The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-03-13
Or WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.

H.
the republican ranks, in Congress, over
the Presidential nominate of the party
is much more real than any war that is
likely to come because of the Cuban con-
current resolution adopted by Congress.
SO bitter has this war now become that
the prediction is openly made that 1t will
take the st. Louis convention week to
settle the contested seats from the South
alone. According to the program as out
lined by both the Mckinleyites and the
antis, there will be contesting delegations
from every southern state. 1t will be re-
membered that it was upon plan some
what similar that the Harrison men got
their man nominated at Minneapolis. Tn
der this sort of a scheme it is the commit
tee on Credentials, not the Convention,
that dominates. The plan which nomina-
ted Mr. Harrison was so bad that it made
his defeat certain and resulted in propO-
sition from the more respectable element
among the republicans to reduce the rep
resentation of the southern states in their
National Conventions. But the present
plan is lots worse, and if carried out in its
entirety will disgust the friends of all of
the candidates wna get turned down to an
extent that will be worth thousands OF
votes to the democratic ticket
McKinlev's republican enemies aregrOw
ing more active every day, and if he should
get nominated, they will have to spend the
greater part of the campaign in explaining
stories they are now circulating against
him. One of the latest of these stories
charges Mckinley with soliciting manu-
facturers to contribute money to help
nominate him, in exchange for his prom
Use that the Mckinley tariff law shall be
re-enacted. Whether this story be true or
No
Kinley law enacted again must be entirely
blind to public opinion.
After going home and spending several
weeks familiarizing himself with the SEN
timent of the Illinois republicans, Senator
Cullom returned to Washington without
raising his Presidential banner, because
he didn't wish to be one of the favorite
sons who couldn't even get the solid sup
port of his own state. That didn't chime
in with the plans of the Reed-Quay-Pla
combine so Senator Cullom was ordered
to run up his Presidential flag and to fol-
low Henderson, of Nebraska. in declaring
| that he was not candidate for the nomi-
nation in the interest of any other aspi-
rant, etc.,-the tune is getting quite famil-
lar now but familiarity hasn't caused any
| body to regard it as sincere. OF course
| Senator Cullom obcyed orders and took
| didates that are being set up in the inter-
est of Reed.
Senator Morgan is perfectly willing to
concede that c. P. Huntington is hard
man to get information from. About the
| only result of the long cross examination
which Senator Morgan. on behalf of the
| Senate committee on Pacific Railroads.
| subjected Huntin gton to is that Hunting
ton will tell nothing that he does not con-
| slider it to be to his interest to tell. The
Huntin gton lobby do not expect to secnre
the legislation that Huntin gton wants but
they hope to be able to prevent legislation
that will Dust him from the management
of the roads.
Beginning today, President Cleveland
resumes his informal tri-weekly midday
receptions in the East Room of the White
House. These receptions which have al
ways been popular with visiting tourists
have been suspended for quite while
But it is now officially announced that all
who care to present themselves at the
proper hour on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays will be given an opportuni-
ty to shake hands with the President and
say "Howdy.'
Senator Sherman has scheme by which
he hopes to resurrect the dead House tar
if bill before the session closes, but his
hopes are not shared to any considerable
extent by any of his colleagues. He is
trying in his sly sort of way to jolly the
silver republicans, and the very idea of it
Probably because he didn't get his share
of the spoils, Senator Chandler, of New
Hampshire, has offered resolution set
ting forth the extravaganza of the pay roll
of the Senate end of Congress and provid-
ing for an investigation looking towards
oil of IF
the devil turning monk.
The Cabinet resignation rumor had
grown quite rusty from idleness, but it has
been dragged out, oiled up, labeled with
Secretary OlTey's name, and started off.
The most important legislation of the
House during the past week was an amend
ment to an appropriation bill, abolish
ing fees to United States Marshalrs and
other Court officials and IA bill providing
that pensioners shall be paid by checks
mailed to their addresses, instead of by the
present method.
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