The Progress., 1892-10-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM WASHINGTON, D. c.
Notes of Interest Gathered From Around
About the National Capital.

About the National Capital.
WAsmNGToS, d. c.. October 13, 1872
Special Correspondence TO The Progress:
President Harrison will not attend the
Columbus day celebration in New York
city. Mrs. Harrison had bad turn
early this week aud her condition is now
considered so precarious that he fears 10
leave her even for one dav. Personal
friend who was with Mr.. Harrison when
he first heard of the resolution of sym
plrhy concerning Mrs. Harrison Illness
that WIS adopted by the convention of
The national associations of Democratic
clubs in New Yoik, iys bc WAS deeply
affected and that ne made no attempt to
hide the maLly tears that dropped from
his eyes.
a number of very important political
conferences have taken place here thi-
week and public curiosity To know what
WAS goinS on has been intense, hut the
secrets have so fur been well kept. Gen.
ClaIksOn aud Mr. Hobart of the Repub-
iican national committee admitted that
il was po itical business that brought
them TO Washington, but further tran
that they declined TO crafty the curios-
ity of either political frIenus or oppon-
ents. II is known while they wer,, here
they conferred with President Harrison.
Secretary Foster, Col. Dudley ana sew
eral other prominent members or their
party, ana it. is presumed that the con o.
ierences were very important TO have
caused two members of the uatioual
COMMITTEES To leave their desks ut hea
quarters at this stage of the campaigI.
The Democrats have an idea that some
thing sensational Is being prepared hy
the Republicans for use in the Closing
days of the campaign, and there have
been humber of things. small in them
selves, occurring around at lra-t two of
the government departments that tend
TO leading an air of probability TO the
idea.
A complaint has been filed with the IN
te stale Commerce Commission a.uinst
the Southern and Union parifc rHilwuy
companies that viii excl e interest every
whore. IT, is charged that these railroads
carried the delegates from California to
the Republican and Democratic natioral
conventions at about one-ha the tegti-
lar prices, and that they cOmpe led the
delegates of the Peoples Party national
convention TO pay the regular price f,r
tickets. although there were more OF
them Than were carried 10 either OF the
other conventions. What the complunt
in this case wants decided is whether
railroads have II right under the pr-seut
Jaws to thus discriminate against a part
Of their patrons, and good many OILERS
w,ll be equally interested ia tn. decision.
the news from the Florida and GeOr-
giu elections has had II marked effect
IN sliffeuing up the DeInOcratic back
bone, bat but at the Farmers Alliance
headquarters they do not appear AT all
down-hearted over the result They say
they never have made any ciain of car
ryiug Cither Of these States, although
they expected larger vote in Georgia
than they got. The Republicans can
have assumed AN Observation-Disclosures
tllHe HttItuue tONuius lDc-e tlectlOiiS.
and few Of them express any hope of
getting ELECTORAL votes from the South,
Notwithstanding the confident claims
made by some Of the party leaders OF
carrying Tennessee and West Vhginiu.
IL is said that what are known IA the
Silver States are no slonser put i'm the
Republican column by the national man
ayers Of that party when figuring on the
r,sult. as they are almost certain to be
csr'i led by the Peoples Party. Mr.
Clarkson practically admitted that when
he was here.
The United states Supreme Court win
convene next Monday for the October
term.