The Magnolia gazette., 1892-04-30
WASHINGTON Lerres.
special to the Gazette.

WAsHrNGToE, April 2j,-Mr.
Harrlson's visit to New York this
week, while ostensibiy for the pur-
pose Of attending the laying of the
corner stone Of the Grant monH-
ment, is ia reality for the purpose
Of setting the question Of bis can.
didacy for denomination. He will
carry with him the two men who
were taken into the cabinet solely
TO bring about his renOmination-
Secretaries Foster and ElkiBs--and
while there these political manipu-
latOrs will meet the republican
bosses of New York and other
States and try 10 make bargains
with them. Secretary Foster has
just returned from Ohio, where he
went to lay Harrison wires, and
there is reason for believing. al
though he maintains to the con
trary. that he found the anti-Har-
rison sentiment too strong for him,
aud that the Ohio delegation will
go TO Minneapolis uninstructed
With such states az Pennsylvania
and Ohio senIing uninstructed
delegations, it becomes 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
diragreeable to the administration
Not satisfied with charging Mr..
Harrison with having been 10
league with the money power lobby
TO defeat the free coinage bill in
the House, he knocked the bottom
out OF a very nice little scheme
which Mr. H,Trison has been
concocting tor electioneering pur-
poses by offering resolution
which WAS adopted by the Senate
calling upon the President for in.
formation as to what steps have
been taken toward the holding oil
an international monetary con.
ference, and for copies of all CORE
spOndence with governments in,
yited TO participate therein. Sen
ator Sherman made q hole Tor Mr.
Harrison TO crawl out by amending
the resolution by adding ''if moi
Incompatible with the public in
terests", but Mr.. Teller intimate,
that Mr.. Harrison would better
not try to make use Of il. Ii i,
known that Mr., Harrison has haC
secret agents at work for month,
trying 10 get the European govern
mentS to agree to take part in sucl
IA conference, and it is said tina
they have succeeded in getting
number of them to do so, aud tha
the conference is to be held whel
il will do the republican party tn,
most goOd--just before the election
when all sorts Of promises can b.
made as TO what 1t will do.
Senator Palmer has announce,
himself IA candidate for the Presi
dental nomination, and ne says h
will endeavor to secure the supper
of the entire Illinois delegation.
Senator Call has offered reso
luton which, il adopted and car
ried out, would get together som
very valuable information. 1t pro
vides for the appointment Of
committee to inquire into til
present value per mile of the raj
ways of the u. s., their presen
capitalization aud their actus
cost; their gross and net receipt,
number and compensation OF en-
ployes, amount of bonded indebl
edness and capital and stock; an
a list of stockholders and bond
holders, giving their residences.
The Senate, in its usual pondeI
GUS way. is discussing the Hous
Chinese exclusion bill.
The republicans are trying har
to make party capital out of tn
I democratic vote by which Repre-
sentative Rockwell, OF New York
was retained IN his aeat, notwitl
standing the re ort of a majorit
of the Elections committee il
favor of the contestant. Represer
tative McMillin, of Tennessee
voiced the general democratic a
well as the common sense vie'
when he said Of it: III cannot Sc
how It can affect the demOcrAti
party. IL WAS a case upon whic
men could honestly differ and upo
which they did differ. Mr.. Rock
well had the advantage of til
skill with which his case was pre-
sented, aud there were man
minds that were hot made up un
til the final presentation Of til
case. The very length of the de
bate and the perfect f., edor
which market it was sufficient t
show the country that the demo
cratic House was willing to listel
to every phase of the Case"
Some gossip has been caused b.
the report that Mr.. Blaine was yer
brusque in his refusal of the invi
tatiOn 10 accompany Mr.. Harriso
and the administration party whic
is to 90 to New York tomorro,
evening to take part in laying til
corner stone of the Grant m0nu
ment ON Wednesday. Mr.. Blaine
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