| Show OUR OCR LETTER prom from oar own washington parch llarch 1887 when it was understood on tuesday t that list the president expected to make known the names oi to t the inter hilata ati it commerce Com morce commissioners that day da the white house became tile the centre centra Y ol 01 0 i interest and n news of the appointments appointment was anxiously awaited by the friends ol of the numerous applicants the tea selection of 0 these has been n one ona ii of the most perplexing problems of mr Clev elands administration and it is with a grent great sense of relief that the question is settled the appointment of 0 judge cooley of michigan fur for six I icara ears ex represents Re presenta live five bl orrison for five and sir mr bragg of alabama lor for two years was generally a anticipated amean I 1 mean the appoint appointments menti were anticipated but the time lima for or which these gentlemen were appointed created surprise aur prise for it wits was expected that mr morrison Mor rhion would bo chosen or the long term and that the second place would mould be given to lo a g republican judge n ol 01 I 1 new york who was appointed lot for four years airs and mr walker of 0 vermont fur three had not been regarded its as possibilities and nobody in washington had ever heard of the name of the tha latter in connection with w ith anything lie he is a former law pupil of senator edmunds and it is said that the president having grown groan weary in in trying to construct a satisfactory commission Commis and finding fifi ding it impossible to get a suitable republican c ii from massachusetts sent for tile the vermont senator and followed ills his advice in nominating mr walker the latter was represented by b mr edmunds as being a man ax both learned aud and practical of high engh standing fi and unblemished character ile he was also endorsed Us as a solid all and d orthodox republican which from mr edmunds meant that lie he was not it a blame blaine man speaking of mr edmunds reminds tile me of something that ex senator katon eaton of at connecticut recently said of him the I 1 he outlook tow towards ards 88 was being discussed di s and while mr eiton eaton expressed the tha opinion that senator sherman an would at this timo time be the choice of a republican nominating convention lie ho remarked but of all the republicans I 1 think mr edmunds would make tho the best president and ilia his administration would be clean ile he kidded ridded however ho weier that it would be impossible for him to gut tho the nomination the fears expressed by a washington I 1 that president cleveland is iii liable to die froni from apoplexy before the end of his term unless lie he clia changes n ins ilia habits of li lif fearo enro not shared by t alie 11 e president res secretary col lament L thinks that dr sowers warning barnin gi is a based entirely on the assumption ass um tion that th at tile the president is gaining flesh fi lespi s and taking ta ing no exercise this lie he a ily 8 jan not of tha I 1 case mr cleveland weighs weigh 8 less I 1 afis than tha when he first came to n agton a and takes as much exercise its as in most oatt men en ile ho does not walk about tile the streets cots of I 1 the e city but he walks about h his little far farm m late in the ill the e w weather tit e r por permits mits then the col colonel one I 1 a suggests agga ats mysteriously that the tha pre president ie ant ha has 1 other ws waa ra of taking exercise exerile which wh i ch it would voul a seem se em he thinks it w would no not t be dignified to mention can it b ba 0 t that hat the I 1 president has bus a i private gymnasium in in gome corner of the white louse housa which the world knows s not OIL it must be BO at any rate col lomont lamont says he be keeps himself in good eod condition by physical ph exercise and that there thera is no occasion for apprehension in regard to liis his health the drill which will commence in ence in this city on the of may will end on oil the of that month decoration co day with a grand combination parade of the national guardsmen guardsman Guards men and the grand army of the republic there will be in bagh distributed in prizes besides stands of colors gold silver and bronze medals special medals and plate trophies tho the grounds of the camp tire those lying ground around the washington monument monudell ell t and the drill ground is the level lipse ellipse el ling ill just south of the presidential mansion known its as the white lot tins this level love plain which is one halt half mile in fit circumference will bo be fenced in find stands sufficient to beat from to will be ba erected the grounds were wera granted by the secretary of war on approach of gen sheridan and the committee have hae given bonds fo for r their return in perfect order after the drill daily contests contents will bo be held here to prove proe the excellence of the citizen n soldiers and infantry artillery cavalry and zouave tactics cadet corps of military I 1 gitary schools will drill for prizes as s well as the g 11 champion liam plon companies from ahli lya six I 1 states and bands and drum dru in corps corpa will bo be in attendance from pint south and west each evening there will be 9 a grand dresa dreas parade and on governors day and on memorial day the entire army corps from camp gyorr george washington will parade parada on I 1 the he broad ad asphalt avenues of the city 11 |
