The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Irrom our regular correspondent.l


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Secretary Elkins made the mcst im.
portant political statement Of the week
.sshen be said ,ha, Secretary Blai.e had
repeatedly told the President and him
self, since he wrote the letter to chairman
Clarkscn that he would not accept the
nomination il it was rendered him.
Chairman Clarkson, to whom the state.
ment was made, still says that, although
he has not heard directly from Mr.. Blaine
since he received his letter declining to
become candidate for he nomination,
he has reasons OF his own for believing
that Mr.. Ba,ne would not refuse the
nomination ii it should be made by such
an overwhelming majority as to indicate
that the party believed his nomination
necessary To Republican success. 1t is
noticeable, and is certainly an indication
OF success whoever is nominated at Min.
d ,apolis, that the best Of feeling exists
bNween those who wish to nominate
Mr.. Blaine and those who think the
President entiIled to the nomination
TIE presence of SO many prominent
Republicans has filled Washington with
political rumors of all sorts, one of the
most interesting Of which is, that one Of
the objects OF Secretary Blafne's visit to
New York, fhfs week, was to ges Gen.
Horace Porter, who has recently added
fresh laurels to his fame by infusing new
life intothc Grant monument association
and making it certain that the money to
build the monument will be in sight by
Memorial Day, TO agree to present the
name OF the President to the National
convention. That Mr.. Blaine personally
desires the President to be nominated is
certain, and it ould be just such thing
AS only such big hearted men as Mr..
Binine could do to ask Gen. Porter to
make the nominating speech.
The msjority OF the Democratic men,
lers of the House found the pressure too
great for them 10 stand, so they voted in
Democratic caucus to shelve the anti
option bin and give the appropriation
hills the right OF way in the House, not
withs!anGing the protest Of Mr.. Hatch,
chairman Q! tile committee on Agricul-
ture, who spoke of the almost unanimous
desire aolong the farmers for the passage
of the anti. option bill. Mr.. Hatch and
other supporters Of the bill threaten to
tiilibuster for the purpose of getting it
haf,,ra hn EI,,,pa h,,t ~ 30 ot thOnnht
that they will dare to try to upset the
decree OF party caucus.
Secretary Pettigrew wants the Senate
to adopt an amendment appropriating
$4,000 for the continuance Of expert.
ments in .he artificial production Of rain.
Chairman Clarkson and other mem.
bers of the National committee left here
to-day for Chicago, where meeting oil
the executive committee Is to be held
previous to the meeting of the full com.
.mittee, which will be held at Minneap.
oils on June 4, to complete arrange.
,neuts for the meeting Of the convention
onstlle 'th. Mr.. Clarkson thinks there
will be several ballots before nomi-
nation is made, and that when it is made
1T will practically be by acclamation.
The silver question is again prominent
this week. Senator Morgan succeeded
ingetliny motion to refer his resolution,
which Senator Sherman says practically
,instructs the Finance committee to re-
port free coinage bill, to the Finance
committee defeated by vote Of 20 TO IL,
tSenator Hill was present but he declin.
ed 70 vote) and he is tryingto get direct
vote in the Senate on his resolution.
Yesterday the Second National Silver
convention with delegates from nearly
Nh the States assembled here for the
a%owed purpose of trying to force silver
legislation in Congress.
Representative Henderson, of Iowa,
ssmade short but very strong speech IN
flavor Of an amendment TO the snndry
Civil appropriation bill, offered BY Mr..
Houk, OF Ohio, but ruled out on point
of order raised by Mr.. Holman, appro-
.psiating 100000 to pay for collecting
end publishing statistics showing the
industrial advance Of the colored citi.
xeas from January ], 1868, to January
>. 1893. He said that the eolored people
numbered about one.eighth Of our pop.
ulation. and that the evidence taken BY
3he special committee, which investigat.
ed the Worlds Fair, showed that these
100000 had been given lot single
representive on any of the various boards
connected with the management of the
Exposition. He sid 1t was shame
which be proclaimed to the American
Congress with indy nation.
Gae President accompanied by Secre.
-tasy Elkins, Postmaster. General wana.
snaher and other prominent .gentlemeu
win leave here tomorrow for Rochester,
New York, where they go TO take parl