The Washington times., 1894-05-24
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

CLUAk KUOM AND GALLEN1.
There is not much evidence to support tn
story that was going the rounds that Senate
German intends to retire from political LII
judging from his speech Of yesterday. II
is out again in his old role of spokesman o
his party and explainer. Mr.. German 1
I very much in politics just now, and likely t.
| remain there for some time to come. Whel
the Democratic party Is wavering the shrewt
Marylander always seizes the opportunity t
outline policy and reform the lines.
The story comes from a New York Tam
many leader that Mr.. Hill ''must" elect /,
Democratic Governor this Fall il he wants
the united support of the New York Democ
racy for the presidential nomination in 1896
The New York Senator has gotten SO muci
credit as being able to control the results o.
an election that it is getting to be something
of burden. III Mr.. Hill Unjust carry the
election, though, he probably will. He has
that habit.
Congressman Meredith, who is always Sc
addressed in the Capitol, has another name
down at Manassas, where he practices law
In the famous old Virginia town he is known
as Lawyer Meredith" He has recently built
a new office-after the manner of a southern
lawyer who puts up his own Office building II
he wants to lay claim to large business, and
has secured good practice and a vast dea
OF admiration from his fellow-townsmen. One
of them. speaking OF him the other day, said
Meredith always gets his men places-neveI
gets fooled. Has lots of friends"
There are two members of the House who
manufacture musical instruments and are
said to be very well pleased with the present
form of the tariff bill which takes care OF
them. They are Conn., of Indiana, who lives
at Elkhart. and was so charmed with the
trumpet calls during his brief service in the
army that he took to their manufacture as
soon as he got out, and Johnston Cornish, OF
New Jersey, who makes organs-very good
organs Jerseymen say-and is member of
the congressional campaign committee.
Piano and organ people who get the i'm
ported parts OF their instruments cheap are
especially well pleased.
Senator Cushman K. Davis, of Minnesota,
is one of the best classical scholars. He ap-
pears very much bored at times with some Of
the long-winded speeches. and then he quietly
retireS for smoke and good hours reading.
Davis is said to be a great lover Of Horace,
and to be as capable at scansion as DR.. "Billy
Everett"
A New Jersey Congressman tells a humor-
GUS tale of politics tangle which is at pres
ent disturbing that state.
The legislature rece ltly decided to put the
penitentiary in the hards of the sheriff of the
county instead of the freeholders. As re-
oners are to get their food. There is few
days supply on hand, but at the end of that
time these worthy individuals are confronted
with considerable uncertainty as to their sub
sistence.
DIR. English says he has written letter to
the Governor suggesting that he had better
pardon the prisoners. Another Jersey Con-
gresham has sent on check. Altogether,
as a political muddle caused by recent Re-
publican action at Trenton, It is very anus
ing to the Democrats, and 1t is rumored that
all the inmates of the penitentiary who are
Republicans have passed resolutions to vote
the straight Democratic ticket hereafter.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, probably has
more trouble with his pairs than any other
Senator. A large part of the time he is paired
with Senator Wilson, of Iowa. and that gen.
tleman being usually absent, the question
almost always arises to whom the political
set-off shall be transferred.
Often two or three suggestions are made
by willing friends on both sides, but the diff-
Guilty rarely terminates until Senator Pasco,
of Florida, pair-maker in chief, settles the
question by reference to his lists.
Pasco is valuable nowadays.
Gen. Curtis, of New York, says that Mr..
Flower may not be the Democratic candidate
for Governor this Fall, but declared SO far az
his party is concerned that nobody knows
who will be nominated, because the conven-
ton, and not newspapers or a ring caucus,
select the Republican nominee.
Senator Smith declared that New Jersey
is going 10 support the Democratic party this
Fall. All the Republicans have done has
been to legislate the Democrats out of office,
when they claimed they had come in for pur-
poses Of reform. Now the people were begin
ming to realize that the Republicans were just
as bad as Democrats, and on the whole
little worse.
Congressman English, of Newark. likens
the Republican party in New Jersey to the
New Testament character who had devil in
him. 1t was thought very bad, and every
body, the man himself included, wanted the
devil cast out 1t was DONE but then seven
other devils entered. The Republicans had
risen against a political clique, and made
matters q good deal worse.
One Of the most hopeful political signs in
Florida, according to Mr.. Mallory, is the
growing independence of the colored people
in the matter of voting. Up to few years
ago, he says, very few negroes dared to vote
anything but the Republican ticket. Those
who wanted to vote the Democratic ticket
were prevented from so doing by the ostra-
cism from communication with their race.
which such conduct entailed. Instances could
be cited in which negroes had been expelled
from their church for so doing.
In the last year or so the colored people
were slowly breaking away from their old
prejudices and voting as they pleased. Popu-
Iism, although fairly strong in the state, took
very little hold on them.
Nb
Lieut.. Nancy on Trial.
ST PAUL, MINI, May 23-The court-martial of
Lieut. Nancy, of the Fifteenth Infantry, on
charges connected with the fatal shooting by