West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-09-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Our Weekly Letter from the Home Of
"lncle Snm."

I
"Uncle SAM"
WASHINGTON. u. c..
Sept. -. 1894 I
y 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 ar
rived. Secretaries Gresham and
Herbert have been at their desks
all the week aud Secretary Carlisle
has not been able 20 get even a
throe-dav vacation since Congress
adjourned. There is considerable
gossip here over the probability Of
Secretary Lamont being nominated
for governor OF New York by the
Democrats although he isn't saving
a word himself. There is no doubt
that Secretary Lamont would make
u strong gcnndidntc--pcrhaps strong
cr than any man who has been
mentioned IN connection with the
nomination, except eN-Sccrctarv
Whitney, aud the impression is that
he will not accept-becausc, like
Whitney, he would be acceptable
to the two factions INTO which the
party in Now York is unfortunately
divided, he having managed to keep
the good VIII Of them all. DEM
ocrdts here recognize the nomina-
ton Of MIR. Morton to have been
about the strongest that the Re-
publicuns could have made. and
they believe that very strong Dem
ocrat will be needed to beat him,
under existing circumstance.
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Senator Faulkner has decided
that he can be Of more benefit to
the party by giving his undivided
attention to managing the Con-
grcsslonal campaign committee, Of
which he Is chairman, than by going
on the stump; consequently he will
make no speeches, but will roman
constantly at tho committee head
quarters.
Although no official announce
ment has been made to that effect.
and none is expected, it has been
understood for some time that
Treasury officials regarded women
- failure rs high grade clerks in
thotdep"rtmont; consequently there
was little surprise when it was
learned that considerable per.
ccntage of the hundred odd clerks
dismissed thus far i'm tho rcorgani-
zation Of that department, now un-
der way in accordance with law
enacted at the last session of Con
gress, were high grade women
clerks. There arc more high grade
women clerks--that IS women
drawing more than $1,000
n year-in the Trcasury 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 APP
pointed to or promoted TO any
cIefkship above the s12OO grade in
the Treasury department. Al
though it is strictly matter OF
business, those who have been dis.
missed are raising as great howl
as though they had been deprived
Of something in which they had q
proprietary interest, and tho howl
is likely to increase IN volume rs
soon os those who are trying to get
rclnstatcd become convinced that
they cannot succeed.
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Owjng largely to the dulluess in
political news. u regular tempest
in q teapot has been made out Of
the resignation of Mr. O'Rourkc.
Supervising Architect " Tire Treas.
nry, at the request Of Secretary
Carlisle, by tbc Washington cor
respondent. IL is very simple
case, without any Of the elements
Of sensation. Mr. O'Rourke
failed to run the business Of his
Office as smoothly ~ Secretary Car
Isle thought 10 ought to be run.
rather from lack Of adaptabiltty
than lack Of ability, and his rcug
nation was asked for rcooivrd and