Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Written and compiled for the HERALD. !
WASHINGTON, May Secretary
Blaine" said gentleman who had just
spent an hour with Mr.. Blaine. "will write
no more letters concerning the nomina-
ton. His letter to chairman Clarkson
last February, represents his feelings at
this moment Just as we'll as when it was
written. He does not wish the nomina-
ton but if it comes to him anyway 1t
will DO party demand for his services
that so good a party man as he cannot
ignore or decline"
The availability of Senator Allison as
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.
The President is expected to return from
Rochester, sometime tomorrow, and he
will not probably leave Washington again
until after the Minneapolis convention is
held. He will not, it is said, make any
declaration whatever concerning his
candidacy, believing that the convention
should be unham cred in its selection OF
! the candidate.
Representative Hatch came up smiling
after his first round with the House. He
did not succeed in setting aside the de-
cision of the democratic caucus to abandon
the anti option bill, but he came within
one vote of doing so, and is confident
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 anticipation
bill and getting a vote on that bill are two
very different things. The opposition t.
the bill control a sufficient number o
votes to prolong the contest indefinitely
if they choose to resort to OBSTRUCTIVE
tactics. and 1t Is almost certain that they
will SO choose should Mr.. Hatch succeed
IN his attempt to get the bill before III
| House.
1t a source of much amusement to thu
Senators to note the efforts of their col
leagues and vould-be democratic candi
dates. Messrs. Hill and German, to dodg'
a vote on the silver question. They have
both succeeded so lar, and it is not ex
pected that they will either of them &c
caught when Senator Stewards free coin
age bill which is to come up this week
the unfinished business" of the Senate
comes to final vote, if it ever does.
The bill which has been favorably re
ported to the House making the annua
salaries of letter carriers ISL 200 for thei
fourth year of service and thereafter
ought to be put through without opposi
ton as it would be but an act of tard.
Justice to a large class of the most faith
ful, and the most poorly paid Government
employees.
The House committee has complete,
the Agricultural appropriation bill and t
the horror of brother Holman it exceed
the total of last years bill by more than
half million dollars. This is rough o.
Holman who has not yet recovered fror
tie chagrin he experienced when tn
House refused by decisive vote to sup
port him in striking out the appropriation
for a u. S. Mat building at Philadelphia
A few fool friends of the President and q
Secretary Blaine have allowed themselve
10 get caught in the democratic trap, sc
for the special purpose of trying to en-
gender personal ill-will between these tw
eminent republicans and their immedlat
= and personal friends, and are sayin
things for publication that they will b
deeply regretting by and by. No republ
can who has the good of his party at hear
will engage in such silly Business. Th
services rendered the republican part
and the country ny Benjamin Harriso
and James G.. Blaine have been numerou
enough ard important enough to rails
the hat of every republican when eithe
name is mentioned.
Senator Stewards bill for free coinag
of silver will be taken mp in the Senat
to morrow. Opinion is very much divid
ed as to how long it will be discussed an
what will be the result of the discussion
If 1t is voted upon the chances favor II
passage by a very narrow majority, but
its opponents desire to postpone indef
nitely the taking of vote it will not b
difficult, under the Senate rules, to do So
1t is thought that ex-Spe aker Reed wi
be temporary chairman of the Mime
apolIs convention, and believed that eS
Senator Ingalls, chances for being electe
permanent chairman are excellent.