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WASHINGTON May 30, 1888.
1t can be stated on excellent aulhorl-
'ty that under no circumstances will the
name OF the president and OF Secretary
Blaine so before the Minneapolis con-
vcntion IS rivals for the nomination.
Both gentleman many months ago
ss,mde up their minds On that question,
and neither of them will change. Both
OF them also believe that it is the duty
of the delegates to that convention to
select the man to head the ticket who
is the most certain, all things consider
ed, to be selected, regardless OF person
al preferences OF the personal pre-
ferences of the president little is known
beyond conjectures, rs he has studious-
ly refrained from discussing the nomi-
nation, probably from feeling of deli
.eacy, that he would accept the nomina-
ssion if rendered is, OF course, assumed
9oysl-but that lie is not will to obtain
1t through official influence is conclus-
svely demonstrated by his having re-
quested that no member of the cabinet
should attend the convention.
Secretary Blaine does not desire the
nomination and believes that il ought
to goAo the president, if he wishes it,
but it is believed here that if a majority
of the convention shall after mature
sleliberaticn and consultation conclude
that it WOULD be unwisc to run the pres
ident a second time and that Mr.. Blaine
can more certainly lead the party to
victory, that he will sacrifice his per-
sonal inclinations and accept the nonli-
nation for the sake of the party, al
though he has not said us much to any
body. The belief is founded upon Mr..
Blaine's lifelong devotion to the repub-
tican party. The nomination of either
of these men would be the most posi-
tive endorsement of the present ad-
ministratlon and it's excelled record:
If Representative Amos Cummings,
is not careful, the free trade Cleveland
wing will read HIM out of the democra-
ic party. To-day, in the house,, Mr.
Cummings actually had the audacity.
to present to the house petition which
had been signed by twenty five
thousand people asking for additional
protective legislation, in the shape of
san amendment to the law giving free
entry to wearing apparel and other per-
sol.al effects, not merchandise, of per-
sons arriving IN the United States, re-
stricting the exemption to two full suits
and one overgarment of foreign manu-
facture. The request is reasonable
one, but it is not probable that the free
trade democrats in the house will allow
it to be granted.
No wonder "Uncle Jerry" Rusk's
smile is broader than usual these days.
When he came into the cabinet he
found one of the most important ex-
ports Of the United states-po,k, prac-
tically shut out Of every desirable
European maket and now, the removal
of the restrictions placed by the govern
ment of Spain on the Importation of
American pork leaves only one or two
Insignificant countries, from q trade
stand point, in Europe which do not
gladly receive all of the American pork
we wish to send them. That is why
Uncle Jerry's smile is broader. He is
too modest a man to toot his own horn
but he knows, as everybody else does,
that to him, more than any other one
man, belongs the credit of opening
European markets to American pork.
Senator Hale had not the slightest
difficulty in convicting the democratic
senators who voted for the big river
and harbor bill, which was only reduc
ed Ill the senate by concerting action of
the republicans, and against the very
moderate senate amendments for the
continuance of the necessary work of
slowly increasing the navy; but incon-
-sistency is SO common in the democrat
party that It's members no longer blush
when it brought home to them individ-
ual]y.
A joint resolution has been favorably
reported to the senate proposing con-
-stutienal amendment changing the
presidential term to six years and max
ing president ineligible for reelection
the first six year term to begin March
4, 1897.
The house subcommittee which has
been investigating the Worlds Fair,
has made it report to the full commit