Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-04-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Speaker Crisp Turned Down by
the President.
1t Appears The New York Senator's Are
Not In Ii At All.
From our Regular Correspondent ]

Mr.. Crisp backed candidates for the
several Federal offices in Georgia, that
were this week filled, but not single
one of his men received an appoint
ment Whether true or not this fail
ure of Crisp to get his share of patron
age 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. 1t is pointed out in proof of
this that Mr.. Cleveland has announced
Notwithstanding the efforts of Crisp
and his friends to secure an earlier
date, that he would not call the extra
session of Congress until September.
This, said Democratic member of
the House, "is to my mind proof posi-
tive of Mr.. Cleveland's intention to an
tagonize Crisp. He would, believe,
have called an extra session of Con-
gress this spring if he had not opposed
the reelection of Crisp. He hopes by
September to have strong, organized
support for the administration candi-
date for Speaker, yet to be selected" "
1t has also been noticed that the mem
bers of the last House who were con-
spicuous as anti Crisp men receive fiat
tering attention when they call at the
White House.
There is no occasion, however, for
Mr.. Crisp to feel at all lonesome because
he finds himself "outside the breast
works. He has plenty of companions
one of them being no less parsonage
than Vice President Stevenson. When
he assumed office Mr.. Stevenson an
nounced that he had made up his mind
not to endorse anybody for office, but
he made one exception and now wishes
he hadn't. His former private sec
retary, William Duff Haynie, was an
applicant for the office of U. S. Attor-
ney for the district of South Dakota,
and through friendship for him Mr..
Stevenson not only endorsed his ap-
pllcation, but made personal appeal
in his behalf to Mr.. Cleveland, To say
that he was both surprised and cha
grined when he learned that Ezra W..
Miller, a Cleveland lex, whose strong
est endorser was Senator Pettigrew, a
Republic had received the appoint
ment 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-
ward the New York Senators, SO far as
the distribution of patronage is con-
cerned. Nota single Hill man has yet
been appointed to Federal office, and
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 conversa'
ton as reported here was about as fol
lows:
Hill-"We want this man appointed
he is good Democratic worker, and
deserves recognition.
Carlisle-''Is that all you have to say
in his favor?n
Hill-"Isn't t that enough ?"
Carlisle-"No, it isn't. There are al
ready more applications from New
York than it is possible to appoint.
have no room for this man and will
not appoint him."
Hill (frigidly )-"Good day"
Senator Murphy took no part in the
conversation, but it is safe to say tina
he did lots of condensed thinking
No one regrets more than the Repub
lican Senators the disgraceful episod,
precipitated by Senator Hoar's resolu
ton directing an investigation by {
Senate committee of the charge of Grim
inal embezzlement of the funds of th'
Washington bank of which he wa
cashier, which has been openly mad
against Senator Roach, and never de
MED or satisfactorily explained. Pa
tience had simply ceased to be virtue
The Republican Senators had cause
Senator Roach to be informed that sue
q resolution would be offered by one 0
them if he did not offer it himself, O
make public personal explanation @
his connection with the charge. A
first Roach agreed to make such an eN
PLANTATION, but he afterward refused t
do so, saving that he had been advise
by his Democratic colleagues not to d
it. Then the resolution was Offered
There ism t the slightest taint of part
san politics behind it, it is simply a
effort to protect the honor and goo
name of the United States Senate, bot
of which have been smirched by I'll
charge against Roach; and hints th'
= other Senators in the past have dol
things just as bad do not help Roac
% In his case they are net hints, but
y clear and distinct charge. 1t is dout
full whether the Senate will take ar
action until the cases of the appoints
Senators, now being debated, are d
posed of.
The nomination of ex-Congressm'
y , Stump, of Maryland, to be Superi