West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-12-03
WEEKLY WASHINGTON WALLET.
Interesting Items From the Plum
Pudding City.
From our regular correspondent.

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WASHINGTON. - c.,
Nov. 80. 1896.
The four Democratic Senators
who bolted the nomination of Bryan
Palmer, of Illinois; Villas, Of WIS
consin; Gray, of Delaware, and
Gallery, of Louisiana-will not be
admitted to the caucus of Demo.
cratic Senators which Will be held
as soon as Congress meets, for the
purpose of deciding upon line of
party policy during the session. In
addition to the party caucus there
will be a silver caucus. attended by
the Populists, the silver Republi-
cans and the Democrats, and il is
expected that an agreement will be
reached. under which the silver
Senators will act together in all
matters concerning finance. While
it is not thought that the bolting
gold Democratic Senators will eau
Gus with the Republicans, it is be.
heved that they wall vote with them
upon financial questions.
TIT
The Republicans of Washington
are in state of mind because
gold Democrat has been slated for
Chairman Of the Mckinley inaug-
uration committee, aud they have
made vigorous protest against his
being given the place, both to Mark
Hanna and to Mckinley, and the
local Republicans are right, too;
but inasmuch as the gold Demo-
crat who has been promised the
place was big contributor to Mark
Hanna's campaign found their pro-
test will probably count for moth
ing. 1t is customary to have all
parties represented in the inaugu-
ration com mlttee, but if this gold
Democrat gets what he paid for it
will be the first time that Chair
man Of the committee has not been
a member of the party which elect.
ed the President.
! TT
Whatever may be ones individ-
ual opinions, it is clearly apparent
that the action Of prominent gold
Democrats, in trying to get the ad-
ministration to remove Democratic
officials in a num Der of States be-
cause they supported Bryan, is not
calculated to wipe out TIE existing
bitterness between the regular
Democrats and the bolters. In the
Post Office Department alone at.
tacks are being made by the boilers
upon more than fifty Presidential
postmasters. 1t is not likely that
any considerable number Of these,
or any other officials the nomina-
tion OF whose successors has to be
confirmed by the Senate, will be
removed, because, whatever may be
the result Of the proposition to take
no action upon any nominations, it
is certain that the Senate as at
present constituted will not con-
firm the nomination OF any gold
Democrat for position from which
man was removed for no other
reason than that he followed his
convictions and supported silver.
That knowledge will probably pre-
vent action by the administration
on the complaints OF the gold
Democrats.
TIT
Even il there was a Republican
majority ia the Senate, they could
not accomplish any tariff legisla-
ton at this session Of Congress,
unless some way could be devised
of reconclling the wide difference
Of opinion among them as TO what
ought to be done. There rs some
talk of an attempt to add to the
government revenues by internal
revenue legislation, and the project
Of adding 81 a barrel to the tax on
beer, which came so near being in
/ eorporated in the Wilson tariR bill