The bee., 1895-07-04
National Capital.
/ From our Regular Correspondent.

candidate" 'e&.Secre-l
tary of the Navy Whitney Is re
ported as saying This IS by all
manner mear~ the most interest.
ing assertion that has been made
for some time. II is not, however
accepted in Washington without
several grains of salt. II has been
known here for several months
that Mr. Whitneys friends Awere
maneuvering to accomplish his
nomination, but il the ex-Secretary
is not wrongly quoted, it would
seem as IL all their efforts we're
misplaced. Mr.. Whitney's availa-
bility was at once conceded. He
is popular, he made a good record
as Secretary Of the Navy, he is
rich, and he has had considerable
and successful experience with
affairs. II Mr.. Whitney is out of
the field his influence will be cast
for some one else. The most
general opinion seems to be that
Mr.. Carlislewill gain by Mr.. Whit
ney's withdrawal. II Mr. Cleve-
land is out OF the race there is no
question that the whole influence
of the administration will be at
Secretary Carlisles disposal. The
relations between the President
and his Secretary OF the Treasury
are OF the closest kind. Up to a
few months ago the hopes of the
Western and Southern democrats
were largely pinned on Adlai
Stevenson, but he seems to have
disappeared from the face of the
earth. He has not recently com
municated with his friends in this
city. His silence is regarded as
exceedingly curious, "for", as one
of his Senatorial friends expressed
it yesterday che cannot expect to
get warm if he does NOT come up
to the fire. There was a very good
sentiment in the South for the
candidacy OF Vice President Stew,
enson, but it does not appear that
anything is being done to stimulate
its growth. HA
Now that the Presidents family
is again domiciled at Gray Gables
for possibly the next three months
or so, much interest centers in the
picturesque seside summer home
of the Chief Magistrate. 1t is said
Mrs. Cleveland has spent more
time in the Cape Cod region durs
ing the past nine years than she
has at any other of their homes,
not excepting the White House or
Woodley. Gray Gables is one of
the most unpretentious homes
among the fashionable localities OF
the Massachusetts coast. The
house is comparatively small but
the entire place has been done
over to a considerable extent the
past year and is greatly improved.
Without Gray Gables is spic and
span The President has spent
quite an amount in landscape
Above all Gray Gables
now boasts of a new landing So
large as to indicate that a finerand
larger boat than ever before will
land there. The President is de-|
voted to all pleasures connected
with the salt water, and is especi-
ally deep sea fishing. This sum
mer he is looking forward an plan-
ming endless pleasure trips of this
sort, with his friend, Mr. Joseph
Jefferson, who resides on an adjoln-
estate. tl4-3 e issod rs;1g 4
Last week was one of mourning
for the spoilsmen of America.
Their great stronghold at the
Capital was carried by the storm
ing of civil service reform. The
action OF the President in signing
the order which places the Governs
ment Printing Office under the
operations OF the civil service law
takes from adherents of the spoils
system almost their last strong
hold. The condition of the prnt-
ers and others enjoyed at this
great establishment has been we'll
described as distressing, They.
have gone about their work like
people living under a reign of
terror. The AK of official displeas-
ure forever hung over their heads,
The chief result of the order, it is
now sure, will be to prevent the,
periodical seasons of distress
which have always marked the
history of this enormous shop as
it has passed from one political
management to another througout
the lamentations OF partisanship.
OF course, the extension Of the
civil service law to a department