San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lBy our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINeToN. June "a, ,95

WASHINGTON. June "a, '95.
Secretary Carlisle's success IA
routing the silver Democrats OF
Kentucky has given him the bid
head, and II the Democrats carry
that state this fall--a gigantic
by the way--he will be certain {
take the presidential fever in 1t
most violent form. In his fight
for Blackburn's seat in the Senate
Mr.. Carlisle has the earnest sup
port Of the administration, for it is
largely Mr.. Cleveland's own fight,
but when it comes to a presiden-
tial nomination that is another
matter entirely. 1t is unques-
tionably Mr.. Cleveland's present
Intention to take the nomination
himself, IL he can get 1t. However,
as Mr.. Carlisle is this week going
on his vacation, which will be spent
in the neighborhood OF Buzzard's
Bay, perhaps he and Mr.. Cleveland
can come to an understanding, IL
any understanding Is necessary,
Kentucky Republicans say they
are going to carry the state, and il
they do Mr.. Carlisle's presidential
aspirations will be deader than
those of Sibley.
THERE'S a Democratic plot hatch
ing in Washington which BODIES no
good TO Mr.. Cleveland's am bition.
The national association of Demo-
cratic clubs is organizing a party
OF stump speakers to make a tour
through the west and northwest.
The secretary Of that association
who will be in charge OF the tour,
Is not over friendly to Mr.. Cleve-
land, owing to his having failed
to get one of the federal offices in
the District of Columbia; and
Senator Morgan, who is 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 a quiet way do
what 1t can to increase Mr.. Cleve-
lands unpopularity with the
Democrats of the West and North
west. Taken altogether Mr.. Cleve-
land will have no easy task to OBJ.
tain that nomination and no pos.
sible chance of being elected
should he succeed in getting it.
Small Democratic officials who
have been notified that their dis
missal from Office would speedily
follow any declaration or work on
their part in favor of the free coin
age of silver, are much interested
in the case of Mr.. William r. Nor
rison, who draws $500 year and
perqs., for performing the COM
paratively light and pleasant
duties Of member of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission. Mr..
Morrison has for some years en-
joyed the credit OF carrying the
greater part Of the Illionis Demo-
cracy around in his vest pocket,
and has had the desire to be nomi-
mated for president by the Demo-
Gratis in his heart. Some two
months or more ago Mr.. Morrison
had'a conference with Mr.. Cleve-
land, and Immediately afterward
it was semi-officlally announced
that 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 administra-
ton in the back, so to speak, while
supposedly acting as one of its ac-
credited agents. And that isn't
all he has done. One of his hence
men-ex-C Congressman Froman-
is now in Washington, booming
Morrison as the silver candidate
for the Democratic nomination.
That Forman is acting with Morri-
sons knowledge and consent is
generally believed, and the small
officials want to know what Mr..
Cleveland is going to do about this
open defiance of the administra-
ton edict by big official. The
silver Democrats are chuckling
over the affair; they say the adj
ministration will not dare try to
discipline Mr.. Morrison, while the
anti-silver Democrats say he must
be disciplined, II the administration
expects to prevent the control of
the National Convention by the
silver Democrats.
The Democratic party in Missou-
ri must be in bad way If re-
ports which reach Washington
can be depended upon. Mr.. Rich
ard Gentry, Kansas City railway
builder, now in Washington, says:
GAS far as the political situation
in Missouri is concerned L 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 Re-
publicans will win is that a large
number OF Democrats are sick and
disguised with their leaders; are
tired Of the men who have domi-
mated the party for years to
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