The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-06-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Whitelaw Reds Nomination n BIunder
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-"Whitelaw Reid
may be forced off the Republican ticket in a
few days" Such were the startling words of u
big Republican who was prominent Harrison
worker at the Minneapolis convention. The Har
rison people are beginning to realize how great
Dlunder Reid'S nomination was and they also
have strong suspicion that they are victims
of Il put-up job; that the anti-Harrison men,
who it will be remembered controlled the New
York delegation, prepared the whole scheme
in advance so as to make Harrison's defeat
certain before the people if they failed to ac-
complish it before the convention. In proof of
this they point to the fact that committee
from the New York typographical union was
in Minneapolis to vouch for Reds having turn
ed his newspaper Office over to union mcn-a
statement, by the way, that was misleading. in
asmuch as no change had at that time been
either made or fully agreed upon. Now it
costs money to send committee from New
York to Minneapolis, and the Harrison folks
want to know who sent those printers and who
paid their bills out there, and if the Reid bust
ness was not prepared i'll advance, why they
We're sent there at all. These arc awkward
questions to answer
1t was to talk about this, as much as about
the Cabinet and other vacancies that Chaun-
cey NJ. Depcw was sent for. 1t was not believed
that he knew anything about the inside work
ing of the Reid scheme, it being thought he was
imposed on at the time; but his knowledge of
New York politics is relied upon to aid in get
ting to the bottom of the matter. Reports
have already come in from all sections stating
that members of labor organizations will not
support any ticket with Whitelaw Reds name
on it ; they refuse to vote for Il man who for 10
years mas Deen one OIL the most persistent ana
powerful enemies of organized labor in this
country. Friends of General Grant have also
been nIImerously heard from they too refuse
to support the ticket if Reid remains upon it.
These things have alarmed Mr.. Harrison and
his managers and they have started IL move
mcnt to get rid of Reid. They hope to make
the pressure so strong upon him that instead
of writing the usual letter of acceptance Reid
will decline, on the plea of important and COM
plicated personal business requiring all his at
tention, or any other plea that may suggest it
self to him the important thing being that he
decline the nomination.
The scOrching report adopted by the major
ity of the House committee on Reform in the
Civil Service, which investigated the charges
made by Teddy Roosevelt of violations of
law by Federal officials in Baltimore, is not
calculated to add to Mr.. Wanamaller's comfort
during this warm weather, although Teddy"
Roosevelt probably enjoys it greatly, us it is II
complete vindication of the truth of his report
1t charges Mr.. Wanama<cr with being either
entirely ignorant of the terms of the law, or
determined that this particular violation OF it
should not he punished and says that the dis
missals recommended by the Civil Service Com
missioners should have been made. c. a. 5.