Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-07-31
Convinced that Campbrl's hold on the

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+ one who could under the peculiar cir
cumstances surrounding the OH,
campaign this year, pole the mos
votes, and now that he has been nomi
mated ] trust every Democrat in 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 success of thc
Democratic party. The adoption OF
the free coinage plank in the platform
leaves the Farmers Alliance no ex-
cuse for putting third. ticket in the
field, and il they vote ns they haze
talked, Campbell shonld receive their
support. OF course cannot say that
he Will, but anyway | am confident
that we can elect Campbell and the
Legislature, 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 Depart
ment, over which he is supposed to
preside. 1t is not known how long he
will remain, but it is safe to saw that
he will only be here for few days, as
itisn't probable that he has any inten.
ton OF breaking his record by remain
ing for any extended period.
Representative Crisp, of Georgia,
whose chances of being the next
/ Speaker OF the House have taken such
decided upward squirt recently, is in
town this week. lie talks confidently
but not boastfully OF his Speakership
prospects. and has nothing but good
words for his competitors in what he
calls the friendly competition" lie
says that whether he or one of the
other candidates gets the prize there
will be no soreness or hard feeling. as
every one of them will cheerfully ac-
cept the decree of the caucus as final.
Secretary Rusk is to attend the an
nual encampment of the G. 4. Il. at
Detroit next month, and he is expect
ed to help fix up things for Mr.. Harri-
son with the old soldiers.
| Look out for break between the
Harrison and Blaine people. 1t may
bc avoided, but it may also occur at
any time. The Blaine people have
long suspected that most of the
misrepresentation concerning Mr..
Blaine's health were the work of Mr.
Harrison's friends, but it was only the
other day that they succeeded in run.
ming one of the fakes down - the
one saying that Blaine had placed his
resignation in Harrison's hands, be-
cause he never expected to get well
again-and in placing the authorship
mighty close TO "Lige" Halford, it
having been telegraphed from here
by the correspondent who represents
the indianapolis Journal, the paper
which Lige" used to edit, and which
has for years been regarded as Mr..
Harrison's personal organ. This cor
respondent is known to be on the
closest terms with Halford and it is
charged by the Blaineits that Halford
inspired this fake dispatch, 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 Blaineits are angry.
Is to draw it very mildly indeed. One
OF them-a man with an international
reputation-has gone to Bar Harbor
to lay the facts that he has discovered
about the systematic attempts of the
Harrison crowd to create the impress
sion that Mr.. Blaine is weak man,
mentally and physically, before that
gentleman, and to implore him to
grant the use OF his name as a Presi-
dental candidate, which would of it.
sell put an end to the Harrison
candidacy at once.
Senator Call, of Florida, is in Wash
ington. He says 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
that his election was illegal, but that
he isn't alarmed, as he knows that he
was legally elected and hasn't the least
doubt of being able to establish that
fact before either legislative or legal
tribunal.
The count of cash in the treasury
was completed this week, and some
foolish Republicans are disposed to
shout because the total reaches more
than $GO0,0OO,000, forgetting that
there are liabilities outstanding against
this amount in the shape OF gold GER
tiiicates, silver certificates, silver treas
ury notes and United States notes
(greenbacks) amounting to $S13,746,-
9Sf which puts very different face
on the matter.
Representative Oates, OF Alabama,
says if the Democratic party in the
South does not wake up and do some
fighting it will be Swallowed, lock
stock and barrel, by the Farmers ALI
ancc. DEN.
WHEN the first vessel completed the
trip of the then new Erie Canal, in
1925, there being no such thing as tel
elegrah line in those days, the news
was communicated to New York and
to Buffalo by cannons placed within
hearing of each other all the way
along from Albany to each of the other
cities. The signal was passed along
in this way from Albany to New York
City and back again to Albany in
fifty eight minutes The experiment
was a costly one, but was a success in
every particular.