Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL ooRREsPoN DENCE OF THE MONITOR
Washinqto7t. June II. 1895.

Washington, June II, 1895.
Mr.. Cleveland goes on his summer
vacation in doubtful state of mind,
Notwithstanding the personal assur-
ance of Secretary Carlisle that the ad-
ministration democrats will control
the Kentucky State convention which
meets next week. He fears that Car
Isle is over sanguine, and he has
other political troubles on hand. He
has reason to believe that Senator
Brice, while standing on the admins
tration financial platform in his Ohio
campaign, is working for Brice and
not for Cleveland. He tried to get his
fingers into the Ohio muddle by per-
suading Congressman Sorg to become
the democratic candidate for Cover
nor, but, although Sorg is a multi mil
Honaire, he thinks he spent enough in
getting elected 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 democratic
forlorn hope this year. Mr.. Cleveland
and his friends are also worried over
Senator HIPS activity in democratic
councils in New York; they know that
it BODIES no good either to Mr.. Cleve-
land or his friends in the presidential
campaign.
The eyes of republicans are now
turned towards Cleveland, Ohio
where the National Republican
League Convention will meet this
week, and all of those who can make
it convenient will be there in person.
No republican-not even Senator Du-
bois, who has been in Washington on
business-with whom your CORES
pondent has talked, believes that the
Convention will try to usurp powers
belonging solely to National Con-
vention of the party to the extent of
declaring by resolution what the Re-
publican 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 pay
roll after the republican administra-
ton takes charge, March 4, 1897, has
been approved by Mr.. Cleveland, and
the whole outfit, including its more
than $500 employees, has been put I'M
der Civil Service rules. This is en-
tirely satisfactory to the ''ins,' but
the ''outs'' will not be apt to regard it
with the same sentiments.
Commissioner Lochren, of the Pen
sion Bureau, may find himself in hot |
water with Congress, in connection
with the one hundred dismissals from
that office which are to take effect |
July 1. The list of dismissals has
been kept secret, but it has been
learned that it includes number of
old soldiers whose dismissal is a
direct and fragrant violation of law,
as we'll as a granddaughter Of the |
author of the 'FStar Spangled Ban
ner," who has a record of fourteen |
years efficient service in the bureau,
and already steps are being taken
which it is believed will result in a
searching investigation by the Repub-
lican 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 we'll known that Mr..
Lochren has never been allowed to
take any step of Importance without
first getting Secretary Smiths ap-
provaI, which deserve a congressional
investigation.