The sun., 1892-01-24
aEaEAsIoN OF WASHINGTON,
THB NATIONAL CAPITOL FLOODED
WITH THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.

Winter Carnival and How II wns Eplo, j.
ed-scenes mt the Hoteis--A Night In John
Chamberiin's-A JinsIing of Sleigh Bciis
and Display Of Fast Trotters-t;Iorious
Tines At Ashbei p. FItch's Dinner-Pat
Keenan, Crossing the Eco at Gunpowdcr
Creek-Iceman Turner's Misfortune.
WASHINGTON. d. G.. JAN 23.-It has been a
lively week In Washington Thore has been a
spicy debate In the House. an alleged tir in
the Cabinet. Tom Reed has appeared rs II can
didate for President. and the atmosphere has
been surchargcd with war Eumors. The Ma
tional Committee has drawn politicians OF
different calibrcs from the West. the South. and
the East. Presidential possibilities have been
carefully canvnsscd. Everything has been In
afcrment Tho weather has kept pnce with
other events. Lowering skies hnve carpcted
the District with snow. Tho snow was glazed
by a furious storm Of sleot In tho driving
eleet, ut 8 o'clock Mt night, the special Penn
syivania train carrying Sam Carpenter and
tho New York delegations rolled through tho
tunnel and entered Washington.
1t was q lively night without and within
The binding storm kept the different dc"ga-
tions housed. Tie Arlington. the Shorcham
Wizards. tho Cochran. and John Chamberlin's
werc crowded to sulfocaticn. The popping OF
champagne corks was heard in every barroom.
Tho chann. dish was in demand. and there
was q SAVIOR OF terrapin stew on nearly every
avenue In Washington Tho Cabinet dined
with the President, and private dinners by tho
score were tho order Of the night Everybody
seemed to be in tho best OF humor. story
telling was rampant. The Western men talked
wildly about the place for holding the next
Democratic National Convention. Tho Co
thamites however. smiled significantly. and
rotailed "reminiscences Of former Conventions.
The most ardent takers wore the men from
St Paul and Kansas City. Their tongues were
IN motion continually. Woe TO tho New Yorker
Who was separated from his crowd and sur
rounded by these boomersl They assaulted
him as prairie wolves assault lone buffalo
bull st. Paul made tho most noise and was
the most demonstrntive. but Kansas City was
tho most persuasive.
HOTEL PICTURES.
There were living pictures in each hotel. In
tho rotunda at Wizards stood that stawart
Irishman. Pat Keenan,. with polished beaver
and good -naturcd face Erect with both hands
In his overcoat pockets. the smoke Of u fra
grant Havana enwrenthed his head. He was
q perfcct type OF q political warrior. At tho
shoreham was John Reilly. similarly attrcd
and fully as genial. No chieftain commanded
moro attention. Both were surrounded by
Neutcnnnts and men who had borne the brunt
Of many a political fight. In Chamberiin's
sat William T. Mitchell. alive with energy and
repletc with humor. Athis side was Alderman
Henry Flegenheimer. one Of Tammany's Ger
man contingent. a man whose heart Is
good as his wine. and that is saying n great
denl. Then there were Police Justices Diver,
Ryan. White. and Mcmahon. all in full feather.
but not in war paint. Here were John Shee-
ham, Arthur d. Williams. and others from tho
west side eating Welsh rarebits aud drinking
N,l
form and MS clear OF head as in the days when
he led the fight of the Young Democracy
against Tweed In another corner was bus
tling Barney Martin. laying down the law to n
crowd Of enthusiastic admirers. Twenty feet
away was Commissioner feitner quiet and
sedate. with II pleasant word for everybody.
Joseph J. O'Donohue. as buff and hearty as in
the days when he headed political clubs in the
lower wards and Brooklyn. was also there.
cheering all in his vicinity.
The lenders. including Edward Murphy.
Richard Croker. Bourke Cochran. Commits
sioner Martin. and Thomas F. Gilroy. were
holding a council Of war. David b. Eill ro-
manned at the Arlington. He took no part in
the fight. This encouraged tho Western men,
who kept up their wild whoop for St Paul and
Kansas City,
SCENES IN CHAMBERLIN's
At o'clock ChGmberln's was still the centre
OF attraction. Joe Blackburn was there. tall
and ruddy faced. cracking Jokes with Col. John
r. Fellows. Henry Watterson, with shaggy
.rahrowe ord d,on-sat ,,o, ~, l;.,S
s'', eyeo."o anu usen'e, YES, was u'Scuss,hS
divied crabs with Randolph b. MARITIME. The
snowy shirt front of William S, Andrews was
secn md tbo wisdom of Fdward + McnonnII Via
OF New Jersey heard. John Allen OF Missis-
sippi kept circle Of listeners in roar OF laugh
ter and was repeatedly called to taw by tho
ealies Of Evan +. Howell OF the atlanta Con-
stituton. The smooth face OF Thomas n, Castle
~ Mirnosoto v,os ,n,,,r ,r,th e. Pol o,'.h,
OF Mlhnes"'a was ago" WIN nt inul enthu-
siasm while his colleague. William H. Harrcs.
was pounding the logic of tho situation into
EoIix N,Cuo.Io, MI +a ,t
.ohN .n'cioShc'' ihe A'rohs features Oh
James II. Breslin OF hotel fnmo were there. ac-
companied by the manly ring of his yoice
Rohar+ Drr,nn tho ,,roat ho+t,. 49,, w.
nooer' Duhiip' tne sreae hatter' stoou at MS
side and looked like his twin brother. Tall
Garrison of the Grand Union Uofel and readv
William T, A.bman ~ tho sirnloir unnsa a,a.
W "'ian l. Ashn'ih Vi 'he oincialr mouse also
threaded their way between the tables. The
hotel men were in strong force and meant to
haye the Convention If possible.
IouH ru n,nrpIIS pJIS'.',' ,,I.,
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN AMAZED
There was military element in the crowd