The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-31
FROM THE CAPITOL,
Our Correspond ent Talks in q Sac.
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
WASHINGTON, May q, 1Sq:
From our Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, May q, 1886
The Presidential boom Of Hon WI
liam c. Whitney, who as prasi.
dent Cleveland's first Secretary of thu
Navy, became one of the most ponul.,
Democrats ever in Office, was received
with open arms in Washington, az Il
doubtless will be all over the countrv
If Mr.. Whitney can only be prevailed
upon to allow the use of his name ga
I the Democratic candidate. Tha,a
would be no doubt of his having tina
cordial support of President Cleveland
and every member of the adminjstra.
ton. A member Of the cabinet ia
quoted as having said: whitney ia
the most popular man in the party 10.
day. He has kept his hands of Of all
fights, and is highly thought Of bv
both the reform and the machine poli.
ticians. The prospect is good for the
rehabilitation Of the party in the gen.
eral confidence of the people. Il de.
pends entirely on the revival of bust.
ness. The indications now are that
this revival is thorough, and that by
next spring the commercial life of the
country will be as vigorous as it was
before the panic. In that event, I
have no doubt that Mr.. Whitney will
permit the use Of his name, and I am
able to stake my political reputation
+ on the truth Of the statement that
upon giving that permission he will
receive not only the joint support Of
the administration and Tammany
Hall, but that of David B. Hill, Fair.
child, Grace ana the elements of the
party represented by these gentlemen
President Cleveland is getting ready
. 70 sceompany Mrs. Cleveland and the
! children 70 Grey Gables, and il the
weather o. propitious they will prob.
ably get away this week. There are
special reasons why the President will
desire 70 o. near Mrs. Cleveland for
some weeks 10 come, and the affairs Of
the government are in succ 3 c0ndi.
ton that MS absence from washing.
ton viii Lot oe detIimeuts q public
business. Tie executive will
simply o removed 70 Grey l7ac.es for
5 time.
The announcement ihAt y. Repre-.
sentative Issdor Rsyneg had with.
drawn from the contest 10. The Mary.
land guoernatorial nomination slrpris.
ed no one il Washington. aud a60ut
Inc ouly Comment heard was 81 oc-
cA>iona. Il told you 50" M R4yner
made the mistake ofsupposiog Iasl the
abuse a. Senator Gormsu would
commend him 70 the Democrat.
&c voters. who knew tbs. be
VS. INDEBTED 20 the friendship Of
>eustor German for sll tie party
,Avors ne had received. Senator Cor.
nau hS> MS faults, jus. s. everybody
e->e mss. tut the Maryland lA-1-ocrsts
hsve found him good leader. a4i IN.
II De proves otherwise il = prauable
;ns, he ~ill continue 70 leSi then.
One o. the cheVkiss. thing: ever
done IN politics. Ssii New ! .aeT,
who always knows what i go.l z on
II his State. was the sttempt q; Mr..
Benjamin Harrison 70 make Governor
Morton the iSil q Ms pSSoualy man.
SSed boom fo- S third nemiusJ.1u for
the Presidency. He must hsye hlown
when be went 20 New York Win this
scheme in his mind that Levi P MOI.
ton ass t1lly aware Of the treachery
by which Whitslsv Reds name vas
pu; On the Harrison ticket a. e. sud
q the psli played in tbs. tresehery by
Benjamin Harrison. I do nos agree
with Governor Morton politically. out
have $ higher personal Regard for
him than ever. now tbs. he had the
nerve 10 sSaorufully decline the propo-
sltiou 20 naAe couhi2stion with Nj.
Harrison. While would 10! vo,e for
either, there i no question n mind
IhSt 1rOv. Morton would nSke S much
stronger Presidential candidate thsl
Nj. Harrison would. snd that i one Of
the reasons l 90 no. wish 70 - MI.
Morton put ST the head Of the Repuo'
licSn ticket.
There Is rumos here, which inds
erslsncs among well informed Repuo'
lieSns. thSt Mr.. Harrison. having
failed II his Sttempt 10 mSAs deal
with Gov. Morton. will this week,
when Gov. Mckinley will bs il New,
York, sn6esyor 10 get the consent Of
tnSl gentleman 70 take second plSce gu
the Harrison ticket. This scheme hss
greatly provoked some Of Gov. MCKEE
Isys friends, Sni they say that NJ.
HsrFlson's oyerTarss will not Only @
refused, ou, he will b Informed ms!
Gov. Mckinley will. next 20 trying 70
Ssi The nomination Tor himself. e1eh
81 the influence be CAL coumSnd 70
prevent the nomination q the ex-Ffes'
idsns. Tom Reds friends hsye oe'
come alarmed ST the growth O. iAs
Harrison movement, Snd il looks row
- though they would very soou 9
iolnd lighting under banner insello'
Ell Anybody 10 beat Harrison" Dan.
oeFais Sre nos. Of colrse, taking ~;
part in these snti-eSmpzign RsploE
can nlSneuvsrinSs, bat most q lheu
srs heartily in fSvor az Nj. HsrFlson..
nomination, because they know y
would BE followed by 5 l1kev-srnness
On the part of the Republican leadsIs
hleh would sid very largely 70 'ne
chances q Democratic victory.