Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-21
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Correspondents PosT -ISTELLIGKSoER.
WASHINGTON. jane 9, 1884.
The influence IF the Convention has
made the last week at the Capitol one
Of the dulIest Of the session in amount
Of legislative work, though the Senate
did dispose of some of the bills on the
calendar IL veuI4 have been a golden
to do up all the eulogies-
Now that the nominations have been
made, the legislative machine will com
mence work again, and, ii will be no
tieed, with an embarrassing tendency 10
fill the pages Of the Congressional Record
With campaign literature. Il would in
deed already seem that Mr.. PLANES
nomination has nowhere been received
with greater enthusiasm than in the ed
itorial rooms of that publication. The
enterprise of the conductors Of that able
peri d!cal has already secured to them
the E..Lt 20 3s-ue Mr.. Blaine's last great
work. entitled Twenty Years of Con-
press." in A serial form in the daily issues
Of the Rreopyl, for the first chapter aps
peared on Saturday and occupied some
thing more than eight pages. | notice
that this highly interesting matter Il
properly credited TO the Magnetic
Statesman" but it is introduced with
the astonishing lie that the Hon. j. Hart
Brewer, Of New Jersey, delivered 1t as a
speech in the House Of Representatives
on Tuesday, May 6, 1894.
The nomination WAS received with
very general satisfaction IN Washington
and with some enthusiasm, though he
latter was considerably lessened by the
extreme politeness of Mr.. Blaine in go
ing home 10 Augusta IN order that he
might not disturb the President By the
demonstrations which his friends would
make within sound of the Executive
Mansion. This courtesy WAS rec,pro-
Gated by the President in congratula-
tory dispatch to- hr. Blaine, which care
folly refrained from expressing any
congratulations whatever. Previous 10
his departure Mr.. Blaine had received
over seven thousand letters asking him
| TO be a candidate for President, not one
of which he il said to have answered.
| How many he did answer do not know,
| nut i, il improbable that the notes of
| WhitsIaw Reid, Stephen Elkins, Tom
| Donaldson, Charles f. Smith and other
workers were wholly overlooked.
| AT the White House the decisive news
from Chicago WAS received quietly. The
President was composed and said that
he understood some days previous that
his nomination was Improbable. he
was surrounded on Friday afternoon by
three of his Cabinet officers, Lincoln,
Chandler and Gresham. Don Gamer
on, Who had spent the week at the White
House. WAS also there. In the evening
a number of the Cabinet ladies called
and supped with the President and his
advisers, and the occasion was made az
cheerful as possible. They had differ
emit sort of time over at the Capitol
The Congressman were assembled IL
mock session in the House waiting fol-
the dispatches. which, as they came
were read from the clerks desk. The
widest merriment prevailed, while an
agreeable color was lent to the scene by
he lurid Uranium of Mr.. Belford of the
Rockies, who took the floor and dis
coursed upon the merits of "me and
Blaine" At the announcement of the
nomination the Republicans cheered
Justify. Miller and Brown, Of Pennsyi
vania, whisked their hats up in the all
until they struck the skylieht; desk lid;
were pounded and throats were raspec
with prolonged cheers.
The expression of regret in Washing
ton nc the death of the King of the
/ - Mad aatfu N
brance the many agreeable qualities oil
the man, especially his keen sense OF
the ludicrous. In thie connection
have heard a story of how one day the
Blaine family, then in their Fifteenth
street house, were startled by a noise
sounding like dilapidated wheels in thu
greatest rattle and CHATTER. The sounC
stopped before the street door, and Cal
Hamilton looked out, to see the mos
forlorn old hack imaginable. Th'
horses were iaded to skeleton flesh anC
the harness was kept in repair by pieces
of rope. The bell rang and Sam Ware
WAS ushered in, bowling and smiling
and with tho finest suavity of address
invited the ladies 10 take drive. NJ
one enjoyed the joke more thsn Gal
Hamilton. one of the ladies invited t,
| ride.
The movements of President Arthur
for the summer still remain uncertain
though numerous invitations from AL
quarters continue to come.
Every fair evening the President ma,
be seen driving out with his little daugh
tor along the broad streets and avenues
of the new portion of the city. Hi.
high-crowned white silk hat makes hin
readily distinguishable even in the mos
crowdt d thoroughfares.
General Slocum expects the House t.
pass and the President TO sign the bill
for the relief of Fitz John Porter befor,
next Sunday.
The candidates salient peculiaritie,
have been aptIy characterized by call
ing him "Jingo q. Blaine" LESox.