The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-26
CLEVELAND WILL WIN
IS mar M4Nr coNGREssIEN sAT.
Tammany wnl suprort the Ticket-Coionel
C'Forrnu Delighted lincoln so sue
ceed Blaine-Othcr Notes.

o'rcrran Delighted Lincoln so Sue
coed Biaine-other Notes.
WAsuNorov, d. c.. june 25.- Special j.
Speaker Crisp wants the House TO DO some
work next week lie to-day directed that
telegrams be sent TO al absentee members
requesting that they be on hand next Mon
day. Washington, particularly the CON
gressional portion Of it, has been somewhat
torn up in mind during the period covered by
the two great conventions. IL will now re-
sumo its normal condition Pilgrim CON
gressmen began 20 get back % the city to-day.
Among them were Tom Johnson. OF Ohio ana
John j. ONein. # Missouri. AS they have
been Cleveland men ali along they are very
verv shirk in their talk. They tod over th9
story OF tno Chicago contest 10 IuteIo'teS'
proups Of listeners. IHE TINES correspond
81 aakod Sir Johnson what struck him as
the foremost thing n the history Oi tne con-
venfiOn lie replied ut Nas the iact tlhl
Ohio. which had only forty-sx votes So the
convention. cast lortY-eight votes for steven
son for Nico-ptesident'
rAsfNASY WILL SUPPORT CLEVELAND.
Mr. ONein told tho correspondent that be
knows the Iammany people Well he knows
that thov Will support Cleveland heart and
soul They told him that they would DO SO,
but he knew that without their telling H.. lie
said that az soon as the nomination OF OieFe-
land was made every man Jack in the con
vention made mp his mind % support bin.
Cleveland" be said. will carry Now
York, and carry IT Oy 4OV0t
BY the way, was struck
by the remarkable accuracy of Mr. whit
neys prediction. He said two days before
the convention met that Cleveland would
have GA votes He got 6l6. ] don't believe
any one ever came as near in Is forecast OF
that kind. There IS nothing cassandraic
about Mr.. Whitney when he goes forth u
prophecy" In answer % IHF TIMES man
question az % what struck him as the tun-
niest thing about the convention. AIR.
O'Nein with q laugh. replied ut Was what
O Iammany man said to me. lt was alter
Cleveland bad been nominated. With lndlG-
nation the Iammany man said that their
people were not getting the credit Whlcu was
their due. Why he said, II 1t had not
been for our opposition Grover would not
have been nominated. told hun that ne
was right and also that his protest reminded
me Of the saying of Josh Billings chat the
pleasure of scratching was full compensation
for being afflicted with the itch.
COLONEL o'FEHRALL DELIGHTED.
Representative O'Feuau of Virginia. is
back in Washington. as is also Representative
Tucker Colonel o terall is greatly pleased
with the result of the Chicago Convention.
lie has been repeatedly congratulated by
members Of the House now that the action
of bis party conforms with his efforts ~
favor OF Mr.. Cleveland There is no doubt
that Colonel OFeuah VIII have great infu-
euce witl the next Democratic admlnistra-
ti0u. As tho New Workers say, he will be
right into t.
LINCOLN 10 SUCCEED DIANE.
IL is stated here that John G. New. when ho
went back 30 London. took q letter from
PRESIDENT Harrison 20 Minister Lincoln ask
ing hiu TO accept the Secretaryshlp Of state
which has been vacant since James g.
Blaine made his most astounding exit
from the Cabinet. lt ls said tnnt Mr.
Harrison is desiroUs of having the Linz
coin name connected with this campaign
for reelection. Mr. Lincoln is familiar with
she Behung sea trouble ln al IT'S phases. tetl
is also personally acquainted with Lord sails
bury W hO VIII handle the British side or the
controversy. such knowledge is Of course
valuable. The report that Mr. Lincoln Is TO
DO Blane.s successor may not De true, but
tho reasons given for his probable selection TO
serve iu that capacity are certainly plausible
rrrcrroS or SENATOR'S BY 1HE PEoPLE.
The House Committee on Elections Of the
PrssldentAud Vice resident aud kepresent3-
tives iu Congress to-day decided TO call up
for consideration in tie House at the earliest
day possible the Joint resolution reported
from the committee proposing an amendment
10 the Constitution providing iOr the election
of senators bv tile people Of the States and
making their terms of office elk years.
III was also decided t0 call up the Joint rosO-
tutiou amending tie Constitution by suDsti-
utug the 8lst day of December for the 4th
iav of March as the commencement and
termination of tie official term of members
and providing that Congress shall hold It's
annual meetings Oh the second Monday ln
January aud substituting the 3Oth day OF |
April for tho sob day of Aarch as the date for
the commencement and limitation of the /
terms of the President aud Vice President.
These measures have been on the calendar I
for some time. and as the committee has not /
been allowed q DAY for the disposition of |
measures reported by 10. lt is thought that |
the Committee Ou Rules will grant the time /
necessary 90 dispose of these bills.
sl1IuNAI COMMITTEES CHARM ANsHW.
OF course the President is not saying any /
thing 90 the press ia regard TO his wishes in .
the matter Of the Chalrmanship of the Repub- {
lIcau national committee. Those nearest 90 /
him say that 10 js heir belief that the matter /
is entirely undetermined, and that no con
sultau0us have Yor been held. The majority /
of tao members of the lmmlttee have not |
arrived in the city 1t is ordinarily supposed /
that the President, viii controls in the mat
ter and that be makes up his mind I'D advance.
but IN this case 10 Is intimated that the COM
mlttee may meet and adjourn, and perhaps
meet and adlOnrn again, before decision Is
reached
THE CANAL TOLLS QUESTION.
The Department of State officials are very
retcent IN regard to a reported proposition
having been received from the Dominion
Government for a settlement of the disputed
question of the canal tolls. There is no
doubt that such a proposition has been re-
ceiyed and IS under consideration. but rs
nature cannot be definitely ascertained. II
% uuite probable that tho matter Will be held
in Allowance until selection has been made
OF IL now head Of the Department OF state.
Tie friends of Comptroller of tho Currency
Lacy propose 20 have complimentary
dinner in bis honor on June 29th, the occasion
of his retiring from Official lte 80 accept tho
position OF president OF the Bankers National
bank of Chicago The dinner will be most
sumptuous one.
House OF Representative.
WAsH1voroN. June 25.-The House was in
session lust three minutes to-day. Mr. Wat
son Farmers Alliance. Ga making the
point Of no quorum. The Third party men
are greatly piqued AZ the refusal Of the House
managers 10 consider the bub-Troasury bill,
and think the measure could have been de-
bated during the past week They are now
retaliatiuV bv making technical directions 10