Crawford avalanche., 1892-06-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
wAsmEeroS, d. e.. June "a, 'sS.

overwhelming inhJority. ior eno WY
simple reason that nine out OF every
ten republicans consider him the easi-
est man In the democratic party to
beat. It is not therefore surprising
that his nomination by the Chicago
convention should have been received
by the republicans with the livelivest
satisfaction aud the greatest enthusi-
asm.
Aside from the few democrats who |
held Office under him which they
blindly and without reason hope to
get again his nomination was like
wet blanket to his party; they know
that the convention nominated him,
not because he was considered the
strongest man, but simply because
jealousy and chickering's IN the party
made him the only man upon whom
the delegates could unite. They know
also. and some of them do not hesi-
tate to say SO, that he IL doomed TO
defeat; that he cannot carry "a single
doubtful State, and that he stands
good chance to lose several OF the
Southern States, because the men who
look after the counting of the votes
in that locality have no desire to see
him in the White House again.
Senator Hill will not raise hand
to help Cleveland in New York unless
his mind undergoes a great change.
He Is reported to have spoken In sub
stance. as follows, to gentleman who
tried to get him TO promise to carry the
State for Cleveland: Doyou take NE
for fool; no power on earth can car
ry New York for Cleveland. Even II
l should put forth my best efforts for
him should be charged with being
responsible for his defeat, as was In
1855. As l am to be blamed anyway
| prefer TO be blamed for doing moth
ing. The delegates to the convention
nominated him with their eyes wide
open; now let theiL elect him, If they
D can"
General Horace Porter, of New
: York, whose name had been connect
T. ed with tile craftsmanship of the repub
: lican national committee. came oveI
here this week to tell the Presiden,
that his private business engagement
? were such that it would be impossible
= for him to become chairman of the
= national committee. He suggested tt
0 the President that the proper man fo'
the position, if he could be- induced to
? accept, and he thought he could, wal
] Chauncey NJ. Depew. This sugges
ton of Gen. Porter's Is taken to NEAR
that he knows that Mr.. Depew viii
not becowe 9ccretury of State. Mr.
Depew has had little experience in the
e actual hurly -burly of practical poll
. tics, but his work at Minneapolis
}. leaves no doubt of his being fully
qualified to become chief executive of
ficer of the national campaign. The
e selection of a chairman To- succeed Mr.
Clarkson will be made by the Nation
I al committee at the meeting here thi
; week, but it will in reality be made
by the President, as the committee nj
J. ways vote for the chairman selected
by the Presidential candidate. Ian,
Commissioner Carter, of Montana, j
tavorably thought of.
5. Governor Bulkely, of Connecticut
IS was In Washington this week. Speak
" ing of the political outlook in hi
:. State, he said: Connecticut is al
3. right and will cast her electoral vot
,e for Harrison and Reid. This Is In tn
in nature of prophecy. but it's as true u
,e IL ballots had been counted"
* Senator Davis. OF Minnesota, hs
In introduced a resolution authorizin
le the President retaliate upon Canada
De vessels using American water ways,
o. the discrimination against the Amer
lie can vessels using Canadian watt
IN ways, mentioned in his commune
d. ton sent to the Senate this week, sha
tie be continued.
id Senator Tracy and party of proI
On inent officials will go to Norfolk
~ witness the launching of the Battl
w. slip Texas on the 2Sth inst. IT.
let President will hardly be able to 2
owing to the pressure of public bu
ness.
of 1t tis really amusing to hear democrs
To- who are known to dislike ClevelaI
I'm worse than an unnamable individu
ON does holy water pretend that they 9
Id satisfied with his nomination.
TO The Senate committees have. be
TO doing some hard work on the app
eks priation bills. notwithstanding the l
IRIS tional convention and about the b
nj est spell Of June weather
ter perienced in Washington for yea
This week the postoffice bill and
agricultural bill have been complei
and reported to the Senate. Both
- them have a number of amendmen
- made necessary by the slipshod hi
ner In which they passed the Hou
80 Ii Is now expected that Congress '
adjourn about the last week In Ju
- Gen. Palmer, comWander-in-chief