Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-07-18
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, July IA, 1899
President Mckinley has about
| completed the selection Of officers
for the new regiments Of volunteers,
and he is receiving many compliments
for havin! stuck to his plan of giving
these commissions only L men whose,
military experience fits them to pro
| perry fill he positions. Not single
commission has gone to Il man with
out military experience
Secretary Alger and Mrs. Alger left
Washington today for Long Branch,
to spend couple OF days with the
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart.
Before leaving the secretary SAID OF
the last newspaper attempt to retire
him from the cabinet: II shall not
resign this year certainly, and can
not say as to the future. My pri
vate business and the state Of my
health will govern my future course
Nothing that have ever heard of or
know of has been so cruel as these
attacks upon me. II my critics can
point to one thing in my official car
Ger | have done that | ought not to
what | should have done, | shall be
very glad to surrender my present
official duties"
Captain John B. Eaves, of n. c.,
now In Washington, said of politics
in his state: eff the Republican party
in North Carolina would make the
fight in the coming campaign solely
on an honest Republican platform,
giving the gold standard and protec-
ton planks he prominence to which
they are entitled, the chances of vic
tory would be reasonably sure. Nc
klnley's policy is popular with the
milling, banking, railroad, moneyed
and progressive element, and pros
perity is n more important issue now
IN the South than etfete party lines;
Attorney General Griggs has gone
to New Jersey for a short vacation,
which he has earned by great deal
OF hard work, made 4. essary by the
many knotty law points, broughtup
in connection with the results Of the
var with Spain.
1t was in a Washington hotel. A
Democrat was RECALLING a crowd with
stories indicating his belief that the
Democrats had d show to carry Ohio
this year. After while a quiet
gentleman, who is a prominent Ohio
business man, quietly remarked: II
see that yOuuOn't know. The Demo-
Gratis have no chance of carrying the
state, no matter what sort OF tick
ct they put up. | have been in more
than half Of the counties Of the state
| during the past four months and
have taken especial care to get the
| drift OF public sentiment. The dis
sessions within the Repu olican party
are neither so widespread nor so s-r-
lous as the Democrats think, as they
| do not extend to the mass of voters
| Some individuals are sore, but they
will not affect the result. The state
will go Republican by about the
USUAL niaj GRITTY, although Il big vote
for an of year is likely to be polled
In Judge Nash the Republicans have
a candidate who does the party
credit. He is an amiable man, and
yet has nerve enough to meet any
situation"
A delegation representing the Ma
tional Temperance society, and kind
red organizations, called on the
president this week and requested
him to set aside the opinion of At
tornty General Griggs on the ''can-
teen" clause of the army act of the
last congress. The president told
them he would make a personal in
vestigatlon to satisfy himself as to
the correctness of the construction
put upon the law by the attorney
general, that if found correct it would
stand, if not it would be set aside
This government will not pay dam
ages on account of the detention Of
passengers, or their sickness, on che
vessels seized during the Cuban block.
AIDE. Such in effect was the reply
made by Secretary Hay to the French
ambassador who had filed a claim
for $4,000 on behalf of a French
passenger on one OF the French
steamers captured and held until re
leased by a decision of the admiralty
court. 1t was considered as merely
an incident Of the war.
Commissioner Evans not only gave
a cordial welcome to the G.. A. r
committee which came to Washing.
ton toinvestigate the pension bureau