Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,

land will be nominated at ST. Louis
next week on the first ballot, there
are numerous candidates for the Vice
Presidency \ great effort is being
made on the quiet TO have Hon. Allen
G. Thurman. of Ohio, accept this
honor. As vet he has not decided TO
allow his name to be used, but heaven
and earth is being moved TO get his
consent. The argument relied upon
TO purSuade Judge Thurman to with
draw his announcement of retirement
from politics. and permit his name to
be used once more for the good of
the party, is two-fold. 1t appeals III
part TO his well-known devotion TO
his party. and his willingness to make
sacrifices for it and TO his natural
pride. With regard to the first branch
of the argument it is urged, and TO
him, that his name on the ticket
would heal every vestige of dissension
and would stir Democratic enthusiasm
and energy in every county of the
Union. This is the opportunity for
him TO render his party IA most signal
service and TO make it sure of u sweep
ing victory that will determine the
political ascendency in this country
for many years to come. As to the
ex-senator personally, it is said that
it would be fitting close to his pub
lie career to preside over the body i'll
which he served so long and with such
distinguished and conceded ability;
that it could only be grateful to his
pride To return once more to the hall
of the Senate, the ablest legislative
body of the world. as its presiding
officer. returned there i'll that high
capacity by the voice of the whole
people. Nor is it forgotten to remind
him that among the political proba
bilities is that the next NicePresident
will hold the balance of political
power in the Senate, and that cast
ing vote, carrying with it such powers
of decision, would eXalt the vice presi-
dental office greatly. This question
of nominating Mr. Thurman has been
canvassed earnestly, seriously, among
the most prominent Democrats in
Washington. OF the numerous mem
bers of Congress who go to st. Louis
a. delegates there is perhaps not one
who has not been consulted, and it is
said that all of them are ready to
throw up their hats and vote and yell
for Thurman if he will only consent
to accept the nomination. The propo-
sition is to give him the nomination
by reclamation, and as it now looks
the only event that can prevent his
being put on the ticket is his emphatic
and unqualified refusal to accept the
honor.
The select committee of the House
on the recent railroad strikes will
recommend some very drastic legisla-
ton in their report, which will be
printed in few days. First, ali abso-
lutte provision for placing in the hands
of receiver any railroad company
which as the result of differences with
its employees fails for period of ten
DAYS to operate its road; second, u re-
quirement that all train crews shall
give ten days notice of an invitation
to quit work; and third, that the rail
road companies must give ten days
notice of their employees of reduc-
ton in wages The committee expects
that the proposition relating to en-
ployees will excite considerable oppo-
sition, but takes the ground that this
is the only way to give the public pro-
lection against the frequent Interrupt
tons TO regular traffic.
The District appropriation bill was
reported to the House on Friday last,
and large increase has been made
over the usual sum appropriated for
opening and concreting streets and
roads and for repairs to the same, the
whole amount of the increase being
over two hundred thousand dollars.
AS the quantity of cement used in this
work is something enormous, such
large appropriation will no doubt
help to keep the cement mill at Shep-
herdstown open for a long and pros
porous summers work, as your cement
| 20 lNa in,
all others.
A great dog show is being held in
Washington this week, and high-bred
CANNES from all over the country are
on exhibition. The total valuation of
dogs entered up to the present time is
something over 100000. The costli-
est dog in the world, Royal Duke, a
Gordon setter, valued at $4,000, has
been entered by his owner, Mr.. Walter
s. Hammett, of Philadelphia. There
will be large exhibit of Chesapeake
bay dogs, fox hounds, mastiffs, point
ers, settlers, deerhounds, spaniels, and
in fact almost every breed of dogs Of
the finer strains in the country.
w. l.. Bancroft, of Port Huron,
Mich, has been appointed general
superintendent Railway Mail Service,
vice Il. E. Nash, resigned. Mr.. Bancroft
has accepted the appointment and
will enter upon the duties of his office
June 1.
James p. Pack, of West Virginia,
has been appointed a Postoffice In
spector. S. w. j.
The Catoctin Iron Works, near Me-
chanicstown, Md, were sold at trus-