The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-31
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Special Correspondence J

nominating Conventions occur and
the situation In both parties IS
some~hst mixed. Among Demos
crats The sentiment seems "a t,e grow
lug n favor Of good clean Wet
ern Candidate, OF AOm seseral *
ceilsnt ones are named as possIbllI>
ties. Bot IN the Republican party
there appears To be wonderful lack
OF available t,mrer. President Har-
risou is working tue office holders
oSn RECONCILIATION, yet majority of
the managing politicians don't want
him. There. is 10 Disgusting the f-ct
that among the men with whom Mr..
HARRISON has come IN contact during
his administration be is unpopu a.
He is regarded as an migrate and a
small. selfish egotistical person
Two-thiris of tie Republican Sena>
tors are opposed to him, some OF
taem so bitterly that it IS reall, u
question whether he would not lose
two or three republican states if
nominated. Teller and w olcott do
not belive that be can again carry
Colorado, aud the friends of ex Sen
ator Farwell will likely vote against
him in Illinois, while his own state.
indiana, is pretty sure to go Demo-
cratic if he is the Republican candi-
date. There is no question that Mr,
Harrison treated Quay and Dudley
very badly To them be undoubted.
ly owed his first election. If Dud-
ley's N ethois in Indiana were wick
ed, Harrison knew it just as well be-
fore the election as he did after, and
1t was he who promptly accepted the
benefits. He waited until he bad
the stolen property ssiel, in his pos.
session and then jumps on the taief
with both feet.
Ii the opinion Of shrewd political
judges NJ. Harrison will, on occount
of the apathy and lack of enthusiasm
fo7 him in his own party, be easily
defeated. Even Senator Sherman,
though he had administration sop>
port in his recent senatorial fight,
said publicly after 1t was concluded
that be doubted whether the Presi-
dent could carry Ohio again. Mr..
Harrison understands the situation
quite willing to stir up some sort of
row with some foreign power in order
to create wsve of patriotism upon
which he could ride to denomination
and reelection. This accounts for
bis peculiar course in the Gillian
matter and his anxiety to have dis
pute with England. Yet, whatever
his motives, American citizens will
certainly uphold hun in asserting
the dignity Of the country and IN
serving notice upon Lord Salisbury
that we shall protect our rights in
Behring Sea by force if necessary.
l. is not believed, however, that any
serious trouble will ensue. Salisbu-
rp ha7 about the same reason for a
little patriotic buster OF his side of
the water that President Harrison
has on this, and both may possibly
help their political fortunes thereby
il they can carry the matter far
enough.
When Mr.. Blame announced that
he could not be candidate it was
generally said that Harrison's noml-
nation would follow as q matter of
course. but it does not now appear
SO certain. There are evidences be-
meath the surface Of movement, IN
gineered by skilled and powerful
men, which may after all encompass
his defeat In the Convention. Ifthe
elements opposed to him could unite
there would harly he doubt of the
result. Neither Cullom, Alger, AL
lison nor any Of the other candidates
generally mentioned are believed to
have the Necessary strength. There
Is now some talk that John Sherman
is to be the man finally fixed upon
because of his strength In Me-
York and with the Germaus of the
West. Sherman announces that he
is not candidate, though nobody
doubts that he would grab the nomi-
nation as street gamir grabs a
piece of mince pie when he can get
il. Mr.. Blaine himself would have
been less likely to withdraw had be
not felt that the signs all pointed to
Democratic success. He conld not
afford to take the chances of a Sec
ond defeat.
Two constitutional amendments
have been proposed in this Congress