The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-07-03
" ashington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent


Hurrah for Mckinley and Hobert
a ticket of certain winners; hurrah
for the platform of the principles
which are prosperity tringers! Col
umns might easily be written OF how
the republicans hereabouts received
the platform and nominations made
by the st. Louis convention without
saying more than is the above sentence
Major McKinley's nomination was ex-
pected but that of Mr.. Hobart was
somewhat of a surprise to great
many, although it was known that
his friends were making a strong
fight for him. Hon. Garret A. Ho-
bert is not so we'll known to the rank
and file of the party outside of his
own state as he is to the leaders with
whom he has been associated since he
became New Jerseys representative on
the National Committee, but he is all
right, in every sense of the expression.
He has wide experience as a political
manager, which he will put to good
use during the campaign, as it has al
ready been arranged that he shall
have charge of the business end of it.
He has also promised that he would
take New Jersey under his own wing
and to repeat the republican triumph
which put Griggs into the Governors
chair. 1t may not be amiss to say
that Mr.. Hobart's superb management
was largely responsible for the state
going republican,. Great as is the
head of the ticket, Hobert is worthy
associate for Gov. Mckinley.
A scheme is being hatched up to
get enough silver votes added to the
solid sound money vote to nominate
ex-Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, at Chi
cago. Campbell is now in Washing
ton. What his real position on the
money question is, nobody knows He
has said himself that he had no de-
cided convictions.
Hon. John Rooney, the we'll known
Irish orator of New York doesn't pro-
pose to be uncomfortable on accout of
the crowded condition of Washington
during the Inauguration of Mckinley
and Hobart. In order to make sure
Mr.. Rooney stopped in Washington
while on his way home from the St.
Louis convention and engaged quart
ers for himself and party of friends
during Inauguration week. And
others are doing the same thing, in
person and by mail. It is a wise
thing TO dc, too. The Mckinley in
auguration crowd is likely to break
the record, and those who fail to Sc
cure quarters early may not be able
to get them at all.
According to the consensus of
Washington without regard to party
politics, the dignity and effect of Sen
ator Teller's bolt from the st. Louis
convention has been greatly lessened
by the persistent efforts of the popu-
lists to push Mr.. Teller forward as
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton. OF course those who know SEN
ator Teller's high minded DEVOTION to
principle, dc not for moment believe
that he is taking any hand in the
business, but there can be no doubt
that in givin, advance notice of his
intention to do just what he did, he
put it in the power of men less high
minded to make use of him as tool
to attempt to carry out certain
schemes of their own,nor that those
men are taking advantage of theiI
opportunity. There isn't the slishtest
probability that the democrats will
nominate Senator Teller for President,
and he would increase the respect
with which he is generally regarded if
he would put an end to the game by
forbiding the use Of his name before
that convention.
About the oldest thing in the pre-
sent political situation is that al
though Mr.. Cleveland said in his
broadside againstthe silver democrats,
j published last week, that his only de-
sire hereafter was to be private in
the party ranks, the belief is generally
held in Washington that he is willing
to accept the democratic nomination
again, even upon silver platform.
This isn't complimentary TO Mr.. Cleve-
land, but it is the fact all the same.
! That the democratic party is as
ever, ready to do anything that will
give it chance to win is shown by
the alacrity Of democrats to consider
even the widest sort of a PROPOSE tion
which promises to gain populists and
silver republican votes. One of these
propositions which has been seriously
accepted by some democrats and the
carrying out of which may even be
! attempted at the Chicago convention.