Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
WASHINGTON Lett ER.
Iron Our Regular Corrsspondent-l
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wAsHINoToN, Nov. 20. 1895.

| gressi0nal has revolved since his ar
rival Ia Washington, early this week.
One might suppose from the number
Of those who profess TO know his In
tentions, that he had spent the entire
week taking newspaper men into his
confidence, II one didn't know "a heap
sight" better. Like the wise man that
he IL he will unquestionably do In
the future az he has in the past-al-
low his acts to tell his Intentions
and let other men. less wise, do the
talking. He has, however, done two
very good things, for himself and the
republican party, advised all the re.
publican members OF the House to go
slow and to consider well before COM
hitting themselves to any particular
line of policy, and absolutely refused
to take any part or to express any
preference in the contest for the mi
nor House Offices. Although 1t Is be.
lieved that he has nearly or quite
completed the assignment OF men,
bers to committees, he declines to
discuss that matter until after he has
taken his seat as Speaker. Then It
Is exported that he will give the
members an opportunity of express.
ing themselves on the subject before
he announces the committees, and
will so far as it may be judicious,
make such changes as may be desired
keeping In view the welfare of the
party as a whole, and not the ambi.
ton OF Individuals to occupy promi-
nent places. Right here wish to re.
cord prediction, which Is not based
upon conjecture. When the commit
tee announcements are made 1t will
be seen that Mr.. Reed has not organ
lied the committees of the House In
the interest of his own candidacy for
the republican Presidential nomina-
ton, but in the interest of a business
like disposition OF legislation, and
consequently in the interest of the re.
publican party and of the country as
whole. Mr.. Reed Is ambitious of
being President, but he Is more am
bilious of seeing the republican par
ty restore the prosperity of the coun-
try by its wise legislation.
The Kansas delegation in Congress
is a unit in being disguised with the
manner in which the State Depart
ment has conducted the Waller case.
Secretary Olney has ignored their
protests and suggestions, and now
they propose that Congress snail have
a say In it. A resolution is to be in
PRODUCED in both branches of Congress
providing for the appointment OF a
committee to Investigate the arrest
and Imprisonment of ex-Consul Wal
Ter. The refusal of France to fur =
nish this government with copy OF
the proceedings at the trial of Wal
Ter, has added to the interest of the
case, and not few Senators and
Representatives are of the opinion
that France should be compelled, by
force, II necessary, to furnish that
record. A number of newspaper men
and other citizens of Washington,
have arranged for benefit for Wal
Ter and his family and the manager of
the Academy of Music has donated
its free use.
Mr.. John w, Yerkes, who had the
honor of being chairman of the Re
publican State Committee of Keu-
lucky, in the recent campaign, is in
Washington to see the opening of
Congress. He says: I'VE have redeem
ed Kentucky, and I have not the
slightest doubt but that 1t is going to
stay redeemed. In 1894 we carried
the state on national issues, and did it
again this year on national and state
issues combined" Mr.. Yerkes thinks
the chances favor the election of a
republican senator and that Black
burn cannot be reelected, even il the
report that he has captured the votes
of the two populist members of the
legislature prove to be true. He be-
lieves that there are democrats in the
legislature who will vote for repub-
lican sooner than zee Blackburn re-
elected.
Presidential booms are arriving in
Washington along with the Congress
men, although their custodians aer
rarely members of either House OF
Senate. For instance, Chairman
Hackett of the New York State re-
publican committee, says: "New York
is for Morton, and we expect to see
him nominated. We have no second
choice, We do not expect to need
any, We intend to nominate Mr..
Morton" Mr.. George w. Curtis, the
rich Iowa lumberman, says: ."Senatol
Allison will have the solid support oil
Iowa, and he will also be the first
choice Of several neishboring states,
ESPECIALLY those lying to the west