The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-09-28
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHlNoloS, CcptSIlDer ~, 1904.
A quorum of the cabinet have been
in Washington this week, but not all
at one time. Secretary Smith was
only in town three days a nd Secretary
Lamont has just arrived. Secretaries
Gresham and Herbert have been at
their desks all the week and Secretary
Carlisle has not been able to get even
threeday vacation since Congress
adjourned. There is considerable gos-
sip here over the probability of Secre-
tary Lamont being nominated for Gov
ernor of New York by the Democrats,
although he isn't saying word him.
self. There is no doubt that Secretary
Lamont would make strong candi-
date-perhaps stronger than any man
who has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the nomination, except ex-
Secretary Whitney, and the impression
is that he will not accept-because
like Whitney, he would be acceptable
to the two factions into which the
party in New York is unfortunately
divided, he having managed to keep
the good will of them all. Democrats
here recognize the nomination of Mr..
Morton to have been about the
strongest that the Republicans could
have made, and they believe that a
very strong Democrat will be needed
to beat him, under existing circum-
stances.
Senator Faulkner has deci ded that
he can be of more benefit to the party
by giving his undivided attention to
managing the Congressional Campaign
Committee, of which he is Chairman,
than by going on the stump; conse-
quently ne will make no speeches,
but will remain constantly at the COM
mittee headquarters. He sent Presi-
dent Cleveland a copy of the Cam
paign Text Book, this week, with the
compliments of the committee.
Although no official announcement
has been made to that effect, and
none is expected, it has been under
stood for some time that Treasury
officials regarded women failure as
high grade clerks in that department
consequently there was little surprise
when it was learned that consider
able percentage of the hundred-odd
clerks dismissed thus far in the reor-
ganization of that department, now
under way in accordance with law
enacted at the last session of Congress,
were high grade women clerks. There
are more high grade women clerks
that is women drawing more than
$I2oo year--in the Treasury than
in any other department, and, accord
ing to statements of those over them,
there are numerous reasons why men
are preferred TO them. 1t is said no
more women will be appointed to or
promoted to any clerkship above the
$Isoo grade in the Treasury depart
ment. Although it is strictly matter
of business, those who have been dis
missed are raising as great howl as
though they mad been deprived of
something in which they had pro-
prietary interest, and the howl is like
ly to increase in volume as soon as
those who are trying to get reinstated
become convinced that they cannot
succeed.
Owing largely to the dullness in
political news, a regular tempest in
teapot has been made out of the
resignation OF MIR. O'Rourke, Super
vising Architect of the Treasury, at
the request Of Secretary Carlisle, by
the Washington correspondents. 1t is
very simple case, without any OF the
clements Of sensation. Mr.. O'Rourke
failed to run the business of his Office
as smoothly as Secretary Carlisle
thought it ought to be run, rather
from lack of adaptability than lack OF
ability, and his resignation was asFed
for, received and accepted. That's all.
One Of the best campaign docu'
ments sent out by the Democratic
Campaign Committee is list of the
new enterprises inaugurated and Of
old ones which have resumed work
since he new tariff became law. 1t
answers better than pages of argu-
ment could possibly DO the Republl-
can charge that tariff reform would
iniure American industries.
Among the prominent spell binders
who were the occupants Of a special
car which left here Wednesday night
tor Raleigh, N. c., were the follow
ing Senators Ransom and Jarvis ;
Governor-elect Oates, of Alabama !;
Hon. Charles H. Mansur, Assistant
Comptroller of the Treasury; Secre.
tary Hoke Smith, President Black and
Secretary Gardner, of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs, and
Chief Clerk Daniels of the Interior
Department. The magnet which
drew this aggregation OF Democratic
talent to the capital of the tar-heel