Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-10-05
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.
Special Correspol dence.

AT every roundup Oh the luiorhaU'oH
received by Chairman Babcock, CT the
republican congressional campaign com
mittee. The indications point to larger
republican majority IN the next house
According to the latest returns made by
Chairman Babcock the next house will
be composed of 200 republicans, l47
democrats and populist, aud y oil the
state delegations will be controlled by
republicans These figures are considered
by those who are familiar with the IN.
formation upon which they are based to
to b4 very conservative, only those dis
tricts being put down in the republican
column which appear to be reasonably
certain to go republican. For instance
the republicans only claim eleven mem
bers from Illinois, where many well-in-
formed persons believe they will elect a
larger number, and where the democrat
ic committee, IN published estimate
comedies the election of thirteen rePuo-
licans. 1t is just the same with New
York; Mr.. Babcock only claims l9, while
New Workers. who come to Wash
ington say that at least % and possibly
"a republicans will be sent to the next
house.
Considerable amusement was caused
in Washington by the attempt OF dem
Ocrats to appear surprised at Senator
Hills nomination for governor OF New
York by the democratic convention, when
they knew perfectly we'll that the whole
program was cut and dried from the day
that Hill and Murphy compelled Flower
TO withdraw as a candidate. Hill has
recognized for some time that this cam
paign was life and death struggle with
him, with the chances in favor of death.
"But he concluded" says one OF his
close friends. ''that he preferred making
the run for governor himself and TAX
ing the chances Of being supported by
the Cleveland democrats, TO allowing a
Cleveland man to be nominated and
then be held responsible for his defeat,
by democrats outside of New York.
He fully realized the desperate con-
dition the democratic party of New
York is in, but does not believe that 1t
will hurt him politically to be defeated;
whilo be knows that it would make him
Jne DIggIsJ man in the democratic p~pty
should be by some hook or crook sue
coed in being elected governor" Lock
wood was put on the ticket to catch the
Cleveland democrats. but if those in
New York are not easier to be caught
than those In Washington the catch will
be small. Mr.. Cleveland has before now
proven himself to be no better than the
average man when it comes to dealing
with his personal enemies, and he would
have to be very much better if he really
wished to see Dave Hill elected gov
ernor OF New York at this time. The
belief that Levi 2. Morton will be the
next governor OF New York has grown
stronger, if possible, since Hill was
nominated by the democrats, and it
isn't confined to republicans, either.
BY its notice that the reciprocity
treaty with the United States would
cease to be operative on January l, 1895
Brazil puts on record its disapproval OF
the democratic ideas of abrogating
treaties, regardless of their stipulations,
by act of congress, 1t was provided in
this treaty that it might be abrogated
by either government provided a no.
tics to that effect were served upon the
other three months prior to the first OF
January or the first of July OF any year.
Notwithstanding that the democrats in
congress by provision in the tariff bill
Abrogated all reciprocity treaties, sx'
Dept that with Hawaii, without an hours
notice. 1t was rather clever bit OF d.
plomacy on the part Of Brazil to decline
taking say official notice of the abroga-
ton of tho treaty by congress, and in
stead to give notice of its own intention
to abrogats it in accordance with its
terms, although to do it American goods
shipped to Brazil will have to be adj
mittsd under the reciprocity treaty un-
til January l, 1895, while Brazilian
shipments to the U. 8. have been de-