Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-06-22

IRON our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. G. June 18th, '95.
Mr. Cleveland goes on hls summer vaca-
ton in q doubtful state OF mind
notwithstanding the personal a.
surance Of Secretary Carlisle that
the administration democrats viii con-
troll the Kentucky State Convention
which meets next week. He fears that
Carlisle is over sanguine, and he has
other political troubles on hand. He
has reason 60 believe that Senator
Brice, while standing on the administrs-
ton financial platform in his Ohio cam
paigD, is working for Brice and not for
Cleveland. He tried to get his fingers
into the Ohio muddle by persuadi1p
Congressman Sorg to bscOme the dem
Ocratic candidate for Governor but. al
though S0rg is multi millionaire. he
thinks be spent enough in getting elect.
ed to Congress without being expected
to open his barrel in the gubernatorial
campaign and he isn't inclined, even to
please Mr.. Cleveland, to lead the demo-
cratic forlo-n hope this year. Mr..
Cleveland aud his friends are also wor-
ried over Senator Hills activity in dem
oeratic councils in New York: thew
know that is bodies no good either to
Mr.. Cleveland or bis friends In the Dresi-
Dental campaign.
The eyes OF republicans are now
turned towards Cleveland, O lio. where
the National Republican l. ague Con
vention will meet this week and all of
those who can make il convenient will
be there in person. No republican no,
even Senator Dubois, who has been In
Washington on business-with whom
your correspondent has talked. believes
that the Convention will try TO usurp
po wers belonging solely TO a National
Convention of the party to the extent
OF declaring by resolution what the
Republican party shall or shall not sup-
port IN the presidential campaign. that
would be too much like playing into the
hands of the democrats.
The scheme to keep the democrats
now employed at the Government
Printing Office upon Uncle Sans nav
roll after the republican administrator
takes charge, March A, 1897. has been
approved by Mr.. Cleveland, and tbs
whole outfit. including it's more thar
$500 employees, has been put under
Civil Service rules. This is entirely sat
isfactOry TO the "ins", but the .souts'
VIII not be spt TO regard it with the
same sentiments
The higher the mercury in the Their
I
| the eyes Of 5 'cretary Herbert-urovr s
the necessity for an official insnect;or
of the North Atlantic Navy Yards. An
/ ticipating this necessity, Secretary Her
bert sometime ago ordered that the dis
patch boat Dolphin be overhauled and
| put IN proper inspection condition. in.
Guiding her commissary stores. This
has been done, and the inspection tom
which will take IL all the swell ocean re-
sorts from Fortress Monroe to as far
North as Bar Harbor, will begin a.
/ soon as Secretary Herbert coT9pIetes
/! his list of summer guests, and will Last
from six weeks TO two months. LAST
year Secretary Herbert bad as aasie.
| tant inspectors his daughter and ,Ilv
party, including a rich widow against
whom rumor credited him with warirp
losing matrimonial campaign. Thlr
year his daughter is in Europe and the
names OF none OF those chosen for assis-
tant inspectors have yet been an.
nounced. II is treason to refer to this
inspection cruise as being other than
a performance of an official duty, bat Il
) -cretary Herbert was q republican Of
fetal, every democratic paper in the
country would call it private junket
at public expense. / call &c not at all.
merely give the facts, and leave the
reader to do his own calling.
Commissioners Lochren, of the PEN
sion Blu elu. may ind himselfin hot wa
ter with Congress, in connection with
the one hundred dismiseals from that
office which are to take eff ct July 1st.
The list of dismissals has been kept Sc
cret, but it has been learned that it in
cludes a number of old soldiers whose
dismissal is a direct and fragrant viola.
ton of law, as well as 0rand-dauoh-
ter OF the author OF the Star Spangled
Banner, who has a record of fourteen
years sflicient service in the bureau. and
already steps are being taken which it il
| believed will result in searching inves-
/ tigation by the Republican House
There are also number of other matters
connected with Mr.. Lochren's or rather
Secretary Hoke Smiths administration
OF the Pension Bureau, as it is well
known that Mr.. Lochren has never been
allowed to take any step of Importance
without first getting Secretary Smiths
approval which deserves a congressional
investigation.