River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
Fehrnarv 9th. 1883.

February oath, 1888.
The anti Cleveland movement in the
democratic party is no longer to be
conducted secretly. Nearly two
thirds of the National democratic
committee, which met here this
week to select the time and place for
holding the nominating convention,
are opposed to Cleveland. This fact
was clearly brought out by the vote on
the proposition, made by Representa-
tive Scott, of Pennsylvania, to hold
the convention in advance of the re-
publican convention, which was %
opposed to 10 in favor of an early con-
vention. This fact is very suggestive.
as it is well known here that Cleveland
was in favor of an early convention,
believing that the party controlling
the Government should always take
The initiative in national Campaign.
The above vote is believed to repre-
sent the Cleveland and anti-Cleveland
strength OF the committee.
The next day the Cleveland men,
reinforced by kilograms from Dan
Lamont, succeeded in getting recon.
sideration, and June 5th set as the
day for holding the convention.
Another straw showing the direction
of the breeze was the selection of st.
Louis as the place for the convention
Tie Cleveland men wanted it held
anywhere else than there. Still an
OIheT black eye for the Cleveland
people was the selection of S,einway,
the piano maker, to till the vacancy in
the committee from New York. Mr..
Steinway has not been connected with
any of the factions in the party in
New York, but he is known to be ex-
remely friendly to Gov. Hill. 1t was
fortunate for Cleveland that he was
Ont of the city, as it gave him time to
smooth his ruflled feathers before re
tuning to the White House.
II will be surprising if the republi
can Senators will vote to confirm the
lne-sided Fisheries treaty, which
HIS ideas of what this country has
right to demand are along way below
those of the average American citizen
Does any sensible man believe that
such a treaty could have been nego.
tiated with James G. Blaine, Secretary
of STATED
The positive declinatiOn of Gen.
sheridan to be candidate or under
any circumstances to accept the nOm-
inatiOn for President should it be
rendered him, has had the effect of
adding to his already great popularity.
Little Phil as his old soldiers like To
call him. prefers to end his career as
he began it--a soldier; and that he
made wise choice, no one can doubt,
who will think of the trouble that
followed the resignation of Gen. Grant
from the Army.
In talking over the political situa-
ton with various republican Senators,
Representatives and visitors to the
Capitol. it is remarkable to find them
all showing such confidence of winning
the big battle this year. There is no
hurrah about it either. 1t is just IA
steady confidence, engendered by "a
thorough knowledge of the condition
of the country. 1t is rare indeed to
find an intelligent republican who
does not believe in the success of the
party this year, no matter who shall
De the leader.
AS an organization the democratic
party has always shown cowardice.
IL always waits for the republican con
vention to meet, that it may study the
platform issued by that body in order
20 get ideas to make its own. 1t is a
party without original ideas; a party
that within its whole existence has
never originated a measure worth re-
Numbering.
The week has been an unusually
quiet one in Congress. The House
got holiday on Washington's Birth
lay, and the Senator did nothing on
that day except to listen TO Senator
ingalls, read Washington Farewell
ADDRESS.
There are some people here who
wish the committee to decide when
national convention shall be held.
would meet here every week. Among
them are the hotel keepers and the
proprietor OF the democratic morning
paper. The latter is sid to have re-
ceived from Editor Hearst of the San
francisco Examiner. son of the
millionaire senator from California,
$1,000 for page of his paper on
which Was printed what purporfed to
be a special edition CT the Examiner
favoring tbs holding of the convention
at San Francisco. Conventions all
come high, but the Callfornians We're
bound 10 have this one, if money could
get it. But money did not succeed in
this instance.