Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-22
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N'-h!Hf Vff'-pond'nct OF ih' standard!
NN-HIN0IoN, May II, 1891.
Mr. IIlrri-"u'- fool friends put all
Washington into an amused litter to-
dan. They dccidcd several days ago
that IT would not do To announce the
hpu- ul the arrival Of the ROYALTY
equipped special train hearing Bcnia-
MN. the candidate. because forsUoth,
ho desired to escape the crowd that
would meet him II they knew when he
wa- coming II the hour that the train
would arrive had been announced for
daNs before IN all the local newspapers
sul had been rlacar,led on all the bill
boards and dead walls in town. ii is
possible that two or three hundred idle
negroes and houdlums might have con-
grcgatcd at the station from curiosity,
but to suppose that there would have
been 4 crowd large enough to worry
thc gentlemen l. the most humorous
thing Of the season, and il has set every
h"dv IN town To laughing.
Mr. Blainc's hcing confined To his
room IN New York 10y illness was good
enough for the sensational newspapers
t. gull those who knew no better with +;
hut IT lid not 20 down with those who
knew that Mr.. Blaine left Washington
because oi the irritation caused 10y the
dhctaturial tone Of the kilograms with
which Mr.. Harrison was flooding him,
and II hc does not resume the active
duties oi hlS position for sometime it
will not hc on account of his health,
bat because he wishes TO get even with
Mr. Harrison 10y leaving MIN in charge
of matters over which hc j. almost Ger
tam Ia hlundcr.
| have good reasons for believing
that Mr.. lIarrison's treatment of Mr..
l Blaine, who thinks he has II grievance,
during the next few days will settle
his chances for denomination. 1t is
certain that Blaine does not care for
the nomination, and that if Mr. Harri-
son has the tact he can have the Blaine
strength thrown To him, which would
make his nomination certain; but il is
equally certain that Mr.. Harrison will
have To- drop the only-am-the-ad admin
istration style. which has So irritated
hlhlilft w bI'l'T W lttFtu. III OUT
come will Lee watched with interest,
and were il not for the big head"
which the courtesy extended 10y the
people 10 the high office he fills has
given Mr.. Harrison, it would not be in
doubt Blaine holds the winning cards,
and hc knows il too.
Representative Hooker, of Mississip-
ri. thinks the Democratic party will
do we'll t. go west for its candidate
next year. and that il could not do
better than to take Hon. William X.
Morrison. Of Illinois, nj present the
Democratic member Of the Interstate
Commerce hoard OF Commissioners.
senator picilcr and Representative
Jerry Simpson, unite in the declaration
that the convention of the Farmers
Alliancc ana Labor organizations which
meets in Cincinnati next week will
no, form third party, but will con-
fine it's public work " the issuing of
an address 10 the people.
Representative Grain, of Texas, who
j. here on private business, says the
outlook for the election OF the Demo-
cratic candidate. whoever he may be.
next year, could hardly be brighter.
He does not think there will be Il Farm
crs' Alliance national ticket nominated,
nor does he think there is the slightest
doubt of the election of his colleague,
Mr. Mills, To the Speakership Of the
next House.
Keep your eye on Representative w.
l.. Wilson Of West Virginia. lie is a
young man, but he is growing as rapid
ly ns any man now in public life. His
name is heard on all sides here, and
nothing but praise is spoken of him.
lie il deeply interested in the organi-
Hation of Democratic clubs, and me is
nj present making speeches out west
in their interest.
Again the rumor is revived that JUS
ticc Bradley, of the L. s. Supreme
Court. intends retiring, and that Sen
ator Edmunds will be nominated as
his successor. Justice Bradley is past
the legal age for retirement, and it may
he that he intends to retire-many
people wish that he hal retired before
the notorious to Z decision was made
but cannot understand why Mr..
Edmunds, who, when in good health,
on two occasions declined going upon
the bench, should, now, when his
health is beginning to break down, ac-
cept the position.
There is something rotten somewhere
in the connection of this government
with matters relating to Chill. The
public has never been given the true
inwardncss Of this Itata business. II
II is expected that the names of the
new judges of the L. S. Circuit Court
will he announced in few days.
Ex-Scnstor Ingalls, has surprised
everybody by turning up here, and the
newspaper men are itching to learn
what he came for. Dem.
lied lip