The morning call., 1892-07-24
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Some Advantages Of the Capital City in
July.
Delightful Evenings Along the Tree-Lined
Avenues-Mrs Earrison's
Health


Despite the hot weather of last month
more Congressional families are remaining
here until the end of the session than for
long time. One meets all the world on an
evening drive, and all are pleased to see
how many people are still in town. Un-
fortunately for the capital, In some respects,
there are no good summer resorts nearer
than tye-hOur journey where one can find
an entire change from the conditions here.
Oakland and Deer Park, the two summer
resorts on the summit of the Blue Ridge,
are SIX hours away, and it Is nearly the
same time 10 Cape May or Atlantic City.
Hence many prefer to remain quietly at the
one place all the time, making the most of
the cool waves and enjoying the creature
comforts more easily obtained in a large
city than at the smaller resorts ON the
Chesapeake
Every one dresses In the thinnest of sum-
mer clothes. Men and women wear white
clothes on the street aud all the time, as
they do not do in New York and other
cities where ii is just as hot, and the whole
population turns out OF doors at sundOwn,
as in far Southern cities. One sees door
step groups all up and down the tree-lned
avenues these moonlight nights. Often the
voices tell that idle chatter is going on, and
often the makeup of the group tells that
the very machinery OF government is being
set and oiled. Only the other evening those
who drove around the smouument grounds
could see three or four black dots on that
pOrticO where the President smokes his
after-dlnner cigar. At the other end of
town Senator Sawyer's doorstep was occu-
pled by half-dOZen men foremost in Re-
publican councils. and every one who drove
by remarked that something was up. A
tinkle OF the telephone moved Senator
Sawyers doorstep group to the White House
portlco, and the next day it was known that
Senator Sawyer would not manage the conf
ing campaign for the President, but that
Commls sion er Carter would. 1t was all ar
ranged in the cool IF the evening In the
open air of moonlight night. and much
more of the same work goes on on Wash
ington doorsteps.
AN ABSURD CUSTOM
Could anything be more absurd than the
way In which Candidates are Informed of
their election by national convention. As
things 90 in this telegraphic age, the COM
mitlee ought to make a break from the con-
vention hall and reach the nominee as fast
as steam could carry them. When one con-
slders that 1t all amounts to e-minute
speech from one man and a response of the
same length from another, it would seem as
though they might write out their remarks
within week at the utmost. In recent
times. Lincoln, Grant and Harrison were
notified of their denominations in the White
House. otherwise the committee has met the
candidate in his own home and apprised
him of the peoples choice before small
selected audience of those friends standing
nearest politically to the nominee. But
we have Mr. Cleveland coming down from
Buzzards Bay and Mr. Stevenson crossing
nalI continent To figure in the arena of
Madison-square Garden. sacred TO Barnum,
the horse show and kindred entertainments.
MRS. HARRISON.
Most alarming rumors have prevailed all
this week concerning Mrs. Harrison's
health. and the private secretary of
the President has been little worn
dpnViur first
around town that Mrs. Harrison was
dying OF cancer, and next that she was
going rapidly with quick consumption and
each sta ement had detailed accounts of the
progress and present stage Of the malady.
After grip, rheumatism and low fever,
nervous prOstratioB nished the list, and it
Is from the exhaustion and weakness of the
latter that Mrs. Harrison Is now suffering.
The doctor has written most reassuring
letters back ever since the family became
established at Loon Lake, and is more than
pleased with the progress his patient is
making. He takes his own vacation at the
time, and besides remaining with Mrs. Har-
rison TO see that everything goes as he had
expected, he thinks il best to stay near 10
his patient since there happens to be no
doctor within so miles. The President has
gone TO Cape May to spend his Sunday by
the sea. butif Congress actually adiourns on
the 18th he Will hasten 20 the North woods
for a fOrtnights rest. There will be the
whole month OF August for q breathing
space before the campaign sets in with full
fury, and now that the National Committee
AT last has q head things will begin to move.
NOT ALTOGETHER HAPPY
Senator Stewart is not altogether happy
ct the chlOroforming of his silver bill, but
he will only rest for a while and begin next
December with the more vigor aud insist
upon an honest expression of opinion when
the embaTTassments OF the campaign are
over. Mrs. Jones and her Harvard NJ A.
Mr.. Roy Jones, returned from the CAM
bridge commencement by way of New Lon
don, and have joined Senator Jones and
Mr.. Sam Jones at the Arlington. The
party will remain here until Congress ad-
journs. With Russia's acceptance this week
all the European Governments are ready to
consult about TemonetlZing silver and the
President will name the Commissioners dur
Ing the week. 1t is accepted that one of
the Nevada Senators will be named for this
commission, and outsiders have quite set
tied it that II will be Senator Jones. NJ.
Washington. July II.
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