Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-12
erR WASHINGTON LETTER.
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lOorrespondsnce Posi- IxrELLrcxxcKa.
"AsHHeTos, June 81, lisa.
Inis has been week Of new boom,
ana ooomlets- There has been even 9
fesusciafion of the Tilden talk, bu, i. i.
nard to discern any fire in the smok.
Inc taik was not very epidemic, only
'nose who are peculiarly susc- ptibIe &c
maladies second and third time being
Affected. IL mainly sprung up as the
result of the New York conference and
action of the Ohio Democrats. The
Randall boom has advanced several
points. His friends are becoming more
open IN their expressions Of the
opinion that the Pennsylvania is the
proper man for the Democrats to nom
inate. They say that the Cleveland
boom u bursted, and the Randall boom
gathers from its ruins. The combiua-
tion against the New Yorker is general.
" believed to have been the work of
hsndalfs workers. and il is thought
that II they sscceed in getting him out
OF the way they will begin as vigorously
70 attack the next strongest man in
their way. Their design il to knock ont
the held in detail They think that il
they can defeat the strong by coulbin-
ing with the weak. the latter will be
easily enough got rid of when the prop
Or time comes.
According 70 Col. Thomas Porter
house Ochiltree, Cleveland Ia mo
where Cleveland can't be elected. -
said the Hon. Tom the other evening to
Democratic fellow member of the
House Kelly will knife him. I've
lst come from New York, and | know
what Im talking about IL you want
TO win you should nominate Joe No
Donald or Carlisle; either of them
could be elected. So could Ben Batter.
Butler Is powerful with the Irish, the
labor element, and the anti-monopo-
lists. But nominate Cleveland, and
you re beaten ont of sight. Pm giving
you the straight tip" And the red
ranger OF the Rio Grande shook his
CORY locks and boarded herdic for the
Capitol.
The President now thinks that he will
not 90 out to his summer cottage ON the
nights at Seldiers' Home until after the
adjournmsnt of Congress. This de-
cision u made In view of q prospective
early adjournment, and 10 IL probable
that he will make change of both
mind and base il Congress sits until
the lst of August. as it now threatens
TO do.
The President has been having a
wear s0me time with the Fitz John Por-
ter Case. IL has been discussed at two
long Cabinet meetings, and Secretary
Chandler. Who leads the fight against
Porter, has pressed the case so hard
that the Pres dent Is very m lch in.
clined, l hear. to veto the bill. Mr..
Chandler is supported by Mr.. Lincoln
and all the ether members of the Cabi-
net, except Mr.. Frelipghuyssn and Mr..
Brewster, who are on Porter side from
local and personal reasons. Even il
the President should finally decide to
sign the bill he may not nominate Gen.
Porter to the Senate, bat leave the act
for his successor. Whatever he NAV do
be will have 10 make up his mind be-
fore Tuesday.
The Siamese Embassy arrived in the
city from the West on Friday. and took
the suite of apartments at the Airing
ton which they occupied on the occa-
sion OF their former visit here. Satur-
day afternoon they visited the Presi-
dent and bade him farewell The
embassy will leave for New York this
evening, and from there will take the
steamer for home. hoping to arrive
there on the 18th of next month.
The slsw progress made for the sew
eral days in Congress has had the effect
of considerably dampening the hope OF
adiourninR by the end of this week,
and there are political embers in the
Notifications appropriation bill which
may be famed into an angry fire, and
possibly detain our lawmakers here till
after the Democratic Convention.
BENox.