The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-07-14
WASHINGTON LITTER.
From our Regular corrqspondeut.)


WASHINGTON. July, 10 1888.
Cleveland and Thurman are now
regarded BY all Democrats and
not few Republicans as sure
winners. The Republican Con-
ventlon by its action In nominat-
ing Benjamin Harrison and Lew
p. Morton virtually removed all
the elements of uncertainty from
the campaign. The general sem
tinlent of the Democrats 10 Con-
gress is chat the Republicans
could not have put up weaker
ticket if they had tried. Harri-
son has been defeated time after
time in his own State and Morton
is only an old "money bags.
Both of them are about as far re-
moved from the peopie as 1T is
possible Tor them to be.
Henry George was in this city
on Saturday last. He predicts
that Cleveland will be reelected,
and that be viii carry California
and Michigan.
There were never 8, many
Democratic clubs in existence in
this city as ut present, and yet
hardly a night passes that a new
one is not organized. Washing
| ton will send thousands to Balti-
more on the 4th. to take part in
the great convention and parade
Of clubs.
Last week was very impor-
tant one politically. First, the
| Republicans nominated their
ticket to be defeated; next, Mr..
Cleveland was officially notified Of
his denomination, also Judge
Thurman; the National Demo-
cratic committee organized for
tie campaign by re-electlng ex-
Senator Vim. H. Barnum chair
uisa. anl1 he, after consultation
with Mr.. Cleveland and other IN
tiuential members Of tnu rarly
has announced the executive CON-
mittee; quarters in New York
city have been secured for the
permanent headquarters of thu
National committee, and from
J this time on work of the hardes
kind is to be the watcliword.
Representative Matson, who i
, the Democratic candidate 70
governor of Indiana, was aske'
what chance Harrison had of carry
! ing that State. He said: II don
: see how he is going to do it. Gray
; ; majority in 1884 was 1892 an
Clsveland's 6531. Where Han
: rison is to get the votes to oveI
:. come this majority, ! canoot i'm
agine. He Is distasteful TO th
Greenhack and Labor element wh
hold the balance Of power.
Owing to the obstructive tactiC
- of the Republicans in the Hous
and the slowness of The Republ
can Senate it became necessary
! pass a joint resolution extendIr
4 4 the old appropriations for 80 day
~ into the new fiscal ye,r.
i i Mr.. Mills says that his tar
= bill will be passed by the Hou
7 before the first of August. i
!. saws further that he has receive
"a hundreds of letters from Republ
: : cans in all sections of the county
commencing the bill. | perfect
- agree with Mr. Mills, with the g.
oe ception of the date. / think
: will be later before final vote
~ - reached on the bill, but there
e little doubt now remaining of
10 ~ final passage. Revenue refoT
~ - has made gigantic strides forwa
~ a., since the St. Louis Convention.
a. ., The Republican delegates to t
h + Chicago Convention are still a
~ e., oiogizing to their constituents
i u not having put Blaine up.
70 General Sheridan has been ca
- - fully removed to Nonquitt, Mas
- y where ne has a summer Gotta
I'll m which has just been complete
~ ~ He sailed on the U. s. S. Sv
: tara, rendered by the Secretary
Mrat M the Navy. While the sailors We
~ carrying him on stretcher
=; the gangway, photographer
al tempted to take an lnstantanet
~. picture of the scene but was p
nsr vented by Captain McCowan, y
1ss threw his cap over the Ions. 7
3, General looked-very much einas
of ted and almost as pale as his
~ low
Some quite lively discussi
have taken place in the House
Representatives over the saritf
hat in the past few days, and
en- re, enue retormers came off
- ovarv titna