The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-29
FROM THE CAPITAL.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. d. C., June 2G 1895.
Secretary Carlisles success in routing the
silver Democrats of Kentucky has given him
the big head. and if the Democrats carry that
State this fall-a gigantic III, - by the wayne
will be certain to take the presidential fever
in its most violent form. In his fight for
Backburn's seat in the Senate Mr. Carlisle has
the earnest support of the administration, for
it is largely Mr. Cleveland own fight, but when
it comes to presidential nomination that is
another matter entirely. 1t is unquestionaby
Mr. Clevcland's present intention to take the
nomination himself, if he can get it, How
ever, as Mr.. Carlisle is this week going on his
vacation, which will be spent in the neigh
borhood of Buzzards Bay, perhaps he and
Mr.. Cleveland can come to an understanding,
if any understanding is necessary, Kentucky
Republicans say they ar" going to carry the
state, and if they do Mr.. Carlisle's prcsiden-
!ial aspirations will be deader than those OF
Sibley.
There is "A democratic plot Matching III
Washington which bodies no good to Mr..
Cleveand's ambition. The National associa-
ton OF democratic clubs is organizing II
party OF stump speakers to make Il tour
through the West and Northwest. The Sec
Rotary OF that association who will be in
charge of the tour is not over friendly to
Mr.. Cleveland owing to his having failed to
get one of the big federal offices in the Dis
trict of Columbia; and Senator Morgan, who
to be the star orator of the party, is an out
spoken enemy of Mr.. Cleveland's financial
and foreign policy. 1t may be presumed,
therefore, that this party will in quiet way
do what it can TO increase Mr.. Cleveland's
unpopularity with the democrats of the West
and Northwest Taken altogether Mr. Cleve-
laud will have no easy task to obtain that
nomination; and no possible chance OF being
elected should he succeed in getting it,
Small Democratic officials who have been
notified that their dismissal from office would
speedily follow any declaration or work on
their part in favor of the free coinage OF
silver, are much interested in the case Of Mr..
William II. Morrison, who draws $1,000 a
year and perqs., for performing the compar
atively light and pleasant duties of IA member
of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Mr. Morrison has for some years enjoyed the
credit of carrying the greater part of the
Illinois democracy around in his vest pocket,
and has had the desire to be nominated for
president by the democrats in his heart.
Some two months or more ago Mr.. Morrison
had IA conference with Mr.. Cleveland, and
Immediately afterward it was semi-oificially
announced Mr.. Morrison had gone to Illinois
to aid the administration Democrats in their
fight against the silver democrats. But Mr.
Morrison didn't do anything of the kind; he
stabbed the administration in the back. so to
speak, while supposedly acting as one of its
accredited agents. And that isn't all he has
done One of his henchmen-eX- Congress-
Forman--is now in Washington, booming
Morrison as the free silver candidate for the
Democratic nomination. That Forman is
acting with Morrison : knowledge and con-
sent is generally believed, and the small
officials want to know what Mr.. Cleveland is
going to do about this open defiance of the
administration edict by a big official. The
silver Democrats are chuckling over the
affair; they say the administration will not
dare try to discipline Mr.. Morrison. while the
anti silver democrats say he must be discip-
lined, if the administration expects to pre-
vent the control OF the National Convention
10y the silver Democrats.
The Democratic party in Missouri must be
in a bad way if reports which reach Wash
ington can be depended upon. Mr.. Richard
Gentry, Kansas City railway builder, now
in Washington, says: "As far as the political
situation in Missouri is concerned, | am of
the opinion that the State will be carried by
the Republicans next year, although belong
to the Democratic party. One of the chief
reasons for thinking the Republicans will
win is that u large number of Democrats are
sick and Disguised with their leaders; are
tired of the men who have dominated the