The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Notes Personal and Political from the
Nations Capitol.
From our special corresponding

Iowa, where he goes to make series
Of campaign speeches in aid Of the
Democratic cause. His friend, Rep
resentative Grain, who is in charge OF
his canvass for the Speakership, says |
of his prospects "Mr. Mills is in the |
race to stay and to win. He is stronger
today than when Congress adjourned,
and he is gaining strength every day
he has made accessions in the East
and his splendid fight in the West and
Northwest has given him a degree of
strength there which will astonish his
opponents. Mr.. Mills favors the free
coinage of silver, but he also believes
that it is a question to be settled inside
the party; the Democratic party is a
unit for tariff reform, but is divided
upon the silver question, Why inject
an element of discord in the party
PLATFORM Let us so on with the con-
test for tariff reform and settle all sub
ordinate questions in our ranks after
we shall have won the victory" Rep
resentative Crisp and his friends are
just as confident of his election to the
Speakership as Mr.. Grain is that Mr..
Mills will be elected.
A democrat OF national reputation is
authority for the statement that an
organized effort is to be made to have
the national democratic convention
held in Baltimore. | asked him if
that involved movement for the
nomination of Senator German. He
smiled as he said, "Not necessarily
but the fact that the convention is
held in Baltimore, if it should be
held there, need not be regarded as a
bar to the presentation of the claims
of Marylands favorite so1 for the
nomination"
Representative Chapman, Of Mich
gan, who is now in Washington, says
the democrats of Michigan propose
pressing the claims of Hon. Don. M
Dickinson upon the next nominating
convention, and that it isn't a move
ment intended merely as a compli
ment to that gentlemen, but is the re
suit Of much consideration on thu
part Of men who believe that he pos
sesses all the attributes OF a successful
Presidential candidate, one who coulC
carry Michigan beyond a shadow of
doubt.
Can "Me too" Platt, the New Yorl
republican boss, whose favor Mr.. Han
rison has purchased by the appoint
ment of ]. Sloat Fassett to be ColleC
tor Of the port of New York, save tn
Harrison vessel from being ovel
whelmed by the Blaine tidal wav
whichis now rushing upon the seem
ingly doomed craft? is an interestin
problem to those interested in the re
suit. tits not believed that Mr.. Har
rison will give up without making
desperate fight, and if Mr.. Plat cal
control the New York delegation 70
him his friendship is well worth cult
waiting A gentleman figuring up tn
vote that Harrison can control puts
this way: 4He can have the solid deli
cations of all the Southern States, III
less somebody is disposed to put u
money to buy their votes; he can &c
the solid Indiana delegation throug
his control of the machine in tha
State; Ex-senator Spooner, Senate
Sawyer and Secretary Rusk are relic
upon to control the Wisconsin delegi
ton for him; Secretary Foster ca
certainly divide if he cannot contrc
the Ohio delegation; Vermont is a
ready pledged to him through Secrets
ny Proctor, and if he can get the Ne
York delegation he will start out wit
q strength not to be despised."
At last the long hung-up rec;procit
treaty with Spain for Porto Rico an
Cuba has been officially announce
with temporary schedule to go int
effect September 1st, and a permaner
schedule July, 1892. A similar agre
ment with San Domingo is also al
.nounced to take effect on SeptembC
1st. The fact is commented on thu
the largest single beneficiary und,
the Spanish agreement is the Standal
Oil monopoly.
Senator Butler, Of South Carolin
who is now here has been warmly COZ
graduated upon his success in demon
strating the folly of the sub-treasul
movementin the South. With hisus
al modesty he declines to take al
personal credit for what he has don
saying that he only presented an arr;
OF facts against the scheme which
once must become apparent to any Q
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