Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-06-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. JUN

considered ex-senator Thurman
strong man before the people. His
reply was: "No, / do not. The On
" elective Office that he was ever .
candidate for was the governorSbi~
Of Ohio, and he was then badly dar
feated by Rutherford B. Hayes
This will doubtless be new to NAM
people. For If one may Judge from
the amount of gush printed abont
Thurman in some of the democratie
newspapers, many supposed him 10
be kind of popular idol, when the
fact is, that he has never held tho
very smallest elective Office. in fact
never received but one nomination
and was. then defeated. He Womb
never have been put on the ticket
with Cleveland il 1T had not been
found necessary to put him up ia
head off Gray of Indiana, who was
particularly Objectionable to Cleye.
land.
A Joint resolution has been passed
by Congress granting leave to all
persons in Government employ, who
participated in the battle of GettyS.
burg, to attend the reunion in july
The Senate has passed a bill an
propriating 1900 to place a bust Of
the late Chief Justice Waite in the
Supreme Courtroom.
On motion OF Senator Stewart. a
resolution has been passed by the Sen
ate, instructing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to report to the Senate the
names of all parties who have offer
ed to sell, and names Of all parties
OF whom bonds have been purchased,
since April /, 1888.
An attempt was made Friday
night to hold a Cleveland and Thur.
man ratification meeting in this city.
The attendance was very small, aud
the enthusiasm was entirely lacking,
notwithstanding the fact that red
bandannas were plentifully diStnb.
uted around the hall.
The Government Printing Office
investigation is at last over. There
will be two reports : the democrats
will condemn the methods of Bene
diets republican predecessor, and
commend those of Benedict. The
republican report will not waste any
space or time in defending dead
man, who was unable to defend HIM
self during the investigating, and
who is beyond punishment no mat
ter how guilty he might have been
but will plunge at once into the mis-
management of the present Publ,
Printer, as proven by his own wit
nesses, and rumor says, the report
will recommend his impeachment.
About one third of Congress is IN
Chicago, but the routine business i
moving quietly along. The regular
appropriation bills are taking up thu
most of the time. 1t will reqnirC
some quick work to get all the regu
lar appropriation bills through by
July i, the beginning of the new
fiscal year.
Mr.. Blaine will sail for this coun
try July 8, aud Immediately upol
his arrival, so he writes a friend II
this city, he will take the stump 70
the nominee of the Chicago conven
ton. He will speak wherever th
national committee may think hi
services are most needed.
| Further consideration of the Flu
Ter nomination has been postpOne
until the 9th inst. Likewise the fish
cries treaty.
| Ex-senator Mcdonald and VIM
| ii. English, who was the democrats
nominee for vice president in 1880
called on Cleveland Friday, doubt
less to receive his congratnlatiOn
on the neat manner IN which the,
killed the Gray boom.
| Senator Chandler proposes an 10
vestigation into the peculiar election
methods in vogue in the State o
Louisiana. The Senate has an Op
portunity before accepting the ere
dentials OF Senator Gibson, who ha
been reelected to the Senate by th'
legislature, to get to the bottom 0
some things that are certainly peea
liar if nothing worse.
The spot where John Quincy Ad
ans fell in his fatal illness in the OLD
hall of the House of Representatives
now known as statuary hall, is to b.
marked by a bronze tablet on whicl
is inscribed "Jhon @. Adams, Feb
81, 184S." This is around the rim o.
the tablet, and in the centre is th'
word Here"
Chicago is the magnet TOWARD
which we are all drawn this week
but the character OF the members o
that convention is such that all re
publIcans are willing to trust them
feeling sure that whatever is dom
will be the proper thing rs well a
the best, and that $ Vim, Vigor ant
Victory will be the result.
General Sheridan, who has heel
slowly improving for several days, ]
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