Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-10-06
From our regular Correspondent.l
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. &c. ls9

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. &c, 1892.
The President has transacted no import
ant public business since his return to
Washington with Mrs. Harrison, who,
while apparently trifle better than when
she arrived, is still in most critical con-
dition, with the exception OF taking part
IN conference with Secretary Of State
Foster and Attorney General Miller on
the preparation of the final paper in the
Behring Sea Arbitration case, soon to be
taken up. Nor has he seen any OF his po-
litical friends, many of whom have been
here for the special purpose Of getting
few words with him in relation to situation
in their localities. Mrs. Harrison is so
weak tha. the slightest change for the
worse would be dangerous. consequently
the President seldom leaves her bedside
for more than u few minutes and his mind
is in such state OF constant apprehension
that he could not il he would, attend to
either business or politics, In his usually
thorough manner
Good Republican news comes from all
quarters these days. notwithstanding the
quictness of the campaign. and especially
from New York, without which Cleveland
cannot possibly be elected, Secretary
McComas, of the national committee. who
came over to add his mite towards help
ing the Republican candidate In his old
Maryland Congressional district, sdjscent
to the District of Columbia, says the work
of the campaign j. In splendid condition
and that victory /. as nearly assured as
anything political can be In advance Of the
Farquhar. of New York. who has been in
Washington for several days, says that
State Is bound 10 cas-, ltS electoral votes
for Harrison and Reid. unless the Demo
Gratis OF New YORK city can get away with
the g. .000 msjority which the Republicans
will bring down 10 the Harlem river and
he has not the remotest idea that they can
come within 30 600 OF doing IT,
Secretary Elkins returned to duty to- day.
He has been slightly unwcll, but says the
sensational stories Of his having been dan
gerously Ill which were widely printed q
few days ago were entirely false.
Those familiar with things political In
the South only smiled when the news that
Weaver had cancelled his engagement to
speak In tha. section because of the bad |
treatment he had received while on the
etition Of an old story The South never
hears but one side, either on the stump or
in its newspapers, il 1t did it would long |
ago have ceased TO be solidly Democratic, |
as its material interests are all dependent
upon the maintenance Of a protective tariff.
As 1t Is, candidate Weaver may thank his
stars that he was not greeted with loaded
shot guns In place Of the decayed eggs
Well, the great encampment. the great
est in the history OF the G. A. K. Is over,
the crowds all gone, and the streets Of
Washington look about as usual at this
season Of the year, but II will be many a
long year before the people, both visitors
and Washiugtonians. stop talking about
the grand affair and the royal good time
everybody had, for no person who wit
messed the events Of last week. particular
ly the parade and the reunions. can ever
forget. The veterans and their friends
were glad they came to Washington, but
not more so than were the people Of Wash
ington.
General Dan Sickles who was one of the
Tsmmany delegates to the Chicago con-
vention, excited much comment among his
Republican comrades at the encampment
by pralsing the soldlerly qualities Of Gen
eral Harrison, and by his laying particular
stress upon the fact that he fought for the
Union instead OF hiring a substitute as
Mr.. Cleveland did. This. taken in connec-
tion with the dislike " hich Gen. Sickles is
known to feel towards the Democratic
nominee, caused the prediction to be fire.
quently made that before election day he
would be openly working for Harrison and
Reid; and he is not by any means the only
Democratic member OF the q. A. X. who
dislikes Mr. Cleveland. Hundreds Of them
stated while here that they could not bring
themselves TO support man like Mr. Cleve-
land when his opponent was a comrade
whose bravery they had seen tested and
proved on the field Of battle. and not a few
Of them announced their determination to
work and vote for comrade Harrison. and
this, mind you, was without any .olicta-
tion from their Republican comrades, for
no partisan political talk was indulgsd in at
the encampment; the veterans were not
old war time comrades and to have Il good
time and they did precisely what they
came for and nothing else.