West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-26
Od Washington Letter.
Hanna Setting Desperate eYsr The
Campaign 10 Chic.
ADMIRAL SCRLEY RECEIVES
HANDsOME SWORD ALSO.
Mckinley Now Proposes To Anne,
The Philippine

returned from hts s.umpIng trip Of
5000 miles, more indignation
among government employees than
has existed since the Garfield cam
paign. when Jay ilubbell nnd Dor
sey, OF Star route notoriety, held
up the Federal employees and forced
Campaign contributions under
threat of dismissal. Th- reason Ia
the circular letter tent out 10y Boss
HsnnA's Ohio committee, asking
Federal officials to chip in to keep
Mclean from carrying Ohio. The
Civil Service missinuers, who
draw their salaries at the pleasure
of the man whose denomination for
President depends largely upon
OHIO going Republican, had not
word to say about the circular let
ters received by employees of every
department in Washington. but
they IN 'de bluff at doing some
thing 10y going to the Post 0ftic,
Department and requesting that
the order of tho department, issued
about year ago. prob biting poll
tical assessment Of postal employees
be conspiciously posted in all Ohio
postofiices. as they had been greatly
shocked to learn that the employees
OF the Toledo postofIice had been
asked to contribute 10 the Republic.
can campaign fund. An order was
at once issued complying with the
request and all hands winked at
each other and thought chow devil.
lsh sly we are" Nobody expects
Mr.. Mckinley to do anything to
stop the squeezing OF government
employees. lie has just come from
Ohio and nc knows how desperate
the case is, and how much he has
at stake. He knows that there is
an organized movement among
prominent Republicans to prevent
his denomination, and that if his
party fails to carry Ohio it will
stand an excellent show of succeed
ing.
How desperate the Republican
situation in Ohio is may be judged
by the talk Of Republicans. For
instance, Perry Heath, who ow,
his present Official position to
Hanna, and who has just returned
from Ohio. has been discountIne
Republican defeat in the State y
saying that the Republicans are so
busy handling their prosperity that
many Of them may not have time
to vote. He also says that Mr..
Mclean has the Democrats of the
State better organized than they
have ever been before. Democratic
advices from the State are without
exception favorable to the success
of Mclean.
TT
Gen. j. II. o Beirne, who was
refused recognition by the State
Department as Diplomatic agent of
the Transvdal Republic, because of
hIs being ON American, was wait
ing for MIR. Mckinley when he re
turned to Washington, for the pur.
pose OF trying to persuade him to
set aside the decision Of the State
Department. Having considerable
political pull he succeeded in get
ting private interview with Mr..
Mckinley, but it is not likely shat
DO succeeded in anything else. Mr..
Mckinley has troubles enough of
his own without rcaehIng away
over 10 South Africa for new ones.
TIT
The first Of mex week Admiral
I Dewey, who has been in Washing
ton all this week will 90 to Atlanta
90 present Lieut.. Brumby The
sword bought for him by tho appre
ciaiivc Gcorgians, aud on the 31st
inst. no will be the guest Of the
city Of Philadelphia. That will be
likely to wind up the dig Dewey
receptions for the time being, rs
tho Philippine Commission, Of
which he is q mcmb er,. is expected
TO meet in Washington early ncxt
month to prepare lts report, and
he will have To attend the meetings.
TIT
In addition 80 presenting Rear
Admiral Schlcy win handsome
Jsweied sword the ROYAL Arc,num
Of which Admrr,I Schlcy isa mem
Der, has presented Mrs Seble,
will "a hc,ufifuI efIror I,c,,.,, .