The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-11-01
ashington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct % 1895.
The Republican National Committee
will shortly decide the time and place
for holding the next National Conven-
ton. Chairman Carter, who was in
Washington today, says he has asked
the opinion of every member of the
Committee by letter, and has within
the last few days had personal confer
ences with number of them. 1t is an
meeting which decides the time and
place for the convention must be held
six months previous to The date upon
which the convention meets. There
is difference of opinion, both in and
out of the committee, as to whether
the convention should be as early as
May or whether it should be held after
the democratic convention. In other
words, whether the presidential cam
paign shall be long or a short one.
The decision lies entirely with the Ma
tional Committee, although the action
of its members will, of course, he large
ly influenced by the opinion of other
leading republicans. Should a MAORI
ty of the committee indicate their
preference for holding the convention
Ill MAY, the committee meeting will
have to be held some time next month.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, was so
much interested in the Waller case
that he came to Washington with :he
Chicago colored lawyer who brought IL
petition signed by leading citizens OF
that city, asking Mr.. Cleveland to Sc
cure the liberation of Ex-Consul Wal
Ter, now unjustly confined in French
prison. Mr.. Cullom escorted the law
yer to the White House and INTRODUCED
him to Mr.. Cleveland, who referre
them to Secretary Olney, who. he said.
was conducting the diplomatic nego
tiations. Mrs. Waller, wife of the i'm
prisoned Ex-Consul, and her children,
arrived in Washington today and will
remain until she finds out whether the
administration really intends to do
any thing for her husband. She speaks
hopefully; she is afraid to speak in any
other way, lest it might make the ad-
ministration still slower, but what she
thinks is another matter.
The report that the President and
Vice-President are not on speaking
terms, which was started during the
last session OF Congress, was revived
when the announcement was made
that Mr.. Stevenson, who has been in
Atlanta doing the exposition since the
middle of last week, would start for
his Illinois nome today, at about the
same time that Mr.. Cleveland and his
Cabinet left Washington for Atlanta.
Whether the two officials are on speak
probably are when they
can't help themselves, but this is
not the first time, by several, that Mr.
Stevenson has by his actions made it
plain that he did not wish to meet Mr..
Cleveland in public, and it is perfectly
we'll known in Washington that
neither of the men likes the other, and
that no man in public life has had less
influence with this administration
than Mr.. Stevenson. It has always been
understood that this question of in
huence was at the bottom of the
trouble between the two men. Early
in. the administration Mr.. Stevenson
was, it is said, given to understand
that his recommendation of any man
for Office was sufficient to keep the ap-
plicant out in the cold, and matters
were not improved when Mr.. Steven
son refused to ride rough shod over
the rules and customs of the Senate, at
Mr.. Cieveland's command, when the
extra session was considering the sill
yer repeal bill.
Col. John S. Mosby, of Virginia, who
was one of the first prominent Exon
federates to become republican. is in
again after long absence
-he was appointed U. S. Consul to
China by President Grant and retained
the position for many years. Although
not young man his talk indicates
that he has half mind to go into
Virginia politics. He said Of national
politics: "The next campaign will
show some remarkable changes in the
political sentiment of the different
sections and if the republicans would
give the second place on their ticket
to an Ex-Confederate they would make
some inroads into the South that
would be surprising. / should like TO
see Gen. James A. Walker. Of Virginia,
for Vice-President, and /
believe if it were done, the republicans