Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-22
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From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Nov. IL. IS9J.
Does President Cleveland desire tc
be renominated? That is about the
first question asked 10y every Demo.
crat who has arrived in Washington
since IT was published that Vicc-Presi.
dent Stevenson had said that Mr.
Cleveland would be nominated again
II he wished to be. 1t is probably be-
cause Mr.. Stevenson has been regarded
10y many Democrats as probable
candidate for the nomination himself
that his opinion has attracted such
wide attention. Mr.. Stevenson enioys
the reputation of being an unusually
shrewd observer OF events in the poll.
teal world, and, although he has
never had an open rupture with the
administration. it is known that he
has differed with it in a number of
notable instances. 1t is because
Democrats know these things that
they regard his words as significant.
and are asking whether Mr.. Cleveland
wants to run again. 1t can be stated
upon the highest authority that he
does not; but the number of Demo
Gratis who believe that he will accept
1t the convention dominates him is
much larger to day than it was before
the recent elections.
Democratic Senators are doing very
little talking for publication concern
ing which party will control the Sen.
ate at the session of Congress now a
little more than two weeks off. They
have possession OF the control of the
committees and they propose to retain
it until relieved of that duty by a ma.
jority of the Senate.
Men who profess to be able to name
the next Republican Presidential
ticket can be found on every street
corner. but this week a man turned
up in Washington who said he was
willing to bet IL little money-he did
not say how much-that the ticket
would be Harrison, Of Indiana, and
Bradley OF Kentucky. The name of
this reckless prophet is Aaron b. Price,
and he says his home address is
Bloomington, Illinois. If Democrats
have any influence with the Republi-
can convention Mr.. Price will be
right as to Harrison.
Nobody would be surprised is the
story placing Secretary Carlisle in the
vacant seat in the Supreme Court
turns out to be true. President Cleve-
land thought enough OF Secretary
Carlisle as long ago as during his first
administration to make him Justice
the Chief Justice, in fact-of the
Supreme Court, and would have done
so had not gossiping tongue repeated
where he would be sure to hear of it a
bit OF scandal connected with nights
episode in the private life of Mr..
Carlisle. Since that the Presidents
admiration has been increased for
Secretary Carlisle in numerous WAYS,
not the least of which was his un-
qualified endorsement o! the Presi-
dents financial position, and it would
not he strange if he carried out the in
tention he first had, provided, of
course, that Secretary Carlisle desires
it.
Col. Henry Clay Tompkins, Chair.
man OF the Alabama State Democratic
Committee, who is now in Washington,
certainly knows the condition of the
party in this State. He says: There
is no danger of split in the party in
our State over the silver issue or any
other issue. Our people may differ on
economic subjects, but when they are
brought face to face with grave
problem involving a surrender of our
government to al inferior element,
then all the factions will unite, and
bury their financial differences. When
We meet in State convention every
thing will he settled. The National
Convention will settle the silver ques-
ton. and whatever the platform is all
true Democrats will stand thereon"
1t would be interesting to know
whether any politics was talked when
President Cleveland went to New
York to attend the marriage of ex-
Secretary Whitney's daughter. 1t was
the first time the President and his
ex-Secretary of the Navy had met for
several years, and there was much
they might have said to each other
that would have interested Democrats
everywhere. No man in this country
is better judge of the trend of
political sentiment than William c.
Whitney, and no man is better
qualified to be safe adviser of the
administration.
Secretary Olney has received letter
from Rev. DIR. H. o. Dwight, whose
duty it is to watch over the American
missionaries in Turkish territory, high
ly commenting the promptness and
energy which have been displayed by
hr. lerIeIl, y. .. minister 10 turkey,
during the Armenian troubles. DIR.
Dwight says he speaks from the per-
sonal knowledge and adds to the force
of what he writes by informing the
Secretary that Mr.. Terrell. has no
knowledge of his having written. This
ought to be sufficient refutation of
the charges of indifference and care
lessness which have been made against
Mr.. Terrell by his enemies in this
country.
All the members of the Cabinet, ex-
cept Secretary Carlisle, have COM
pleted their annual reports, and the
President is daily working on his an
nual message TO Congress. Secretary
Carlisle's report, like the Presidents