Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-06-28

this country is concerned until
there is change of admiulstra'
ton.
At least two members OF the
Cabinet are working to step from
their positions into the Senate, on
the fourth OF March 1897, and they
are both supported ly the whole
power of the administration III
their ambitious. Secretary Hoke
Smlth is an avowed can dldate for
Senator GOrdOn's seat, that gentle
man having announced that he
would not stand for reelection,
but he has sturdy opposition ID
the person of ex Speaker Crisp
Secretary Carlisle is not an avOwed
candidate for Senator BlA'hburn'S
seat. but his friends all admit that
he will become such if the demo-
Gratis carry the kentucky Legisla'
ture this fall.
The silver men are not pleased
With recent events in the political
world. The prospectsof division
in the republican party on silver
have changed materially since
that Cleveland Convention sue
ceeded in dodglng tie question,
and the result IN Kentucky has
made them less success IN the
South. But they say the Crisis
will come when the National Con-
,entlous of the republican an'
democratic parties are held next
year, and that unless ore or the
other adopts a platform friendly
10 silver a stampede from both
parties will take place and the
silver men will all get together.
According to ex Representative
Former, oil IlliUois. now in Wash
ton, Honorable William K. Nor
nson, who was supposed a ie"
weeks age to be near enough III
Washington, Honorable William
r. Morrison, who was supposed a
few weeks ago to be near enough
IN accord wItbPresident Clevelands
IDEAS on finance to 60 to Illinois
TO try to head off the free silver
movement in his party, is now the
idol of the free coinage democrats
of the state and will be pushed ny
them for the presidential nOmina-
ton. 1t had been supposed that
Vice President Stevenson would
be the candidate put forth cy
! Illinois-in fact, 1t has from the
first beeh charged 10y the admin
istrarOn people that all the silver
agitation 10 Illinois was in the IN.
teIest of Mr.. StevensOn'S candidacy
but when Mr.. FOrman's atten
ton was called to that suppOsitlon
he said "SteyensOn would have nc
show in Illinois against Morrison
There is no comparison between
the strength Of the two men.
Morrison has it ALL" In consider
lug this some allowance must bt
made for the warm friendship
existing between Mr.. FOrman ARD
Colonel Morrison.
1t is in the power of JLdge NC
Comas to give Captain Howgate
twenty year sentence, ten OIL
each of the indictments upon which
he was found guilty of embezzling
United States funds; but 1T i
thought that the jury'S recOmmen
dstiOn to mercy which followed
the verdict, will shorten the sen
tence. Au application for a new
trial has been filed and will be
argued this week before Judge Nc
COmas who will almost certainly
refuse 1t. HOwga te's counse
have already announced their
intention to tcke the case to the
Court of Appeals aud if they tai
to get Judge McComas reversed
there, to the U. =. Supreme Court
This is one OF the sort of cases that
raises doubts in ordinary peoples
minds OF the law being appDeO
common sense, as It is said to be.
It is well known to many of the
older residents of Washington that
Captain HOwgate came here, IN
street vaInaculir, ION his uppers,
and that he very soon afterwards
became one OF the highest llvers
IN town. throwing meney aro1 nd
much more freely than the average
millionaire dos and maintaining
openly two establishments, one
presided over by bis legal wife and
the other by his brevet wife. 1t is
also known that when he was first
arrested the evidence of his steal
ing was so overwhelming that he
ran awav and remained away,
although his whereabouts was
known and openly discussed. for