The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
W ashington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. G., June 10, '95

~ iS again AZ loNt' AhS P'O"'oe'O'
of MIR. Olney, who has proven him
self capable and forcetul--the prime
requisites for the position-to be
Secretary of State, has been we'll re-
ceived, and the prediction is made on
every hand that he will add to the
good reputation he made as Attorney
General. Judge Harmon, of Ohio.
the new Attorney General, is not
widely known in Washington, but
those who do know him speak in the
very highest terms of his quaiiica-
tioos for the place. He was en-
doreed by Senator Brice, Ex-Govern-
or Campbell, and Secretary Carlisle,
and any man endorsed by that trio of
good democrats can count in advance
upon the,hearty endorsement of the
rank and file of the party. His ap-
pointment is particularly pleasing to
Ohio democrats, who have always
regretted that their State was not
represented in the cabinet, although
their regret was somewhat mitigated
by their knowledge that Ex-Governor
Campbell might have bad a portfolio
when the cabinet was first organized
had he so willed, and they expect
that it will have good effect upon
the party in that State in the pending
campaign.
Secretary Carlisle will this week
resume his financial speech making
in Kentucky. According to advices
received by him his other speeches
have had a marked effect upon the
democratic sentiment in the State
Senator Harris, Of Tennessee, who
has been in Washington for week
or two on public business, has gone
to Memphis to take part in the silver
convention to be held there this
week. 1t is expected that he will be
one of the principal speakers at the
convention. He says he believes
that the democratic party must either
declare for silver or abandon hope OF
carrying the presidential election.
Postmaster General Wilson is in
great demand as speaker at college
commencements. Last week he went
to Mississippi for the purpose of
talking to the graduates of a college,
and TO-DAY he left Washington for
Centralia, Missouri, where he will
deliver similar address. His pop
ularity dosen't end with his being
asked to talk to graduates he is
constantly being sounded to ascer-
tain an offer of the presidency of this
or that college.
Senator Smith, of New Jersey, who
is in Washington arranging some
public matters in which he is inter-
ested, previous to making a short
European tour, says on the subject
ia which democrats are greatly
interested 81 am not committed to
any candidate yet, but it goes with
out saying that Honorable William
C. Whitney would make most ad.
mirable President He is popular
he is conservative he is able, ard
he would unite the democratic party.
I think he would poll the entire dem.
ocratic strength y
Representative Sayers, of Texas,
whose good work as chirman of the
House Committee on Appropriation
was striking feature of the last
Congress, is in Washington, having
Just returned from the graduating ex-
ercises of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He is a member of the
Board of Government Visitors One
of this years graduates, Joseph B.
Sayers, IT,, is his nephew and name
sake Governor Sayers speaks in
the highest terms of tine system of
education maintained at the Naval
Academy, but, like all human eys.
TENS, he thinks it might be improved
IN some QlIcCCtOus. VI tuetdiCS, uc
thinks the cadets ought to graduate
in FIVE years, instead of six, as at
present
President Cleveland received a
document few days ago that will
doubtless be a priced relic with the
decendents of his family for ages to
come 1t is a personal letter from
the Emperor of China, thanking the
President for the kindly Offices exer-
cised by the United States in bring
ing about peace between China and
Japan The letter is beautifully en-
crossed on parchment, in the Chinese
language, of course. and was in a
case covered with imperial yellow
silk of the finest texture 1t was
presented to President Cleveland BY
the Chinese minister i'll person, who
gave Mr.. Cleveland verbal transla.
ton of its very fattering contents
Governor Oates, Of Alabama, who
is now in Washington, says upon
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