Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-06
WASHINGTON CITY.
HARRlsoN's ADMINISTRATION PARA
LIVED BY THE VICTORY.
Blaine, Noble, and Others Dumb NJ oys-
ters-Can't Account for the uPhesvai-
Hume Crushingly Rebukcd.
IRON Our Regular Correspondent

ing Democratic victories from one end OF
the land to the other have literally para
lyzed the Republicans connected with the
Harrison Administration, and not one OF
them can to-day be induced to express on
opinion. Mr.. Blame was at the State De
partment this morning as usual. and whiie
he generally receives representatives Oh
the press and often answers any ques
tions that they see fit to put 70
him, he could not DO induced 10
opeh his mouth this day. Some OF ar.
Blaine's friends declare that hc1night bay
known that ground-swell would oveFtahS
the Republicans. and If he had poss ,Sse9
bis usual political sagacity he would no'
have consented to show himself IN u
speech-making way Just before the peopie
got a chance 10 rebuke the party for the
passage Of such an outrageous high-tarlh
bull, and an attempt to foist upon tho
country the infamous election bill.
THE SILENT NOBLE.
Secretary Noble is another Cabinet ON
Ger who was also as quiet as o clam. f0i
many months he has been telling the Al
ministTation people that Missouri =
doubtful State. but that grand old COM
monwealth has elected a solid Democratic
delegation to the next House. In the
Forty-eighth Congress Missouri had
solid Democratic delegation, and now
Virginia, Maryland, and many other states
have swung into line in the same way.
HoRRIFIED BEPUDLIcKSs.
1t was interesting 10 watch the people
this morning around the bulletin-boaTd5.
The Republicans were simply horrined rs
they read the returns. Every Telegram
that came in made it look worse for the
I .IaA h.a
Boss Reed, Boss Quay. and the upstarl
Langston whom the Radicals seated IN the
place of Mr.. Venable. The Republicans
got no consolation from the figures that
were put upon the boards, and they walked
away with heavy hearts. They had to admit
that never in the history of political con
tests has any party received such q SET
back. Congressman Billy Mason, OF Chl-
cago was here. He left Chicago the other
day feeling that his reelection was o GER
tainty. A son of his died in Washington
and lac had TO come on TO the funeral.
Little did he think that the voters OF CHI
cago were preparing to place him IN MS
political grave. The Chicago Democrats
"mashed the entire crowd of Republicans
in that portion Of the State, and Alasonsays
he cannot account for the sudden up
heayal.
ALL THAT Was LEFT OF IT.
Editor Frank Hatton. Of the Washington
Post. who has been confined to his bed
many weeks by sickness, hobbled out TO-
day. and when he stopped his carriage III
front of Newspaper Row the correspond;
ents greeted him cordially. He looked
OF the latest bulletins and laughingly re-
marked that he seemed TO be about all
that was loft Of the once proud and boast
full RepubHcon party" Although life
long Republican Mr.. Hatton, lust before his
illness, wrote some terrific editorials in the
Post in opposition 10 the Infamous force
bill. He was for the force bill attempted
10 be passed fifteen years ago, and when
the late Mr.. Randall so glorously defeat
cd, but Mr.. Hatton is now of the opinion
that the time has gone by Tor force, ana ne
had the manliness TO fight the outrageous
monster in the paper that he IS now con-
Quoting on the independent line.
McoMAs's DEFEAT.
The chuokling over the defeat Of Con;
gresham AcComas in Maryland IS heard
wherever any Democrats happen TO be
congregated here to-day. McComas Is now
serving his third term in the House. He
is by long odds the ablest of all the south
ern Republicans in the House. BY virtue
Of service he was leader among them.
He saw fl TO advocate the passage OF the
force bill, and his speech on that measure
was one of the most radical OF tho
many delivered. He seemed 10 be cspe-
ciallv vicious. Fwgrt and Coleman, two
other southern Republicans, fought the
measure, and If McComas had reflected the
true sentiment of the great majority OF his
constituents no would also have opposed
the bill but he chose to ally himself with
tho Reed gang of marauders and South
haters, and the consequence Is that the
Maryland people have repudiated nm.
IN Ns,( Mfk M
of Cumberland-a man whom they will be
able to trust.
NO SYMPATHY FOR HUME.
No sympathy Is expressed here for the
overwhelming defeat of Frank Hume. Not
even the people i'm Washington who pro-
fessed TO be his friends seem 10 care any,
thing about the crushing rebuke that Gen
eral Lee has administered to the very
foolish man who insisted on running
rs an independent in the Eighth dis
triot. That Hume was unmercfully
bled by the bummers in the district
there is not the slightest doubt lie
had 10 pour ont his money lavishly, and
there is no telling how much he spent in
the forlorn hope that he cherished. As
long as a month ago IL was stated in tins
correspondence that friends of Frank
Hume practically conceded that he had
not the ghost Of u chance of beating
General Lee, and some of them told
the Dispd'ct correspondent that they
| hoped 10 DO able TO induce Mr.. Hume TO
withdraw and save his money and
! his reuutation. IL WAS even stated by
one or two of his friends that he would
not he found in the race on the day of
| the election. Somehow Mr.. Hume did not
| take the advice of his friends He persist
| ed in running, and be got mashed" in
| the great avalanche that overlook boilers,
| soreheads. Ropudicans, and everybody
who did not train with the Democratic
party. Mr.. Hume has been very success
| full businessman, hewes gallant Contede-
rate soldier, and az q friend he has been
| true TO those he liked, but he made gi-
| gantic mistake in his bolt, and his best
| friends are much grieved TO think that he
showed SO little judgment.
CHANGED HIS MIND.
If President Harrison really had any SO
rious intention Of calling Congress togeth-
er IN extra session this month he will now
probably chenge his mind. The American
| people have 80 numerically rebuked the
| Republicans for their outrageous logisla-
! ton at the last session that the leaders
! will be only too glad 10 make as little pa
rade before the public as possible between
| now and the 4th Of March.
THE CAUSES
II ia generally conceded that the tariff
| ana force bills. together with PorteT's GEN.
sus. are responsible for thee landslide
| that took the Republicans of"their feet
Yesterday. The talk among Democrats and
conservative Republicans is that tho coun-
try simply got tired of Reeds gang. They
want some legislation in favor OF the
| farmers and the labOring-men. II has all
/ been in favor OF the manufacturer and the