Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-07-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
No Nominee Can Success
fully compete With the
Product of the St
Louis COnVen-
ton.
STRONG IMPRESSION THAT LOUISE
ANA WILL 60 REPUBLICAN.
lFrom Our Regular CORRESPONDENT. }

(trOm Our Regular OOrrebpOnuens.l Il
WASHINGTON, ID c., July 9, 1895 |
Republicans don't care q continent /
tai whether the populists swallow the /
democrats, or the democrats the popu-
lists, at Chicago this week. They can
not see how any ticket on any platform
that could be gotten up by the Chica-
go convention can prevent the triumph |
ant election of Mckinley and Hobart. |
Consequently the worrying and fret
ting which the democrats and popu-
lists are going through or account OF
what the Chicago convention may do
or not do merely furnishes republi-
cans amusement, as they fan them
selves and try to keep down the humid
ity which accompanies the present
warm weather. This is republican
year. Nearly four years of deficits,
bond issues and hard times generally
havecaused a majOrity-an Overvhelm-
ing majority, as will be seen in Novem
ber-of the people t. definitely decide
that the party which gave the country
twentyeight years of the greatest con-
tinuous prosperity ever experienced
by any country on earth is the proper
party TO have charge OF this govern
ment, and nothing that the cOnglom-
GRAFTON of isms and sole 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.
FITzHUGH LIES REPORT.
Secretary Olney has slipped away
from Washington, and all inquiries at
the State Department as to his where
Rbouts are met with the mysterious re-
ticence which officials OF that depart
ment have invariably assumed since
this administration has been in power
1t is a coed guess, however, that he is
at Gray Gables, and that he carried
with him the much-written-ab about re-
port of General Fitzhugh Lee. on Gu
ban affairs. 1t is not probable that Nh
Cleveland is as much interested in
that report as he expected he would
&c =sassss he he General Lee &c *.
be Consul General TO Cuba. Then he
expected that the nominee of the Chi
go convention would be Grover Cleve-
land. and hoped that the nature of the
report would be such that he could use
it as a basis for action that would re-
sult in arousing such a tidal wave OF
patriotic enthusiasm throughout the
country as might re-elect him. Now
he knows that the nominee of that con-
vention will be a map who holds views
directly opposite TO his, and that his
VIII DC COHQcInUcQ 10y
the convention, by implication If not
fn direct words. Knowing this he has
lost interest in the report, and will
probably make no use of it until he
writes his last annual message to Con-
gress. 1t is reasonably certain that he
will not use it, or anything else, "a
help make votes for the Chicago ticket
even il he does not publicly bolt that
ticket. 1t is generally believed il
Washington that Mr. Cleveland and a
majority, If not all of his cabinet, viii
refuse to support the ticket nominated
at Chicago.
CLEVELAND FOR GOLD.
Mr. Cleveland is said to PERSONAL.
favor the nomination of democrats
gold ticket, but that is something
which will be determined later. A
least one prominent democrat who !
now at Chicago has suggested that MI
Cleveland lead the fOrlorn hope by &C
ceptiug the nomination of the gold de
mocrats.
TIE CANDIDATES NOT TO STUMP.
While Governor Mckinley is a stron
and convincing public speaker, there
general disposition among republ
cans to rejoice because of the announce
luCu1 JAluJ IL nus bCCA w
cided that neither Gov. Mckinley no
Mr.. Hobart would make any stumpin
tours during the campaign. Their
wouldn't be the slightest impropriet
in either OF these gentlemen or bot
making speeches during the campaign
but somehow most people cannot e
rid of the idea that it is q lowering {
the dignity which should naturally b'
long to the candidates for the high o
fees of President and Vice-presideI
for gentlemen who are nominated f
thoAe positions, to take the stump Il
themselves. The republican party hi
plenty of orators to do the talking ,RT
in November it will have plenty
voters to elect Mckinley and HobaT
and there is no occasion for their &
ing on the stump.
There is at least one Louisiana den
ocRat in Washington who doubts Il
ability of the democrats to carry tn
state this year. He is Mr.. II. Dugs
and he says: Louisiana is by no meai
certain 10 go democratic this year, a
though the nomination of the free 81
yer candidate will undoubted
strengthen the party in the state.
great many of our people are part
to Mckinley on account OF his prote
ton policy. They want protection
their sugar, and the democratic fr
trade programme is anything but pc
ular among them. Though life-lo
democrat, ] would be glad to see t
republicans carry the state and {
country this year"