Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
rwritsen and compiled for the HERALD.l
INFLAMMATION. S.n.. II, 1901

Every stuuehI ~ P"''''oS
aware what a little thing Il some
times takes to start the politicians
to waggrng their tongues IN a
manner that would pat the most
industrious sewing society 10
sbame. This is so tveryW here
more or less, but Is particularly SO
in Washington, just now tue
lounger around the Hobbies OF the
Washington hotels ireqrented ny
politiciaus would imagiue from tie
talk, If he didu't happen to know
better, that 1t was only - few
months before the cOnvenlng OF
the national conventions 10 nomln-
ate Presidential tickets. And all
OF this talk started from an op
inion expressed by Congressman
Wilson, of W. Va, IN an int rVIew
with a reporter Of London paper
several days ago. That oplnlo II
was merely that he did not believe
President Cleveland desired to Dc
again nominated. Seems simple
enough. Any man might hold
and express the same opInloo' or
the reverse, just as lie wouiu an
opinion upon any other su'JecC
about which there was DOUBT
BIT 10, when th3 opinion is caOled
to Washington it creates "a com
motion among the politicians.
Hea Is are put together, and a
new delOge of opinions poured out.
One politician will assure you that
Mr.. Wilson's relations with MI.
Cleveland are such as to make his
opinion an authentic notice OF the
Iatter's intention; another, that the
opinion was put forth to ascertain
the sentiment Of the democratic
party towards Mr.. C's candidacy
etc, ETC., to an extent thai would
fl your paper, and what does 1t
all amount to9 Nothing, but idle
gossips. Mr.. Cleveland may OF
mag not become the candidate Of
his party IN '96, but it is absolutely
| certain that the question cam OF
be determined in 1891 10y any one
except Mr.. Cleveland himself.
Considerable talk has been &C
cssioned by the recent activity Of
the American Protective AsSocla-
ton in Washington. Within three
weeks FIVE new councils have been
established; makisg twelve IN all
now here, aud 1T Is stated that
several composed exclusively ~ o.
negroes are being organized; also
a branch of the WOman's n. T. A
Mr.. w. J. H. TrsynOr. of Michigan
the supreme president OF the or
ganization, has been here for two
weeks and he says that he ha'
perfected arrangements for the
transfer of the national hcadquar
ters to Washington and Tor th'
establishment of a big printing
plant from which newspapers AM
documents are to be distributed
The local advisory board has beef
sending speeches made IN DOT
Senate and House, for weeks pas
T into such Congressional district
as they happen to favor or oppoS
the candidates put up. Tie OF
ganizltion is going to test 1t
strength in the eighth Va: dlstrI(
by making a fight on RepreSer
l tative Meredith, who has bee
!rencmlnated by the democrats.
ORDINARILY but little attention
: paid 10 Washington to contest
-, either for nomination or elcctlO
lin any particular U)ngrtsAona
district, but Saturday night thel
!, was as much anxiety displaye ed
get the returns from the prlnar,
. election held in the SIKH dislii'
- of Kentucky, which was to Decd
whether Col. Breckenridge shoal
=, again be nominated to Congress
= as though it had been an electiO
of national importance. The tt
. egraph and newspaper Offices wer
:, bes,eged with the usual electlo
: might seekers alter information
about the only difference beiu
that the sentiments OF the besle
: ers in this instance were all all
:, against Breckinridge' II Il
II Colonel hal any partlsans th'
took particular care to keep Ve
i, quiet, willie many OF his eneml'
took particular pans TO be ver
loud and their rejoicing took L
guise If quite thauktulness tn
- the moral atmosphere of Washiu
ton had been spared the vltiatll
presence of G Congressman, fresh
endorsed BY his constituents, W
he has confessed so many moral {
N nauencles as CI. Brecklnrid