The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-03-24
The Political Situation.

The unseemly and Improbable con
tention that has been engendered in New
York between the friends of G leveland
and Hill, complicate the political situa
ton very much. A few months ago it
seemed to us that Cleveland would be
nominated at Chicago, as the logical
candidate of the Democratic party. The
ing on for some weeks in New York and
which is fast spreading over the coun-
try, makes it very doubtful, if not almost
certain, that both Cleveland and Hill
will be dropped, and a dark horse taken
up. Hill is determined and aggressive
fighter is a Democrat from wayback
and has very little compromise or cons
cession in his nature. Besides he is u man
of infinite resources and tireless energy,
and is not afraid to lead, in the direction
he wants to go. He has the faculty we'll
developed of either having his own way
or defeating the ways of those opposed
to him. He is in fair way to give prac-
tical force to this disposition in the
Chicago Convention.
On the Republican side, it now looks
like Harrison would be nominated at
Minneapolis without serious opposition.
Where delegates have been appointed
they have been, with scarcely an
exception, in his favor Each day
demonstrates that he is growing
stronger Ill the time with his party,
and that by the time the Convention
meets on TIE 18th of June, there will be
very little opposition to his renomina-
ton. Othe Republicans are spoken of
for the honor, but there has been no orr
gained arrangement to support their
pretentions. Harrison, as it looks now,
will have a clear field at Minneapolis
The case OF Jno. L. Jarman's adminis>
traitor against the G. & 0. Railway for
$1,000 damages was concluded in the
Circuit Court of Rockbridge on the 18th,
the jury giving d verdict for $1,000 for
the plaintiff At previous trial a YER
dict for $500 FOR the plaintiff was
brought in. but the Judge set it aside
John T. Jarman was brakeman ON the
road, and was killed at Goshen, in col
lson, in October, 1899. r. l.. Parrish of
Covington, represented the railway, and
f. T. Glasgow, of Lexington, and Micajah
Woods of Albemarle, the plaintiff
Judge Mclaughlin has again set aside
the verdict in the case, as being contra
ry to the law and the evidence.
The ship Indiana, loaded with 5,00O,>
600 pounds of food for the starving Rus
slams, arrived in that country on the
18th, and its cargo was at once distribu-
ted to the points of greatest distress
On the same day the ship Missouri, sailed
from New York, loaded with 100000
pounds of food for a similar destination.
These supplies are the voluntary contri-
buttons Of the people of the United
States to the suffering peasantry of Rus
STA. They demonstrate the noble char
acter of the American people-their
christian charity and sympathy with
suffering humanity everywhere.
New York politics are attracting a
great deal of attention just now, or rath-
er New York politicians. The way Hill
and Cleveland are firing insinuations at
each other, in diplomatic forms, and the
general comment that they evoke, would
Indicate that there will be but two
names presented to the Chicago Conven-
tion-and those Hill and Cleveland
New York is absorbing if nothing else,
but we do not think she will have the
honor OF absorbing the next President
Hon J. S. GARRISON, who is at Ashe-
villc N. c., under treatment for infiam>
rheumatism, says he is not a
for the presidency. He says |
Mr.. Blaine is the only sure Republican
winner Mr.. Harrison's denomination
he regards as probable, but there is
strong pol ular movement toward Secre-
AIRY Rusk.
Diplomatic relations are to be resumed
With Italy. They have been suspended
ince the New Orleans massacre of Ital-
ans.