Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. c
June 10, 1888.

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June 10, 1888.
Editor Register. here just
now are rampant, and Humans dis
tinctive badge, the red bandanna, is
getting very plentiful, and the Demo
crat who fails to fiaunt it is considered
disloyal to his party. Thousands
have been sold here, and it is said
that one large dry goods house in the
CITY has ordered half million which
they expect to dispose of during the
campaign.
The new National Democratic Com
mittee will meet in this city on the
Goth of June to organize and arrange
their plan of campaign. 1t is said
that Chairman Barnum Will be re-
elected and look after the financial
end of the business and raise all
money for the campaign, while Sena-
TOR German will run the machine, as
he did four years ago. With German
as director and Barnum TO grease the
wheels there will be no tagging. The
District Democrats are arranging to
give the committee a rousing recep-
ton.
The feeling among prominent Re-
publicans here is still indecision as TO
their probable nominee for the Presi-
dency. Three or four men seem to
have equal chances of carrying the
convention. and all efforts to form
combinations have failed. The Sher-
man men and the Blaine men claim
to hold the key of the situation. The
Blaine men, with their minds of
Blaine, are scattered among the vari-
Gus other candidates in such way as
not to give any one a controlling
strength. The belief is gaining ground
here that the convention will get into
dead lock, and that a shout will
commence for Blaine that will give
him the nomination by reclamation.
Rev Father Wilson, of Harper's
Ferry, was in this city last week stop
ping at the parsonage of st. Stephens
Church on 25th street, when burglar
entered his room and stole an open
faced gold watch, a hunting-case gold
watch with chain and gold cross at
tached, and about ten dollars III
money. all of which belonged to
Father Wilson.
Mr.. James ID. Moler, of Jefferson
county, has been transferred from the
Office of the Comptroller of the Cur
rency to the office of the First Assist
ant Postmaster-Gener and promo
ted from 5000 to $1,000 per year.
Mr.. John II. Weddell, of Berkeley
county, has been appointed messen-
ger in the Office of the Auditor Of the
Treasury for the Post Office Depart
ment. Representative Wilson got
him the position.
The West Virginia Democratic Asso-
citation has been struggling along
without head or organization for two
months past, but at a meeting held
last Thursday evening constitution
and bylaws were adopted and the
association put on firm basis by the
election of the following officers: w.
\. Vanmetre, PRESIDENT Frank Parke,
first president; Holly Ii. Arm
strong, second vice-president; +. w.
Patton, third vice-president; James ID.
Moler, fourth vice-president; w. w.
Trail, secretary; Matthew Manning,
treasurer; Daniel w. Neale, CORE
spending secretary, and Geo. w. Ser
geant, sergeant-at-arms. The meet
ings will be held on Thursday night
of each week.
Mr.. Milford Spohn, a bricklayer,
formerly of Shepherdstown, had a
miraculous escape from death last
Thursday while working on new
building on 10Th street. He was on
the third story laying brick when the
scaffolding gave way and he fell to
the basement. He held brick in one
hand and his trowel in the other. In
attempting to catch himself on the
rafters his fall was partly broken,
which no doubt saved his life. He
sprained his ankle and received bad
cut on one hand, but is now much
better. =. w. ).