The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-06-30
WAsHINs TO LETTER.

WASHINGTON, June 20. Republican
enthusiasm is PLENTIFUL around Wash
ington to-day. The committee appoint
ed by the National convention, headed
BY Governor Mckinley, called at the
I White House at noon for the purpose OF
| officially notifying the President of his
nomination for the Presidency. The
President, surrounded by the members OF
his Cabinet and Other prominent Repub.
leans, received the committee in the
Fast room of the White House. Cover.
nor Mckinley made the notification
speech, which was model address OF
its kind, not too long, not too short; not
too gushines not too stiff. In short it
was the right speech for the occasion.
and earned for the Governor the applause
and congratulations of all who were for.
tunate enough to have heard it.
The Presidents reply was, like all the
rest OF his speeches, in choice language
and in perfect good taste; he INDUCED in
no Dragging or clustering is incapable
OF that sort of thing, but there was a
ring in his voice and q look in his eva
which left his hearers in no doubt as to
his feelings about the result of the cleo.
ton He is confident OF winning. but
those who talk with him soon find ont
that he fully realizes the obstacles TO be
overcome, and does not expect to win
without hard fight, and the aid of every
Republican; and the knowledge that he
has conscientiously performed his duty
and given the country an administration
that every patriotic American is proud of, |
makes him confident that no Republican
will Withhold his aid or vote.
The Democrats of the House nearly all
wanted to go to Chicago to see the fight
o the death between Cleveland and
lammany, and not desiring to present
uch spectacle to the country as hold.
ng sessions with all empty seats on the
lde OF the House to which two.thirds of
MEMBERS belong, they adjourned from
aturday until Wednesday, with the
understanding that another adjournment
u three days would be taken on that
ay, and the Republican members good
aturedly acquiesced,
Before the House adjourned, Saturday,
representative Kilgore of Texas pre-.
ented the passage of bill by unan.
nous consent, allowing all G. A. R. men
the employ of the Government in this
NY seven days leave with pay during
ne National enoampment in September.
lr' kilgore enjoys nothing better than
piping the old Union soldiers over the
nuckles at every opportunity.
The Democratic members of the House
ommittee on Reform in the Civil Service
I'VE signed a report censuring Post.
aster-General Wanamaker because he
ID not dismiss certain employees of tho
altimore Postotlice recommended for
smissal by the Civil Service Commits.
on IT. is probable the Republicans on
10 committee will present minoity re.
'rt, upholding Mr., Wanamaker for not
smissing the mon on such flimsy eyi.
'nce, when he had report contradict.
& even that, made by postoffice inspec-
RS.
The President and other prominent
hcials have been invited to attend the
unching of the big battle ship Texas. at
g Norfolk Navy yard on the 2Sth inst.
his is the vessel about the plans of
hich there was such controvesy early
the present administration. It was I
Intended by some naval officials that
Q plans were radically wrong, and that
G vessel would never float if it were
nit according to those plans. There +
ere some changes made in them under
rection of committee OF naval officers
d she is now probably all right 1t is r.
pected that large crowd will 90 from
re to see the launching.