The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Washington Letter.

WAsuINGTON. ID. G. June IS, lo52.
Democratic Senators and Representatives,
will be plentiful at Chicago, and those
who do not 60 IN pe.son viii bc there In
spirit u assist in the selection Of the
next President and Vice President Of the
United States The Democrats IN Con
grcSs have widely differing opinions as
to who ought To he nominated. rut they
all agree that tine nominee, whoever Ee
may he. Will bc elected. There Is no
Aard feelings between the champions Of
the several gentlemen who are beng
pushed for the nomination, II IS only
question of availability.
1t Is conceded 10y all that Mr.. Cleveland
will have majority on the first ballot,
and the most Sanguine OF hrs supporters
claim that ne viii get more than the two
thirds on the first ballot. Conservative
men believe that if the votes OF neither
Cleveland nor Hill show a rapid increase
after the first ballot they VIII both he
dropped There Is, however, n good
deal Of gucss-work about ante-conventlon
predictions, no matter now well posted
their makers may be.
Senator Pugh Is one of those who be
lieve that the nomination of Senator
German * a political necessity, in order
to prevent the third party getting Il foot
hold in the South. He says that several
of the Southern States will be in danger,
if they are not actually lost, if any other
man Is nominated.
Democrats are not ut all alarmed over
| the rumorS Of the formation Of a silver
party II the dissatisfied silver RepublI-
! cans should al! cOinto a movement, and
they should he joined by the silver men
of the South, yhey could easily carry
enough states to throw the election Of
President into the House, which would,
of course, means a Democratic Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Hawison's friends give his case
away constantly in private. AIr. John
W. Foster, of Indiana, who has held
ever since this administration came in
peculiar relations with the department
Of state-some say that Mr.. Harrison
has used him as a spy upon Mr.. Blaine
-, having authority only second to that
Of the Secretary. stated privately since
Mr.. HarriSon's denomination that he
| considered Indiana very doubtful state,
with the chances decidedly in favor Of
| the Democrats if no blunder Is made by
| deal for a man as near to Mr. Harrison
ms Mr.. Foster Is to admit, and shows
| that the Indiana Democrats in Caug-Css
| know Just what they are talking about
when they say that the electoral vote Of
| Indiana Is certain 10 be cast for the
! nominees Of the Chicago convention.
! Representative Stackhouse Of South
| Carolina, who died suddenly from heart
. L Il.
| bcr Of the Fifty-second Congress that has
/ been struck down by the relentless hand
Of the rider of the pale horse.
| Ii Is probable that Mr.. Harrison viii
use the vacancy in his cabinet and also
| that upon the Supreme court to placate
| some Of the influential Republicans who
are dissatisfied with his renominatian.
With that end in view, Secretary Elkins
has been sent to get the advice Of Chaun-
ccy Dcpcw, and to consult with EXPOSES
Platt and Miller, of New York. and there
Is reason for believing that Mr. Blaine
viii also be consulted about these APP
pointments. The last Is, Of course. a
bitter pill for Mr.. Harrison 10 swallow.
bat he l. too shrewd a politician not to
| fully recognize that he stands not the
slightest chance Of being elected unless
he can get the undivided support Of the
| leaders Of his party, and he stands ready
| to humiliate himself to get that support:
| but it does not follow that he will get il,
! no matter what he does.
The House passed the fOrtificatiOn ap-
| preparation bill and is now considering
Representative Shiveley's bill to reduce
| the duty on tin plate which it hopes to
| pass before the close Of the week. The
| bill provides that after the first of next
October the duty on tin plate shall be I
! cent? per pound, and that after October
l 1891, it shall be put on the free list.
The Ways and Means committee of
the House has decided to defer for the
present consideration of Representative
! McMlllln's 5 resolution providing for ad-
! journment on July T. The reason for
this Is that the members of the commit
tee are satisfied that the Senate will not
agree to adjournment so early as that.
Mr.. Harrison is trying to placate the
| silver Republicans with empty hOnors.
1t was at his suggestion that Senator Du-
bols, of Idaho, was selected to make the
speech formally notifying Mr.. Harrison
| OF his nomination.
knowing that the chance of getting
anything after the 4th of next March is
next to nothing, the men who nominal
| ed Mr.. Harrison are swarming to Wash
lngton to get something now. NJ.