The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
SOME WASHINGTON TOPICS.
nj RIHiLRY o TINE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONTENTION

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! Nv Enough Votes In Favor of that city
scnsssr shcrman's campaigning Cat short
~ . Nod Celd-Importsnt Public Meas
D., prcs Delayed BY the Unseemly Quarrel
ia the Honsc Over Private Claims.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The advance guard
OF tho Chicago and San Francisco boomers
have arrived in town to lie in wait for the men,
bers OF tho Democratic National Committee.
Tho Californians are enthusiastic over the
prospects Of getting the Convention to 70 to
Son Francisco. They have been working
Quietly to secure the votes Of the far
Wsstsrn apd Territorial committeeman, and
assert confidently that they have twenty-
two votes already pledged In favor Of the
Pacific metropolis Only two more votes are
needed, they say. to enable them to capture
tho Convention. The Chicago men and the
champions OF st. Louis. Cincinnati, Minne-
apolts and other cities scout the claims Of the
Californians, and say that they cannot get half
the fotes thoy claim. The New Workers here
are not doing my work for their own city, and
eeem to be Indifferent as to the outcome of
WRAneedRy's mssttng. They have no member
piythe National uGRnmittee. and 1t is doubtful
Nthe4 New York yacancyin that body 10 filled.
Tkeye viii ,he seyegal proxies at the meeting
for tho members who now hold Federal offices.
These ave s. Corning Judd. Postmaster at Chi
cHee; Austin H, Brown Of ins%iaAs, ohiei Of 2
f f@is',s1Hn IL ts It b pufsss%Ts; 4 u + y se as% o. e LOUIS lsX
H. 'bi fGfisseSr Of e Mishisa !, i 'Post nsassss Cen
cIsyelS al; H. b Af j. smalis ., Of 2y Vsrmont, e SSiIeeto 81
81 Hurlingt2n, apd Wm. !. Villas Of WISCONSIN.
y sf IrisenSa q an ,aY n l%9 #. bay y af bsfo;ts% lhR svs a ssss
eppointed, to, Territorial places, Melville W:
FULLER will hold 4, C9rninG, Judd's proxy ard
Sx-Sennt1r Joe Mcdonald will act for Mr.
Brown. The forms OF all the committeeman
expire with the coming Convention, and there
E~sobahiy tn NJ resiRnations meantime, ss
Naeemmttse VIII hays nothing to do
sThsfsasasa d hiatimss to-day in the Senate
eonimittee on the District Of Columbia, which
B'ptesfded over by Mr., Ingalls,, the President
MO 1snlpore OF the Senate. 1t was the occasion
ottine frst hearing on the bill Of Senator Platt's
tS prohibit the manufacture or sale Of liquo.i in
the tas, 2 1Itr I, o. G %Ia,9ds ho Thi H. bill B n, Was sst rh 4,
Republican Senators who have had their ears
e the ground and heard the tramp Of the pro-
como 10, from all parts OF the country in sup
port Of the bill, and they E!ers piled up IA the
f faa Wss r. p peom SIX i Tbd ais hs wsi ! ia sas h nsa,.
bss ofladiss present, and the room was crowd
g, will, people who desired to be heard on both
70 emphatic was each speaker that his
q hef yiey Of the question was the proper
f Gss; sass, th taa lkmsf ssnsto alR RPsdls sadsa IN Who 3
y p member OF the committee, was oonspicu-
d,,is!i pssssat. and announced; to the surprise
lMasfoa d tLiis district, and elsewhere, and that
ts was anxious to got the bill into the Senate
3 ordsr to have some fun. In the large NUM-
slsis sso% iaa IT, 9 GsR &iss. 3 shfass1a th ei FPs:iasns;
% %s4ss issss s' @sssln sas; a. e. e essn Roi b. y 'M say
Walker. The ladies took the floor. first and
presented clinehing arguments, BACKED gp BY
hi6ition. particularly in tSe District 81 'Go,luum.
