The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-08-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINGToN, August 10, 1891.

That Is very pretty poAVloai a"'"'
which will be decided when the execu-
tive committee of the national assoc'a-
citation of Democratic clubs meets in
New York City tomorrow, and the
stakes are big, being nothing less than
the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Much of the preliminary shutting Tor
this game has been going on here, ana
the shutfler has been trusted friend OF
Senator German, who absented himself
purposely because he did not want to be
known in the matter; but have 1t from
one who knows that it is the purpose OF
Germans friends, who believe they can
control the committee, to use the
machinery of the association of Demo-
cratic clubs to elect German delegates to
the Democratic national convention, but
it is not yet certain that they Will sue
coed, as the Cleveland men on the COM
mttee have got an inkling OF what is be-
ing played for. 1t will only be through
leak that the result OF the committee
meeting will be known, and it has been
given out that it is called merely to al
low the secretary to present the reports
which he has received from the local
clubs.
The platform and nominations of the
Ohio third party has created very little
interest here, and those in position to
know best say that the third party has
thrown away the chance to cut any con-
siderable figure in the campaign.
Washington may now be considered as
in the field as the best place for holding
the next Republican national convention.
The success of getting the g. a. X. en-
campment for % has whetted the appe-
tite of the town, and mass meeting OF
its prominent business men is to be held
for the purpose of preparing to make an
organized effort to convince the national
committee that this is the place
The enthusiastic reception given the
committee that presented Washington
claims for the next annual encampment
of the G.. A. r., when it returned from
its victorious errand, Saturday night,
augues well for the reception that Will
be given the veterans year hence
Canons doomed, fireworks Illuminated
the sky and cheer after cheer arose from
the throats of the thousands who
crowded the streets to welcome home
the men who had obtained for Washing
ington the proud privilege OF entertain
ing the old soldiers, to whose protection
ia the time Of dire need it owes its very
existence. During a residence OF many
wears at the national capital, your cor
RESPONDENT has never seen the interest
and actual enthusiasm SO general oven
ANYTHING as it is over the encampment OF
the G. A. X,
The people generally seem to be hur
by their reference to their disloyaltA
made by Washington's opponents at DE
trot. They are not in any sense dis
loyal, although, OF course, there are
few residents of Washington, who, wh''
living at the expense of the government
have no love for the old flag or a blu
uniform, but they are not numerou
enough to Justify charging the city wit
dislovalty. The charge that the Cor
coran Art Gallery contains the portrait
of Lee and Jackson in full uniform an
no portrait of Union general Is true
Init the people of Washington are in N
sense responsible for it. The Corcora
Art Gallery was erected by the late W
w. Corcoran, who was notorious as
Southern sympathi2er during the lat
war and il maintained by funds donated
nv him aud controlled by a board o
managers selected by him during IN
life, each member OF which was pre-
sumably in sympathy tn his ideas
Although open to tee public tree ''r'
DAYS in each w,cG. q 80 cJ'.n Al
Gallery Is IN TO Sc p g." lie ''
t,cn. aud can in IL, way :" g." .Ie
tn, c,tizeus # " ssurgton, 80
mno,(,stly unfair TO hoid Na-m"sio
resp ns,b = tor the pictures eN"lA
not exhibited IN tins gallery.
More repairs are being put o" tn
White House this summer th"" III AT
nm. season for a long tm", these r'
r,;rs have been urcdrd Ia, year, W
each year it would he t"'ug"t that TT
next NJ. sion Of Congress W""lh p'ov'
foranew residence for the treSld. /
and they would be put oil, A'"'
$50 600 is to be spent upon the res"ei'
,or,ion OF the house, and is eXpeett
that everything will be completed |
October LIST.
Con Baum h.s written letter IN +
,ly to one received by Acting See'e'a'
nf Tin. rtea ury Nett.eton, and reieu'
70 INN. complaint DELAYS IN II
the pension office Gen kaum sa'
t,,re i, no grounds for such complain
and cite, the fact that for the hs'al ye
lust closed there were IS "ed LOO, a
original certificates, which eSeee'eu
s9.S56 the largest number ever issued
s;,o,e fiscal wear, and he quotes ue