The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-21

out of the field. Mr.. Chauncy Do.
pew of New York has stated No.;
lively that he is not candidate ana
that he does rot want the nomina
ton. He is for Blaine, who bo ho
Iieves possesses elements of streno,b
not found in any other Candidate
That Mr.. Depew's belief is shared nv
the masses of the Republican marty
is a question that does not admit 81
a doubt.
The Republican caucus committee
of the Senate held meeting Friday
and discussed the condition of leois.
lation before the Senate. No chance
was made in the present "order Of
business" But they will hold an.
other meeting on Tuesday.
Senator Hale has received a letter
from Mr., G0dkIn. editor of the New
York ECening Post, re-affirminc the
charges he recently made against Mr..
Maynard, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, of interference in the ems.
tom House management of that CITY
to accomplish political ends. The
letter has been followed up by a dis.
patch offering to produce the wit.
nesses. Mr.. Godkin is one of the
distinguished Mugwumps whobined
the Democrats in the last Preiden.
tial erection because he heli5t ~ q
| Cleveland to be civil serge re
former. He has probably Naaged
his mind on that subject 'erfhis.
Mr.. Blaine's family phycian In
this city states that when n. Blaine
left here his health was pe'ect. Sem
ator Hale had "A letter fronhis broth
er who is travelling abr6d now in
which the latter sad e had just
spent four or five das with the
Blaine family in tidy, md that Mr..
Blaine was looking srendidly and
was in the best ofspiris. Still these
facts will not pre1ent he publication
Of sensational dorie TO the effect
that Mr.. Blaineis about to die from
some dread disase or other. 1t Is
the fear of Blame, although in Eu.
rope, which originates these stories,
His health is GOOD enough, and un-
less present appearances are very de-
ceitful he will be nominated for
President by he Chicago convention.
The latest demand Of the Southern
Democrats-.he nomination of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee OF Virginia for Vice
President, this year has created a
regular panic among CIeveland's
friends, They are moving heaven
and earth to convince the Southern
ers that it will mean sure defeat to
grant their demand. So far they
persist in the demand. saying that
they are expected to furnish l53 Of
the electoral votes and that they are
entitled to name part of the ticket.
What the result will be ! cannotSV
but it is probable that the Southern
erners will compromise and takehN>
ish promises of patronage urAer re
next administration, in lieu of the
nomination for Vice. President.
The Mills tariff bill will be taken
to morrow and it is likely
to mOnopolize The attention OF the
House, with the exception of the
time devoted to regular appropria.
ton bills, for the remainder of the
session. What its final fate will be
no man can tell at this time, but
judging from present appearances, it
will be defeated. 1t will have served
a good turn after all however, for the
hundred or so speeches that will be
made over it, will furnish the voters
of the country much valuable infor.
motion on the tariff question.
The affect surrender made by a
majority Of the Democratic members
of the House to the filibustering mi
nority in the caucus last Wednesday
night, has been the source of much
amusement among the Republicans.
The bill to refund the direct-taX to
the several States, which caused the
ten-dayS deadlock, goes over until
next December. This is a great vic.
tory for the Southern Democrats, al
though there was nothing strange in
that, They have been running the
Democratic party for many years,
and will continue to do so.