Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-09
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington. June 3. 1892.

Washington, June 3. 1892.
On to Minneapolis is now the cry,
and most of the prominent republicans
in Congress are either already on the
way there or preparing to 60. An under
standing has been reached by which the
business of the House will be confined
to routine matters until the republican
members get back, and the Senate has
unanimously agreed that vote shall
not be taken on the free coinage bill
until after the Il inst.
There is no change in the situation SO
far as the nomination is concerned, and
none is looked for by those we'll inform
ed until the delegates get together and
exchange ideas, although there are
plenty of men who will tell you positive
ly that the nomination of the President
on tie first ballot is assured, and just as
many who say they are eock-sure that
Secretary Blaine, will be nominated by
acelamation, and that the Presidents
name will not go before the convention.
These statements are necessarily based
almost entirely on guesswork and the
personal wishes of those who make
them. Whoever the majority of the
delegates, who are uninstructed, shall
agree upon will be the nominee, and the
next President. That much all republi-
cans are confident of.
Senator Hill was very neatly trapped
into showing his hand on the silver
question this week. and he voted with
the silver men, as it has been generally
supposed that he would when he could
no longer dodge a vote. The new Sena-
ton from Virginia Hunton- also voted
with The silver men. Senator Morgan
says he intends to try to force a final
vote upon the free coinage bill before
the democratic national convention
meets.
What, if any, effect viii the Syracuse
convention have upon Mr.. Cleveland 5
chances at Chicago? 1t is believed by
most outsiders, that is to say. those who
do not care whether be is, or is not
nominated, that it will have a very bad
effect, if it does not result in getting him
absolutely repudiated. But the Clcve-
land democrats try to appear TO mean
what they say when they claim that the
appearance at Chicago of a eontesting
delegation, elected by boiling conven-
ton, will not injure Mr.. Cleveland. al
though they do not succeed very we'll.
Republicans are much pleased at the
situation. The Syracuse convention
has, in their opinoin. made it certain
that neither Hill nor Cleveland could
possibly carry New York.
About the first party to get off for
Minneapolis were guests of Senator
Sta2kbiidge in ms private cal, among
them being the following gentleman:
Senator Quay, Gallinger Pettigrew.
Sawyer, and Jones Of Nevada; Ex-Sena-
tor Malone, aud Representative Bur-
rows.
Senator Sherman's speech against
the free coinage bill. which took up a
portion Of two days. this week, is re-
garded as the greatest effort of his life
by those who agree with him, aud is
conceded by those opposed to have been
the ablest presentation Of the opposition
to the free coinage Of silver vet made In
Congress. Mr.. Sherman prefaced his
speech with the statement that he did
not consider the question political one,
and followed with a plain, condemned
statement Of the financial legislation 81
this country for the past thirty or forty
years. He spoke with more earnestnes.
than | ever remember to have seen hin
display before, and his speech is certain
to DO n demand As campaign ducu
ment, If the silver question is to PLAY
any part in tho coming Presidential
campaign. He made several startling
assertions. For instance. that unde,
the pending bill amy holder Of silver
bullion may have il minted into silve
dollars 1t the rate IT sixteen ounces d
silver to one ct gold But the troubl,
is that one ounce IT gold i worth NOR,