The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-13
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 1895.
Who will be the democratic candid
ate next year1 That question is ask
ed of everv prominent democrat who
comes to Washington these days, for
the talk of nominating President
Cleveland for third term is consider
ed 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. Morrison, Of ILL.,, either of
whom would make good candidate
and good President. Other gentle
men are named, but those three are
named ofenest and many name them
all and say that one of the three will
be nominated. Representative Tucker,
of Va, who was In Washington this
week, named two Of them in express
ing his opinion. He said: awe are
going to nominate one of two men
for the Presidency. 1t will be either
Carlisle 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 a
southern man will be enough to give
him the sentiment of that section. /
suppose the west will be more favor
able to Morrison and that the silver
men would be better satisfied with
him"
Secretary Morton has not very
high opinion of the business sense
displayed in some of the legislation
of the last Congress, as he has shown
by his refusal to spend $I6S,ooo APP
propriated to buy seeds for free dis
tribution. He this week cited another
instance of bad business legislation.
Congress authorized a new edition of
what is popularly known as the
"Horse Book" These books will
cost the government about 90 cents
each, and Secretary Morton says the
same quantity could have been
bought from the dealers in govern
ment publications, who buy largely
from Congressmen, for 40 cents each.
Secretary Morton is not alone in
thinking such legislation unbusiness-
like.
The Democratic Congressional
Committee does not as rule take
any part in strictly state campaign,
but the campaign In Utah, which will
send two U. S. Senators and one
Representative to Congress, has been
made an exception, and the commit
tee has been aiding the Utah demo-
Gratis in every way possible. In view
of the vote at the last territorial cleo
tion-republican 2I,ooo, democrat
10000, and populist soo-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 Con
gressional delegation will be solid for
silver, and that one Of the new Sena-
tors will be Gentle and one Nor
mon. 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 attending the opening Of
the North Sea and Baltic Canal. When
the Admiral, his staff, and the officers
of the cruiser New Work were all
drawn up on the bridge of that vessel
to receive visit from Emperor,
William Kirkland noticed that Rev.
II. H. Clark, chaplain Of the New
York, wore his ordinary clerical gar
ments. He directed Capt. Evans
{" Fighting Bob y commander of
the New York, to order the chaplain
to 60 below because he was not in
special fnll dress uniform. Capt.
Evans demurred, on the ground that
the chaplain had on the only dress
provided for him by the naval regula-
tions, and that being an officer he
was entitled to the right of remaining
on the bridge. Admiral Kirkland
thereupon gave Capt. Evans per
emptory order to send the chaplain
below and, of course, Capt. Evans
was Obliged to obey his superior
officer. Chaplain Clark made 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 Jack
son Hole Indian troubles, but thai
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