Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-08
WASHINGTON.

A democrat OF national reputation is
authority for the statement that an
organized effort is to be made to have
the next national democratic conven-
ton held in Baltimore. asked him
if that involved movement for the
nomination of Senator German. He
smiled as he said, mot necessarily /;
but the fact that the convention is
held in Baltimore, if it should be held
there, need not be regarded as bar
to the presentation of the claims of
Maryland's favorite son for the nom
ination.n ..rI.f
Representative Chapman, of Mich
igan, who is now in Washington,
says the democrats of Michigan pro-
pose pressing the claims of Hon.
Don. M. Dickinson upon the next
nominating convention, and that it
isn't movement intended merely as
a compliment to that gentleman, but
is the result of much consideration on
the part of men who believe that he
possesses all the attributes of sue
cessful Presidential candidate, one
who could carry Michigan beyond a
shadow of doubt.
Can "Me too" Plat, the New York
republican boss, whose favor Mr..
Harrison has purchased by the APP
pointment of j. Sloat Fasset to be
Collector of port of New York, save
the Harrison vessel from being overs
whelmed by the Blaine tidal wave
which is now rushing upon the
seemingly doomed craft ? is an inter-
esting problem TO those interested in
the result. 1t is rot believed that
Mr.. Harrison will give up without
making desperate fight, and if Mr..
Plat can control the New York dele>
CATION for him his friendship is well
worth cultivating. A gentleman
figuring up the votes that Harrison
can control puts it in this way: "He
can have the solid delegations of all
the Southern States, unless somebody
is disposed to put up money to buy
their votes; he can get the solid In
diana delegation through his control
of the machine in that State; ex-Sen>
ator Spooner, Senator Sawyer and
Secretary Rusk are relied upon to
to control the Wisconsin delegation
for him; Secretary Foster can GER
tainly divide if he cannot control the
Ohio delegation; Vermont is already
pledged to him through Secretary
Proctor, and if he can get the New
York delegation he will start out
with strength not to be despised."
AT last the long hung up reciproci>
ty treaty with Spain for Porto Rico
and Cuba has been officially an
nounced with temporary schedule
to go into effect September /, and a
permanent schedule July 1892. A
similar agreement with San Domin>
60 is also announced to take effect
September !. The fact is commented
on that the largest single beneficiary
under the Spanish agreement is the
Standard Oil monopoly.
Senator Butler of South Carolina,
who is now here, has been warmly
congratulated upon his success in
demonstrating the folly of the sub,
treasury movement in the South.
With his usual modesty he declines
to take any personal credit for what
he has done, saying that he only pre-
sented an array of facts against the
scheme which must at once become
apparent to any ordinarily intelli'
gent man who will make careful
study of the proposition, and its
probable effects, keeping in view
similar attempts recorded by history.
Since it became known among re-
publicans that Maj, Mckinley made
an appeal to the national executive
committee for money to save him
E from defeat there is noticeable dim.
mutton in the amount of brag in
which they indulge. They now re-
alize that although Ohio is ordinari
ly republican State, the election O
Mckinley handicapped by his unpop
ular and unjust tariff bill. is very fal
from being certainty, and most o
them are willing to admit that the
legislature is in doubt. This is q
very great change, and is signifi-
, cant.
, There is only one member Of the
r administration on duty today. That il
Secretary Foster, and he is. preparing
, to go to Ohio this week, he says tC
take a vacation, but it would be safe