The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.l
WARRINGTON. June 25th. 1S

rTom our heguiar Corre6pOnuenJ1
WARRINGTON, June 25th. 1883.
On Wednesday President Cleveland
will 60 to the University of Virginia
to take part in the commencement ex-
ercises, Senator Voorhees, will deliver
an Grafton before the literary societies
of that institution on the same occss-
ion. Mr.. Cleveland has been invited
to visit the home of Madison on his
return from Charlottesville, and elsbor-
ate preparations are being made for
his reception by the present owner Of
the old estate.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the meeting in this city to-
morrow of the committee appointed by
the st. Louis convention to notify Mr..
Cleveland of his nomination. The
committee, many members of which
are already here, will meet at two
o'clock and 60 in body to the White
House to officially notify Mr.. Cleve-
land of his nomination to the Presi-
dency. 1t is expected that Mr.. Thur
man will be at the White House when
the committee gets there, and that he
will be notified of his nomination to
the Vice-P Presidency at the same time
After the formalities are over the noti-
fication committee and the National
committee which meets here at the
same time, will be taken in charge by
the Columbia Democratic Club of this
city, which has arranged an excellent
programme, including a trip by steam
er TO Mount Vernon, for the entertain
ment 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 engaged--regulsr appro.
priation bills. It is work however,
which is indispensable and which re-
quires to be carefully and intelligently
done.
In its platform the Republican con.
yention was very modest in enumerat-
ing the achievements of 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 political history Of the country, the
document furnishes its own answer.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter of acceptance
which Las been written, and which
will probably be made public this week,
is said, by gentleman 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 terrible condi-
ton. The jealousies are much worse
than they were in 1880.
Poor John Sherman. Ever fated to
get left.
Mr.. BENZ. P. Fairchild, of New York
city, fsther-in-law of Representative
Stahlmecker, was in this city day or
two ago. Speaking of the political out
look in New York, he said: "My mark
is 100000 majority in the state for
Cleveland. People may think that is
wild, but l have been actively engaged
in the politics of the state for more
than half century, and believe I
can come as near as any man to telling
how an election will 60. l am willing
to risk any amount up to $5O,00O on
my Judgment. The people of New
York are pleased with the ticket and
with the platform, and they will vote
the ticket like sheep following each
other. For Governor we will nomi-
nate David B. Hill, the most popular
democrat, now in the state, and we will
elect him with rush, too." With the
exception of the large majority, Mr..
Fsirchild's opinion is q fair sample of
those daily expressed here by visiting
New Workers.
A committee from Tammany Hall
was in the city day or two ago for
the purpose of securing prominent
speakers for the ratification jubilee
which the society proposes to hold on
July 4. The following gentlemen
have accepted invitations to attend and
make speeches: Senator Vest and Rep
resentatives Mills, Colline, Ford (of
Miohigan) Washington, Hooker,
Grain, McAdoo, Wise, Shively, Bynum
McCreary, and Speaker Carlisle.
Washington democrats will send @
very large crowd to Baltimore July A.
to attend the national convention oi
clubs. A large number of congress
men will also attend.
Representative Filth, of New York
who was elected as Republican, but
who has left that party on account Of
the tariff, and joined the Democratic
party, gave banquet to Representa-
lives Price, Spinola, Townshend and
Ford and the Tsmmany committee OF
Thursday evening. Mr.. Fitch made {
few remarks explaining why he hai
left the Republican and Joined the De
mocratic party. The other gentlemen
gave him hearty welcome to th'
party.
Since the fact was published ths
Representative Timothy Campbell, O
New York, has made q bet Of $5,OO(
that Cleveland and Thurman woult
carry New York, that gentleman ha
been overwhelmed with requests b,
telegraph and mail to get some NOR
bets Of that sort, for his constituents
all of whom know good thing whe'
they see it.