Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-26

ument-Gen. miles will not have
an Annex TO His Titie-NeW York
Safely Democratic - Montana d.
K.-Apathetic Reception of the st.
Louis Nomination..
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 10Th, 1896.
President Cleveland's letter stating
that he, las an unflinching Demo
crat who has been honored by his
party and who desires hereafter no
greater political privilege than TO &C.
cupy the place of private in its ranks"
could not have been surprising to
readers of this correspondence, in
which it was positively stated, by
authority, many months ago that
President Cleveland was not and
would not be a candidate before the
Chicago convention, and that he would
whenever he deemed such action
desirable write letter to that effect.
What was stated then has now come
to pass. That letter has been written.
1t was not surprising, either, in view
OF Mr.. Clevelands consistent opposi-
ton to silver, that he should have
used that letter to make fresh attack
upon the free coinage of silver. There
is q very decided difference of opinion
among Democrats as to what, if any,
effect the Presidents letter will have
upon the Chicago convention, and
only time will tell which are right.
Republicans say they will use the
letter as a campaign document if the
Chicago convention adopts free sill
yer platform.
Secretary Lamont probably talks as
little to the public ear as any man in
public life. but he has a way of &C.
complishing what he starts out to do
that many more laxative men lack.
When Secretary Lamont wrote letter
opposing the bill to revive the grade
OF Lieutanent General OF the army in
order that Gen. Miles might be
promoted thereto, and giving the rea-
sons for his opposition, many supposed
that Congress being anti-administra-
ton in both branches would pass til e
bill just because the administration
didn't want it passed, but your " Uncle
Daniel knew better. If anybody will
take the trouble TO hunt it down that
Miles bill will be found in commit
tee-room pigeon-hole, nicely covered
with dust and cobwebs, and there it
will probably remain. You couldn't
persuade Secretary Lamont to say q
word about it now. He got what he
wanted and that ends it with him.
Representative Amos Cummings is
admittedly an authority on N. Y.
politics. While in Washington this
week he said: al am sanguine that
New York will SO Democratic this
year, it matters not what the Chicago
convention does on the financial ques.
ton. The people OF New York State
are thoroughly disguested with the
reform administrations that have pro.
duced the Raines bill and other
monstrosities of legislation. They are
mad all the way through and 80 per
cent of them are more interested in
turning down q party that encroaches
on their liberties and brings back an
era of blue law and puritanism than in
the platform OF q National Conven-
ton"
Mr.. w. G. Conrad, banker and
cattleman, of Montana, and good DEM
ocrat, says OF the political situation in
that State: 1.-The Democrats can
carry the State for silver candidate
for the Presidency, and il they com.
bine with the Populists, which they
probably will, they can elect the
Governor easily. They might carry
the legislature, too, but that would
not be of supreme importance seeing
that no U. S. Senate is TO be chosen
by that body. Gov. Boies seems to be
the iavorite Presidential candidate out
our way; at least we hear more about
him than OF the rest. If he geis the
nomination there is no doubt of his
getting Montans's electoral VOTE"
Never was the result of National
Convention received in Washington
with more apathy than that of the one
which has just been held at St. Louis.
or course, when one stops to think,
that is not difficult to account for.
People do not enthuse over the an
nouncement Of cut and dried affair,
and the only thing that was ever for a
moment in doubt about that conyen.
ton was who would be the candidate
for Vice President. Car Reed re-
manned in Washington to hear the
news, and il he would only tell what
he thinks about it but he won't
Democrats do not regard the ticket
nominated at st. Louis as strong one.
On the contrary, they think it would
have been difficult for the convention
to have picked out one that would
have been weaker. Aside from the
enmity of many of the Republican
leaders because OF the methods adopted
by Mark Hanna, Mckinley will fail to
get the votes OF many Republicans
who regard him as one-idea man.
The bolt OF silver Republicans because
of financial plank of the platform
makes it doubtful whether Mckinley
can carry single western State. In
short, it is the opinion of the best in
formed Democrats that if the Demo-
Gratis can't beat Mckinley they could
not beat anybody, and that the Re
publicans have added very largely to
the chances for Democratic success.
Dem.