Milford chronicle., 1891-08-14

LETTER.
wAsuINeroN. August 10. Is.

WASHINGTON. August 10, 1891
That is a very pr, tty political game which
viii be decided when the executive commit
tee ofthe National Association Of Democratic
clubs meets in New York city, to morrow
aud the stakes are big, being nothing less
than the Democratic Presidential nomiua-
ton Much Of tie preliminary shutting
/ for this game has been going on here ana
the shufler has been trusted friend Of Sen
/ ator German who abseuted himself pur-
poselY because he did not wish TO be known
/ IN the matter; but ] have it from one who
knows that It is the purpose Of Gorman' s
friends, WHO believe they can control the
committee, to use the machinery Of the asso-
citation Of Democratic clubs to elect Cor
man delegates to the Democratic National
Convention, but it is not yet certain that
they will succeed as the Cleveland men on
the committee have got au inkling Of what
it is being played for. i will he only
through a leak that the result 0fthe commit
tee meeting will be known, and it has been
given out that il is called merely to allow
the Secretary to present the reports which
he has received from local clubs
The platform and nominations OF the ONO
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 considerable inquire IN
the campaign,
Washington may now be considered in the
field as the best place for holding the next
Republican National Convention. The sue
cess in getting tile G. A. r. encaupment tor
'o2 has whetted the appetite Of the town,
and mass meeting Of its prominent bust.
ness 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 COM
mittee that presented Washington's Claims
for the next annual eucampment OF the ..
A. R when it returned from its victorious
errand, Saturday night, augurs well for the
reception that will be given the veterans a
year hence. Caunons doomed, fireworks
ilimed the sky aud cheer after cheer arose
from the threats of the thousands who
crowded the streets to welcome home the
men who obtained for Washington the proud
privilege Of entertaining the old soldiers TO
whose protection in the time Of dire need i
owes its very existence. During residence
Of many years at the National capital your
correspondent has never seen the interest
and actual enthusiasm so general over any
thing as it is over the encampment of the
&c. A. R.
The people generally seem to be hurt by
the reference to their disloYalty made by
Washingtons opponents at Detroit. They
are not in any sense disloyal, although, Of
course, there are a few residents Of Wash
ington, who while living at the expense Of
Government have no love for tile old flag or
blue uniform, but they are not numerous
enough to justify charging the city with
dislOyalty. The charge that the Cor.
coran Art Gallery contains the portraits of
Lee and Jackson in full uniform and no por-
trait of Union general is true, and the peo-
pie of Washington are in no sense RESPONSE
bic for It; the Corcoran Art Gallery was
erected by the late W. w. CorcoEan who
was notorious as a Southern sYmpathizer
during the late war, and IS maintained by
funds donated by him and controlled by
board Of managers selected by him during
his life, each member Of which was pTesunl-
ably in sympathy with his ideas Although
open to the public free three days in the
week, the Corcordu Art Gallery IS III no
sense a public institution, and can IN no
way be controlled by the citizens Of Wash
ineton so that it is manifestly unfair to hold
Washington responsible for the pictures
exhibited or not exhibited in this gallery.
More repairs are being put on the White
House this summer than in any one season
for a long time. These repairs have been
needed for years, but each year it would be
thought that the next session Of Congress
would provide a new residence for the
President and they would be put of. About
SIC, 900 is to he spent upon the residence
portion Of the house and it is expected that
everything will be completed by October I.
Gen Raum has written letter in reply to
one received by Acting Secretary of the
Treasury Nettleton. and referred to him,
of delays in the Pension Office. |
Gen. Raum says there is no ground for such |
and cites the fact that for the !
fiscal year just closed there even issued 1885, |
48z original certificates, which exceeded by |
So. $50 the largest number issued in single |
fiscal year and he quotes Gen. Veazey, ex-
Chief Of the C. A. K. as say
ing that in his travels among the old soldiers |
he has found them we'll pleased with the |
conduct Of the Pension Office.