The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From Our Regular Correspondent ]

WASHINGTON, d. c., September q, 1894.
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 and 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 a three days vacation since Congress
adjourned. There is considerable gossip
here over the probability of Secretary La
mont being nominatedfor Governor of New
York by the Democrats, although he isn't
saying a word himself. There is no doubt
that Secretary Lamont would make strong
candidate perhaps stronger than any man
who has been mentioned in connection with
the nomination, except ex-Secretary Whit
ney, and the impression is that he will not
accept because, like Whitney, he would be
acceptable to the two factions into which the
patty 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 very
strong democrat will be needed to beat him,
under the existing circumstances.
Senator Faulkner has decided that he can
be of more benefit to the party by giving his
undivided attention to managing the Con-
gressional campaign committee, of which he
is chairman, than by going on the stump J;
consequently he will make no speeches, but
will remain. constantly at the committee
headquarters. He sent President Cleveland
a copy of the campaign Text Book this week
with the compliments of the committee.
Although no official announcement has
been made to that effect, and none is expect
ed, it has been understood for some time that
the Treasury officials regarded women fail
ure as high grade clerks in that department.
consequently there was little surprise when
it was learned thata considerable percentage
of the hundred odd clerks dismissed thus far
in the reorganization of that department,
now under way in accordance with law en-
acted at the last session of Congress, were
high grade women clerks. There are more
high grade women clerks-that is, women
drawing more than 81 200 year-in the
Treasury than in any other department, and
according to statements of those over them
preferred to them. 1t is said no more women
will be appointed or promoted to any clerk
ship above the 81 200 grade in the Treasury
Department. Although it is strictly matter
of business, those who have been dismissed
are raising as great howl as though they
had been deprived of something in which
they had a proprietary interest, and the howl
is likely to increase in volume as soon as
those who are trying to getreinstated become
convinced that they cannot succeed.
Owing largely to the dullness in political
news, regular tempest in teapot" has
been made out of the resignation of Mr..
O'Rourke, Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, at the request of Secretary Car
Isle, by the Washington correspondents. 1t
is very simple case, without any of the ele-
ments 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
asked for, received and accepted. That's all.
One of the best campaign documents sent
out by the Democratic Campaign Committee
is list of the new enterprises inaugurated
and the old ones which have resumed work
since the new tariff became law. 1t an
swers better than pages of argument could
possibly do, the republican charge that tariff
reform would injure American industries.
Among the prominent spellbinders who
were the occupants of a special car which
left here Wednesday night for Raleigh, N. C.
were the following: Senators Randall and
Jarvis Governor elect Gates, of Alabama
Hon. Charles Fl. Mansur, Assistant Comp
troller of the Treasury; Secretary Hoke Smith
President Rlack and Secretary Gardner, of
the National Association of Democratic
Clubs, and Chief Clerk Daniels of the Inter-
ior Department. The magnet which drew
this aggregation of democratic talent to the
capital of the tar-heel State is the State con-
vention of Democratic Clubs, which met
there yesterday.