Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-07-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 25th, 1888

tFrom our regular correspondent.l
"1. WASHINGTON, June 25th, 1888.
On "Wednesday President Cleveland
will go to the University of Virginia to
take part In the commencement exer-
cises. Senator Voorhees, will deliver an
Grafton before the literary societies Of
that institution on the same occasion.
Mr.. Cleveland has been invited to visit
the home of Madison on his return
from Charlottesville, and elaborate pre-
parati0ns have been made for his recep-
ton by the present owner of the old
estate. s- .I ~ $50 i.teas.ss7s.. i5i
All arrangemets 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 20 In body to the White
House to officially notify Mr.. Cleveland
of his nomination to the Presidency.
It is expected that Mr.. Thurman will
be at the White House when the. COM
mittee gets there, and that he will be
notified Of his nomination to the Vice
Presidency at thesame time. After the
sformaIities are over the notification
committee and the National Commit
tee; which meets here at the same time,
will be taken In charge by the Colum-
Sbia, Democratic Club, ofthis city, which
has arranged an excellent programme,
lineludinga trip by steamer to Mount
Vernon, for the entertainment Of the
visitors. E
a 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 1t is engaged regular appropra-
ton bills. 1t is work however, which
is indispensable and which requires to
be carefully and iDtelligently done.
In its platform the Republican con-
vention was very modest in enumera-
ting the achievements, of the party.
They do not claim to have created the
earth, but there is little else that they
do iiotclaim. To people familiar with
the political history of the country, the
document furnishes its own answer.
b. Mr.. Cleveland's letter of acceptance,
which has been written, and which will
probably be made public this week, is
said, by a gentleman who has been-for-
tunate enough to have read it, to be
one of the ablest State papers yet pre-
pared by him., y A--' N%.SN,EEN<
The Chicago convention leaves the
Republican party in a terrible eoadi-
ton. The jeaishsies are much worse
than they were in 1880.
Poor John Sherman. Ever fated to
get left. ta. .'.,
.~S Mr. Benz. P. p"F Fairchild, of New Yorl,
City, father-in-law of Representative
Stahlnecker,wa in this citya day or two
ago. Speaking OF the political outlook
in New York, he said: "My mark is
100000 majority in the State for Cleve
land. People may think that is wild
$sbutI have been actively engaged in the
spolitics of the State for more than hal
Il q century, and | believe can come as
near as any man to telling how ar
election will go. am wiling TO risk
any amount up to 900 on my judg
ment. The people of New York ART
pleased with the ticket and with thu
platform, and they will vote the ticke
like sheep following each other. 10
Governor we will nominate David b
Hill, the most popular Democrat nov
in the State, and we will elect him will
a rush, too" With the exception 0
the large majority, Mr.. Fairchild'
opinion is a fair sample of those dali.
expressed here visiting New Workers.
Acommittee from Tammany Hall wa
il the city day or two ago for the pur
pose of securing prominent speakers TO
the ratification jubilee which the societ.
proposes to hold on July 4. The follow
ing gentlemen have accepted invita-
tions to attend and make speeches
Senator Vest and Representative Mill
Colline, Ford, of Michigan, Washing
ton, Hooker, Grain, McAdoo, Wist
Shively, Bynum, McCreary and SPEAK
er Carlisle. ..
Washington Democrats will send
very large crowd to Baltimore July
to attend the national convention I
clubs. A large number of Congresme
will also attend.
Representative Fitch, of New Yorl
who was elected as Republican, b'
who has left that party on account I
the tariff and joined the Democrat
party gave banquet to Represent
tives Price, Spinola, Townsend ar
Ford, and the Tammany Committe
on Thursday evening. Mr.. Fitch mat
few remarks explaining why he ha
left the Republican and joined IL
Democratic party. The other gent
men gave him a hearty welcome to u
party. '"
Since the fact was published tn
Representative Timothy Campbell,
New York, had made @ bet of $50
that Cleveland and Thurman would CO
nv New York, that gentleman has be,
overwhelmed with requests by tel
graph and mail to get some more be
Of that sort, for his constituents; all
whom know good thing when th'
see it.
ABlood Tonic. Hibbard's Rheumatic s.
up is the greatest blood purifier in
world. Reason teaches the lesson. Re
their formula, found in their medical pa
phlet.
An JndianaDolis PaDer SAYS Harris