Mohave County miner., 1888-06-30
WASHINGTON IETTER.
tyRoA oUR RE8ULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WAsutxoroN June II. l88s.


WASHINGTON, June II, 1888.
II required considerable powers of APP
plleaticn TO hold the Congressman quietly
at their desks when bulletins from st.
Louis we're being posted every few min
utes In the corridors. And finally when
the names OF Gray, Black and Thurman
had all been placed before that body, and
II WIS thought contest would ensue, the
interest became uncontr0lably intensified.
As the nomination OF the "red bandana"
was seconded by State after State, il be-
coming apparent that the work cf the
convention was rapidly coming 10 an end,
thei, on the reading Of telegram an
nouncing tho choice Of the convention
Congress broke into the wildert eop-
fusion.
Old Democrats and young, tariff re-
formers and Randallitcs, were all ON their
feet In an instant, cheering Justify for the
"Old Roman" and Cleveland; nor would
the scene have been complete without
the waving of the red bandanna, which
had been CONSPICUOUS article Of dress in
the House for several days.
Since the nomination of Mr.. Thurman
red bandannas fame out all over the city
To enthusiastic Democracy il Is the cri.
fanae Of war, and the insignia Of party
principle. A prominent local dealer told
your correspondent last night that he had
telsgraphed an order for FIVE hundred
dozen OF them Ms soon a. it became Ger.
tain that Thurman would be nominated
and had received information from his
iobbing firm that similar orders Were
pouring in from all over the country, and
that five million red bandannas would be
on the market by tho middle Of July
Looms are already running night and da,
to meet the demand.
As a United States Senator Mr.. Thur,
man was friend to the people Of tbs
District Of Columbia. Irrespective o
their political leanings, they are glad q
zee, him honored. Their comment upon
the nomination is that IL proposes his
candidacy for position far lower thar
his deserts.
A Washington editor says that the
Democratic party deserves kind word
for the excellent precedent il has made ir
cutting down the length Of it's platform
The platform Of 1883 is only little NOR,
than one-third as long as that Of 1854, and
consequently three times as readable
Instead of wasting columns Of space with
high sounding phrazes, the st, Louis con
yeltion addressed itself 10 business, re
viewed briefly what il considered tho
strong points in the administration o.
President Cleveland, drew the line be
tween the parties on the tariff question
and stopped before saying mucl, more
than was necessary. Said he: 'If the
Republican party will follow suit, and the
candidates on both sides will write cor
respondingly short letters Of acceptance
the newspapers and the public will be
grateful, and, your correspondent adds
the people will read what they have te
say.
Another Washington editor who is moi
so well pleased says: "The most notice
able feature of the st. Louis straddle
yclept q platform is it's conspicuous lack
Of any allusion to civil service reform, the
prohibition question, the administrator
fish treaty, or relief from the internal
revenue war tax.
Rumor are current that Secretary
Whitney is going 10 resign soon, both on
account OF his health and his private
business. 1t il not, probable, however,
that he viii leave the cabinet at the
beginning Of Presidential campaign
He will most likely retire next March.
II has been understood for some time
that it would be agreeable to him TO be
relieved Of his present duties
The President has signed the bill pro.
viding that pensions heretofore or here.
after granted TO widows OF soldiers Of the
war OF the Rebellion shall commence al
the date of the death OF their husbands.
This legislation favorably affects all
claims Of widows Of the late war, which
have been fled i'm the Pension Office on
or after July lst, 1880, and which have
been allowed TO commence from the date
OF filing the claims. 1t will not favorably
affect the cases of such widows as were
filed before July 1st, 1880, and which
have already been allowed.