The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
FROM The CAPITAL
Our Correspondent Talks N
General About Wash
1gton
Communicated
"AsHlNGToy. July 10. 1893.

i've GENIAL tlat le lal maze {
deal With Piogree and saying that
Piugree had merely offered tc
support bis candidacy for the
Senate because Of his dislike fol
Mcmillan. Later Alger denied
that. This sort Of thing Is re
gsrded By some as indicating the
trutb Of the story told in Wash.
ington a few days ago. alleging
that MT. Mckinley intended TO
support Alger and oppose Senator
Mcmillan. but others-many
o;ber-regard il as nothing more
than frantic efforts OF Alger 10
retain his hold upon the war port
folio. The best Informed men in
political circles regard break in
Sir. Mckinley's Cabinet a. ineyi-
table. II mag not be Alger. how
ever, VINO viii 90 out. II is we'll
known that the relations between
Secretaries Gage and Alger.
never very cordial. have almost
reached the fighting stage, and
not believed that all Of Mr.. Nc.
kinley's admitted knack OF mol.
LITIGATION can succeed in keeping
two men so antagonistic 10 each
other in his official family. Sec.
Rotary Gage would have resigned
last winter if the powerful tnan-
( cial interests he represents had
not insisted on his remaining in
the Cabinet. He has never en-
tirely forgiven Mr. Mckinley for
not recommending the financial
Legislation he advised in his an
nual report, instead Of merely
commenting the report to the
consideration Of Congress. Mr.
Gage considers himself the only
fuancier and regards Mr.. Nc
kinley and the other members OF
the Cabinet as timid amateurs.
Mr. Mckinley wishes Secretary
Gage to remain in the Cabinet
until after the Presidential cleo.
ton, anyway. because he knows
that ii he retires before then, it
will bring about material reduc-
ton III the Republican campaign
fund.
The highest rank held during
the Civil war by Hon. d. B. Hen.
dersOn was colonel. But ever
since his election as Speaker OF
the House became a certainty, lie
has been constantly referred 10 as
General, and when he came to
1 Washington several days ago, on
a patronage roundup, which, by
the way. was one Of the most sue.
cessiul made by any individual
under he present administration,
he found that all of the officials
from Mr.. Mckinley down, recog
niZed his promotion; also that
some Of the embers OF the House
were ready to give him a divine
title il he would only agree to
give them the committee assign.
ments they hankered after. Col.
Henderson surprised those who
thought him made Of sterner stuff
by exhibiting his soreness, be.
cause eX-CZar Reed had not con
graduated him on the success OF
his speaher>hip campaign.
General Joe. Wheeler, who will
sail from San Francisco for Ma.
Mia, Oh the 10th inst, says he
will not resign his seat in Con
gress, because he expects to be
back by December.
Here is brand new phase Of
the expansion question. BishoI
Grant, Of the "A. NJ. f. Church
(negro) is in Washington advo
eating the annexation of Liberia
by the United States. He told
Mr.. Mckinley that since we had
expanded into Asia, we might a.
well take slice of Africa, but
somehow the Liberia idea doe.
not seem to enthuse the expan.
siOnists. They think it all right
to annex the saddle colored man.
but draw the line on the black
man.
That Hon. John Mclean was
being pushed forward by his
friends as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of Ohio, has been apparent
for several weeks. but it was not
positively known whether it was
being done with or without Mr..
McLean's consent, until he au.
thorized the publication of the
following statement as to his DO.
sition: 81 have not sought the
nomination and do not regard
myself as entitled to demand it;
but have friends who have ure.
ed my name in this connection.
and | am by no means Indifferent,
On the contrary, | would regard
the nomination as very high
honor, and if it is rendered to
me, of course, L will accept. and
regard myself as obligated to
make the strongest fight | can for
the party. | do not think any
ONO Democrat could afford to
refuse such a distinction. y Mr.