bia, where the temptations are 80 great, and
e ensn e sp ss%y 70 Il Il. % esiP in GdSnsnsssm and n noe s ssn.
ingalls,. had consIdersble trosnbIs IN persaadinSs
IT, IT, e onHnsa sne The np were ss ' een sIiDssHIE os Wsn.
sisas,I aEsS "a I int H, the RR i1ss q m alidGst : ys and ,S Ut.
q ss i Psrehib assans ar sHs a1 hat 'f Psssas so pro- .
sssSH AZ Spl e. ixsd &c ss. iSss0 liz sn }ra ~ S0T BE
stsss sssif tSs,' a RsUgan aR Rep.s s3 .Sst li Ssd Sss Th "a.
EsHbiaoomists bad eonsIpd ts+1 seyeTai anti tt
nsa SiaisssT sn Se1 Dr. MAR MsFS 1 tnffiIsei1 %b 3 e ssld
th S5 Pr r. .Ss q ths BIZ I. eDu|d al net beer Be enforced;
and q general row was almost prectpiteted.
AA FAM ME- IT, Sssshs9p Il NV Ess f s1ase sss S sssu w, 81
to, Washington now to bring suits In the Dis
triet OF Columbia to test the eonstitutionality
Sc tried.
Mr.. Belmont. Chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, said to-day that the adjourn
ment Of the House over until Monday. whom
to-day was specially assigned to his committee,
had cRnsed what might prove a most unfor-
ttiUafa dalay In n1attara If nj tim al inheritance
which was the more to be regretted, as the
e9RsideIsloA q biIllss ttor public lbuildIngs. Two
sidsrsd To-day we're the aoeeptance Of the H.
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f fsasa III, fss e e e, t8g slFss Bsssss. e}fReII sRe!ssa no ~
sPPRst%ssstS 1o ii dn1eseY Il e son sa@sP kyi { shae I'll osass
s sblas DE- hGss 8niie1a az st az p Gss SaSnd & lts eiif g
os 6si9rs ibareh ~ nextt. when the proeiama.
teemssd highly PROBABLE that 'thal treaty would
s sA'fflTdstd q n from ~ &c na pIoylsienYs so Rs'o9HHss , ot IS
Af: ssiRsat lsslI;a that this YES e ,s!r illus;
ssss'leF q d t 6sns sltasu1 y, a s. Hill u sSsslssSs!
OBJ rules qt the HOUSE. here, no said, was q
perfectly. harmonious committee, which had
Advanced Its business further On tho calendar
80 the present. time than any other. which
hlsd Yn3nimeYsly reported every bill for which
u asked consideration +: the disposition OF the
House was known to be favorable to their pRss- |
RGa, but the nrassura Of private claims and |
bills Ql appropriation for public buildings was
ssSsa s sas S sS S4seti Ssi|Si lid s ssids i iaH IT, S asss
ten DAYS N. s. =.
Senator Sherman will be- OBLIGED to rest |
. while from his political labors. Hs 10 suffer- |
from . very bad cold, and is In no condition 4
mako public speeches. he has on this ae,
been compelled to capceI his engagement
to speak 10 Detroit on Wednesday next at the
anpualp meeting. of the Michigan Club. This1s
Quite y disappointment to the Ohio candidate,
r. ~ had, intended to mike q big speech.
is good campaigning ground tor Tie, |
publican candidates now Blaine Is out OF the |
way. and the sentiment OF the State has not yet |
upon any one man.. Many of the
lh.SpubItrans there have q Kindly feofing for
sherman. and four years ago some Of the dele. |
sssss Ssse ta1sSHS 70 HspS S,s hIT, buI WsEs
DSts9lt meeting. however. and can work for bis
we're. hs pversbadowed by the presence OF the
REPRESENTATIVE q. ]. Campbell will introduce
In thHT House on NOnday 4 hill providjnu for n - |