Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-16
ALL THE TALK.
POLITICS THE CHIP TOPIC OF coSvER-
sArIon IN wAsHrEGT0a.
The skies Growing Brighter Daily-Ths
Cheering News from rsdisna-
Bsrbareus Eloquerca
From Our Regular Correspondent

WksHrEGroE, ID. c., October ia-The political
caldron is beginning - boil ~ the national
capital. For the past few weeks u mas peeh
slmmering. bu, AZ November approaches we
fires OF party zeal begin 10 glow with awhile
heat snd their effect Is very sensibly feiL Inc
only topic 81 conversation now Is the election
Men meet down town for no oiher purpose thAh
y compare not .nd marc Wagers on me nouus-
fui states aud even The women nc their "teas
Join In the political discussion, wax warm over
their faVorites AMI frequently back their
judgments 20 the extent 81 par OF gloves, y po1
Of candy, or somO moro expensive luxury
heard to-day Of q wealthy widow IN she NORTH
vest section Of the city who bad requested her
banker 70 look out for bet on Harrison, pro
yided be could get odds OF ~ - lU. nave no
doubt some Democratic heiress will furnish inc
odds aud In the end pocket the money. The
tide viewed from this the pol t'cal centre OF NC
country certainly seems 81 be ee1ting IN FAVOR Oh
the Democratic candidates!
The result Of tho Newark election vas the
first nash. and IL was a very brilliant one.
IL not only settled the vote OF New
Jersey, but 10 was "a evidence oi Wnat might
lie expected from tho manufacturing dis
tr1cts Of the whole country 10 Increased hope
for New YORK and gave great oVcoUragement
Of Connecticut Then came the business-
mons meotiug last saturday in New York city,
aud that grand success was worth thousands OK
votes IL the Empire State. 10 showed 10 me
whole country that however the local associations
OF that city might quarrel over Municipal Auaifs
and tickets the great Democratic masses on new
York businessmen we're sill true to Grover
Cleveland and that they wOuld gre him tho
tame cOrtiai and enthusiastic support IN 1888
that they gave him IN 1884.
The news from Indiana continues 70 be most
encouraging. Postmaster OF the House neltou.
who has Just returned from a weeks tour OF
observation Ia that state. durinS when ne
Visited a large part Of 10 aud conferred Win me
leading Democratic politicians there, Is full OF
confidence. IT, said be, We could have a vote 10
mbfrOw Indiana would 90 Democratic ny Iu.dW
majority Our friends out thore say hey Will
WORK il M 10 1900 in November. But You may
rest satisfied that the electoral vote Of Indiana
Is snro for Cleveland.
Once again the adjournment Of Congress
seems In sight Members Of both parties pre-
dict that the two houses will agree 70 adjourn
this week, some say "Wednesday, aud others
Saturday. Mr. Oates to-day introduced another
resolution looking tn adiOurnm0nt hut IL vent
over on point Of order. There ~ nothing 70 Keep
Congress mere except tho indi8pOsitOn az "a b
house W make the lrst motion. Ireccient, ~
seems requires that the resolution should origi-
nate Ia the House, and tho Republican senators
de .lare thaj while thoT are willing aud en1ions
% agree % n resolution % adjourn coming from
tho House they viii not under any cucum-
stances violate the precedent
Tho visiting sioux Indians had another pow
woB with Secretary Who's to-day. A dozen or
moro q the chiefs displayed thor barbara elo-
Quence, aud then the secretary Informed the On
tnai he would lay all their grievances before me
Great Father and lot them know his decision on
next wednesday.
The Frcning Post maie ia appearance this
afternoon. II takos the place OF the critic, and
announces oiitOrially new corporanon-the
Washington Post Company which viii pup.l n
morning aud evening clifton. II seems mat
tho syndicate which hRd an option On the Ipst
has declined tn taka II. aaI Mr.. Stleon Hutchins
will again resume tho propri8torship. The so
called independence Of tine fpsf, 10 appears, mas
not been profitable 60 the syndicate.