The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-06-09

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write no more letters concerning the
nomination. His letter to Chairman
Clarkson last February represents his
feelings at this moment just as well as
when it was written He does not wish
the nomination; but if it comes to him
anyway it will be party demand for his
services that so good a party man as he
cannot ignore or decline"
The availability of Senator Allison as
a Presidential candidate, in certain con.
tingencies, is being very much discussed
Just now, and no Republican has yet
been found who does not consider Allison
a certain winner.
| Once more the band of Scared G. A.
r. veterans, few less in numb ers,
little more grizzled, walking little
slower than last Memorial Day, have
plid the graves Of their dead comrades a
loving visit The formal exercises at
Arlington were presided over by Depart
ment Commander A. F. Dinsmore, the
music being furnished by the U. S. Ma.
rine band and the Mozart club. At SOL
diers' Home, Senior Vice Department
Commander John McElroy presided and
the Third Artillery band and Mozart
club provided the music. At Congress.
ional cemetery, Junior Vice Commander
Bickford was in charge, the music being
furnished by the Soldiers Home band
and Farragut octet. The orators were, at
Arlington, General d. Fl. Hastings Of
Pennsylvania; at Soldiers Home, Cen
eral Cyrus Bussey, Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, and at Congressional
cemetery, Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire.
Representative Hatch came up smiling
after his first round with the House. He
did not succeed in setting aside the de.
cison of the Democratic caucus to aban.
don the anticipation bill, but he came
within one vote of doing so, and is con-
fdent that he will be an easy winner in
the next round, which he will fight at the
first favorable opportunity. But getting
the House to vote to take up the anti.
option bill, and getting a vote on that
bill, are two very different things The
opposition to the bill control sufficient
number of votes to prolong the contest
indefinitely, if they choose to resort to
obstructive tactics, and it is almost Ger.
tain that they will so choose, should Mr..
Hatch succeed in his attempt to get the
bill before the House.
1t is source of much amusement to
the Senators to note the efforts of their
colleagues and would.be Democratic can.
didates, Messrs. Hill and German, to
dodge a vote on the silver question.
They have both succeeded so far, and it
is not expected that they will either of
them get caught when Senator Stewards
free coinage bill, which is to come up
this week as the unfinished business"
Of the Senate, comes to final vote, if it
ever does.
The House committee has completed
the agricultural appropriation bill, and
to the horror of brother Holman it ex.
ceeds the total of last years bill by more
than half million dollars. This is
rough on Holman, who has not yet re.
covered from the chagrin he experienced
when the House refused by decisive
vote to support him in striking out the
appropriation for U. s. mint building
at Philadelphia.
A few fool.friends of the President and
of Secretary Blaine have allowed them.
selves to get caught in the Democratic
trap set for the special purpose of trying
to engender personal ill.will between
these two eminent Republicans and their
immediate and personal friends, and are
saying things for publication that they
will deeply regret by and by. No Re-
publican who has the good OF his party
at heart will engage in such silly bust.
ness. The services rendered the Repub.
lican party and the country by Benjamin
Harrison and James G. Blaine have been
numerous enough and important enough
to raise the hat Of every Republican
when either name is mentioned. II
Senator Stewards bill for the free
coinage Of silver will be taken up and
discussed, but with what result is uncer.
tain. If it is voted upon, the chances
favor its passage by very narrow ma.
jority; but il its opponents desire to
postpone indefinitely the taking of vote
it will not be difficult, under the Senate
rules, to do so.