Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-07-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. G., July. 10. ,a5.

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last payment which was not due until
October, has come out sooner than was
expected. 1t will be remembered that
it was stipulated in the contract that
the syndicate was to have the refusal
of any bonds that the administration
might issue before the 10Th of October,
1895, at the same price paid for the
others. Well, the syndicate wants
more bonds; that $4,000, 900 of profits
has whetted its appetite. But, will it
get them? That is a question which is
probably disturbing Mr.. Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle very much just now.
The opinion has been expressed by ex-
perts, that the administration will be-
fore the date mentioned be compelled to
choose between another issue of bonds
and calling an extra session of Con-
gress, to provide the money needed to
run the Government in some other way,
even if there is no run made on the
gold reserve. Indeed, present indica-
tons are that a part of the gold reserve
will have to be used to pay current x
penses before Congress meets.
Ex-senator Sanders, of Montana, at
present in Washington, speaking of Re.
publican probabilities said: I'm regard
to the Presidential nomination, | think
that the fight will be between Reed.
Mckinley, Davis, Allison and Bob"
Lincoln. l do not near, however,
that the chances of the candidates are
to be rated in the order in which | have
named them. Bob Lincoln is a sort
of dark horse, but the fact that he ia
the attorney for the Chicago gas trus
and the Pullman Car Company will
work against his nomination. Were
he to pick a quarrel with Pullman, he
would do a very shrewd thing, and his
chances for getting the nomination
would be materially increased"
Ex-senator Hiscock, of New York,
came to Washington this week on pri-
vate business, but, of course he had to
talk politics, or appear to be rude,
things he has never learned. Mr..
Hiscock said the New York Republic
cans, however much divided they
might be on some other matters, are
united in their desire to make Governor
Morton the next Republican President;
that they will consider no second
choice until the convention votes
against Gov. Morton. He ended the
conversation by saying: 81 believe
Gov. Morton can be nominated. While
New York ism t so much of a pivotal
State as it has been in past years, still
the fact that she is united upon a GER
Jain candidate will give her great pres
tige, and hope that it will be sufficient
to give him the nomination. There is
no force in the argument that Mr.. Nor.
ton is too old. He was never in better
health. He is a much younger man
than Gladstone, and is capable of a
great deal more hard work"
Col. E. E. Wood, a prominent Ohio
lawyer who is in Washington on bust
ness, was asked what he thought of the
political outlook of his State. He said:
THE Republicans will elect their State
ticket in Ohio this year by a handsome
majority. Gen. Bushnell is personally
one of the best liked men in the State.
he is a friend of both Mckinley and
Foraker, and is the man who can
pacify any friction that might develop
between their followers. Mckinley
will have his home delegation behind
him for the Presidential nomination,
but If it comes 10 a second choice ALI
son is, | think, the ~favorite with Ohio
Republicans. The best the Democrats
hope for in our State is to carry the
Legislature, which will elect a success
sor to Senator Brice, but this seems to
me a very forlorn hope"
Heretofore the Administration has
confined its fight of the silver Demo-
Gratis to the making of appointments,
but from this time on it is, unless m en-
prominently connected with the Adj
ministration are talking merely to hear
the sound of their voices, to include
the making of vacancies. In other
words, it has been determined that
every Democrat who holds office
through the influence of a Democratic
Senator o + R representative who persists
in advocating the free coinage of silver
shall be dismissed; for 'cause," of
course, unless he gets the influence of
Cleveland Democrats for his retention
in office. This announcement, although
as yet not generally known, has created
a panic among the office holders from
the South and it looks as though it
would bring about a regular scramble
among Southern Democrats to get on
the Cleveland side of the financial
fence. Elk Speaker Crisp sees the hand.
writing on the wall; he's going to Eu-
rope and Hoke Smith is going to Geor.
gia to talk single gold standard to the
same men before whom he advocated
free coinage and a currency based on
Agricultural products, before he en-
tered the Cabinet.
H. Clay Evans has taken the oath of
office, and the other fellows have taken
everything else.
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