The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-18
American Politics.

COllNiANC lnClIl5tlNto lLAdb I'm wa
not be in the race, but they can get
no assurance Of that fact. Henry
Watterson Of the Louisville Courier
Journal has come out in a strong
letter in which he tells his party
that the nomination of Cleveland
will insure defeat. Chief Justice
Fuller of the United States Su-
preme Court is the latest man
mentioned for the place. 1t is said
that Cleveland has agreed to with
draw in Fuller's favor, if it can be
shown that the party desires it.
Cleveland is not developing the
strength that was expected OF him,
hence the desire of the party
leaders to find a stronger man. In
the West, Cleveland has been
ignored by many of the State Con-
ventions. New York will not sup
port him so long as Hill is in the
contest, and there is opposition to
him in the South. So prominent a
Democrat as Senator John G. Car
Isle, of Kentucky, says in an in
terview that he doubts the wisdom
of nominating Cleveland, and that
if the latter does not get the prize,
it will not go to any man in New
York. Carlisle is prominently
mentioned for the place.
President Harrison is receiving
remarkably unanimous support
from State Conventions all over the
country, and while there is strong
faction of his party that does not
want him to be the standard
bearer, it looks as though he might
be nominated by reclamation
This faction desires to create a
stampede in the National Conven-
ton, and give the nomination tc
Jas. G. Blaine They assert that il
Harrison is not nominated by &C,
clamation, he will fail. VIM. Nc
Kinley is also mentioned for the
place.
John l. Ingalls,, the famous Kan.
sas ex-senator, will lead the Re
publican delegation from his State
to the National Convention.
The California State Republican
Convention met on May Sd, and
strongly endorsed the State and
National administrations also ia
vored the Nicaragua canal. The
delegates elected to the National
Convention were Senator FELTON,
M. H. De Young, J. F. Spence O
Los Angeles, and N. D. Rideout O
Marysville. Three out of the four
are millionaires. General w. II
Barnes and M. M. Estee were de.
feated for the place.
Senator Stanford has made W
his mind to resign from the Senate
in the early part of next year il
case a Republican Legislature il
elected this fall. He said thai
such was both his strong desire
and intention not over ten days
ago in his Office at Fourth anC
Townsend streets in this city. I
is said that his political experience
has been a bitter one, as all his pc
schemes have been rejected by
Congress. His retirement, he says
will be on account of poor health.
A Washington special telegraph
that according to the list of dele
gates to the Minneapolis Conven
ton, kept at Administration head
quarters in Washington, 225 dele
gates have been already placed OF
the Harrison roster. This is on
more than enough to nominate hin
on the first ballot.
Wyoming Territory will sen,
two women as alternates to tn
Republican National Convention
Woman suffrage prevails in tina
territory. The ladies are activ
and successful business women.
1t is announced from New Yor
that the census of New York, jus
completed by the Democratic AC
ministration, is a huge fraud, ca
culated to insure the success of tn
party this fall. Aliens and cor
victs were counted to the extent {
100000, and the rolls stuffed
What action will be taken is nc
known. The conspiracy is said
have had the sanction of the leaC
ers of the party in that State.
American News.
1t is reported from New Yor
that an English Syndicate is abou
to purchase controlling interes
in the distilleries in Kentucky, i
which the fine Bourbon whiskie
are made. The deal is said to in
volve 100000.
Thirty-two manufacturers of wa,
paper met in Cincinnati last weel
and arranged for the formation c
a trust, with a capital of $4,000
600. It's formation will throw 100
travelling statesmen out of employ
ment. A combination in this lin
was made several years ago, but j
did not last long.
The spring floods in the Missis
sippi River are doing enormou
damage. 1t is reported that tn
great Morganza levee-the longes
and the strongest in the world
has broken, and turned over tn