San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent
WARRINGTON, April 80, 1888.

AeHlNGION, april oU, 1000.
Daily LIGHT:
"Biaine and Depew will be the ticket
nominated by the Chicago convention,
and they will carry New York by over
% 600 majority" The speaker was
New York republican who has for many
years been closely connected with the
late Roscoe Conkling in political affairs
and who refused to vote for Blaine in
1884. In reply to my questions, he said:
"Mr. Conkling and his friends-myself
included-msde mistake in refusing to
support Mr.. Blaine. We saw it when
too late to change the result, but we
propose to make amends this year by In
sisting upon the nomination OF Mr..
Blaine. Mr.. Conkling was thoroughly
In sympathy with this movement, and
state for Blaine. MIR. Blame was defeat
ed by our detection in the state Of New
York. He stood the punishment like
man, and now we intend to see that he
is rewarded for his long service and
fidelity to the principles of the republic
can party, and in order to make assur-
ance dOubly sure, we propose to put
Chauncey Depew, New YOrk's brainiest
and most popular son, on the ticket with
him. Blaine and Depew make combi-
nation that will be invincible In New
York."
VIII Mr. Depew accept the second
place on the ticket? asked: "Yes, with
Blaine first. He thinks Blaine the great
est living American, and would make
almost any personal sacrifice to help to
make him president"
If this programme is to be carried out
what ia to become Of the boOms Of all
the other favorite sons Of the various
states? when they are informed, as they
will be at the proper time, that this
ticket is the unanimous choice OF the
United republican party Of the state of
New York, and that its nomination will
take that state out Of the doubtful
column and restore it to it's oldtime
position at the head of the republican
column, they will all acquiesce and the
nomination will be made by aoolama-
ton. Then will follow the most enthu-
siastic campaign of the age.
Gray, of Indiana, seems to be In the
lead for the democratic nomination for
the vice presidency. His name, 1t is
thought, will console the ex-rebels for
not getting one of their number nOmin-
ated.
Representative Browne, of Indiana,
who is an authority on politics in his
state, thinks the republicans will carry
it this fall. His reasons are the lack of
harmony among the democrats; the dis
affection, through disappointment at
not getting offices, of the immense array
Of ward and precinct workers, and the
bitter feeling between the Mcdonald
and Gray factions of the democratic
party.
The tariff debate in the house still
goes on and much campaign material is
being gathered by both sides. Mr..
Brewer, of Michigan, made good point
on the democrats in his speech on Thurs
day. He said: "In times past the dem
ocratic party had sought to evade the
tariff issue. In it's platform of 1884 it
for incidental protection, for tariff for
revenue only, and for tariff only for rev.
enue; go that the voter could cOnstrue
the platform to suit his own convictions.
In Kentucky the platform meant free
trade; In Pennsylvania, New York, Con-
necticut and New jersey, the party was
able to make the voters believe ii meant
protection. By reason Of the fraud and
intimidation praoticed in one section OF
the country, and by means OF deception
practiced by democratic leaders in an
o her section, the democratic candidate
for the presidency had been elected. For
the three years of the democratic ad-
ministration, that party in the house
had played fast and loose on the great
tariff question until the necessities of
the government had compelled the ad-
ministration to take some decided posi-
ton, and honor the president for hav-
Ing compelled his party to stop its
double dealing and define it's attitude"
Senator Paddock's bill, providing for
the erection Of public building in every
town at which the gross postal revenues
have been $1,000 a year for the last
three years has been favorably re-
ported By the senate committee
on post-offices, and is very likely to
be passed by the senate at an early day.
The senate committee on agriculture
have favorably reported the bill, which
was passed by the senate at the last
congress, but not by the house. provid
ing that the commissioner of agricul-
ture shall be member of the cabinet.
G. AS.