Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-06
Late Eastern News.
4 Block I'm HiaiEe's Way.

WAeHNuroX, Feb. 20. IN Albany
Politician writes as follows TO oue
OF the city papers: " The prompt
titude with which Mr.. Blaine caused
it to b! sent out from Washington
that the election Of Mr.. Evarts from
that State is 4 Blaine victory, and
the eagerness with winch the Gin
clnna'i Commercial, Pni,aIe. phia
Press, and other Blame papers have
so characterized it, are regarded with
some amusement by Republican pol
iticians here familiar with the facts
The plain truth is that Mr. Evarts
was considered Senatorial posi-
biIity by the Platt-Co:ncll combin-
a'iun, aud was re- ec cd as II man un-
likely to fall IN with the plans 81.
that combination, which c1nte,nr a.t
the Nomination of Colneii for C;uv.
ernor III the Autumn, the cleo ion of
Platt Us United SAFES Senator to
succeed Warner Miller in 1887, and
the nomination of Blaine in 1883.
Not only was Evarts rejected by the
co:erie III Thu State viii IA Is admin :,
ut III .lne lenUnIiIiatlon III 1888, but
also he stood no chance whatever
OF an election until Mr.. Andrew s.
Draper visited Washington with
letters from President Arthur's in
innate political friends in New York
City, urging him to accept Evarts as
the antl-Blaine candidate. After the
President read these letters he au-
thorized Mr.. Draper to proceed in
his name. Mr.. Draper then, from
Washington, teleSraphed to Arthur
men throughout the State, who at
once began to assemble at ALBANY,
and lifted the Evarts wagon out Of
the mire Of sentimentallsm. Such,
in brief, are the facts connected
with the relations of President Ar
thur and the Blaine men with Mir.
Evarts' election, and a knowledge of
this is the cause of the amusement
of the New York politicians at the
Blaine efforts to revive lost cause
through the election of Mr.. Evarts.
The combination affected during
the Senatorial canvass between the
Arthur men, Warner Miller men and
the Independents of the Roosevelt
stamp will probably be permanent in
the State, and is h.,ely to control the
next State Convention. 1t is entile-
ly out o. sympathy with Mr.. Blaine,
and will be strong enough, should
it endure, to block the Blaine game
at its critical point, New York, in
1855"
Hendricks Arrives in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--The Vice
President elect arrived in Washing
ton this afternoon By the Baltimore
Il Ohio Railroad. He was met by an
assemblage of several hundred per-
sons. The Democratic members of
Congress from Indiana, except Sem
ator Voorhees,, who was detained at
the Senate, aud Judge Holman, who
could not leaye the House, were pre-
sent as members of the Indiana
Democratic Association. As soon as
the Vice President-elect was recog-
pized, the spectators Oh the platform
removed their hats and applauded
him. AS he pushed on toward a car.
riage down the length of the plat
form and through the waiting room
to the street, the applause wa great
until when be reached tho pavement
it broke into enthusiastic cheering,
to which Mr.. Hendricks responded
by raising his hat and bowing. 4
committee escorted him to a carriage,
but here the crowd surged about the
vehicle and prevented it from being
driven off, while score or more
shook hands with Mr.. Hendricks.
As the driver finally whipped up his
horses and drove of to q hotel, the
crowd cheered enthusiastically. The
Vice President-elect was accom-.
panied by several gentlemen from
Indiana and by the ladies of his FAM
ily.