The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-07-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 10, Is


The Alger-P ingree muddle has been
thickened by Ayers positive denial
that he had made a deal with Pingree
and saying that Pingree had merely
offered to support his candidacy for the
Senate because Of his dislike for McMil-
Ian. Later Alger denied that. This
sort Of thing is regarded by some a.
indicating the truth of the story told in
Washington a few days ago, alleging
that Mr.. Mckinley intended to support
Alger and oppose Senator Mcmillan,
but others-many others-regard it as
nothing more than frantic efforts of
Alger to retain his hold upon the War
portfolio. The best informed men i'm
political circles regard a break in Mr..
McKinleys Cabinet as inevitable. 1t
may not be Alger, however, who will
go out. 1t is well known that the
relations between Secretaries Gage and
AlRer, never very cordial, have almost
reached the fighting stage, and not be-
lieved that all of Mr.. McKinley's adj
mitted knack Of modification can sue
coed in keeping two men so antagOnis-
tic to each other, in his official family.
Secretary Gage would have resigned
last winter if the powerful financial
interests he represents had not insisted
on his remaining in the Cabinet. He
has never entirely forgiven Mr.. McKin-
ley for not recommending the financial
legislation he advised in his annual
report, instead of merely commenting
the report to the consideration of Con-
gress. Mr.. Gage considered himself
the only financier and regards Mr..
Mckinley and the other members Of
the Cabinet as timid amateurs. Mr..
Mckinley wishes Secretary Gage to
remain in the Cabinet until after the
Presidential election, anyway, because
he knows that if he retires before then,
it will bring about material reduction
in the Republican campaign fund.
The highest rank held during the
civil war by Hon. ID. b. Henderson
was Colonel. But ever since his cleo
ton as Speaker Of the House became
certainty, he has been constantly re-
ferred to as General" and when he
came to Washington several days ago,
on a patronage roundup, which, by
the way, was one of the most SUCCESS
full made by any individual under the
present administration, he found that |
all of the officials from Mr.. Mckinley |
down, recognized his promotion; also |
that some Of the members of the House |
were ready to give him a divine title. |
If he would only agree to give them
the committee assignments they hank
cred after. Col. Henderson surprised |
those who thought him made of sterner
stuff, by exhibiting his soreness. be-
cause ex-Czar Reed had not congratu-
lated him on the success Of his Speak
ership campaign.
Here's brand new phase of the
expansion question. Bishop Grant of
the A. NJ. +. Church (negro) is in
Washington advocating the annexation
Of Liberia by the L. 5. He told Mr..
that since we had expanded
INTO Asia, we might as well also take
slice Of Africa, but somehow the
Liberia idea doesn't seem to enthuse
he expansionists. They think it all
light to annex the saddle colored man.
)ut draw the line on the black man.
That Hon. John h. Mclean was
icing pushed forward by his friends
IS candidate for the Democratic
for governor of Ohio, has
'een apparent for several weeks, but il
vas not positively known whether if
vas being done with or without Mr..
consent, until he authorized
he publication of the following state
nent as to his position: al have not
ought the nomination and do not
egard myself as entitled to demand it;
ut l have friends who have urged my