The Portland daily press., 1884-02-19
Washington Notes.

Special Correspondence of the Prsss.l

Especial Correspondence of the Press.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.
OHIO CANDIDATES.
There is growing impression that Ohio men
will not figure largely in the coming presiden-
tial race. A prominent Cincinnati politician
here on business trip, and who has been for
some time past in New England says he thinks
all the Ohio candidates are out of the race and
out of the question. "Hoadly, Payne and Fos-
ter" he said ''are all dead so far as the presi-
Dental question is concerned, and by their owD
hand at that. Hoadly and Payne are in the
same boat in regard 10 the question of bribery
and corruption in politics, and | imagine the
same may be said of Foster. Hoadly's record
before aud after the election killed him for the
nomination. Payne stands no possible show, /
think, since his out and out purchase OF the
legislature and Mr.. Foster, who has not only
ruiDed his own chances, but very seriously in-
jured those of his party. However, IL the
Democratic legislature continues its present
course the Republicans will be very likely to
carry Ohio next year, but Ohio will have no
presidential candidate this time unless the
choice should happen to fall upon Gen. Sher-
man, which is not at all probable"
GALLERY GOSSIP.
1t is interesting to sit in the Press gallery
and hear the gossip of the old time correspon.
dents who know the history of the men on the
floor. "Look at that Jew,' said one of them
as he stood in the gallery and pointed out
Morse of Massachusetts as he sat in his seat
on the floor of the House, sit is wonderful
what assurance and money will accomplish
and have accomplished for that fellow. There
is not particle of refinement and none too
much intelligence and yet by his nerve and
cool assurance he has made his way into the
very best society of Washington. OF course
anybody with nerve and money either can get
into certain class Of society here or Can go to
receptions and balls, but this man is MEM
Der of the Metropolitan Club and that is very
different thing
81 never could understand" this same Cos
siper continued, what keeps that little
smooth-faced, patient looking old man, O'Neil
of Pennsylvania in Congress. He is very
wealthy, has an excellent law practice in
Philadelphia, is man of great culture and
refinement, and yet he comes here year after
year and has come every year for nearly
quarter of century, and works hard at it too.
He does not keep clerk but does all the
work himself, trotS round through the de-
partments and gets more seeds and books, and
men appointed to Office, and official favor
generally than any other member of Congress.
He works like slave and there lis hot the
slightest occasion for it either"
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA BILL.
Mr.. Hatch of Missouri, chairman OF the com-
I
mittee on agriculture is confident that his
pleuro-pneumonia bill will pass. "They can't
get away from it" he said. ITO be sure the
election cases and appropriation bills have a
prior right but they can't occupy the whole
session, and excepting these our bill has the
precedence and we propose to keep it before
| Congress until we get action The opposi-
| tion to it is very noisy but when it comes to
vote it will not appear so strong as is supposed
| There are certain local interests which are op-
| posing it but they will cut very small figure
| when the votes are counted. There may be
| some modification but on the whole there is no
reason to doubt the passage of a general bill
similar to that now before the House.
TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TICKET.
| The proposed Democratic ticket of Mcdonald
and Morrison, does not seem to fire the public
heart with enthusiasm. Congressman Thorn
as Of illinois, who is pretty good barometer
of politics in his State, listening with smile to
your correspondent as he men toned the fact
such ticket had been placed in the field.
"Yes" said he with laugh "that ticket
would sweep Illinois with majority of forty
thousand-for the Republicans. l hope the
Democrats will nominate just such ticket as
that but they won't"