Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-09-13
PRESIDENTIAL SPECCLATIONS

Morton EcOmOmtzeS-Dem.
ocratic Congressional Committee
Aids Utah DemOcrats-A Point Of
Naval Etiquette - ResPOnsibility
for Indian Trouble i'm Wyoming.
Regular Correspondence of the STANDARD.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 6, 1895.
Who will be the Democratic candi-
date next year? That question is
asked OF every prominent Democrat
who comes to Washington these days
for the talk Of nominating President
Cleveland for third is considered
meaningless by most Democrats. The
three men who are Oftenest named for
that honor are ex-Secretary Whitney,
of New York, Secretary Carlisle of
Kentucky, and Hon. William r. Nor
rison, of Illinois, either of whom
would make a good candidate and
good President. Other gentlemen
are named, but those three are named
oftenest and many name them all and
say that one of the three will be nom.
mated. Representative Tucker, of
Va, who was in Washington this
week, named two of them in express
ing his opinion. He said: 1--WE are
going to nominate one of two men for
the Presidency. 1t will be either Car
Isle or Morrison. The silver men
will probably oppose Carlisle more
determinedly than they would Morri-
son. He will be stronger in the
East, however, and the fact that he is
southern man will be enough to
give him the sentiment of that sec.
ton. l suppose the West will be
more favorable to Morrison and that
the silver men would be better salts
fled with him."
Secretary Morton has not a very
high opinion of the business sense dis
played in some OF the legislation OF
the last Congress, as he has shown by
his refusal to spend $l6S 600 approp-
rated to buy seeds for free distribu-
ton. He this week cited another in
stance of bad business legislation.
Congress authorized new edition of
what is popularity known as the
"Horse Book" These books will cost
the government about GO cents each,
and Secretary Morton says the same
quantity could have been bought from
dealers in government publications,
who buy largely from Congressman,
for 40 cents each. Secretary Morton
is not alone in thinking such legisla-
ton unbusinesslike.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee does not as q rule take any
part in strictly State campaigns, but
the campaign in Utah, which will send
two U. S. Senators and one Represen.
tative to Congress, has been made an
exception, and the committee has
been aiding the Utah Democrats in
every way possible. In view of the
vote at the last Territorial election
Republican $1,000. Democrat $4,000,
and Populist 5OO-neither party has
any reason to feel over-confident OF
the result of the present campaign.
The only thing absolutely certain
about Utah is that its Congressional
delegation will be solid for silver, and
that one of the new Senators will be a
Gentle and one Mormon. The
Congressional delegation will be for
silver because it would be impossible
for either party to elect any other, and
the leaders of both parties have agreed
about the Senators.
Secretary Herbert has given Admiral
Kirkland a sharp official reprimand
for a bit of flunkeyism which he was
guilty of during the celebration at
tending the opening of the North Sea
and Baltic Canal. When the Admiral,
his staff, and the officers OF the cruiser
New York were all drawn up on the
bridge of that vessel to receive visit
from Emperor William, Admiral Kirk
land noticed that Rev. H. H. Clark,
Chaplain of the New York, wore his
ordinary clerical garments. He d.
rected Capt. Evans Fighting
Bob"). commander of the New York.
to order the chaplain to 60 below be-
cause he was not in special full dress
uniform. Capt. Evans demurred, on
the ground that the chaplain had on
the only dress provided for him by the
naval regulations, and that being an
officer he was entitled to the right of
remaining on the bridge. Admiral
Kirkland thereupon gave Capt. Evans
q peremptory order to send the chap
lain below and, OF course, Capt. Evans
was obliged to obey his superior Off
Ger. Chaplain Clark made a COM
plant to the Department, forwarding
a full statement of the affair, accom-
panied by one from Capt. Evans, and
Admiral Kirkland also made a state
ment.
Gen. Coppinger, who is now in
Washington, says that neither the
Wyoming settlers nor the Bannock
Indians were to blame for the Jackson
Hole Indian troubles, but that the mi
gratory class known as Rustlers"
were at the bottom of the whole BUSH
ness. Gen. Coppinger favors annex
ing the Jackson Hole region to the
yellow stone National Park, but in
view of the probable opposition from
Wyoming it is not probable that Sec
rotary Lamont will make such rec
ommendation to Congress. Dem.