The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-11-04
WASHINGTON LETTER


The republican party is always
loudcst in It's claims Of confidence
when it is most frightened and when
its leaders are resolved upon
taking the most desperate chances,
news was brought here by a
member Of the republican naional
committee, last week, that the fight
was practically over unless something
new could be started to help the re.
publicans in New York. 1t was that
news which carried Secretaries Eikins
and Tracy to New York to confer
with Senator Quay, instead OF accom-
panying the rest Of the Cabinet to |
Indianapolis to attend MIS-. Harrisons
funeral and the assumption OF lepuo-
lican confidence which IS no" gong
on is the direct result of that confer
ence and indicates TO a certainty that
something tricky is about to De sprung
by the republican managers.
Mr.. Harrison has SO far refused to
talk politics since the death OF Mrs
| Harrison, but | have it on good auth
ori,y-the same that informed me OF
Ouay's last visit twenty -four hours be-
fore it was known in any Washington
newspaper oiice-that Senator Quay
will come here this week for the pur-
pose of laying the situation before Mr..
Harrison aud trying to get HIM to agree
to certain desperate measures which l.
is proposed to resort to IN the attempt
to cary New York. Private Sec.
IIalford says Mr.. Harrison will take
no part whatever in the remainder OF
the campaign, but all the same | pre-
dict that he will see Quay when he
comes.
Not for years have the prominent
democrats who come to Washington
been SO thoroughly imbued with con
fdence that the party is on the eve OF
one of the greatest victories OF Its
history as they are now.
Senator Carlisle lost his vote by
falling to remember the date OF the
last registration day in Kentucky. He
} regrets it OF course, not because his
, vote is necessary-the widest republl-
can rainbow chaser has not even IN
: his most enthusiastic predictions,
. classed KentucEy as doubtful state
but because he wanted the honor oi
) voting for the next democratic Pscsl
, dent However, the Senator shoull
| not worry as his speeches in othel
= states, particularly in New York, have
; made Cleveland and Stevenson vote.
/ where they will do more good thar
8 his could possibly have done IN Ken
S lucky.
". II. Michael, a protege Of Scna
tor Manderson, oi Nebraska, has dis
graced himself in the eyes Of all hon
orable Union Veterans and has beer
promptly called down by the com
mander Of the National Union Vet
erans Union. Michael is a clerk t.
: the Senate Committee on printing, an'
. he was short time ago elected Com
. mander of the Department OF tn
Potomac-District of Columbia, VIZ
ginia and Naturalization Veterans
= Union. A few days ago, while tn
national commander of the organiza
. ton was away, Michael sent broad
:, cast an official order directing a
;, members of the Union to work an
u vote for Harrison. The order Great
!. ed a rumpus in the organization
. which has many democratic member:
. and as soon as Gen. Yoder, the Ma
:. tional Commander, returned to tn
3 city he issued an order revoking tina
= of Michael and suspending tha. owe
" smart individual from Office rs Com
mandcr of the Department OF the PC
! tomac. Gen. Yoier's order, whc
= = was sent to every department, emphi
Y sizes the fact that the organization
Il u non PARTISAN and must be kept SC
D Gen. Yoder is a democrat, but pol
= tics have nothing to do with his ac
- !; which is deserving Of the commendi
= ton it is getting from veterans OF a.
:. shades Of political opinions.
All of the good things said abot
~ Attorney General Miller when he al
, nounced himself as being opposed t
~ members Of the Cabinet making po!
a.. tical stump speeches will have to b
:. recalled. He has seen what Senate
" Hill calls 81 new light and he is nt
y oaly willing to condone the offence Il
\ SO recently condemea, but ne has &C
= ually gone to West Virginia to met
~ Sec. Elkins ard help him make som
a speeches.
le Mr. Blaine is very quietly spendin
le his time at his Washington res.denct
e. and if he is dong the slightest thln
towards helping the republican tlck'
it is not apparent to ordinary obse
vers. Unless he very suddenly chat
~ ges his mind he viii not so home
II vote.