Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
Washington Letter.
CFrom orr Regular Correspondent
Washington, Mar 81, 1898.


OF the several federal Offices in Georgia,
which were this week filed, but not q
single one of his men received an ap'
pointment Whether true or not this
failure of Crisp to get his share OF pat
ronage in his own state is taken by
many politicians to mean that mr.
Cleveland has changed his mind about
allowing Crisp to be reelected Speaker
of the House. It is pointed out as proof
Of this that Mr.. Cleveland has an
nounced, Notwithstanding the efforts OF
Crisp and his friends to secure an ear
lier date, that be would not call the
extra session of Congress until Septem-
Der. This, said a democratic mem
Der of the House, sis, to my mind,
proof positive of Mr. Cleveland's inten-
ton to antagonize Crisp. He Would, |
believe, have called an extra session of
Congress this spring if he had not
opposed the reelection of Crisp. He
hopes by September to have a strong
organized support for the administra
ton candidate for Speaker, vet to be
selected" 1t has also been noticed
that the members of the last House
who were conspicuous as anti-Crisp
men receive fattering attention when
they call at the White House.
There is no occasion, however, for
Mr.. Crisp to feel at all lonesome be-
cause he finds himself ''outside the
breastworks. He has plenty of COM
panions. one of them beng no less q
parsonage than Vice President Steven
son. When he assumed office Mr.
Stevenson announced that he had made
up his mind not to endorse anybody for
Office, but he made one exception. and
now he wishes he hadn't. His former
private secretary, William Duff Haynie,
was an applicant for the office of L S.
Attorney for the district of South
Dakota and through friendship for
him Mr.. Stevenson not only endorsed
his application but made a personal
appeal in his behalf to Mr. Cleveland.
To say that he was both surprised and
chagrined when he learned that Mr..
Ezra w. Miller, a Cleveland Eek
whose strongest endorser was Senator
Pettigrew, republican, had received
the appointment, is putting it very
mild. He will probably hereafter stick
to his original determination to endorse
nobody.
There is no longer any doubt about
the attitude of the administration to-
wards the New York Senators, so far
as the distribution of patronage is con-
cerned Not single Hill man has vet
been appointed to federal office. and
this week Senators Hill and Murphy,
who called at the Treasury department
TO obtain small appointment for a
New York democrat, were given the
snub direct by Secretary Carlisle The
conversation as reported here was
about rs follows: Senator Hill-"We
want this man appointed; he is good
democratic worker and deserves recog-
niton Secretary Carlisle:-Is that
all you have to say in his fayor?' Hill
Isn't that enougho' Carlisle No
it isn't There are already more app
plications from New York than it is
possible to appoint ! have no room
for this man and will not appoint him
Hill fyigidly Good day Senator
Murphy took no part in the converse
ton. but it is safe to say he did lots Of
condensed thinking.
Noone regrets more than the repub-
lican Senators tho disgraeeful episode
precipitated by Senator Hoar's resolu-
ton directing an investigation by a
Senate committee of the charge of
criminal embezzlement of the funds of
the Washington bank of which he was
cashier, which has been openly made
against Senator Roach, and never lie
MED or satisfactorily explained Pa
tionce had simply ceased 10 be virtue.
The republican Senators had caused
Roach to be informed that such reso.
luton would be offered by one of them.
il he did not offer it himself, or make
public personal explanation of his con-
nection with the charge At first
Roach agreed ID make such an eXpls
nation, but he afterwards refused to do
so, saying that he had been advised by
his democratic colleagues not to do it.
Theu the resolution was offered. There
ism the slightest faint of partisan poll
ties behind it; it is simply to protect the
honor and good name of tie United
States Senate, both of which have been
smirched by the charge against Roach;
and hints that other Senators have done
things in the past just As bad do not
| balp ROaph In this case thay ara opY