The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, April rs, 1902.

Mr.. Harrlson's visit to New York
this week, while ostensibly for the pur-
pose of attending the laying Of the
corner stone of the Grant monument.
is in reality for the purpose of settling
the question of his candidacy for a re
nomination He will carry with him
the two men who were taken into the
cabinet solely to bring about his re-
nomlnation-Secretaries Foster and
Elkins--and while there these political
manipulators will meet the republi-
can bosses of New York and other
States and try to make bargains with
them. Secretary Foster has just re-
turned from Ohio, where he went to
lay Harrison wires, and there is reason
for believing, although he maintains to
the contrary, that he found the anti
Harrison sentiment too strong for him,
and that the Ohio delegation will GO
to Minneapolis uninstructed. With
such states as Pennsylvania and Ohio
sending uninstructed delegations, it be.
comes necessary for Mr. Harrison to
capture the New York delegation or
throw up the sponge.
Senator Teller is doing all he knows
how to do to make himself disagree
able to the administration. Not salts.
fed with charging Mr.. Harrison with
having been in league with the money
power lobby to defeat the free coin
age bill in the House, he Knocked the
bottom out Of very nice little sheme
which Mr.. Harrison has been concoct.
ing for electioneering purposes by Of
fering a resolution, which was adopted
by the Senate, calling upon the Presi-
dent for information as to what steps
have been taken toward the holding of
an International monetary conference,
and for copies of all correspondence
with governments invited to participate
therein. Senator Sherman mad. a
hole for Mr.. Harrison to crawl out by
amending the resolution by adding ''if
not incompatible with the public inter
ests', but Mr.. Teller intima,es that
Mr.. Harrison would better not try to
make use of it. 1t is known that Mr.
Harrison has had secret agents at work
tor months trying to get the European
government to agree to take part in
such a conference, and it is said that
they have succeeded in getting a num-
Der of them to do so, and that the con-
ference is to be held when it will do
the republican party the most good
just before the election, when all sorts
of promises can be made as to what it
will do.
Senator Palmer has announced him
self candidate for the Presidential
nomination, and he says he will en-
deavor to secure the support of the en-
tire Illinois delegation.
Senator Call has offered resolu.
tion which, if adopted and carried out,
would get together some very valuable
information. 1t provides for the ap.
poir tment Of a committee to inquire
into the present capitalization and the
difference between such capitalization
and their actual cost their gross and
net receipts ; number Of compensation
OF employees, amount of bonded in
debtedness and capital and stock and
list of stockholders and bondholders,
giving their residences.
The Senate, in its usual ponderous
way, is discussing the House Chinese
exclusion bill.
The republicans are trying hard to
make party capital out of the demo.
cratic vote by which Representative
Rockwell, of New York. was retained
In his seat, notwithstanding the report
of majority of the Elections commit
tee in favor Of the contestant. Rep.
resentaive McNillin, of Tennessee,
voiced the general democratic as well
as the commoa sense view when he
said of it: 81 cannot see how it can
affect the democratic party. 1t was
case upon which men could honestly
differ and upon which they did differ.
Mr.. Rockwell had the advantage of
the skill with which his case was pre-
sented, and there were many minds
that were not made up until the final
presentation of the case. The very
length of the debate and the perfect
freedom which mark ed If uac Sufficient