Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Presidents Cbsnces-Other Charlottesville
Speakership the all-absorbing Theme
Social Aspect OF Affairs-The
Washington Monument.
Special Correspondence

Social Aspect OF Affairs-The
Washington Monument.
Special Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1SS3.-The
President has experienced quite quiet
time, now that the election wave has
passed, and he has improved this short
respite by toll in the seclusion of his
suburban retreat at Soldiers Home,
The result of this toll will be very in
terestlng message to Congress next
week. He has kept the details of mat
tiers connected with it very close.
There seems to be no doubt in Wash
ington now that the President looks
forward to such an approval of his adj
ministration as would be conveyed by
denomination, and that he has dis
cussed the matter. On this question he
must have found the national press
very interesting of late. Nearly every
paper in the country has had some
thing to say on his prospects.
Another name prominently mention
ed for the Republican nomination is
that of the philosophic historian of the
Kennebec, who, if himself disdainful of
further political honors, is not without
friends who wish to thrust them upon
him. Mr.. Blaine is in favor here, and
there are many who think that the
"Plumed Knight" often endorsed, may
yet ride VIGOROUSLY into the White
House. Blaine's weak spot, hitherto,
has been his inability to carry New
York, and as both parties will make
that state the battle-ground next year,
his strength there will decide his
chances before the nominating conven-
ton.
There is preliminary skirmish for
the gavel going on about the hotels, but
as yet, nothing more. The real fury
and power of the battle has not been
developed, In fact. the forces of the
principals are still very tardy in arriv-
ing. Nearly two thirds of the Demo-
cratic representatives are yet to come.
There is so much in the air, however,
that anything one might predict may be
changed by the events of the week Ger
tain it is that the extraordinary interest
centered in the contest grows in inten-
| sity. The chief incident of the canvass,
during the past week, was the sudden
and mysterious change, almost simulta-
neously, of the leading Southern papers
from vigorous opposition to Mr.. Ran
dali to active efforts in his favor. The
leading newspaper of Charleston, s. c..
and the two most influential Democratic
| journals of Georgia have done this, and
the news from Louisiana spreads rumor
of similar changes in that State and in
Texas. The danger to Mr. Randall in
the South has been principally from a
feeling that he was opposed to Govern
ment aid to internal improvements on
the Mississippi and other rivers. His
friends saw this danger and took steps
to avert it. About a week ago a we'll
known journalist of this city, formerly
opposed Mr.. Randall, but who is now
as ardent in his favor as he once was
in his opposition, started on still-hunt
to capture the Southern papers that
were opposing Mr.. Randall, and thus
far his track can be followed by the
changes which have occurred. Randall s
skill in management is telling in his
favor, and his opponents are in danger
of being out-fanked.
But at the headquarters of the several
candidates the affair is definitely settled
Each aspirant is in serene mein and
sure of his election. So much cannot
be said, however, for Mr.. Springer, the
most promising possible dark horse. y
He is only hopeful. This Illinois states
man has surrendered his colleague, Mr..
| Moulton, to the Carlisle ranks, and by
that he loses fifty per cent. of his
strength. He sin retains his original
adherent, Mr. James NJ. Riggs. A
bright Kentucky congressman said yes
terday that Springer's candidacy re-
minded him of the old Kentuckian who
went fishing in a muddy stream one
day with live frog for bait. 1t was a
pretty warm day, and the fisherman
found. as he watched the bobbing cork,
that his head was nodding in unison.
He awoke with start out of hall
dose after few minutes to find his cors
still bobbing serenely. BY accident he
looked across the stream. There sal
his frog, summing himself on con
venient log. '.Now." said the congress,
man, springer has been watching hi:
cork so carefully that he has not oh.
served his frog summing himself on s
Carlisle log on the other side of the
stream No one need to be surprised
to see Springer himself over with the
the frog on the Carlisle log before the
end of the week.
The New York colony in this city
for the winter is increasing, and daily
additions to it are heard of 1t bids
fair to make serious change in the
best society of that city by taking away
so many who have heretofore been pill.
lars in the fashionable world of Man
haitian Island. Especially do Gotham
youur bellies, who have heard so much
of the giories of the Washington sea-
son. eyince desire 10 participate.
The Washington monument has
stopped growing until next spring.
LEMON.