Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Writteu and comn,led for the HERALD. !

Written and compiled for the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, September, 26, 1892
The President has transacted no important
puplic business since his return to Wash
ngton with Mrs. Harrison, who, while
trlfle better than when she
arrived is still in most critical condition,
with the exception of taking part in a
conference with Secretary of State Foster
and Attorney General Miller on the prepa
ration of the final paper in the Behring
Sea Arbitration case, soon to be taken up
Nor has he seen any of his political
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
that the slightest change for the worse
would be dangerous, consequently the
President seldom leaves her bed side for
more than few minutes and his mind is
in such state of constant apprehension
that he could not, if he could, attend to
either business or politics, in his usually
thorough manner.
Good republican news comes from all
quarters these days Notwithstanding the
ouietncss of the campaign, and especially
from New York, without which Cleveland
cannot possibly be elected. Secretary
MeComas. of the national committee, who
came over to add his mite towards help
Ing the republican candidate in his ola
Maryland Congressional district, adjacent
to the District of Columbia, says the work
of the campaign is IN splendid condition
and that victory is as nearly assured as
ANYTHING political can he in advance OF
the counting of the votes. Ex Congress
man Farouhar, of New York, who has
been in Washington for several days, saws
that state is bound to cast its electoral
votes for Harrison and Reid, unless the
democrats of New York city can get away
with the sO,O 900 majority which the re-
publicans will bring down to the Harlem
river. and he has not the remotest idea
that they can come within 10000 OF do
ing it.
Secretary Elkins returned to duty TO-
day. He has been slightly unwell, but
saws the sensational stories of his having
been dangerously Ill which we're widely
printed few days ago were entirely
false.
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 it will be many
long year before the people, both visitors
and Washingtonians, stop talking abont
the grand affair and tho royal good time
every body had, for no person who wit
messed the events of last week, particular
IL 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
Washington.
Ganeral Dan Sickles, who was one OF
the Tammany delegates to the Chicago
convention, excited much comment among
his republican comrades at the encamp
ment by praising the .soldierly qualities
of General Harrison, and by his laying
particular stress upon the fact that he
fought for the Urion instead of hiring
substitute as Mr. Cleveland did. This
taken in connection with the dislike
which Gen. Sickles is known to fee
towards the democratic nominee, caused
the prediction to be frequently 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 G. A. R., who dislkes Mt
Cleveland. Hundreds of them stated
while here that they could not bring
themselves to support man like Mr.
Cleveland when his opponent was com
rade whose bravery they had seen tested
and proven on the field of battle, and not
a few of them announced their determine
| ton to work and vote for COmrade Har-
rlson, and this, mind you, was without
apy solicitation from their republican
comrades, for no partisan political talk
was INDUCED in at the encampment, the
veterans were not here on political
errand. but to join their old war time
comrades and to have good time and
they did precisely what they came Tor
and nothing else.