The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-07-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.


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+ Virginia to take part IN the COM
mencement exercises. Senator
+ VOORHEES, will deliver an eEation
I before the literary societies ofthat
. institution on the same occasion.
Mr. Cleveland has been invited 20
visit the home Of Madison on his
return from Charlottesville, and
elaborate preparations have been
made for his reception by the pres.
ent owner Of the old estate.
All arrangements have been CON-
pleted for the meeting in this city
tomorrow Of the committee APP
pointed by the st. Louis conven-
ton to notify Mr.. Cleveland ofhis
nomination. The committee, many
members Of which are already here,
will meet at two O'Clock and 20 in
a body 70 the White House to Off
cially notify Mr. Cleveland ot-kis
nomination TO the Presidency. It
is expected that Blr. Thurman will
be at the White House when the
committee gets there, and that he
will be notified Of bis nomination
70 the Vice presidency at the same
time. After the formalitics arc
over the notification committee
and the National committee, which
meets here at the same tim1,A will
be taken in charge by the Z M
bia Democratic Club, Of this y,
which has arranged an excellent
programme, including trip by
steamer to Mount Vernon, for the
entertainment Of the visitors.
Congressional news Of interest
has been rather scarce for the past
week, not that Congress is not
hard at work, but because Of the
kind OF work with which IT is en-
gaged-regu larappropriation bills.
It is work however, which is in
dispensable and which requires TO
be carefully and intelligontly done.
In its platform the Republican
convention was very modest IN
enumerating the achievementsaof
the party. They do not claim to
have created the earth, but there
/ is little else that they do not claim.
To people familiar with the pa T.
zeal history of the country, the
document furnishes its own an
swer.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter Of accept
ance, which has been written and
which will probably be made pub
lie this week, it is said by a gen
tleman who has been fortunate
enough to have read it, to be one
Of the ablest state papers yet pre-
pared by him.
The Chicago convention leaves
the republican party in a terrible
condition. Thejealousiesare much
worse than they were in 1890
Poor John Sherman. Ever lated
10 get left.
Mr.. Benz. P Fairchild, OF New
York City, father-in-law Of Repre-
sentative stablmecker, was in this
city a day or two ago. Speaking
Of the political outlook in New
York, he said: "My mark is lOO,-
900 majority in the state for Cleve-
land. People may think that is
wild, but ! have been actively en-
gagged in the politics of the state
for more than halt century, aad
believe / can come as near as
any man to telling how an election
will go. I am willing to risk any
amount up $4,000 on my judg,
ment. The people of New York
are pleased with the ticket and
with the platform, and they will
vote the ticket like sheep follow
ing each other. For governor VIZ
will nominate David B. Hill, tn,
most popular democrat now in the
state, and we will elect him with
: rush, too" With the exception o
the large majority, Mr.. Fairchild'i
. opinion is a fair sample of thos'
t daily expressed here by visiting
New Workers.
) A committee from Tammahy
: Hall was in the city a day or TIVE