The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WARRINGTON. Jnne 3. Is


WASHINGTON, June 8, 1899.
The Blaine Harrison rumpus has reached
a stage dangerous alike to both Of them,
and many OF the prominent Republicans
who have left here for Minneapolis within
the last 4S hours have expressed themselves
as opposed TO nominating either Blaine or
Harrison. Secretary Foster is much cha
Rrinned at the boomerang Effect OF the
Trigger" document signed by Fred Douglass
Auditor Lynch, Reglsie Ter Bruce and Congress
man Cheatam, which was sent out at bis
suggestion through one of the press ascot
ations early this week for the purpose OF
iniuring Blaine Il is, according to intor-
nation received here, hurting Harrison
more than Blaine. II Is among the proba-
bllities that the Grsnt-B Blaine fight may be
duplicated at Minneapolis and a dark horse
capture the nomination.
Tue Harrison men are making desperate
efforts to get Blaine 10 announce that be
will not accept If nominated, and as an ln-
dueement, It is said that Mr.. Harrison has
offered to nominate bis Eon-in.law, Colonel
Coppinger, to the vacancy made BY the re-
tIremept OF BrlgadieF General David s. Stan
ley, few days ago. Mr.. Blaine has been
very anxious to get Col. CnppiDger promoted,
| and one OF the reasons for bis late GOODNESS
towards Mr.. HarrisOu was his failure to Sc
| cure the last vac aney for him, but he 10 In
| the sulks now aud the offer may have no
, effect.
Senator sherman's two day speech against
the free coinage bill, which the senate has
agreed not tU vote upon until after the l4th
| lust, was an able presentation Of the hnan-
| cial question from his point Of view. but II
will change no votes; indeed, the silver men
claim 10 have made two recTu to, Senators
Hill and Hunton, of Virginia, on the day 1t
was finished.
The Republicans of the house sat like deal
mutes when Representative Moses challenged
| them to show the benefit received by the
rmer under the Mckinley tariff law, and
offered to vote the Republican ticket foT
the rest Of his life If any one could show him
that the Mckinley act benefited the mar
| who raised a bale Of cotton or bushel OF
| wheat There was one exception among the
| Republicans Mr.. Bergen OF New Jersey
| but as soon as he opened his mouth he Pu
| his fopt 10 It, and that was the last OF him
Impossible tasks are not alluring TO Republl
cans or others.
Senator Turpie paid his respects to the
administration, yesterday, in speech crlti
cising the action of the president IN is, uinl
| retalIatOTY prOclamstiODs against Hay u
| Colombia, and Vent ZOrla because OF thti
failure to make reciprocity agreements Will
us.
The house has again run upon the ''nc
Quorum" suag. and resolution reVOkini
all leaves OF absence excerpt on account 0
sickness was adopted early in the week AMI
| The seTgr RI-Rt- arm has run up bly, Dill
| t-IpgTauhing TO absentePs. In spite Of al
this IL l. not believed that 1t will b. possible
TO keep a quorum together for Two DAYS at
time during the remainder OF this month
The cause Is evident. This Is national con
vention month. At least half of the Repub
llcan members of the house are now ut Min
prRpOIls or on their way there, aud WheI
they return which will not b. much betuT
the middle Of the mouth, about the sam
percentage of Democrats will go to Chicago
remaining away from Washington ut least
week CO. gTessmeB are only human, ant
iC Is perfectly natural that they should desir
to aid iH thu selection OF the national Ltcke
Of their party.
A notable feature of the exodus OF the Re
publican senators aud representatives, l.
Minneapolis is the large number OF PFiVat
cars which have been placed atthriT dispose
BY the owners. This shows, AS nothing els
can, how close the Republican patty is
the big corporations OF the country.
| costs money, aud lots OF 1t, to maintain an
run a private paTlOF car, and the radrpa
magnates are not doing 1t for fun-thr
expect to be amply repaid for all these III
publican congressman.
Mr.. CJeveland's f.ipnds In congress SO
there is no good reason to suppose that ID
Syracuse COntet taRts will hurt or helD any
bJdy's candidacy at Chicago, while Senate
HIPS friends contend that the Syracuse col
VentiuB made boilers Of Mr.. Cleveland
friends IN that state and that he is now OF
, OF the question as the nominee.
Commissioner Raum's latest attempt
VindicatiOn was to submit long statemeI
to the committee concerning that Sl2rO'
note which lemon, the pension attOTne,
endorsed for him, aud his administration I
the office The committee declined to adm
the statement as evidence until the member
bad an opportunity to carefully examine
: There was a FumOT this week that NJ
Blaine had resigned and That bis FesiRnatio
had been refused by Mr.. Harrison, after
, | stormy scene.