Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-06-16
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The nomination of Whltelaw Reid
for vice President was unquestonsbly
a great surprise here; his name had
been. mentioned, but no one appeared
to think of it in any other way than as
complimentary Mr.. Reid is well
known here and is personally an able
and estlmable gentleman, and we'll
liked; but lie has one of those very
troublesome things in rolltics--a rec
ord. He was one Of the ablest and bit
terest of the coterie OF republican edi-
tors who bolted Grant and supported
Greeley IN 1872, and besides, in his
long fight with the New York typo
graphical union he made his paper
known everywhere as an opponent of
organized labor. True. these things
are all Of the past; for years Mr.. Reid
has been in thorough accord with his
party, and his paper is now in the hands
of union printers but that. they will be
again raked up is certain. That is why
his nomination was surprising here.
The sudden death Of Col. l. L
Polk, president of the National Far
mer's Alliance is severe and unex-
pected blow to the third party move
ment, as his influence with the Alliance
IN the Southern States was relied upon
to bring the bulk of that organization
into the new peoples party, and it was
regarded as almost certainty that he
would have had place upon the ma
tional ticket Of that party, to be nomi-
mated at Omaha, July 4, had he lived.
Who will the democrats nominate =?
has now become the question of the
hour. The democratic national con-
vention will meet at Chicago next week,
and from the best Information ob:aina.
bic here Mr.. Cleveland will occupy al
most the identical position before that
body that President Harrison did at
Minneapolis. He will start in with
more instructed delegates for him than
for any other Candidate, and he will
have to stand the assaults OF the field,
which promise to be 1ui us bitter AS
those made upon Mr.. Harrison, and in
order to obtain the nomination he will
have to get two-thirds Of the convcn-
ton. Whether he will be as fortunate
as his ola vvi"'maa! is a question, al
though there is no denying that Fl ON a
Washington polnt OF view he appears 20
have the best of it. The tactics of the
opposition, as far as they can be learned,
will be to spring as many "(a'orite
sons rs possible on the convention in
the first ballot, in order 10 weaken
! Cleveland. Senator Hi will, If the
Cleveland men know what they are
talking about, develop his tull strength
I v.
are predicting hat his name will not
b. presented at all, aud That Mr.. Cleye-
land will be nominated by acclamatlon
but the result OF Interested predictions
of the work Of the Minneapolis conven
ton was not Of such nature as to m
crease public credulity in such state
ments. AS Josh Billings once sail
politics is mighty uncertain business"
Senator Quay has never been known
as a very ardent friend Of reform in the
civil service, but his experience at Min
neapolls has, 1t is said, convinced him
of the necessity Of a law to keep FEEDER.
al officials from participating in nomi
mating conventions, and it is limited
that he proposes introducing an amend
ment to the civil service law that will
accomplish that purpose. If he does,
an amendment will be offered to his
amendment, to prevent Senator'S and
Representatives in Congress being del.
egatcs to nominating conventions.
Both amendments would probably
prove popular with the people, who
might then try their own hands at run
ming the nominating conventions for
while.
Circumstances alter cas4s. The va
Cant cabinet portfolio, which no man of
prominence would have cared TO accept
il Mr.. Harrison had failed Of renonina. |