The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-30
MUewUMPs,
10 Is Claimed, Arc Getting TheiI
Pick of tho Plums.
Jason Brown Is Getting After the "RcpuD.
lean Rascals"--A Denial OF the Har-
rison-Platt Snub story Other Inter-
esting Gossip From Washington.

CINCINNATI, Dec. ga special dis
patch to the Times-Star says: Mai.
James ellis, quartcrmaster, has been
ordered by the secretary of war to pro-
ceed from ST. Louis to the storchouse
ut Jeffersonville, Ind, ION official bus
iness pertaining to the quartermaster's
department" 1t is believed that the
business relates to the transfer of the
Jeffersonville army depot to other hands
than those in which it is at present, and
that there are to be wholesale dismissals
Of republican employees there. Repre-
sentative Jason 3. Brown, of that dis.
trict, has for many months been pre-.
vailing upon the secretary of war to
turn the republican rascals out" and
he has probably succeeded at last. Rep
resentative Brown has left Washington
for his home at Seymour, and he will
probably superintend the installation
of the small corps of the unterrified
who will take charge of the army sup
plies at Jeffersonuille.
The widely published report in New
York that ex-senator Thomae c. Platt
had snubbed ex-President Harrison in
prominent hotel there on Monday
proves untrue. A gentleman who was
present at the time the alleged snub
was given, relates the scene in these
words: "Mr Platt at the time that ex.
President Harrison entered the hotel
was sitting on one of the lounges en-
gagged in conversation with ex-State
Senator Coggeshall. His face was half
turned toward the hall, so that he could
| hardly have seen anyone approach un.
| less he had looked directly into the mir
ror. This Mr.. Platt did not do, for the
reason that he was looking into the
face of Mr.. Coggeshall, who was talk-
ing. EX-Presldent Harrison looked
neither to the right nor to the left, but
went back to the telegraph office in
the reading room and sent message.
He turned and disappeared without
aware of Gen. Harrison's entrance to
the hotel until informed of it by
Mr.. Nathaniel Page, of Washing
ton. 1t is true that they did not speak,
and for the very reason that they
didn't see each other" Everybody
knows that the two prominent repub-
lican statesmen are not bosom friends,
and that Mr.. Platt, who lives at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, did not take the
trouble to call on the ex-president dur
ing the latter's stay in the city. But
the story that Mr.. Platt saw the eX-
president and deliberately snubbed
him was strongly denied by the eX-
senator himself in these words: "Tho
story is false and uncalled for. Mr..
/ Harrison evidently did not see me, and
there was no opportunity for me to
speak to him. Had there been l would
have gladly availed myself of it,
There is raging-howl from the old
line democrats over the appointment of
Wayne McVeagh to the Roman ambas-
sadorship and his prompt confirmation
by the senate. 1t is said the president
intends promptly to reward other mug
wumps. The hybrids are getting most
of the good offices under this admins
tration, and although it is irksome to
the democrats in the senate they swal-
low their medicine and promptly con.
firm the presidents action.
The controller of the currency has
declared dividend of twenty-five per
cent for the creditors of the Indian.
apolis National bank, payable Janu'
ary 1.
Indiana democrats here anticipate
the early nomination of John johnson
to be postmaster at Bedford, and Elk.
Mayor Zollinger of Fort Wayne, to be
state pension agent