Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-15
WASHINGTON.


mittee of the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs to be held in New
York city tomorrow is the most im-
portant meeting ever held by that
committee. The Secretary will pre-
sent reports from nearly every State
in the Union showing that the Assoc
citation has far outgrown the most
sanguine idea of its originators, and
plans will be discussed whereby the
association can render the great
est service to the party in those
States holding elections this year.
All talk about the committee enter
ing into personal politics either to
favor or oppose any of the gentle
men named for the democratic nom-
nation next year is bosh. Among
its members are friends of several of
the candidates, and even allowing
that it were possible to use the COM
mittee as an auxiliary to somebody's
boom, which it is not, no one candi-
date controls majority of it.
1t is difficult to keep political Sc
crets in Washington, therefore it
isn't surprising that the fact should
have leaked out that candidate Me-
Kinley wrote to Secretary Foster im-
ploring his aid to raise money for his
campaign. In this letter Mckinley
was particularly bitter against the
Pittsburg glass manufacturers, who
he said had promised to contribute
$4,000, but had only given $1,000.
Mr.. Fosters own tongue gave this
away. In spite of the statement OF
Chairman Clarkson that the republic
can national committee would take
no part in any of the State campaigns
this year, it is known here that it
has already sent large amount OF
money to Ohio, and that it is now
engaged in raising more, intended
for the same destination. Republi-
cans near to the committee have
boosted, also that they would buy up
the Peoples Party of Ohio, as they
knew many of its leaders to be fol-
sale.
While our new war ships are CIV
ing their officers chance to do the
agreeable to the bellies of the fashion
able seaside resorts in this county
that gallant old seaman, Rear Admit
raj Mccain, the commander Of the
South Atlantic Squadron, is in Wash
ington worrying because he has nc
flagship, the Pensacola, which he
had used until recently as such, be-
ing now on her way to Mare Island
Navy Yard, where it is expected she
will be condemned. The other YES
sells in the South Atlantic are the
Essex and the Tallapoosa, the latter
according to recent private lettel
from a naval officer, being in such {
bad condition that she will have t.
be condemned and sold where she is
This state of affairs isn't creditable Il
those responsible for it; but as Ions
as social influence is the power tina
controls the Navy department there
is little probability of change fo
the better.
sit is just as we'll" said Pennsyl
vania democrat, "to accept with {
grain of allowance all the stories tolC
about what Quay is going to do TO
or against this or that Presidential
candidate. Mr.. Quay has the figh
Of his life on his hands in order t
keep control of the republican ma
chine in Pennsylvania. If he wins
then it will be time enough for hin
to attempt to influence national poll
tics, but if he looses, as 1 now thinl
he will, there will be none so humbl
as to do the ex-boss reverence"
Col. Conger, the man who may b
said to have originated the presen
Blaine boom, by stating upon au
thority that Mr.. Blaine would accep
the nomination, if it came to hin
without effort on his part, is said t
have told several friends here of tn
difficulty he had in prevailing upol
Mr.. Blaine to see the matter as h
did. He says that after he had sue
cessfully combattod all the argu
ments advanced by Mr.. Blain
against accepting the nomination
that he had to 60 through the sam
thing with Mrs. Blaine, who finall
gave her consent, although she q
first said that Mr.. Blaine should new
err become a candidate. This ma
be entirely SO, but if it is, then Co
Conger is not the shreWd political