The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-07-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.


"Iwas not for Campbell first % said a member
of the Democratic National Committee, but
recently, after looking carefully over the field.
became convinced that Campbel's hold on the
farmers of the State made him the most availa-
BILE man, that is to say the one who could, under
the peculiar circumstances surrounding the
Ohio campaign this year, poll the most votes,
and now that he has been nomin a ted trust that
every democrat IN Ohio will recognize the ma
tionaI importance of the election in that State,
and lay aside ali personal objection to the can
didate and work as hard as he knows how for
the success of the democratic party. The adop
ton of the free coinage plank in the platform
leaves the Farmers Alliance no excuse for put
ting third ticket in the field, and if they vote
as they have talked, Campbell should receive
their support, OF course 1 cannot say that he
will but anyway. am confident that we can
elect Campbell and the legislature if all the
democrats in the State can be persuaded to act
lively assist"
Secretary Proctor is ON one of his periodical
visits to the War Department. over which he is
supposed to preside. 1t not known how long
he will remain. but it is safe to say he will be
| here only a few days. as it isn't probable that
he has any intention of breaking his record by
| rem aiming for any extended period.
Representative Crisp. of Georgia, whose
| chances OF being the next Speaker OF the House
have taken Ch a decided upward squirt recent
| ly, is in town this week. He talks confidently
but not astfully, OF his Speakership prospects
| and has nothing but good words for his CO mpet-
| itors in what he calls 1.-The friendly competi-
| tion." He says that whether he or one OF tho
| other candidates gets the prize. there will be
| no soreness or hard feelings, as every one of
them will cheerfully accept the decree of the
caucus as final.
Secretary Rusk is to attend the annual en-
campment OF the G. A R. at Detroit next month
and he is expected to help fix things up for MIR.
Harrison with the old soldiers.
Look out for break between the Harrison
| and Blaine people. II may be avoided, but it
| may also occur at any time. The Blaine people
| have long suspected that most of the misrepre-
sentations 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 because he never expected to get we'll
again-and in placing the authorship mighty
close to" Lige'' Halford, it having been tele-
graphed 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 correspondent is known to be on
| the closest terms with Halford and it is charged
by the Blaineites 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 Blaineites are mad is to draw it very mildly
| indeed. Ono of them-a man with an interna-
| tional 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 impression that MIR. Blaine is a
wreck. mentally and physically. before that
| gentleman, and to implore him to grant the use
| of his name a Presidential candidate which
would of itself put an end to the Harrison can
didacy at once.
Senator Call. of Florida. is in Washington.
He says that his opponents are at work on sew
eral 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 alarm
| ed. 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 tri-
| bunai.
| The count of cash in the Treasury was COM
pleted this week. and some foolish republicans
are disposed to shout because the total reaches
more than $500. .0OO 061 forgetting that there are
| liabilities outstanding against this amount in
the shape of gold certificates. silver certificates
| silver Treasury notes and United States notes
| (greenbacks) amounting to Ss13. TAG 9s4, 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 lively fighting. it will be swallow
ed, lock, stock and barrel. by the Farmers AL
| lance.