Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-05-26

Your Correspondent is not here to
guess; but to furnish you with the
news, as it it is. =
President Harrison's action in order
ing the members Of his Cabinet to stay
away from the Minneapolis convention,
after at least three of them-Secreta-
ries Elkins and Tracy and Attorney
General Miller-had engaged quarters
and made arrangements to attend, is
regarded as significant, and has revived
the rumor that after all Mr.. Harrlson's
name may not 20 before the convention.
But the long headed politicians regard
it rather as very shrewd move to clear
Mr.. Harr;son's candidacy of the charge
Of being backed by the administration
machine.
The confidence which the Harrison
people haye been expressing Of his nom-
ination on the first ballot Is unques-
tionably growing weaker, and some Of
them now say there will probably be
two or three ballots taken before he ls
nominated. The anti Harrison people
are on the contrary more confident than
ever. They claim that Mr.. HARRISON is
already defeated, and that his nomina-
is absolutely impossible. Many people
have an impression that Mr.. Blame is
to be nominated III spite Of his letter
and his constant reiteration that he
does not want the nomination, and
those who are working with that end
in view appear to be confident that he
will accept. Others are Of the opinion
that the Blaine scheme is merely being
worked to weaken Harrison in order to
give his opponents chance to consoli-
date upon some one else.
No surprise was caused by the report
OF the Worlds Fair investigating COM
mittee of the House in favor Of big
cut in the salaries of the officials con-
nected with the Exposition, beginning
with reducing the salary of the direct
or general from $4,000 to $4,000, and
ending by declaring that no other ottic'
ial should receive more than $4,000 a
year.
Senator Vest has ideas Of his own on
Congressional appropriations. For in
stance, he said in answer to the charge
of inconsistency in voting for the river
and harbor bill and against increasing
the navy Every dollar voted for the
Improvement of the Waterways Of the
country is intended to remove, and
does remove, a burden from the people
of the whole land, while every dollar
voted for a ship Of war that is not need
ed and that will only induce the coun-
try to get into naval war is absolute
ly thrown away
There has been considerable talk
among the politicians concerning the
action Of the S. g. democratic State
convention, in adopting the Ocala de-
mapds as part of its platform and re-
fusing to bind itself to accept the dem
ocratic national platform to be adopted
at the Chicago convention. 1t adds to
the already complicated political stu
atoms.
Secretary Rusk is being congratula,
ted on all sides upon the result of his
efforts to open the markets of Europe
to American pork. The removal of the
restrictions in Spain about completes
his task.
If the administration can only induce
Col. Elliott F. Shepard to accept some
foreign mission until after the Novem
Der election, 1t will be doing great
thing for the Republican nominee, who.
ever he may be.
Baron Favas return is pleasant re.
minder of the fact that Italy has con-
cluded that Malta methods cannot be
made popular in the United States.
It is stated on the authority of Sec
rotary Blame that Mr.. Justice Harlan
Of the U. S. Supreme Court and Sena-
tor Morgan from Alabama have been
selected by the President as arbltrators
on the part of the United States in the
Behring Sea arbitration. England will
now appoint two arbitrator, and there
are three others to be appointed. one
by the King OF Sweden, one by the
President OF the Republic Of France and
one by the King of Italy, making seven
arbltrators in all. Mr.. E. j. Phelps,
late United States minister to England,
has been selected as chief counsel on
be. half of the United States before the
arbitration commission.
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