The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. ID. &. July Is, 1891.
II was not for Campbell first said
member of the Democratic National
Committee, "but recently, after looking
carefully over the field, became con-
WINGED that Campbell's hold on the farm
er's of the State made him the most
available man, that Is to say the one
who could under the peculiar circum-
stances surrounding the Ohie campaign
this year, poll the most votes, and now
that he has been nominated i trust that
every Democrat III Ohio will recognize
the national importance of the election
in that State and lay aside all personal
objection to the candidate and work as
hard as he knows how for the sue
cess of the Democratic party. The
adoption of the free coinage plank in
the platform leaves the Farmers Alliance
no excuse for putting a third ticket in
the field, and if they vote as they have
talked, Campbell should receive their
support OF course / cannot say that
he will; but anyway / am confident that
We can elect Campbell and the legisla-
ture, if all of the Democrats of the State
can be persuaded to actively assist.
Secretary Proctor is on one of his
periodical visits to the War department,
over which he is supposed to preside.
1t is not known how long he will re-
main, but it is safe to say that he will
only be here for few days, as it isn't
probable that he has any intention of
breaking his record by remaining for
any extended period.
Representative Crisp, of Georgia,
whose chances of being the next Speaker
of the House have taken such u deci-
ded upward squirt recently, is in town
this week. He talks confidently but
not boastfully of his Speakership pros
poets, and has nothing but good words
for his competitors in what he calls 1.-The
friendly competition" He says that
whether he or one of the other candi-
dates gets the prize there will be no sore
ness or hard feelings, as every one of
them will cheeIfully accept the decree of
the caucus as final.
Secretary Rusk is to attend the annu-
al encampment of the G. A. r. at De
troit next month, and he is expected to
help fix up things for Mr. Harrison with
the old soldiers.
Look out for a break between the
Harrison and Blaine people. 1t may be
avoided, but it may also occur at any
time. The Blaine people have long sus-
pected that most of the miSrepresenta-
tions conceI ming Mr.. Blaine's health
were the work of Mr. Harrison's friends,
but 1t was only the other day that they
succeeded in running one of the fakes
down-the one saying that Blaine had
placed his resignation in Harrison's
hands because he never expected to get
well again and in placing the author
ship mighty close to "Liege" Halford, it
having been telegraphed from here by
correspondent who represents the Indi-
anapllis Journal, the paper which
"Liege" used to edit, and which has for
years been regarded as Mr. Harrison's
personal organ. This correspondent is
known to be on the closest terms with
Halford and it is charged by the Blaine
ties that Halford inspired this take dis
patch, which the correspondent did not
dare TO wire his own paper although it
was sent to several other papers in the
West. To say that the Blaineites are
mad is to draw it very mildly indeed.
One of them-a man with an inter
reputation-has gone to Bar
Harbor to lay the facts that he has dis
covered about the systematic attempts
Of the Harrison crowd to create she inn
preston that Mr.. Blaine is wreck,
and physically, before that
gentleman, and to implore him to grant
the use of his name as a Presidential
which would of itself put an
end to the Harrison candidacay at
once.
Senator Call, of Florida, is in Wash
Ington. He Gays that his opponents are
at work on several schemes by which
they hope to keep him out of his seat in
the Senate on the ground tn at his cleo
ton WAS Illegal, but that he isn't
alarmed, as he knows that he was legally
elected and hasn't the least doubt of be-
able to establish that fact before either a
legislative or legal tribunal.
The CONT of cash in the Treasury
was completed this week and some fool
sh Republicans are disposed to shout be-
cause the total reaches more than $780,
200, 900 forgetting that there are liabili-
ties outstanding agains5 this amount in
the shape of gold certificates, silver GER
silver Treasury notes and Uni
ted States notes 0Greenbasks) amounting
to S13, 746, ,6S4, which puts very diff
ierent face on the matter.
Representative Oates, of Alabama,
savs if the Democratic party in the
south does not wake up znd do some
lively fighting u will be swallowed lock,
'tock and barral' by the FSrners Alli-
.,1ce. NJ