The Dawson journal., 1884-06-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

The influence of the Convention
has made the past week at the capitol
one of the dullest Of the session iii
amount eff legislative work, though
the Senate did dispose of some of
the bills on the calender. It would
have been q golden opportunity to do
up all the eulogies. Now that the
nominations have been made, the leg
islative machine will commence work
again and, it will be noticed, with
an embarrassing tendency to FIJI the
pages of the Congressional Record
with campaign literature 1t would
indeed already seem that Mr.. Blaine's
nomination has nowhere been receiv-
ed with grta tes enthusiasm than in
the editorial rooms of that publica
ton. The enterprise of the conduc-
tors Of that able periodical has alrea-
dy secured to them a right to issue
Mr. Blaine's last great work entitled
Twenty Years of Congress-" in a
serial form in the daily issues of the
Record. for the first chapter appear
Saturday and occupied something
more than eight pages. I notice
that this highly interesting matter is
properly crepited to "The Magnetic
Stateman, 'but it is introduced with
the astonishing lie that the Hon. j.
Hart Brewer, of New Jersey, deliver
ed it as speech in the House OF
Representatives on Thursday, May 6,
1884.
The nomination was received with
very general satisfaction in WasL-
iugton and with some enthusiasm,
though the latter was considerably
.lessened by The extreme politeness of
Mr.. Blaine in going home to Augusta
in order that he might not disturb
the President by the demonstration
which his friends would make in
sound Of the Executive Mansion.
This courtesy was reciprocated by the
President in a "congratulatory dis
patch to Mr.. Blaine, which carefully
refrained from expressing any con
gratulations whatever. Previous
to his departure Mr. Blaine had re-
ceived over seven thousand letters
asking him to he a candidate for pre-
sident, not one OF which he is said to
have answered. How many he did
answer [ DO not know, bat it is i'm
probable that the notes Of Whitelaw
Reid, Steve Elkius, tom" Donald.
son, Charles e. Smith and other
workers We're wholly overlooked.
at the White House the decisive
news from Chicago was received qui
city. The president was composed
and said that he understood some
days previous that his nomination
was Improbable He was sur
rounded Oh Friday afternoon
by three Of his cabinet officers,
Lincoln, Chandler, and Gresham.
Don Cameron, who had spent the
week at the White House was also
there In the evening number
of the Cabinet ladies" called an sup
ped with the President and his adyi
serS, and the occasion was made as
cheerful as possible. They had q
different sort of timc ever at the Capt.
tol. The Congressmen were assem-
bled in mock session in the House
waiting for the dispatches which as
they came, were read from the clerk
desk. The widest merriment pre-
vailed, while an agreeable color was
lent to the scene by the lurid crani-
um of Mr.. Belford of the Rockies,
who took the floor and diacoursed
upon the mirits of "me and Blaine.
At the announcement of the nomina
lion the Republicans cheere1 Justify.
Miller and Brown Of pennsylvania,
whisked their hats up in the air until
they struck the skylight; desk lids
were pounded, and Threats were rasp-
ed with prolonged cheers.
The expression OF regret in Wash
ington at the death of the "Kins Of
the lobby, Sam Ward, calls to re-
membrane the many agreeable
qualities Of the man, especially his
keen sense OF the ludicroas. In this
connection have heard story oflow
one day the Blaine family then in
their Fifteenth street house, were
startled by a noise, sounding like di-
lapidaled wheelsin the greatest rattle
and clatter. The sound stopped
before the street door, and Gail Ham
iiton looked out, to see the most for
Iorn Old hack imaginable. The hor
sos were faded to skeleton flesh, an,