Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-11

su1ae winning 11clke1s
WAsHIxeros. April 2 1ssS.-ICorre.
spondenee Of the Miner.l-Ihere Is much
speculation and q good deal Of buttonhol
i1g going in the several hotel rotundas and
the capitol Hobbies as to who is to be the
successful standard bearer at the APP
preaching convention. The sentiment is
universally expressed here that Cleveland
win have 8 complete walkover. The Hill
boom has died out, and evidently followed
] the ground hog into his hole and pulled it
it in also. Prominent politicians here say
We win hear no more of the Hill, Depew
or Hewitt booms- Thesdthree had . meet
ing in New YORK, ut the Hoffman House,
last week, and much speculation existed as
to the subject under discussion. It turned
out to BE- something in reference to q rail-
road scheme. One of the most
EXTRAORDINARY PHASES
OF the incipient presidential campaign lies
in the fact that there really seems to be
but one person who possibly receive
the next Democratic nomination, and that
person is Grover Cleveland. This is proba-
bly, the first time in all OF the party's long
career when the sentiment of the Democ-
raey conferred as completely on a single in
dividual, and such a situation may never
come again. The question is often asked,
why is there but one caRdidate?" aud so
far it has not been satisfactorily answered,
the only reply being, Cleveland has given
us a strong, clean administration, and he
should be allowed to continue his work for
another term" To say that this strength
comes from himself alone would hardly be
fair, although his diplomacy doubtless
was fully aware OF the popularity that
would necessarily follow his marriage to a
young and beautiful woman. Herein is
one of the
MOS REASONS
why he should be renominated, and his
political supporters are ably seconded by
his sentimental followers, who insist that
q second term in the White House would
make Mrs. Cleveland the happiest woman
in the world. This end of the boom is
being pushed with no ineonsiderable yigor,
and should a gracious providence aid the |
proyerbial Cleveland luck by adding enc to
The little White House family previous to
the election no Republican power could |
stem the tide of victory that would sweep |
" 18th Iesistless force over the entire land on
a platform OF Grover, frankie and the
baby" The only Democrat who has been
bold enough to signify any intention of
competing for the honor of nomination is
David b. Hill, of new York, but
his followers SEEN to be holder than he.
i5 has aptly been remarked that the weak
less of Governor Hill is tGat he fails TO
realize that there is not enough of him to
make a President. Our Presidents have
all been greatly intellectual men, but
8 here there may net have been conspicucI
Gus strength in this res: ect il has generally
been compensated ior by what, fir want
Df a more definite word. the world has con-
) .sted IL recognize as expressed in the
ord charartsr Ii this
ILL FAILS
!, come up to the mark. He is somewhat
Of a smart politician, but even herehe does
cot rise above the second or third class.
Such men DO not reach the Presidency. OF
curse this 'iew of Governor Hill is dis
puted by .uany, The New York Sun goiGg SO
::r as tueay that ii s g7s and speeches
him to be q man of extraordinary
1 biIity and wisdom, and after euiogiziug
almost everything the Governorhas doneIt
Winds up by saying: Judging by his rec
rd as Governor OF New Yurk, no ma OF
Ink Ia W Loo oCCh az a IJo' y
,ible candidate for the Presidency mhn
sould fill that Office more capably, wisely,
irmIy or faithfully than David Bennett:
OF course, everyone understands the
popularity of the Sun. and it has
Jeen definitely understood for some time
,ast that everything it said in favor of Hill
vas, 50 far as lie Was concerned. empty ahl
Toid of force, its only object beng
TO STAB CLEVELAND
. an underhaBd nne That there will
,e any fight against Cleveland at st. Louis
) highly improbable, and the only doubt
hat occasionally clouds The bright Demo-
ratio sky is found 10 coca sionaI rumors to
he effect that before the 9Th OF June there
will be made public a letter il which the
nomination will be declined in advance fer
-easons laid down in a certain letter of ac-
,eptaDce. The letter of ~declination, it is
viii bear the signature OF Grover
1eyelaud-
CAPITAL NOTES.
The base pail fever has seized the fashion
bles here, and many prominent ladies' at
ended the first game OF the series here TO-
wearing the eolors OF their fayorite
Tub.
The Riggs House, where the leaders of the
mirage movement have beer stopping. has
'een crowded throughout the past week by
suffragists, and the smell of perfume
nd the swish of silk skirt. has taken the
lace of cloves and silk hats in the CORR
Iors. Men lave been at a DISADVANTAGE
nd were snnbbed beautifully by the SUI
who dispossessed them Of the read
ng room and other l~ounging places.
Today a hearing was granted them by :
he Senate Suffrage Committee, aud the !
arge reception room was literally packed ,
18th eager, excited women. All the great I
in the movement are here, headed
t course by Miss France B. Willard, Mrs.
Cady Stanton and the venerable,
ut vivacious Susan B. Anthony.
A curious fact in connection with the auf-
is that while Mary Walker is a pio-
eer in the movement, and was preaehingit
hen the Others were wearing aprons, shei is
nubbed and relegated to the background.
he is not even admitted to the argu-