The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WHut u H'tio thiuB ~ boHctihoo JANUS w
start the politicians to wagging their
tongues In a manner that would put the
most industrious sewing society to
shame. This is so everywhere, more or
less. but is particularly so 10 Washing
ton. just now the lounRer around the
Hobbies OF the Washington hotels fire.
qusnted by politicians would imagine
from the talk, II he didn't happen to
know better, that H. was only a few
months before the converting OF the
national conventions 10 nominate Presi-
dental tickets. And all OF this talk
started from an opinion expressed by
Congressman Wilson, OF West Virginia,
in an Interview with reporter OF u
London paper several days ego. That
opinion was merely that he did not be-
lleve President Cleveland desired to be
again nominated. Seems simple enough.
Any man might hold and express the
same opinion or the reverse, just as he
would an opinion upon any other SUBJ
ject about which there was doubt. But
10, when the opinion Is cabled to Wash
ington 1t creates commotion among the
politicians. Heads are put together. and
q new delugs OF opinions poured out.
One politician will assure you that Mr..
Wilson's relations with Mr.. Cleveland
are such as 10 make his opinion an au-
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another. that the opinion was put forth
TO ascertain the sentiment OF the Demo
cratic party towards Mr.. Cleveland 5
candidacy, etc, to an extent that would
fill your paper, aud what does it all
amount TO? Nothing, but idle gossip.
Mr.. Cleyeand may or may not become
the candidate of his party in '9G, but 1t
is absolutely certain that the question
cannot be determined In 1894 by any one
except Mr.. Cleveland himself.
Considerable talk has been occasioned
by the recent activity Of the American
Protective association in Washington
Within three weeks five new councils
in all now here, and it is stated that
several composed exclusively OF negroes
are being organized also, branch Of
the Woman's a. p A. Mr.. w. j. ii 1.
Traynor, of Michigan, the supreme presi-
dent Of the organization. has been here
for two weeks and he says that he has
perfected arrangements for the transfer
OF the national headquarters to Washing
ton and for the establishment Of big
printing plant from which newspapers
and documents are to be distributed.
The local advisory board has been send
ing speeches made in both Senate and
House, for weeks past, into such con-
gress;onsl districts as they happen to
! favor or oppose the candidates put up.
| The organization is going TO test its
strength In the Eighth West Virginia
district by making n fight on Represen-
tative Meredith, who had been renomin-
ated by the Democrats. Ordinarily but
little attention is paid IN Washington to
ton In any particular congressional dis
trict, but Saturday night there was as
much anxiety displayed to get the re-
turns from the primary election held in
the Sixth district OF Kentucky, which
was to decide whether Col Breckenridge
should again be nominated to Congress,
a. to haI oil ~
national importance. The telegraph and
newspaper offices were beslebed with the
usual election night seekers after infor-
nation, about the only difference being
that the sentiments OF the besiegers in
this instance were all alike-against
Breckenridge. IL the Colonel had any
partisans they took particular pains to
keep very quiet, while many of his enc
mics took particular pains to be very
loud In their rejoicing at its defeat. In
the main, however, the rejoicing took
the guise Of quiet thankfulness that the
neral atmosphere OF Washington had
been spared the vitiating presence OF
COusIcSSuldiI, licSnly SuuuiScu ny MS
constituents, who has confessed so many
moral delnquencies as has Col. Breckn-
ridge. There were many fervent
"Thank God's' from the mothers of
Washington, yesterday, when Breckin-
Oidpe's defeat became generally known.
In these days OF political pllgrimages
it is positively refreshing to meet state
official in Washington whose presence
here has no connection with politics.
The official In question is Col. w. nj.
DIN. secretary Of the Common wealth OF
Massachusetts, and his business ia Wash
ington 1t TO get the aid OF the u. s.
Bureau Of Ethnology in ascertsining the
correct picture OF u Massachusetts l. dian
Of the time of the landing of The Pilgrim
Fathers 1t seems that more than
century ago 1t was directed by the
Massachusetts State Council that the
state coat OF arms should have thereon
IA red man on blue shield" But
somehow no official representation Of
that coat Of arms was ever made. Under
law more recently enacted, Col. Olin