The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-09-06
Washington Letter.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, September 2.-Secretary Car
Isle will go to Kentucky and take the stump
for Colonel Hardin and the whole State ticket.
He is too good IL Democrat TO cOuntenance the
fight which has been mistakenly made upon
Colonel Hardin, because of financial opinions
which everybody knew he held before he was
nominated for Governor, and which are not
legitimate issue in the State campaign, anyway.
Secretary Carlisle will have but one object III
view in going into this campaign, and that will
be to bring about harmony and the election OF
the State Democratic ticket and Democratic
Legislature. He has stated i'll the most positive
t.. rms that he was not and would not become
candidate for the Senate before the Legislature
to be elected, nor will he take any part either
for or against any other candidate. All he
asks is that the people keep the State IN the
Democratic column and send Il Democrat to
the Senate, both of which will be easy II DEM
ocratS will only stand together and fight the
common enemy instead OF each other.
Mr. Benjamin Harrison's goose is cooked, so
far as his being a Presidential candidate again
is concerned. That ut least is the opinion of
many of the longest headed Republicans in
Washington, some of whom want Harrison
tied with blocking Mr. Harrisons ambition.
Had he lost his fight in PENNSYLVANIA he would
have ceased to be factor in the national poll,
tics of his party, but by winning it he obtained
virtually the power to cast the siXty-four votes
of Pennsylvania in the Republican Convention
and strong influence over votes from other
states His opposition to Mr.. Harrison was I'M
awaiting in 80, because Mr.. Harrison had the
Minneapolis Convention packed with Federal
office holders, but il will be eneetual IN 96, SO
sense to get down in order to save himself from
being knocked down.
Quay's triumph, in addition to forcing Mr..
Harrison out of the running, has given Tom
Reed boom for the nomination. But this
boom has no better foundation than Quay'S
expression in favor of Reed several months
ago it would not he advisable for Mr. Reed to
lean too heavily upon it. He would better
trust the bicycle he had made to order, the
strength of that has been tested. Quay having
got II copper rveted cinch on those sixty-four
votes will now proceed to dicker with those
who want them, and if Mckinley will make
better trade than Reed, or Allison CT Morton
than either of the others, it is senatorial togOs
to horse covers that he can get them. The
probabilities all point to Reed, however, simply
because he is in good position to offer dicker
which may land Quay on the winning size,
which is where he wants to be. 1t is generally
admitted that Reed will have the solid New
England Delegation and number of scatter
ing votes from other states. If he can add to
those Pennsylvania's siXty-four votes he will
enter the convention with more votes than
any other candidate, which would OF itself at
tract a number of unattached votes, perhaEs
enough to nominate him on the first or second
ballot. A majority dominates in the Republi-
can Convention.
Hon william H. Clopton of st. Louis, U. S.
Attorney for the eastern district of Missouri,
is in Washington. He is credited with always
keeping posted on Democratic sentiment in his
| section. In the course of an interesting con-
silver will do the Democraac party no harm in
Missouri. The State will be overwhelmingly
Democratic in 1896. There is considerable
talk out our way about the candidacy of Col
onel William X. Morrison. l think that he has
| the call i'll Missouri over any other Democrat
who has been mentioned in connection with
the Presidency. Morrison's long and honorable
| public career his unspotted personal charac-
| ter, his conservatism, and his straight Demo-
| cracy are points in his favor not to be over
| looked. He is available from every stand
| point, and he is popular throughout the entire
country"
| Although ex-senator Ransom has been reap
| pointed Minister to Mexico, his first appoint
| ment having been decided illegal by the ac-
| counting officers of the Treasury, and is now
on his way back to Mexico. He will not be able
to draw any salary, either for the time between
his first appointment and the time that appoint
ment was officially declared to be illegal, or
between this time and the date upon which his
| last appointment shall be confirmed by the
| Senate, owing to legal technicalities. 1t will
require special act of Congress to pay him
| for the time served under his first appointment,
but only his confirmation by the Senate is re-
| quired to enable him to draw his salary from
| the date of his last appointment. G. A. S.