The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-05-15
wgsh.nsIon letter.
tFrom our regular correspondent
Washington, Nav Il, 1891.

Washington, May II, 1891.
s'The Farmers Alliance" said Repub-
lican from Ohio, "is going to upset some
1t is growing SO rapidly that it is almost
certain that it W i'll have State ticket in
the field this fall, and the probabilities are
that its candidate for governor " i'll be Ex-
Representative Williams, former Repub-
lican, " Lo Is an able man and hustler.
If it drew equally from the old parties it
wouldn't effect the result, but from the
best information | car gather the Alliance
gets at least two Republicans to oae D9m-
ocrat, SO that if it polls large vote it is
easy to see what the effect will be. Itw i'll
not ouly give the Democrats the governor
ship, but United States Senator as well,
for the legislature elected this year will
elect Senator Sherman's successor" I
called on several Alliance men 10 see if
could get confirmation Of The above, but
if they knew of any movement to put an
Alliance State ticket up in Ohio this year
they declined to say so, contenting them
selves With corroboratlng the statement as
to the rapid growth of The organization
and saying that the question ofnominating
State ticket was one to be settled by tie
order in tie State. Representative Hook
or, of Mississippi, is in town, and while lie
viii not admit the probability OF the Ali
ance defeating Senator George for re-elec.
| ton, he does admit that the Democrats
" i'll have to ii ght to defeat the Alliance.
and that for the first time in that State tic
Democrats are to organizs clubs in every
voting precinct of the State This last
stat meut speaks for itself From Alliance
sources | learn that the election of an
| Alliance man as successor to Senator
George is considered almost certainty.
| Senator Morgan, Democratic member
| of the Senate committee ON Foreign 4 fairs,
| is one Of The many prominent men y ho
believe that a war between the Unitsd
| States and Great Britain is bound to conc
| in the near future, and that whatever NAV
| start 1t, It's real object viii be for CONNER.
| cial supremacy Ola the American continent.
| Senator Morgan SAYS: I'VE are surrounded.
as it were, by cloud Of 81 tish hd1uces,
| We feel them oil Behriug Sea, aud in the
eastern fisheries; in the Nicaragua Canal
| everywhere about us she is reaching ont
to hinder or to injure u.s." The revolution
in Chilli may bring ON trouble with
England. The United States has been re-
| quested by the President of Chilli to use
us good offices as mediator between his
government and the insurgents, and if it
be true that England is ST cretly supporting
the insurgents, as has been charged. it will
| probably resent the attempt of the United
| States minister, Patrick Egan, (who on
account Of his connection with The Irish
! Home Rule struggle is not in good odor
with the British government anyway to
bring ahont peace upon any other terms
than the success of the insurgents.
Mr.. Harrison will, barring accidents. get
| back to Washington this week, and he y III
| find lots of work waiting for him. There
| IS the reciprocity t eaty with Venezuela
| which only needs his proclamation setting
| date for it to go into effect; tbs Spanish
agreement for reciprocity with Cuba and
Costa Rico; the partly negotiated recipro.
city agreement with Sau Domingo; several
matters pertaining 10 the purchase of
Indian lands; some weighty questions of
finance, including Secretary Fosters idea
of continuing the four aud a half per cent
bonds after they mature, next September,
at per cent, and piles of unimportant
routine business, to say nothing ofBehring
Sea matters, which are understood to bave
reached another acute stage.
Secretary Blaine has been spending a
few days in New York, but he Will he on
hand to welcome Mr.. Harrison, although
it is extremely doubtful whether he feels
disposed to do as much for Mr.. Harrison Is
son, Russell
The copyright law goes into effect July
/, but the Treasury department has already
sent cireular letter explaining its pro-
visions TO all customs officials.
Secretary Noble has gone to st Louis,
where he expects to be kept for about tea
days by pressing private business.
WESTON.