Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-02
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent. }
Washington. May q. 1892

Secretary Elkins made the most i'm
portant political statement of the week
when he said that Secretary Blaine had
repeatedly told the President and him
self. since he wrote the letter to chair
man Clarbsoh, that he would not accept
the nomination If Il was rendered him.
1 Chairman ClarksOn. to whom the state
ment was made. still says that, although
be has not heard directly from Mr
/ Blaine Stree he received his letter
/ declining to become candidate for the
nomiE alton, he has reasons of his own
for believing that Mr.. Blaine would not
refuse the nomination if it should be
made by such an overwhelming majority
as TO indicate that the party believed
his nomination necessary to republican
success. II is noticeable, and IS Ger
tainly an indication of success whoever
is nominated at Minneapolis, that the
best of feeling exists between those who
wish to nominate Mr.. Blaine and those
who think the President entitled to the
nomination.
The presence Of so many prominent
republicans has filed Washington with
political rumors of all sorts, one Of the
most interesting of which is. that one of
the objects of Secretary Blaine's visit to
New York, this week, was to get Gen.
Horace Porter, who has recently added
fresh laurels to his fame by infusing
new life into the Grant monument asso-
citation and making it certain that the
money TO build the monument will be
in sight by Memorial Day, to agree TO
present the name of the President to
the National convention That Mr.
Blaine personally desires the President
to be nominated is certain, and it would
be just such a thing as only such big
hearted man rs Mr.. Blaine could do TO
ask Gen. Porter TO make the nominating
speech
Tue majority of the democratic nlem-
bers of the House found the pressure
too great for them to stand, so they
voted in a democratic caucus to shelye
the anticipation bill and give the appro-
priation bills the right of way in the
House, notwithstanding the protest of
Mr. Hatch, chairman of the committee
on Agriculture, who spoke of the almost
unanimous desire among the farmers
for the passage of the anticipation bill
Mr. Hatch and other supporters OF the
bill threaten TO fillibuster for the pur-
pose of getting it before the House, but
it is not thought that they will dare to
try to upset the decree of a party
caucus.
Secretary Pettigrew wants the Senate
to adopt an amendment appropriating
$4,000 for tho continuance of expert
ment in the artificial production of
rain.
Chairman Clarkson and other mem
bcls of the National committee left here
to-day for Chicago, where q meeting of
the executive committee. which will be
held at Minneapolis on June 4, to COM
pIete arrangements for the meeting of
the convention on the eth. MIR. Clark
son THINKS there will be several ballots
before a nomination is made, and that
when it is made it will practically be by
reclamation.
The silver question is again promi-
nent this week Senator Morgan sue
ceeded in getting a motion to refer his
resolution, which Senator Sherman says
practically instructs the Finance COM
mittee to report free coinage bill, to
the Finance committee defeated by
vote of % to II, (Senator Hill was
present but he declined to vote) and he
is trying to get a direct vote in tie
Senate on his resolution. Yesterday
the Second National Silver convention
with delegates from nearly all the States
assembled here for the ayowed purpose
of trying to force silver legislation in
Congress.
Representative Henderson, Of Iowa,
made a short but very strong speech in
favor of an amendment to the Sundry
Civil appropriation bill, offered by MIR.
Houk, of Ohio, but ruled out on point
of order raised by Mr. Holman, appro-
priating 100000 to pay for collecting
and publishing statistics showing the
industrial advance of the colored citi-
zens from January l. 63 TO January l,
'93. He said that the colored people
numbered about one eight of our popu-
lation, and that the evidence taken by
the special committee, which investigat-
ed the Worlds Fair, showed these
5000, 900 had been given not single
representative on any of the various
boards connected with the management