The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
Washington Letter.

WAsHINGT,)N. ID. &. November, 2S 1871
How much longer is the Blaine Harr1-
son farce TO be kept on the boards? MI
Blaine's friends on the Republican Ma
tional Committee as well as those who
were here during the week with the del
egations from various cities, are telling
everybody that Mr.. Blaine is to be the
candidate of his party next year. Mr.
Harrison is mild-mannered, cold
blooded sort of IA man, but this commit
tee and delegate business was niue
more than he could patiently stand, SO
when the committee, after hnaiIy ao-
iourning, called at the White House IN
a body, its members met with a recep-
ton colder than Raum's patent refriga-
tor could ever produce. Mr.. harrison
was offended, and he took special care TO
impress that fact upon the committee
But the committee did not seem 10 care
much for as its members left the White
House on their way over 10 the State
department, one of them remarked loud
enough to be heard by all, ''who Is this
man. Harrison, anyway" Mr. Blaine
received the committee in his most cor
dial manner, and made himself so
pleasant that they remained in his office
nearly an hour, and when they left they
nearly paralyzed the staid and dignltied
employees of the State department by
giving three cheers and tiger for
Blaine.
Mai. Mckinley also has the Blaine
fever. He took advantage of his stay
in the city this week 10 call on Mr.
Blaine and to let him understand that
he was willing to take the second place
on the ticket with him but with nobody
else. Mr.. Blaine is said to have been
very demonstrative at this meeting with
Mckinley, in the way of placing his
arm around his shoulder, etc, but
he took particular care not to commit
himself in favor of Mckinley for an as
sociate on the ticket. This sort OF thing
can have but one ending-AIr.B Blaine
must retire from the Cabinet, unless Mr..
Harrison will withdraw his claims for a
denomination. \ bet was made last
night in a prominent hotel that Mr..
Blaine would resign before Jan. 10.
800, 900 IS big money to pay for a
political convention, but that Is said TO
represent the price paid by Minneapolis
for the advertising she will get out OF
the holding of the Republican National
Convention there next June, and that
amount, which is TO be paid to Boss
Clarkson's : committee, does not include
the price paid for the votes of two COM
mitteemen and the incidental expenses
of the delegation here.
Much interest Is already expressed in
the meeting of the Democratic National
Executive Committee, which Will be
held here December 6, to fix time for
the meeting of the full committee TO Sc
lect the time and place for holding the
next National Convention, Washington,
Cincinnati, Baltimore, Minneapolis, New
York and Detroit are already in the field.
The first applicant for a loan under
the Farmers Alliance-Sub-treasu
scheme made his appearance at the
Treasury Department this week, He
was from Hartford Co Maryland, and
was not very positive what he wanted,
further than that he wanted as much
money Us the SIS cash, which he said
he had would pay the interest on, and
be told the clerk III the Fourth Auditor 5
office, to whom the application was
made, that his farm would be security
for the principal of the loan. He was
very much disappointed when told that
Uncle Sam was at present himself q bor-
rover instead of a lender.
If the statements made by California
and New York Republicans TO the Ma
tional Committee OF that party be ac-
cepted, and there are good reasons for
believing that they stated the situation
Just as IL appeared u them, there Is little
chance for the electoral votes OF either
Of those states being cast for the RepUb-
lican nominee next year. And accord
ing 70 the same sources Of information
il will require herculean efforts on the
part OF the party managers to keep the
northwest IN line, Notwithstanding the
holding Of the convention at MIuneapo-
lis. These statements are but cOntirma-
tory of Democratic information, with
the single exception Of California. Al
though il had long ago been determined
by the Democratic leaders to make a
hard fight for that state, it was done
moro on general principles than because
of any specific knowledge of a change in
tbs sentiments of the people toward the
Republican high tariff. That the north
west, the great agricultural section, Is
slowly but surely adopting Democratic
ideas on the tariff, is as certain as that
the sun rises in the east and sets in the
west, and if there Is no mistake made
by the party leaders a majority of the
states in that section Will become, in
time, as reliably Democratic as Texas.
Representative Bynum, since his with
drawal, has been working hard for Mills,
whose friends now claim 30 votes, Mr..
Crisp's managers say that he has lii
votes, but others say that he has not
over65. The other candidates give no
figures. Only ten days left to settle it.
NJ.