Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINGToN ID. C. Aug. II 1890.
EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER: I am una
DE to learn what the democratic COM
miltee here think of our prospects atI
this writing. None of the officers or
members being IN the city. but it is GER
tain that every body else in Washington
is sure OF success. l talked last night
with Il gentleman-an eN-soldier-Whol
has just returned from Pennsy lvania,
where he spent two weeks among old
comrades. lie gives the same report
as do all the other republican ex-sol-
diers, who having determined to sup
port Hancock. have gone among their
soldier friends in his interest. He says
that vast majority OF those he saw
were earnestly for the General. SINH
lar assurances come from other sections.
Party affiliations seem 10 have no effect.
Men who voted twice ior Grant. and
then for Hayes: speak of voting Tor Han
cock as matter of course. All the in
formation received here, l repeat, is
favorable. Some of the Maine men ex-
press doubt as to the result in Septem-
ber, but none as to November. From
OHIO the same is true. After considera
tien OF all the weeks repolts-including
these received by the clerks in charge at
democratic congressional committee
headquarters,-It think there is reason 10
hope for much better results than are
generally anticipated. l expect to see
Name, Ohio and Indiana, solidly demo-
cratic at the September and October
elections, and that Vermont, will in
| Septe mber astonish every radical liv-
ing. Allow me space, for the first time
in years, to put prophesy in print.
| A report was received here last night
but not generally believed, that Hon
Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, had beer
killed by political opponent. Mr.
Knott was-is, | hope-the kindest mar
III the, world. But Tor his fight agains
Blaine-a fight few men had the cour
age to make as he made it-ths repre-
sentative Kentuckian would have hat
au influence in congress which ha
hardly been exceeded by that of an,
other man since Clay's time. The powe
of Blaine, in and around the capitol, ha
for four years been used etfectuall
against Knott, and in measure ha
been successful. The great skill an
ability necessary in pushing to prom
nence a charlatan like Eugene Hale
and in SO managing the affairs of a CO.
rupt public life as to escape actual dis
sal from public service was sufl
cient to intllct irreparabie injury upo
the gentleman who-I trust incorrect
is Just reported dead. HILTON.
New York Sun For the first tin
since 1865. Mr.. Blaine opens a Mail
canvass without beginning to fight Il
war OF the rebellion over again Th
sudden reticence on the part of NJ
bidlnt III icSiiu w lhc cNtntS DtlWe'
Sumpter and AppomattoN will appear i
eXplicable TO those who have taken a
count OF his stock of campaign materi
in past years. The soldier spirit
Maine is still quick TO respond to st
;, ring rectas of battle stories, and NJ
B aine has never yet failed to appeal
it. This year the anti-republican can,
date for governor happens to be Uni
general, with record of long a
,, f. thlul service in the war. Gen. Pla
ted was in the field at the head of
regiment, in the Tenth Army Corps,
the time when Mr. Blaine's substitl
was locked up in Jail Tor peculation
,, the Provost Marshal's office at Angus
Brother Blaine fired his shots
the rebels from Augusta :
81, Washington, a distance that
quired an astonishing elevation to
artillery. Gen. Plaisted planted
Swamp Angel in Charleston harbor
fired his shots at nearer range. Th
facts may or may not have something
do with Brother Blaine's selection OF
lsues for the pending canvass"