The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-06-19
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.


W A>HsNtTON, JUNE Is, 1884.
The Litter Of dcclination of the
nomination at Chicago in July, b,
Mr.. TIldcn. while anticipated 10y a
few was genuine surprise to the
majority of EemocTlts as we'll as
Republicans here, and while cause
If great regret To many who desire
to right the wrong of 1876, instead
of depressing democratic hope Of
success hiss in fact created spirit
of earnest determination on the part
OF all to put forth greater efforts for
success than would have followed
Mr.. Tildrn's nomination.
With Mr.. Tild,n out Of the field
already, the friends of Governor
Cleveland, Roswell =. Flower, Sena.
tor Bayard and cx Senators MELON
Id and Thurman and eX-Speaker
1 Randall, are at work and earnestly
presenting the strong points of their
favorites.
There is marked difference in
the modes and manner of urging
candidates for the Democratic nom
nation from those resortcd TO by the
Republicans. There is no attempt
being made 10 traduce or Willy, but
every Democrat you meet while he
has his favorite, has something
. good To say tr others, and all ex,
press determination to support
the nominees, whoever they may be.
1t is safe to say there will be
no boiling, no kicking, but unani,
nous support by Democrats of who
ever the party in Convention assem-
hled may choose to present, a like
unanimous determination to sue
coed.
The Blaine and Logan campaign
as viewed from this point, seems
litcless and dead, not q single dem
onstration having been made to in
dictate even acquiescense much less
enthusiastic endorsement. The
pyrotccnics seem all to have been eX
hausted at Chicago. Father Clapl
and his pie bald committee are try
ing to stir up the few faithful to the
point Of attempting dcmOnstra
tion here within a few weeks, hui
the employees in the department:
do not seem to be ready to take
sides just yet. and without their al,
District demonstration would be :
tame affair. 1t appears from thi
standpoint that all the life had gon
out of the 2. o. p, and it was quietl,
; awaiting the hour Of its decent sep
ulchrc. This is about the politica
, situation here and from all informa
; ton attainable the same state o
facts exist throughout the country
Now is certainly the Democrat,
| party's grand opportunity.
On Tuesday Mr.. Beck. of Ken
| lucky, Offered q resolution in tn
Senate instruCting the Commute
on the Judiciary to report the bill
referred to it for the removal Of al
. political disabilities imposed upo>
persons for having taken part OIL
the wrong side in the civil war Or
Wednesday he withdrew the resulu
ton, explaining that the arrange
ment Of business before the Commit
tee precludcd any action on tn
measure this session. Onl y abou
100 cases of political diSabilit,
are now known to exist, and II
none OF them does it seem that i
would make much difference wheth
er they were removed or continued
The President last week transmit
ted to Congress 4 communication
9 accompanied by a letter from tn
Board of Managers of the World
Industrial and Cotton Centennia
Exposition, to open in New Orlean,
"cXt December. relative to an appro
priation for making a complete col
lection of the articles and materials
deemed desirable to place on exhibi
ton in illustration OF the resources
of the country, its method of govern
mental administration, and it:
meSns of utiense and defense. The
amount asked by the Board of Man
ayers is $jSS,00 to be distributed
among the various departments
The President says: The exhibit
of the Government at the Ccnten
NAL Exhibition at Philadelphia in
1876, was admitted to be one of the