The Arizona sentinel., 1896-07-11
Washington Letter
From our regular correspondent.
 Washington, July 6, 1896.

Washington, July 6, 1896.
 Republicans don't care continent al whether the Populists swallow the Democrats, or the Democrats the Pop ulists, at Chicago this week. They cannot see how any ticket on any platform that could be gotten up by the Chicago convention can prevent the triumphant election of Mckinley and Hobart. Consequently the worry ing and fretting which the Democrats and Populists are going through on account of what the Chicago coHxen- tion may do or not merely furnishes Republicans amusment, as they fan themselves and try to keep down the humidity which accompanies tho present warm weather. This is Re- publican year. Nearly four years of deficits, bond issues and hard times generally have caused majority-an overwhelming majority, as will be seen in NOyembef-of the people to definitely decide that the party which gave the country twenty-eight years of the greatest continuous prosperity ever experienced by any country on earth is the proper party to have charge Of this government, and noth- ing that the conglomeration of isms and sore heads which meets this week in Chicago can do will change that decision. The asses may bray, but that will change nothing. People prefer capacity to incapacity.
 Secretary Olney has slipped away from Washington, and all inquiries at the State Department as to his where abouts are met with the mysterious reticence which officials ot that depart nlent have invariabie assumed since this administration has been in power. It is a good guess, however, that he is at Gray Gables, and that he carried with him the rlUoh-TritteIl-aboUt report of General FItzhugh Lee, on Cuban affairs. It is not probable that MT Cleveland Is as much interes- ted in that report as he expected he would be when he nominated General Lee to be Consul General to Cuba. Then he expected that the nominee of the Chicago convention would be Grover Cleveland, and hoped that the nature of the report would be such that he could us: 1t as basis for ac- ton that would result in arousing such a tidal wave Of patriotic enthusiasm throughout the country as might reelect him. Now he knows that the man who holds views directly opposite to his, and that his administratson will be condemed by the conven ion, by implication if not in direct words. Knowing this he has lost interest in the report, and will probably make no use of 1t until he writes his last annual message to Congress. It is reasonable certain that he will not use it, or anything else, to help make votes for the Chicago ticket, even if he does not publicly bolt that ticket. It is generally believed in Washington that MT, Cleveland ami majority, if not all of his cabinet, will refuse to support the ticket nominated at Chi cag). Mr. Cleveland is said to personally favor the nomination Of q Democratic gold ticket but that Is something which will, be determined later. At least one prominent Demo- crat who Is now at Chicago has sug- gested that Mir. Cleveland lead the forlorn hope by accepting the nomi- nation of the gold Democrats.
 While Governor Mckinley is a strong and convincing public speaker, there Is general disposition among Republicans to rejoice because of the announcement that it has practically been decided that neither Gov. Me Kinley nor Hobart would make any stumping tours during the campaign. There wouldn't be the slightest i'm propriety ill either of these gentlemen or both making speeches during the campaign, but somehow most people cannot get rid of the ilea that t is lowering of the dignity which should naturally belong to the candidates for the high offices of President and Vice President for gent emen who are nom- mated for those positions, to take the stump for themselves. The Republi- can party has plenty of orators to do the talking, and in November it will have plenty of voters to elect McKin- ley and Hobart, and there is no occa< sion for their going on t''e stump.
 There is at least one Louisiana Democrat in Washington who doubts the ability of the Democrats to carry that state this year. He is MT. II. Dugas, and he says: "L0usiana is by 10 means certain 10 go Democratic this year, although the nomination of