The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-05-13
WASHINGTON LETTER
"A Spicy and NeWST Correspondence
on Washington and Political
News.
THE POLITICIANS FAVORTTE PASTME
An Appropriation Made for a Ship
Canal Through the Great Lakes
After Warm Fight.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Figuring on
fthe vote of the delegates to the Mime
,apolis convention, all of which have
selected, except those from Montana
,who will be chosen today, il the
;favorite occupation in political circles
.S14 of these delegates have been in
,structed to vote for President Harrison
and 574 have received no instructions.
;Strange as it may appear the Harrison
and anti-Harrison men appear to be
equally well satisfied with the situa-
stion. The Harrison people claim to
shave personal pledges from enough
delegates among the uninstructed to
make certain President Harrlson's
nomination on the fist ballot by a
majority of at least rs. This Is met
by the anti's with claim that Presi
dent Harrison will not even receive
s. the votes from all the states that have
instructed for him, because the in
:structions in most of the states only
apply to the delegates at large, and do
mot include the district delegates 1t
is thought here that the anti's are
Having the wires to nominate Blaine
land Rusk with hurrah, although
they are doing lots of talking about
the availability of Senator Sherman.
The situation is decidedly interesting
and is daily growing more SO.
Representative Jerry Simpson,
speaking in favor of the appropriation
for ship channel through the Great
Lakes, which was the subject of a
warm fight in the house resulting in
favor of the appropriation, said: "The
people Of Kansas are in favor of any
,measure that will deepen the water
way of the Great Lakes and build up
competition with the railroads. Money
appropriated for the deepening of the
lake channel will benefit the whole
country"
There is much talk of retaliation on
1.-THE part Of China because OF the new
anti-Chinese law which went into
EFFECT last Friday. but so far nothing
has been done beyond the filing with
the state department of a formal pro-
test against the law by the Chinese
minister, on the ground of its being a
violation of the treaty of 1890, which
was negotiated at the request of the
United States.
Some very shrewd political wire
,pullers have been here feeling the
pulse of the republicans in congress
who arc opposed to the denomination
of President Harrison, in order to
ascertain whether the time was propi-
tious for launching a boom fol-
tChaucey M. Depew. They did not,
however. receive much encourage
iment Personally Mr.. Depew is very
popular, but the senators and repres.
,entatives from the northwest and west
did not hesitate to say that his bust
mess relations with the New York
money kings and the big railroad cor
,polatiOns made him an impossible
candidate in their section. This will
probably put an end to the Depew
g6oom, as it is certain that no party
will this year put up candidate thai
lis Objectionable to the west and north
west.
Senator Sherman is being talked o
sas the anti-adminstration candidate
but the senator recently said that h
had been sold out for the last time il
"a national convention, which is takel
ito mean that he will make no effort t.
get the nomination, much as he woult
like to have it,
Representative Scott of Illinois, tn
aauthor of the resolution stirring up tn
department of justice as to legal pro
yceedings against the sugar trust, whic
was adopted by the house the othe
day, is now after tho binding twin
trust with similar resolution.
Somebody has suggested that Pres
.dent Harrison might take it into hi
head to show the country that all til
economy was not in the democrati
party, by vetoing the big river an
,harDor bill when it gets to him, Ye;
he might but it is brass buttons I
silver dollars that he will not. Th
river and harbor bill always contain
.extravagant and needless appropriS
tions, butt always has q congressions
backing that makes it a mighty dar
gerOus bill to Veto
las between Hill and Cleveland,
ssaid n gentleman once PROMINENT
connected with the democratic ne
,tlonal committee, II prefer German
When asked to explain his meaning h
only smiled and slid al have nothin
more to say The fight betwee
Hill aud Cleveland men is causing
good many democrats to regar
,Gorman as the most available easter
candidate.
The senate postoffice committee hs
,favorably reported an amendment I
the postofice appropriation bill, carr,
ing an appropriation of 100000 fl
the continuance and extension of I'll
experimental free delivery service
villages and farming districts, I'll
house COMMITTEE has reported in fave
sof an independent bill appropriatir
100000 for the same purpose.
Senator PETER says, there are tods
lbnt two parties in this country, oil
for the gold standard and the 9th,
for the bi-metallic standard. He thin