The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.


been devoting considerable time CONFER.
ing with members Of the National Repub.
lican Committee, which will be in session
here the greater part OF this week making
arrangements for the coming fight. He
finds all of the members of the committee
confident Of winning, although aware
that the party will have to fight to do it.
The nomination of Cleveland and Stey.
enson hardly made a ripple at the White
House. The President is believer in
the Observance Of official courtesy, and
will not express any opinion for publica.
ton; bat your correspondent happens to
know that Mr.. Harrison was very much
gratified at the nomination OF Mr.. Cleve.
land, and very much more so at the adop-
ton OF the tariff plank 10 the platform
which tears the mash from the democratic
face and discloses the hideous features of
/ free trade
The rumor that Judge George V.
Massey, of Delaware, has been rendered
the vacancy on the bench of the Supreme
Court is again revived, 1t cannot be
verified, but it finds many bslieyers
Delaware is part of the district from
which the appointment will probably be
made and Senator Higgins is known to
have been working hard to secure the
appointment for Judge Massey.
II would be difficult to find more
woe -begone looking lot Of men than the
returning Democratic congressman.
They privately swear at tbs convention,
the ticket and the platform, but try to
assume a pleasant smile when they say
to the newspaper mem ooh yes, like
the ticket and it will be elected" Their
manner gives them away, however; they
cannot conceal the lstlessness they feel
over the outlook for their party
Commander.in.chicf Palmer OF ths G,
A. Il. has been here for several days
looking after some Congressional legisla.
ton relating to Mount McGregor and
after the arrangements that are being
made for the encampment in September,
Speaking of the encampment he said Il
will venture the prediction that there
will be five hundred thousand people in
Washington and there will be seventy
five thousand old soldiers in line ON the
day Of the parade You may put that
Aaovn..,. my fnrocset sna xnn win Gee
/ when the time comes that / will not be
far wrong. The approaching encamp.
ment will be the high water mark in the
gatherings of the old soldiers of this
country. and the like of it will never be
repeated in our day
Ex-senator ingalls,, when he passed
through Washington several days ago on
his way to Europe, where he will spend
about two months in travelling, told
personal friend that there was not the
slightest probability OF his accepting any
appointve office, il it were rendered to
him. He is confident that Harrison and
Reid will win and will take an active
part in the campaign from beginning to
end, not only in Kansas, but in other
States.
The House has again been suffering
from the no quorum fever. owing to the
absence of such large number Of Dem.
ocrats, some OF whom have not been in
their seats for two months. Here it is
almost at the beginning Of fiscal year,
and hardly any of tho regular appropria-
ton bills, all Of which should be avail.
able on the first Of July, have become
laws. AS o'nothing body the present
House has never been excelled. and its
record alone should be sufficient not only
to elect the Republican Presidential
ticket, but to Fastore the control of the
House of Representatives to the Repuh
loan party It is only when the House
is Republican that the public business il
promptly and properly attended to.
II was surprising here that Stevenson
should have been put on the ticket witt
Cleveland, as it is we'll known during tn,
last year or two Of Mr.. Clevelands ad
ministration, Stevensop's farorite mo
thod of speaking OF Mr., CLEVELAND
among his intimates was that mugwuml
in the White House The fact is com
mented on that Mr.. Cleveland sent n
congratulations to Stevenson.
Secretary Elkins is Justly regarded a
, one OF the shrewdest political observer
in the country, and his opinions ar
always given careful consideration. ovel
by his political opponents. He says o
the situation: "The Republican party j
entitled to and will succeed on the plat
form of the Democratic convention lead
: ing up to it. Tho platform in itself a
adopted is the nearest approach to ire
trade this country has ever seen excep
the out and out declaration for free trad
in the Confederate constitution. Tn
business public will take no chances;
7 will prefer to be satisfied with sur
thing which is good enough thing.
am confident there are surprises in stor
for the democracy. With an homes
count we would carry several Of I'll
> Southern States. In 1883 Clevelan
: only had majority OF ons thousand fiv