the next two years.
In Cheyenne it is also said that Wyoming
| Democrats in Washington have declared that
| A. e. Bcckwth, the Senatorial appointee will
| not be seated. Both the law and the precedent
aud political expediency are all against him.
| 1t is rumored that Gov Osborn will call an
extra session of the Legislature to elect sue
cessor to Senator Warren, but the best in
formed lawyers in Cheyenne question the con.
sttutonality Of such an action.
The friends of James j. Vanalea of New
York are confident that he will be appointed
| Minister to Italy by the President, and believe
that the appointment will be made public in a
| few days.
| James ]. Vanalen is son of tho late Gen.
Vanalen. He inherited fortune essmatcd at
| 81, 0000 600, large portion of which HAS since
trebed. A few years after his wfes death he
bought handsome villa at Newport iemodeled
| it and named it Wakehurst In most respects
it is an exact copy OF an English country seat
! of the Tudor epoch. The grounds comprise
fourteen acres. surrounded by high atone wall
which cost $40 000 Most of the futni ture is
200 years old.
in the Kansas House of Represh ntatives,
Greenlee (Republican), last week Introduced
| an amendment to the Australian bkllot bill