Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21st. 1894.

, EGheock, OF the Republican Con
grcssionaI Campaign Committee
when asked how he regarded til,
! outlook for cIecting a Republican
ma jrrity Of the next House. Anc
that isn't all. In addition "a
having a good working majority i'll
| the next House, the members Of the
committee are confident that the
! Republicans vii! control not less
tl,,ln 3G IF the state delegations in
! that body. The importance Of the
last can scarcely be cHerestimated.
! II will head of an attempt viiic!,
the Democrats have been caic;iIat =
ing to make to throw the election
Of the next President into the House
! by casting the solid Democratic vote
III all the northwestern states for
the popuiiSt electoral ticket III '96
/ provided. Of course. that ,i:cT c;l,,
control Il ma ajoritv uf the state del
ogation~ IN the next House, Il, they
do il the present House. With d
majority OF the state delegations
Republican. the next President is
bound to be a Republican, 10
matter whether lie is elected by Tie
electoral college or by tie iiuusc.
The nomination Cf Hon. Lew =.
Morton. for Governor by the Rcpub
lic,sns of New York. WAS received
with much pleasure i'll Washington.
where Mr.. Morton became exceed
ineIy popular during his term a<
Vice President, and the belief Is
general that he will carry the state
hy Il much larger majority :;.an ;h,
Presidential ticket Of Harrison and
Morton did in lS,S. il is thought
fLai this belief was shared by Gov.
Flower. and that il was the calso
Of hi, declining to he the Demo
cratic candidate against Mr.. Nor
ton. Whitney is the first choice oi
the administration, for Mr.. Mot
tons opponent. and Dan Lamont is
tilc second. It Is thought that
Senator Hill is perfectly willing to
allow either Of them to make the
! run to defeat.
| The Democratic officials OF the
Treasury department have found
time to get up such :, big 70"
among themselves that it cl!i'in-
ated in the forced resignation OF
Jeremiah O'kolnkc, Supervising
Architect. and the dcpoScd official
is making mysterious threats about
making exposures which will bring
out sensational political scandal,
involving several prominent nenl-
herS Of the administration. Al
though It = k;!a,>n that hr.
ORourl<c and several Of the off
ci;tiS Immediately Under him. lar
tic,iIHrly chief clerk kelnpcr and
| Mr.. Fleming, chief of the law and
contract division. both close pei.
sonal friends Of Secretary Carlisle,
have been constantly at logger
heads over the administration OF
the office tor months past: the re#!
cause Of the trouble is appointment
Smith and Mcpcrson, OF New
,IcrScy-arc no icnger in good
oder Will the administration. The
two minor officials referred 70 iiay,
tried to run the architects office
sole!, in tie interest of the Demo
cratic party, while Mr. Otnurke
has sufficient pride i'll his profes-
siun, t. wish it TO c"t some i,@Hrt
in The work Of the office. The final
clash came this week. and >ecreta-
" Carlisle stood by the minoi
Officials; and demanded ORourke :
Immediate resignation. The posi-
ton is one Of the best under the
Treasury department. paying S45o'
Il year. but requiring man OF
marked ability to ill it as it should
be ,illed. and 20 man Of that sort
viii banker Hftcr the place when
| he knows how ORourlic was forccd
out and that tie lncn who did tht
forcing are to remain in office.
The r,impus i'll III" architer; :
Office has in 4 measure d"tractc1
public attention from the stead,
dccapita'ion Of Republican o,tici,k
in the Treasury department. undel
the reorganization provided for h>
the last session Of congress. III,
law. It will be remembered. ahol
ishcI several entire bureaus. ant
il WAS first supposed that ali Of tho
fcmp!oycs of those bureaus Houl'
-imri; drop out Of office on Tx
FIRST day Of October. when the lc
organization Is to 90 into effect
hl, Secretary Carlisle has . .,s:hem,
worth two Of that, from a partisan
namocraiic stand. .oint. and he sci
dom occupies any ether. Had al
cmplnvcs of thc abolished bureaus
been dropped il H:o::!!s! have caa2h
aS many Democrats d, ..epublican-
hence Mr. Cariisleo scheme f
select ,hy clerks dismissed from al
branches os TIE Treasury depart
me:.t. tpd 10 add is.;,!t 10 H:jui',
it was given ont that cn',
those clerks whose records wer,
poor would be dismissed. Up t.
this time nearly too have Ieen dis
missed and they are all kenubli
cans, and some OF then, have bee,
for wears considered among ths
mos: efficient employees III the de
hort mont These f,f -;l;r..S.sf- hay,