The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. June g. is9a
The Blaine Harrison rumpus mas reache"
stage dangerous alike to both OF thein' "AN
many of the prominent republicans VINO nave
left here for Minneapolis within the last 40
hours have expressed themselves as opposed to
nominating either Blaine or Harrison sec'e-
tarv Foster is much chagrined at the poonn-
erang effect of the Niger" document, sisneu
nv Fred Douglass. Auditor LypcA, hegis'oi
Bruce. and ongressman Cheatam, Wnlcn was
sent out at his suggestion through one Oh LILO
press associations early this week Ior tne puf
nose of iDjuri ing Blaine. tits, accoroine W IL
formation received here. hurting hallisvn
more than Blaine. 1t is among the propaohl-
.;as ,hat the Grant. Blaine fight may be dupli-
caied at Minneapolis and dark horse capture
the nomination..
The Harrison men are making desperate Ell
forts to get Blaine to announce that he Will not
eccant If nominated, and as an inducement. IL
is said that that Mr.. Harrison has oHefeo 10
nominate his SON in.law, Cols Copplnger. 70 she
vacancy made by the retirement OF brlgaolei
General David B. Stanley. few days ago MI.
RIaine has been very anxious TO get Col. up
Dinger promoted. and one Of the reasons lor ni'
late GOODNESS towards Mr.. Harrison was MS IAN
nre to secure the last vacancy for hlm' Dut hS 10
in the sulks now, and the offer may nave no
effect.
Senator shelman's two day speech against
the free coinage bill, which the senate mas
agreed not TO vote upon until after the latn
inst was an able presentation of the hnanclai
nuestion from his point of view, Dut IL WIZ
change no votes; indeed. the silver men clalm
to have made two recruits-Senators Hill. anu
Hunton. of Virginia-on the day 1t was hnlsheu.
The republicans of the House sat like deaf
CHALLENGED
them to show the benefit received by the farmer
nnder the Mckinley tariff law. and offered to
vote the republican ticket for the rest Of his lie
if arv ane could show him that the Mckinley
act hene lted the man who raised a bale OF cot
ton or a bushel of wheat. There was one excep :
tion among the republicans MIR, Bergen, OF
New Jersey-buta as soon as he opened his mouth
he nut his foot in it, and that was the last OF
him. Impossible tasks are not alluIlng to re-
publicans, or others
senator Turpie paid his respects to the ad-
ministration, yesterday. in a speech critlclslng
the action of the President in issuing retallato-
ry proclamations against Hayti. Columbia anu
venezuela. because of their failure to make rec
iprocity agreements with US.
The House has again run upon the no
ouorum'' snag, and resolution reVoklng all
leaves of absence except on account OF sickness
was adopted early in the week and the Sergeant
alarms has run up big bill telegrapnlng 70
absentees In spite of all this it is not believed
that it will be possible to keep quorum TO-
gethtr for two days at a time during the re-
mainder of this month. The cause is evident
This is national convention month. AT least
half of the republican members of the House
are now at Minneapolis. or on their way tneres
and when they return. which will not be much
before the middle of the month. about the same
nercentage of democrats will go to Chlcago'
remaining away from Washington at least
week Congressmen are only human, and IL Is
uerfectly natural that they should desire to ald
in the selection OF the national ticket OF their
party.
A notable feature of the exodus OF the Re-
publican Senators and Representatives to MIN
neapolis is the large number Of private cars
which have been placed at their disposal py
the owners. This shows. as nothing else can
how close the republican party is to the big cor
porations of the country. 1t costs money, ana
lots of it, to maintain and run private parlor
car, and the railroad magnates are not DONG IL
for tun-they expect to be amply repaid Tor all
tavors shown to these republican congressman.
mir. (leveland's friends in Congress say there
is no good reason to suppose that the syracuse
contestants will hurt or help anybody's candi-
uacy at Chlcago, Whlie oeh"toH hAii iAAS
contend that the Syracuse convention maoe
bulters OF Mr. Cleveland's friends in that State
and that he is now out of the question as the
nominee.
Commissioner Raum's latest attempt at a
yindication was to submit long statement to
the committee concerning that $12OOO note
which Lemon the pension attorney, endorsed
tor him, and his administration OF the omce'
The committee declined 10 admit the statemen
as evidence until the members ha an oppor-
tunity to carefully examine it
There was a rumor this week that Mr. Blaine
has resigned. and that his resignation mas Deen
accepted by the President.