The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-05-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, May o. 1902.

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The anti Harrison republicans are
juDllant over what they say is the GER,
tainty that Mr.. Harrison cannot be
nominated at Minneapolis. They
point exultingly to the nearly six hun
dred unlnstructed delegates, and sneer
at the fact that only four States that
the republicans have any reasonable
hope OF carrying-lllinois, Indiana,
Nebraska, and South Dakota-have
instructed for Harrison, and some Of
them do not hesitate to say that the
majority of the rest of the instructed
delegates, all from the south. could
easily be taken away from MIR. Harri.
son by cash purchase, if it were neces-
sary to DO SO to defeat him.
Quay Platt, Reed and large num-
Der of the most influential republican
bosses met here to congratulate them
selves on the result detailed in the
election of delegates to the Mime
apolis convention, and, what is more
important to them, to agree upon the
lcket to be nominated. The meeting
as, OF course, secret one, but it is
'hispered that it was particularly
agreed to hold cut hopes to Sherman,
Mckinley. Alger, Depew and other
dark horses until the last minute, in
order to keep them and their personal
followers from going into the Harrison
camp, and that when the convention
meets, Blaine and Rusk are to be
sprung upon it with rush and enthus-
iastically pushed through before the
friends Of other candidates have an
opportunity to pull their wits together.
MIR. Harrison is reported to be con-
templating withdrawal in favor of Sen
ator Cullom. In fact it said that he
told Senator Cullon before the Illinois
convention was held that he would do
so, as soon as it became apparent that
he could not be nominated on the first
ballot, and that it was that promise
that caused Cullom to get the conven.
tion to instruct for Harrison.
Having compelled the Department
OF Justice to begin legal proceedings
against the sugar trust, the House will
nowdo the same for the National Cord
age company, the trust which controls
binding twlne, by adopting a resolu-
ton offered by Representative Scott,
of Illinois, the same gentleman who
Introduced the sugar trust resolution,
which the House passed last week. 1t
may be that the Sherman anti. trust law,
which was enacted by the billion dol
lar Congress, is entirely worthless, as
was charged by democrats when 1t was
passed-there are reasons for believing
that it was intended to be-but that
makes the House all the more anxious
to see 1t put to practical test. If it
fails, the House will pass a bill that
will not fail, and leave the response
billty for its becoming a law with the
trust-loving republican majority in the
Senate and the republican President.
Representative Bailey, who is mem
Der of the House sub committee en-
gagged in investigating the affairs of the
Yellowstone Park Association, thinks
Mr., Russell Harrison may find himself
in an unpleasant position before the
investigation is over, owing to his readi,
ness to loan his Influence.
The House committee on Post OF
fees has agreed to report favorably q
bill appropriatipg SIoo, 900 for the ex
tension of free mail delivery in agri
cultural districts, and providing for the
issue of fractional postal notes.
Again the old cry that Secretary
Noble has informed Mr.. Harrison tha
Raum must go, or he would leave The
Cabinet. This may or may not be
true, but, if the charge be true tha
Raum wrote, without Noble's know
ledge, the letter declining to furnish
the Pension Office investigating com
mittee with the papers relating to the
discharge Of certain special pension