The morning times., 1897-01-21
C.Oakroom and Gallery

Senator Prtchard, who was reelected
yesterday, will not find it an easy matter
to square up to all the promises that have
been made in his behalf The Republicans
have guarantees him as a constant and
earnest advocate OF Republican measures;
he has pledged himself TO free silver, and
Congressman Harry Skinner, his Pupuiist
manager, has promised that if the Re
publican party does nothing for silver
Pritchard viii follow Teller out of the
party. Perhaps the reelected Senator can
successfully fill all these different roles,
but more probably he cannot
Republican Senators yesterday admitted
that the total Republican vote ofthe Senate
would be two short Of ma 5Ority, unless
Kenney of Delaware could be unseatedi in
favor of Dupont. If thatis done the Senate
Will be a tie and Big Man Hobart will
have the pleasure and privilege of passing
the new high tariff by his casting vote
The members of the House from Michigan
appear to have organized little syndicate
of their own In opposition to the Senatorial
League previously essayed to have charge
Of the distribution of Federal patronage
The Senators sometime ago decided that
they would take charge of all general ap-
pointmentS and leave the Congressman
only postmaster and ''sich." The repre-
sentatives of the two big cities of the
State, Detroit and Grand Rapids, declared
that they would not submit to this arrange
ment in their respective districts. They
think they are entitled to name not only
the SUCCESSORS Of all officehoIders occu-
pying places in their districts, but also to
choose some of the men who are to sue
ceed residents OF their districts now holding
foreign appointments or places in Wash
ington outside OF the civil service
Another feature of the Congressional
alliance relates to the course of the dele
cation toward those appointments hereto
fore made by Michigan congressman who
have failed Of reelection to the Fifty
fifth Congress. AS the result of the cele-
brated ''hog combine" which succeeded
in debating the officers Of the present
House, Michigan secured several very de-
sirable appointments, among them being
Fred. Britton OF the Detroit News, as tally
clerk, and w. c. Jones OF Detroit, as
assistant sergeant-at arms to succee 4
Col. Isaac R. Hill. It is said that both
these officers are listed to retire IL the
htW SOhsi OSSiDiidl oyNuiCdtc tdn
out its present plans. A Detroit and a
Grand Rapids newspaper man are said to
be selected as their respective successors.
John Sherman'S selection as Secretary of
State has not pleased everybody. Some
cynical brethren Of the Republican persua-
sion are inclined to think the venerable
Senator is a trifle too old to hold down
this position of Importance. In one Of the
cloakrooms of the House yesterday the
question of choosing very old men for
Cabinet places was commented on by sew
eral Republican members. One member
suggested that as Mckinley was looking
for real old men it might not be bad
idea to cast about a little and select a
Cabinet composed entirely of men who
were either octogenarians or else approach
ing that period.
Il would take for Sherman's colleagues"
he said, these good old seasoned Re
publicans:
Treasury, Lot NJ. Morrill,, of Vermont
War, Gen. Longstreet, of Georgia.
Navy, o. z. Morton, New York,
Attorney General, John B. Henderson,
Missouri.
POSTMASTER General, GaIusha A Grow,
Pennsylvania.
Agriculture, R. G.. Oglesby, Illinois,