The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-22
Washington Letter.


Mr.. Harrison's fool friends put all
Washington into an amused titte, to-day.
They decided several days ago that it
the arrival Of the royalty equipped spe-
cial train bearing benjamin, the candl-
date, because forsooth, he desired 10 es-
cape the crowd that would meet him II
they knew when no was coming. If
the hour that the train would arrive had
been announced for days before in all
the local newspapers and had been pia-
carded on all the bill boards and dead
walls in town il is possible that two or
| three hundred idle negroes and hood
lums might have congregated at the sta
ton from curiosity, but TO suppose that
there would have been a crowd large
enough 10 worry the gentlemen is the
most humorous thing Of the season,
and ii has set everybody in town 10
laughing.
Mr. Blaine's being confined TO his
room in New York by illness was good
enough for the sensational newspapers
10 gull those who knew no better with /;
| but it Didn't go down with those who
knew that Mr.. Blaine left Washington
because of the irritation caused by the
dictatorial tone of the kilograms with
which Mr.. Harrison was flooding him,
and if he does not resume the active du-
ties of his position for sometime II will
not be on account of his health, but be-
bause he wishes 10 get even with Mr..
Harrison by leaving him in charge of
matters over which he Is almost certain
to blunder.
have good reasons for believing that
Mr.. HarTiSon's treatment of Mr..
Blaine, who thinks he has "A grievance,
during the next few days will settle his
chances for denomination. Ii Is Ger
tain that Mr.. Blaine doesn't care for the
nomination and that if Mr.. Harrison
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 I-only-am-the-admiu
istration style. which has so irritated
Blaine, in order To succeed. The out
come will be watched with interest. and
were il not for the "hig head" which the
courtesy extended by the people to the
high Office he fills has given Mr. Harri-
son il would not be IN doubt Blaine
holds the winning cards, and he knows
il too.
Representative Hooker, of Mississippi,
thinks the Democratic party viii do well
TO go west for its candidate next year,
and that ii could not do better than to
take Hon. William X Morrison, of
Illinois, at present the Democratic mem
ber of the Interstate Commerce board Of
Commissioners.
Senator Peffer and Representative
Jerry Simpson, unite in the declaration
that the convention of the Farmers Al
lance and Labor organizations which
meets in Cincinnati next week Will not
form a third party, but will confine it,
public work to the issuing of an address
to the people.
Representative Grain, Of Texas, who
is here on private business, says the look
out for the election of the Democratic
candidate, whoever he may be, next
year, could hardly be brighter He
doesn't think there will be Farmers
Alliance national ticket nominated, nor
does he think there il the slightest doubt
of the election of his colleague, Mr..
Mills, to the Speakcrship of the next
House.
Keep your eye on Representative W.
L. Wilson of West Virginia He is a
young man, hut he is growing as rapidly
as any man now in public life. His
name is heard on all sides here, and
nothing but praise is spoken of him
He is deeply interested in the Organiza-
ton of Democratic clubs, and he IS at
present making speeches out west in
their interest.
Again the rumor is revived that Just
ice Bradley, of the L. 5. Supreme Court,
intends retiring, and that Senator Ed
munds will be nominated.as his success
sor.
Justice Bradley is past the legal age
for retirement, and II may be that he
intends to retire-Many people wish that
he had retired before the notorious to
decision was made, but cannot un-
derstand why Mr.. Edmunds, who, when
in good health, on two occasions de-
clined going upon the bench, should,
now, when his health is beginning to
break down, accept 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 in
wardness of this Itata business
1t is expected that the names of the
new judges of the u. 5. Circuit Court
viii be announced in few days.
Ex-senator Ingalls, has surprised
everybody by turning up mere, and the
newspaper men are itching to learn what
he came for. NJ.