The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-10-05
" ashingt0n Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept 9th, 1894.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 9th, 1894.
The sage OF Buzzards Bay wants to
know if there is any way to prevent
the democratic smash-up in Novem-
Der, which all indications point so
strongly to. He directed Secretary
Carlisle to get him the opinions of
those democrats who think they know
something. Accordingly Mr.. Carlisle
dropped the tariff, Notwithstanding
the presence in Washington of
committee representing the manufac-
turing chemists and druggists who are
waiting at heavy expense for a deci-
sion as to the free admission OF alco-
hol for use in the arts, and devoted his
last day in Washington to interviews
with Don. NJ Dickinson, chief demo-
cratic rainbow-chaser; Mr.. Harrity,
the German of Pennsylvania politics
and incidentally chairman of the
democratic national committee; Sena-
tor Faulkner, who is chairman of the
democratic Congressional campaign
committee, and who possesses enor-
nous vitality or he would not have
survived the doleful news which has
recent tlv come to his committee, and
Representative Price and several other
Louisiana democrats. That Mr.. Car
Isle did not carry any cheering assur-
ances to Mr.. Cleveland is certain. but
it is expected here that his visits will
result in some action by the admins
tration, looking towards a cessation of
the democratic stampede now going
on, but even tho most sanguine demo-
Gratis do not expect it to succeed.
Democratic doom has been pronounc-
ed.
Mr.. jeremiah O'Rourke, who was
compelled by Secretary Carlisle to
turn loose one of the best paying Off
ces under the Treasury department.
supervising architect, said before
leaving Washington that Logan Car
lisle, chief clerk Of the Treasury, was
at the bottom of all his woes Logan
wanted to dictate all the appoint
ments, decisions concerning contracts
etc., in the Supervising Architects Of
flee, just as he does in all the other
Treasury Bureaus, and Mr.. O'Rourke
objected. Secretary Carlisle stood by
his son Logan, as he usually does, and
Mr.. O'Rourke added the prefix "ex"
to his name While this would seem
to be merely a democratic family row,
it is in reality something much more
important. The Supervising Archi
tect is charged with the duty of let
ting all contracts for the construction
er repair OF public buildings through
out the country, and there is much
ugly talk about contractors being fa-
vored by order OF Logan Carlisle.
O'Rourke openly threatened to make
sensational disclosures, concerning
the business of the architects office,
and did say that had he favored the
contractors his resignation would
never have been asked for But just
then some influence was brought to
bear upon him and he suddenly be-
came as dumb as a clam. Still, it
will surprise nobody hereabouts to
find the architects Office the center of
a sensational scandal in the near
future. Others besides Mr.. O'Reurke
are in possession of the facts, and
they may not be so easily muzzled.
Senator Manderson will this week
60 to Nebraska to take an active part
in the campaign. This statement
that he would not be candidate for
reelection was made without his
authority, and probably merely with
the hope that it would help the demo
pop combine in that State by leaving
the impression that Senator Mander-
son did not wish to become candi-
date because he did not believe q re-
publican legislature would be elected.
As matter of fact, the Senator says
he feels absolutely certain that the
republicans will control the legisla-
ture. AS to his own candidacy he did
not care to talk further than to say
that he had not authorized the state
ment referred to above. But his close
friends say they expect him to be re-
elected to the Senate, where has so
faithfully served Nebraska.
General Malone, who, as chairman
of the Virginia State Republican Com
mlttee, advised not long ago that state
has changed his mind. He now says:
"The bolt OF the Louisiana sugar
planters looks like the entering wedge
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