The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-10-04
Wash ingtOn Letter.


WASHINGTON, September 80.
Secretary Carlisle returns to his desk today,
mucn benefited by his visit to President Cleve-
land. He intimateS that President Cleveland
will not unless he changes his present plans,
return 20 Washington until about the middle
of October. In that case lie will not settle
down TO business here for several weeks, as he
is under engagement to attend the Atlant
Exposition on the 22d of October.
While not disposed to do any blowing over
the fact that the receipts of the Government
for the month of September were some 50 900,
900 in excess of the expenditures, members of
the administration are much gratitied at this
indication of an Improvement IN Government
finances, which they hope To see continue.
No one in Washington was surprised ut the
authorized interview, published Saturday, with
Col. John &. New, of Indianapolis, declaring
Nr. Harrison not to be Ii candidate for the Re
publican Presidential nomination, por at his
adding that Mr.. Harrison favored neither Nc
kinley or iced as the candidate. Ever since
Quay and Platt renewed their grips upon the
Republican machinery of PENNSYLVANIA and
New York Mr.. H.lt rison has been counted out
of the running by friends and foes alike. Mr..
Harrison and MIR Reed never got along, and
neither made any pretense of hiding his dislike
for the other when one Was Speaker of the
House and the other President. Mr.. Harrison's
dislike of Mckinley Is of later growth and
probably has some connection with the deal
said to have been lately m:Islc with the friends
of Reed and Mckinley to keep Harrison out of
the nomination. The only reason that Mr.
Harrison doesn't want to be the nominee is
that he knows he cannot be.
President Cleveland has designated no sue
cessor to General SohuticId, WA /, tired from
the command of and active scr vice in the
army yesterday. by reason of his having
reached the age limit. Secretary Lamont is
now acting commander,
Hon. w. E. Chiffon. Secretary of State for
West Virginia and chairman of the Democratic
executive committee of that State, is deeply
interested in the Maryland campaign, of which
he says II hook upon the vote of Maryland
as II great factor in our politics ut this time
WestVirginia adjoins Newfoundland our people
so intimately connected socially ana pOIIl-
ically, naturally and from habit. with the pea
pie of Maryland that one might reasonably
expect similar conditions and hence similar
results in both States Senator German has
been very close to the West Vir riniu Demuc-
racy, and has so long helped our party there
by his counsel, and even personal presence.
upon the defeat of the party in Maryland as Il
party calamity. We know little of personal
politics in our STATE. We are divricd upon
political issues. We know that the Democrats
and Republicans are fighting for political SUI
premacy in Maryland, and, whatever NAV be
the effect in Maryland, Republican victory
there would inspire and enthuse the Republi-
can party in West Virginia more than would Al
Republican majority of 10000 i'll reXtS." The
average Democrat who comes to Washington
takes SiAilar view OF the Mary land cam
pagn, and believes that the loss of the State
by the democrats will greatly lessen the party's
chances for electing 1t President i'll '9ti.
Surely the prospect OF Democratic victory i'll
Kentucky may he considered good when Sell
ator Blackburn and represent ttivc Berry, one
oil his prlncipal rivals III the race Tor the Sell
atorship. both of whom are now i'll Washing
ton, speak of it as being only question of
majority. Mr.. Berry says Hartlin'S ma ority
will be no less than $4,000, and may go 10000
higher. Senator Blackburn, who is here to
attend the marriage of his daughter, Miss LII-
ellie, to Mr. Edward Lane, prominent young
newspaper man of New JerSey-a Democrat,
too-says he has no doubt of the election OF
Mr.. Hardin, nor of his own reelection to the
Senate. but he didn't care to express an Opin-
ion of what Hardins majority will be
That is q beautiful fairy story. which comes
to Washington via the columns of IL Spanish
newspaper published in Cuba, to the effect
that Spain is to be backed 10y England Italy
and Mexico i'll making demand upon the
United States for the payment of S50OOOO,O0O
indemnity because of the failure of this Gov
eminent to prevent the departure of filibus-
tiers Spain has before this been guilty of some
foolish things, but there is very little proba-
bility that its government will be silly enough
to make such II play into the hands of the
Cuban sympatbizePs in this country. The
story was probably written solely for Spanish
reading. The feeling in favor of free Cuba is
aIG< ldy making itself felt in Washington, and
WI demand for indemnity from Spain it
would speedily become overwhelming. aud
would be, there is every reason to believe,
quickly responded to by the administration,
regardless of what backing Spain might have.
G.. A. 5.