Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Democratic Representatives
in Congress.
Mr.. Joseph d. Lynch, the contest
ant in the case OF Lynch vs. Vande-
yer, has lately returned from a trip to
Washington, where he went to assist
in the argument Of the case. During
the session of Congress Mr.. l.. has
had no editorial connection with the
HERALD, and reporter thought some
OF the readers of this journal might be
interested in knowing his views as to
the status of the contest.
Reporter suppose you saw the
dispatch from Washington stating
that there would be unanimous re-
port of the Committee on Elections of
the House of Representative in favor
of Gen. Vandever, the sitting member
from the Sixth District? Is there any
truth in this rumor?
Mr.. LII saw that telegram and
Immediately telegraphed to my attor-
ney, General Eppa Hunton, to know
what truth there was in it. He re-
piled that he had not heard of any
such rumor. and that he believed that
the committee had not yet considered
the case with view to report.
You must know that things often
move rather slow in deliberative
bodies, however vexatious the delays
may be to the parties in interest. A
hearing was had in this case with a
full committee on the Goth of March.
The same accurate newsmongers who
acquitted themselves of this dispatch
to which you refer, said l was not
present, but | assure you that l
was there the whole mortal seven
hours during which debate ran high,
the Republicans dropping down on
the head OF General Hunton with great
persistence and fury. Now l do not
pretend to know what the gentlemen
who compose that committee intend
to do, but l feel pretty sure that
know as much as the ingenious news
paper correspondent whose telegram
l am discussing does. l know the
gentleman very we'll. A short time
before that he telegraphed to this
Coast that the argument in my case
would not be heard at this session. l
went to him and.told him l would be
very much obliged If he would put
me on the track of all the sure-enough
things he was fond OF telegraph
ing. Within week of that
talk the argument was heard in
my case, so that perhaps l did not
lose much by the fact that he would
not thus oblige me. My own impress
sion is that the committee will report
about the middle of May, perhaps
sooner. What the character of the
report will be know no more than
you do. The Washington correspond
ent of the Bulletin telegraphed about
ten days ago that the general opinion
in Washington was that the Demo
Gratis would report in favor of Lynch,
and the Republicans in favor of Van
dever. My opinion is that these gen.
tlemen regard themselves in the light
of judges, and that they would be very
unwilling to tell any one how they
were going to vote.
Reporter--After the report, what
then?
Mr.. L.-Should the report be in my
favor l presume an immediate vote
would be taken, as it is a question OF
the highest privilege, and it would be
very unfair to keep me, to say nothing
of the constituency, in further sus-
pense.
Reporter--Have you read the gross
reflections upon Mr.. Cleveland, his
health and his habits, which have
appeared in the Washington cor
respondence OF the Los Angeles
Tribune?
Mr.. L.-Yes, and have read them
with great disgust. They are SANDER
GUS in the extreme. Mr.. Cleveland,
to all appearances, enjoys perfect
health. His personal habits are not
only unobjectional, but they set the
standard for his fellow-citizens, and
on a high plane. His daily walk of
life is pure and homelike. The coarse
wit which seeks to make capital out of
the fact that he is OF full habit OF body
is beneath contempt. He is temper
ate in the truest sense of the word ; and
without being devotee, he is mora
and even religious man. The home
life of the White House is the subject
Of universal approval in Washington.
A few nights before l left the capital
Aronson's New York Casino Com.
pany played the Marquis in Washing
ton, and for three hours had an un-
interrupted view of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland, who occupied one of the
proscenium boxes. The President was
in the Traditional dress-suit, which
becomes him very much. He was
looking the picture of high health
and good humor. Our Republican
friends need not lay the fattering
JUNCTION to their souls that they are
going to be relieved of difficulty by
failing health on the part of our Chief
Magistrate. He will retire aftt his
second term strong and compare
lively young man, with twenty years
of usefulness before him.
Reporter-How about the Demo
cratic Representatives from Califor-
MIA in the House?
Mr.. L.-They stand well. noticed
that this same Washington weekly
letter in the Tribune is eternally pratt
ing about what General Vandever has
done for Southern California in the
matter Of procuring postal and other
facilities for this district. Now, will
not enter into that question, but this
l will say, that no section ever had a
more indefatigable or influential friend
at Washington than Southern Cali
fornia has had in Senator Hearst
Whenever there has been occasion tc
second any appeal for tllis section, he
has ordered his carriage and driven
straight TO the proper depart.
ment and warmly urged the
claim. You can imagine whether
in Democratic administration Sen.
ator Hearst or Gen. Vandever would
have the most potent influence in
procuring proper attention to our de
mands. In addition to the weight