Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular corrsspondsnt-l
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1888

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mind of Republican editors and cor
respondents and exists nowhere else.
Hon. s. s. Cox Of New York was asked
what he knew about the alleged strong
movement in New York In favor OF
Gov. Hill and opposed to the renomi-
nation of President Cleveland. He
laughed in quiet way and said; I'VE
all think Cleveland will be renomi-
mated. The opposition to Cleveland
talked of in the newspapers cannot be
located, 1t is a mystery. 1t is said to
be a mystery to Gov. Hill. I asked
Mr.. Cleveland about 1t. He said it was
a mystery to him; that he did not
understand It." But of course the Re-
publican newspapers will go right
along printing full particulars Of the
, anti Cleveland movement that does not
exist.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland,
accompanied by Secretary and Mrs.
Whitney and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont,
leave here tomorrow on special train
for Jacksonville, Florida, whittier they
go in response to very urgent invita-
ton from the State officials. The party
will spend two days in Florida, and on
the return trip will make several short
stops. The party is sure to meet with
the widest enthusiasm in the South,
where the President is extremely popu-
lar on account of the good old fashioned
Democratic administration which he
has given the country.
The Democratic National Committee
will meet in this city on the 22nd inst.
for the purpose of deciding on the time
and place for holding the national
nominating convention. Delegations
from various cities who are desirous Of
getting the Convention, are already be-
ginning to crowd the hotels. New
York will make hard fight for it, and
San Francisco is offering all sorts of in
ducements to have it held there, while
Cleveland, st. Louis, Minneapolis and
Chicago delegations are untiring in
their efforts to secure the honor. The
general impression is that the commit
tee will select Chicago for the place,
and an early day in July for the time.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee met Saturday and filled the
vacancies on the committee as follows:
For Colorado, Gen. Vella M. Hughes;
Kansas, w. X. Carlisle; Nevada, Hon.
George Cassidy; Rhode Island, ex-Rep-
resentative Page; Vermont, II. T. At
kins; Maine, w. E. Ewing; Dakota,
r. H. Mcbride; Idaho, John HALEY;
Wyoming, Morton E. Post, and Dis
trict of Columbia, ]. l.. Norris. The
selection of an executive committee
was postponed until the next meeting
Thursday, 23rd, inst.
The Senate Committee on Territories
heard arguments in favor of the admis
sion of Utah to the Uuion, Saturday
Mr.. Richards of Salt Lake City, ex'
planned the adoption of the constitu
ton and its relation to the Mormon
church. Ex-senator Mcdonald argued
the law points. He claimed that Con
gress had no right to keep a Territor!
out of the Union of States after its peo
pie had fulfilled the conditions ant
complied with the requirements for ad
mission.
Tho Fisheries Treaty has been con
cluded but not yet made public, and 8
the numerous reports in circulation a
to its provisions are mere matters 9
speculation. Secretary Bayard state
that these rumors are without found
alton in fact. Before the treaty be
comes effective, it must be approved b
the Senate of the United States, Quee
s. Victoria, the Dominion of Canada an
the province of Newfoundland. If tn
treaty is ratified, it will certainly prov
signal and memorable triumph fc
the diplomacy of the Democratic At
ministration, as this controversy hs
been vexing the two great Englis
speaking people more than fifty year
In all probability tariff bill will
introduced in the House this week.
the main features of the bill have bee
agreed to by the Democratic membe
of the Ways and Means Committe
The details of the bill are not know
outside of the Democratic members I
the Ways and Means Committe
Speaker Carlisle and several other gel
tlemen high In the party councils, bl
il is safe to say that it follows the gel
eral line of the Presidents message
document likely to give its author
high place in the history of the cou
try, as The possessor of unlimited NOR
courage. The authors OF this tariff b
have aimed to reduce the revenues
the Government from $80,O00,000
10000, 900 per annum.
Had Been There Herself