The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-10
ASHINGTON
News Notes from the National Capital.

Notwithstanding this is so ftr politically a
dull session, Washington has been much and
frequently excited on political matters, and
another subject of that nature is now takine
its turn. 1t relates to what is famlliarly known
as the cameron ring in the political contest
going on in Pennsylvania. The Camerons
never haze been defeated in the party cor
ventions in that State, but there are wise
heads now shaking over their prospect AT
the time Senator Cameron went for and
grabbed the Chairma1shlp of the Republican
National Committee, | wrote you it was well
understood 10 mean all effort to force the nom
nation Of Grant. Events have since proved
the truth of what | said, as many men who
favor other candidates but were deceived into
helping to elevate Cameron, are bitterly COM
pretending. Cameron's friends in Washing
ton have declared that his State was already
given to Grant four months in advance of the
convention, and what is their establishment
now to find that in their primary elections
county after county is declaring for Blaine,
and sasacious politicians assert that the Maine
Senator will carry off the delegation in spite
of Cameron's influence. The Camerons are
terribly wrought up by this aspect of affairs,
and [ learn upon undoubted authority, are
inventing new devices for controlling the del
eg'tion, for that is what Cameron wants more
than even to carry it,tor Grant. If it shall turn
out that the State convention is really a Blaine
body, then the Cameron's will say to them .
"Don't instruct for any body but act to-
gether." Their design is discounted in ad-
vance,, and prominent Pennsylvania Republi-
cans have sent earnest words home to have a
sharp lookout for all tricks that may result in
suppressing The voice of the convention. One
of them said to me: I'VE were cheated in
again" Everybody is astonished at the re-
markable vigor of the Blaine boom, in that
State as well as at the violent opposition to
Cameron and the apparent falling off in the
Grant boom where we have been told it had
the field all to ITSELF"
The Washington Republican organ has a
severe attack upon Commissioner Bently,
alleging miSnlanagement of the Pension office,
and urging Congress to take no notice of his
recommendations. 1t says there is no neces-
sity for new legislation, but that there should
be more ability i'll the pension Office in order
to answer the calls upon it. The fact is,
Republicans as well as Democrats have come
to the conclusion that Secretary Sclurz's pets
are not the most efficient men that could be
selected for their positions, and | would not
he surprised il Hay, and Bcntly both had
to 60.
The woman suf1ragists lad IL hearing at the
capital on Saturday, on the question of a six
teenth amendment to the constitution. Sub
seqEently they held a caucus and voted to
send delegates to all the national conventions
this year, and ask corporations. They prom
Use to support with all their efforts and money
that party which will favor them.
The long term feature of the bond proposed
10y Mr.. Wood does not meet with the favor
with which the three and one-half per cent.
feature does. While the committee and a
majority of the House believe in Il three and
o%ne-llalf per cent, they favor a bond to run
thirty years, rather than one to run so. The
thirty years bond VIII be adopted,
KNOX.