News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., |
,June q. 1884, (

COOleu QOWH, anu htpuOllCauS alO
about through canvassing as to the
probable results to follow. While
there was some disappointment and
little soreness among the friends of
other candidates, it is now generally
agreed that the convention has acted
wisely and that the ticket is strong
one, and will be elected. Both gen.
tlemen have always been favorites IN
Washington among men of all par
ties, distinguished for their remarka-
BILE social qualities, being easy of ac-
cess, warm hearted and generous, and
therefore popular with the masses.
Your correspondent has made it
point to see and converse with repre-
sentative men from almost all the
States, and unhesitating asserts that
the nomination receives much more
hearty, earnest and enthusiastic sup
port than did that of Hayes and
Wheeler in 1876, or of Garfield and
Arthur in 1880, and he has failed to
find corporaPs guard of Republi-
cans who express any doubt of the
triumphant election of the ticket in
November. The position assumed
by President Arthur, Secretary Chan
dler, and the other members of the
Cabinet, seem to be the position of
nearly every Republican Senator and
Representative, while the majority of
these say it is the strongest ticket
that could possibly have been nomi-
mated.
The platform receives the hearty
endorsement of, every Republican
Senator and Representative in Con-
gress, as well as the masses of the
party, and it OF itself will prove
tower of strength because the people
look to-day to the principles Of the
party, its policies, aims and inten-
tions, rather than to the instruments
for the execution of these policies.
The prediction of Mr.. Randall a
month ago, that Congress would be
ready to adjourn by the middle of
June, seems very far from realization.
If no greater progress is made in the
future than in the past it will be the
first of August before an adjourn
ment can possibly be had. OF the Is
annual appropriation bills, only two,
the Agricultural and Military Acad-
envy bills have become laws, while
two, the Fertilization and Sundry
Civil bills have not yet been reported
from the committee on appropriations.
The other nine bills are either before
the House or Senate, or in confer
ence, and most of them on vital ques-
tons that will take time to settle. In
addition many measures of absolute
Importance are pending and must be
acted upon before Congress can adj
journ. If the country needed an ex-
hibition of Democratic incompeteEcy
the present House has furnished it.
"The Chicago Convention has fin
ished its work and adjourned"
"What will be done at the Chicago
Convention? This statement and
question is frequently heard in Wash
ington now days, uttered by the same
persons in the same breath. No
sooner was the doubt as to WHO the
Republicans would nominate, settled,
than the inquiry was taken up:
"Who will be made the Democratic
standard bearers in the campaign p
There are now very few intelligent
and at all we'll posted politicians who
believe that Tilden will run. The
positive statements last week of Da-
ma, of the New York Sun, has set
tied that matter. Mr.. Tilden will
not be the Democratic candidate, be-
cause his very feeble health will not
permit him to be. There is no doubt
that if he wanted the nomination, and
could undertake the canvass, he
would have no opposition for the
nomination in the Democratic conven-
ton to be held just one month from
to-day. There is strong sentiment
here in the ranks of the faithful in
favor of Bayard, while many are urg-
ing Carlisle. Those who think that
the candidate for the first place on
the ticket should be taken flom New
York are generally in favor of Flower.
The doings of the New York State
convention, to assemble next week,
will clearly indicate which way the
Democratic tide is setting, and make
it pretty easy to predict who will be
put up to oppose Blaine and Logan.
Burnside, the defaulting discussing
officer of the Post Office department,
is still in Jail, although his bail bond
was reduced from forty-five to twenty
thousand dollars. The military or
ganization, the National Rifles, Of
which Burnside was formerly the
commanding officer, left Washington
on Saturday night for visit to Lake
Minnetonka, Minnesota, and other
points along the way.
Rain is greatly needed in Maryland
and Virginia. The corn, wheat and
grass are drying and burning up. Il
has been many years since greater
drought prevailed hereabouts at this
season of the year, and unless rair
soon comes there will be a shortage ii
all crops.
Now that the Republican Nationa
Convention is over, strangers il
Washington visiting the Capitol will
be found crowdiDg into the from
seats at the House galleries and re
questing to have Tom Ochiltree, o
Texas, pointed oat to them. Recent
ly the ex-dark horses in the Senate
have had the greatest amount of at
tention from lookers-in-upon our ma
tional legislators.
The funeral of Gen. o. E. Babcock
who was drowned at Mosquito Inlet
Florida, May 81, took place Saturday
morning from his late residence in
Washington. The coffin was borne
by nine soldiers from the barracks,
Although the funeral was private, {
large number of persons followed the
remains to the cemetery. The hon
orary pail bearers were Secretary Lin
coin, Gen. Phil. Sheridan, Adjutan
General Drum, Chief of Engineers
Newton, Commissiary General Nc
Feeley, Col. Benjamin, and Majol
Heap, of the light house board.
}. II. Squire & Co., alleged bank
ers in Washington, failed on Satur
day last. The house borrowed money
at six per cent, and did genera
note shaving business. Most of theil
transactions were among officers o
the army and navy, whom they sac