The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-19
O'ROURKE'S RESIGNATION
WHY TIE SUPER VISING ARCHITECT
WAS DISPLACED.
Tho Two National Congressional Commit
tees Letting the State Conniittess
Run tho Campaign.
TINES BUREAU. RAPLEY BUuDING.
WAsHIgGroN. September IL. 1894.


Secretary Cariisle's summary manner
of dsposIng Of Supervising Architect Of
the Treasury O'Rourke by requesting
him to step down and out, is the subject
of some comment here this morning.
The action OF the Secretary was not
altogether a urTrise, as It has been
known for some time that affairs in the
office Of the Supervising Architect have
not been gliding along as smoothly as
they should.
Several times since his appointment
there has been considerable friction, not
only between Mr. ORourke and his SUI
periOr officers. but there have been many
disagreements between him and his SUI
bOrdinates.
His friends claim that the whole trou-
bic originated from the fact that he
would not allow himself to be treated a :
a mere figure-head. The office is one or
great responsibility and 1t is said that
Mr.. OROurke refused 20 ratify contracts
made by his subOrdnates about which
he had never been consulted.
Mr. O'Rourke attempted to see Secre-
tary Carlisle this morning. but was IN
formed that II was useless, as the Sec
retary had determined that the good or
the service demanded his retirement.
Some say that as Mr. O'RO1ke was
strongly backed for his position by Sena-
tor smith, Of New Jersey, that this IS an
Indirect blow at the Senator, and came
from higher quarters than the Secre-
tarys Office. that before he left Wash
instoB the President had requested this
dismissal at the hands OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury, and that the charges
of lnsubordination were trumped up for
the occasion.
TIN NATIONAL COMMITTEES.
Things are moving along very quietly
at the headquarters Of the committees of
both the great parties, while the Populist
chairman and his single assistant seem TO
be mere lockers on AT the struggle Just
beginning
Neither Of the committees seem 20 be
putting forth any great efforts, but are
quietly supervising the ARRANGEMENTS for
the coming fight, the details of which
are being left 10 the State committees.
In the distribution Of literature the Re
publican managers. are making more
rapid healWay than their Democratic
friends, although their campaign hand
book has not YET come from the printer.
The bulk Of their other literature is now
being distributed. and it's volume Is
many times less than two years ago
Notwithstanding their many lofty asser-
tOns that this was 10 be a campaign
Of education. Secretary Mckee said this
morning that during the last Presidential
campaign the committee distributed FOR
ty-eisht millions of pieces Of literature
after this date. This year the whole
volume Will not reach six million OF
pieces; OF this very little will be sent
Into Virginia Thus far the committee
has only been sending TO four districts,
the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth,
but as many acquisitions are coming i'm
from other districts. it IS probable that
before he election is over the State Will
be flooded with Republican campaign
stuff.
TIE CHEATHAN-wHITR CASE.
Next Thursday the committee will hear
the evidence in the Cheatham-White con-
test, and il Will decide which one is en-
titled 10 the nomination In the Second
North Carolina district. From present in
dlcat0ns IL is probable that the de-
cis!On Will hs in favor II Cheatham who
Was SO badly defeated by Congressman
Woodward two years ago.
AT Democratic headquarters this morn
ing Chairman Faulkner was on deck.
lie said that while he had no news from
Lhe canvass in Virginia the absence Of
10 was rot causing the comm.-.ee any
worry The reports from all over the
country We're encouraging. and he saw
no reason Tor any serious DemOcra-l.
losses this fail. The first edition, 500
copies. OF the campaign handbook is
nearly exhausted. and another edition OF
500 copies has been ordered Requests
for copies of the book are coming u
from all over the country, which are be-
ing attended to as fast as the books can
l9 mailed