The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-11-22
WASHINGTON.
Srom our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18th, 1895


be renominated2 That is about the |
first question asked by every democrat |
who has arrived in Washington since |
it was published that Vice President
Stevenson had said that Mr.. Cleve-
land would be nominated again if he
wished to be. 1t is probably because
Mr.. Stevenson has been regarded by
many democrats as probable candi-
date for the nomination himself, that
his opinion has attracted such wide
attention. Mr.. Stevenson enjoys the
reputation of being an unusually
shrewd observer of events in the po-
litical 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,
if the convention nominates him, is
much larger to-day than it was before
the recent elections.
Democratic Senators are doing
very little talking for publication con-
cerning which party will control the
Senate at the session of Congress,
now only 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 majority 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 little money he did
not say how much-that the ticket
would be Harrison of Indiana, and
Brady of Kentucky. The name of
this reckless prophet is Anson B. Price
and he says his home address is
Blooming, Illinois. Ifdemocrats have
any influence with the republican
convention, Mr.. Price will be right as
to Harrison.
Nobody would be surprised if the
story. placing Secretary Carlisle In
the vacant seat in the Supreme Court,
turns out to be true. President
Cleveland thought enough of Secre-
tary Carlisle as long ago as during his
first administration to make him a
justice-the Chief Justice, in fact
of the Supreme Court, and would
have done so had not a gossiping
tongue repeated where he would be
sure to hear of it, a bit of scandal
eonnected 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 unqualified endorse
ment of the Presidents financial posi-
ton, and it would not be strange if
he carried out the intention he first
had, provided, of course, that Secre-
tary Carlisle desires it.
Col. Henry Clay Tompkins, Chair
man of the Alabama State Democratic
Committee, who is now in Washing
ton, certainly knows the condition of
the party in his 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
brought face to face with a grave
problem, involving a surrender of
our government to an inferior ele-
ment; then all the factions will
unite, and bury their financial
differences. When we meet in State
convention everything will be settled.
The National Convention will settle
the silver question, 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 Whitneys 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 polit-
ical sentiment than William c. Whit
nsy, and no man is better qualified to
be a safe adviser the administration.
Secretary Olney has received let
ter from Rev. II. O. Dwight, whose
duty it is to watch over the American
missionaries in Turkish territory,