The Washington times., 1894-04-08
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


The Republicans in Congress are becoming
more jubilant every day over the increasing
prospects Of Democratic collapse throughout
the country in the Fall. Joe Walker. OF Mas
sachusetts, is out with predictions, and says
he charges nothing for them either. He e1-
poets Republican majority OF two to one In
the next Congress. and declares that the Pop
ulists will be nearly equal In number to the
Democrats. 1t is quite hard to convince Mr..
Walker that there are any Democrats at all In
the country now. He puts the probable pro-
portions OF the three parties in the next
House at 5, 8, 2, Republicans, Democrats. and
Populists respectively.
Mr. Walker has recently made some tariff
addresses in the west at Louisville, Cincin-
natl, and st. Louis. He Gays he wanted to go
to Chicago, but was afraid he was too well
known there.
W. J. Thompson Duke OF Gloucester
was In town less than forty-eight hours ago.
He came here, 80 rumor says, to do his best
to prevent the confirmation Of Mr.. Dougherty,
the herecently-appointed postmaster at Hadden-
field. near the Gloucester track, and he will
succeed, adds rumor. The Dukes" move
ments are similar 10 secresy to certain Arabs
celebrated In poetry, who carried their tents
with them and did not have herald to an
nounce their coming or departure.
On this occasion he registered at no hotel,
and probably not three persons knew OF his
coming. But that Is what tine Duke rejoices
and prides himself in.
Judge sayers, of Texas. is rejoicing over a
fall of four inches Of rain along the Rio
Grande. 1t is a great grazing country, and
four inches of rain make it a paradise.
Speaking OF the development of Texas, Judge
Sayers says the Rock Island extension to Fort
Worth will be great benefit to his state and
add materially to its growth in prosperity and
population.
Representative Dunphy, the vigorous and
independent New York Congressman, is hope
New Jersey bridge bill. He will ask for
unanimous consent to take it up. probably on
Monday.
Talking Of the union of New York and
Brooklyn. Mr.. Dunphy said he hoped and be-
lieved that such union would shortly be ac-
complished. He thinks the difference in the
rate of taxes in the two municipalities is
something that must be considered carefully
before anything can be done. and declares
that in Brooklyn the assessments are so per
cent. higher than in New York, while the
The final adjustment of this question must be
accomplished before consolidation will be
possible.
There Is considerable talk among the New
Jersey delegation over the question of Senator
McPherson's return. The present outlook is
very unfavorable to the Democrats. and when
the new election for the legislature is had
IN In cff IA
senior New Jersey Senator was the successor
of the late Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Presi-
dent Arthurs Secretary OF State and has oc-
cupied his seat in the Senate for three terms,
and has been regarded as very useful man
by his colleagues. If he is defeated. 1t Is said
that William Walter Phelps, ex-member OF
Congress. ex-minister to Vienna, to Berlin,
the late Mr.. Blaine's prospective Secretary OF
State, etc., etc., Is likely to be his successor.
Mr.. Phelps Is not overfond OF his present po-
sition as lay judge in New Jersey, and will
doubtless be glad TO get back into national
politics if he can get the chance.
Lafe Pence thinks he has discovered in the
late ". D. Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, who earned
the title of the Father of the House, the
founder and high priest of populism. He had
yesterday a yellow-covercd pamphlet con-
tainIng a speech of the great Pennsylvania
delivered in Philadelphia at the request of
numerous prominent citizens way back in
1876, with which he intended to have Senator
PETER adorn his instaiiment speech. Several
passages OF it did sound mighty like popu-
lism, so we may hear of Mr.. Kelly becoming
to that party what Jefferson is to the Demo-
Gratis. or Washington, Hamilton, or Webster
to the Republicans.
At a recent political dinner in this city
ice-President Stevenson was one OF the
guests, and got of another one of his Black
burn stories. which he told about as follows:
duel was about to be fought in the state of
Kentucky for reasons all sufficient to the code
of honor which exists in that state, and he
was selected by one of the combatants for his
second. The two principals seconds adjourned
at about o'clock in the morning to a secluded
spot in the woods and preparations were
begun for the tragedy. each second giving full
instructions to his principal.
At this stage of the story every one had
stopped eating. and a silence pervaded the
ROOM only broken by knives and forks.
.'WelI," said one OF the auditors 10 >he Vice
President. .'go on with the story
"Oh, there is no more" replied Mr.. Steven
son. SAT 8 o'clock that night Joe Blackburn
IL.