Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-11
POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
A Yirsinian Makes Certain Washin6to-
mans Put on Their ThinkinS-CapS.
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES.
Mckinley and Reed, whitney. Nor
rtson, and Hin Discusscd-s"mc
Old Fight"-CIevcIand Against
Harrison, Says Old Dominion Wan.

District OF COlumpla are cdiIti St'i"t""'
and. though citizens. are disfranchised.
yet they take quite an interest In poll
tics. and discuss the situation and the
national outlook just as ably as the SUI
fracans in Virginia. where every man Is
a politician. The arrival OF statesman
from any OF the surrounding States. par
ticularly from one in which there IS a
political campaign in progress. is an event.
and the newcomer is soon the centre
OF an interested group. Such party
were seated in n convenient room last
night. ard n well-known Virginia poll
tician was the arrival of the occasion
The presidential outlook, always an IN
fenseIy interesting subject here. was I'M
der discussion, and the aspirants ior
:he nominations in both political partIeS
were turned over and under III every
possible way. Reed and Mckinney seem
ed TO be the favortes on 'he
Republican side, with strong ieah-
eng towards Reed. who is very popular
here. as ne is in the entire East. Whi-
ncy. Morrison. and Hill doomed up IN
the talk as the Democratic leaders VINO
were looked upon as prominent III thc
rnce for the nomination of that party
and their popularity could be classed in
The. order of their names above. WHIT
nev vas by the biggest odds the man
who was regarded as the candidate VINO
could lead the Democratic forces 10 VIC
tory in 1895.
OFF THE TRACK"
II was at this stage Of the converse
zion that the Virgnian remarked: Cen
1Iemon. YOU are all off the track. None
,f the gentlemen YOU have been
.neoking about viii be the standard
bearers Of their parties in the national
campaign next year. They are all soou
men, 10 be sure. and all OF them nave
great strength in their respective states
and sections. but they won't be III II
I'm the big conventions when they meet
in S96.''
"Who. then, will be?' he was asked.
"Why." he said. lit will be the same
old fight. 1t will be Cleveland ana mar
r,son again. Reed and Mckinley, ana
Whitney. Morrison, and Hill are all be
ing pushed by the politicians. and their
followers. but the masses of the people
will want Cleveland and Harrison. me
tndependent, conservative elements OF
both the parties have confidence III 'he
two men and when the conventions meet
The politicians will find that the people
will demand The denomination OF CleNe-
land on the one side, and Harrison on
the other They are safe men. ana inc
country will not suffer by the election Oh
either"
"Of course" ne said. 81 want Cleveland.
and | want the success Of the Demo
cratic party above everything else; no
matter who is the nominee.
THIRD-TERM OBJECTION.
"But Cleveland will have the third
term objection TO handicap him. salu
one.
..The third term is bugaboo.' said
the speaker, that won't be regarded by
the people next year. 1t is only a senti-
ment and a silly one at that; and there
can be no more valid objection to third
term than there can be to a second term.
The people. not the newspapers, nor the
politicians, will settle that In the con-
yention and election next year.
Very few of those present agreed with
the speaker. but he put them to thinking.
and they frequently referred to his unique
presentation of the national contest next
year
4 new post-ofiice has been established
at Harrsville. Va, with Obit o. Wisman
as postmaster and one al Hunts, \. c.,
with William II. May as postmaster. The
latter is not money-order office.
NEWPORT NEWS LAUNCHING.
The arrangements for launching the
gunboats Wilmington and Nashville on
the 18th instant at the Newport News
shlpyard have been well nigh completed
by the Navy Department. and the occa-
sion promises TO be notable In the ship
building history of that ambitious young
city.
Secretary Herbert has made selections
Of the young ladies who Will name the
boats. that will be gratifying to all in
terested in the ceremony. Miss Gray.
the accomplished daughter of United
States Senator Gray, of Delaware, VIII
have the honor of naming the Whining
ton, which is called after the metropolis
OF her native State. Miss Guild, the
charming daughter of Mayor Guild. of the
city of Nashville, has accepted the inVi-
tation OF the Secretary to name the Nash
vile, which Is called after the capital
city of Tennessee.
The young ladies Will arrive here IN
due time, and will ACCOMPANY the Secre-
tarys naval party on the steamer New
port News. of the Norfolk and Washing
ton Line. which will leave here on the
evening of the 18th. and not in the morn
ing OF that day, as has been previously
stated.
The Newport News will leave her wharf
here at about s O'Clock T.. NJ, with all
the naval officials and their guests on
board, and will arrive at Newport News
about the same hour on the morning or
the 18th.
The launch of the first boat will take
place about 8 o'clock. and will be fol-
lowed by that Of the other, some two
hours later.
Secretary Herbert's party will lunch at
the Hotel Warwick at j O'Clock, and
the afternoon will be spent in an inspec-
ton and tour OF the ship-yards. and a
drive around Newport News.
The steamer Newport News Will leave
on its return trip about Z O'Clock, ar
riying here on Sunday morning.
PERSONAL.
President William X. Trigg. Of the
Richmond Locomotive Works was in the
city Yesterday ON business with Chief
Engineer Melville. OF the Navy Depart
ment.
Hon. Henry Flournoy and Mr.. s.
T.. Mayo. OF Richmond. arrived here
this morning. Mr.. Flournoy went over
20 Baltimore on legal business, and Mr..
Mayo was engaged at the Patent Office
for several hours Both the gentlemen
returned TO Richmond this evening.
Colonel John Il. Purcell and Mr.. Il. w.
Powers. of Richmond, were In the city
to-day, and returned home by the after
noon train. This evening j encountered
quite n number OF notable railway OFF,
Gals. most OF them from Richmond. and
all Of them we'll known there. First
came Sol. Haas late assistant 10 the
president OF the Southern railway sys-
TEN: next Colonel A. II. Andrews, first
vice-presIdent OF the same system, then
Nice-president Decatur Axtell. Of the