The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27
Washington Notes.

IT had been evident for some time
that Colonel Dupont would not be
seated as senator from Delaware. The
combined democratic and populist vote
makes majority of one in the senate,
and that was the margin upon which
Colonel Dupont was kept out Of the
seat to which he was entitled. If the
populists had voted against Colonel
Dupont on conviction, there would be
"no kick coming" to the republicans,
but they didn't.
MR.. CLEVELAND has rewarded Com
missioner Lochren for carrying out his
pension policy by giving him life job
as United States judge for the District
of Minnesota. Dominick !. Murphy of
Pennsylvania, now first deputy, has
been nominated to succeed Lochren as
commissioned, and n. p. T. Dana, now
chief of division in the office, to sue
coed Murphy. There will be no change
in the Cleveland pension policy-until
after the 4th of next March.
IT might look little queer to see
Senator Hill make a speech at the Chi
cago convention nominating Mr.. Cleve-
land for third time, but precisely that
prediction was made by gentleman
who has been singuarly fortunate in
foretelling political events. Mr.. Hill
must be anxious to see Mr.. Cleve-
land get worse drubbing than the
voters of New York gave to David
B. when he ran for governor against
Governor Morton, if he is really think
ing about nominating Mr.. Cleveland.
ABOUT six men in the senate will
prevent the adoption Of Senator Nor
gan's joint resolution instructing the
president to recognize Cuban belliger.
ency, although all the other senators
nine-tenths of the house and an over
whelming majority of the people of thi;
country favor its adoption. 1t is the
same old story. This handful of sena
| tors have indicated their intention tC
talk ell summer, if necessary, to pre-
vent vote on Senator Morgan's reeO
luton, and the other senators know
that the senate rules are such that it is
only question of physical endurance
that will stand in the way of the threa
being carried out. Consequently there
is not much probability thst the reso
luton will be seriously pushed. Some
day the senate will probably have rules
which will enable the majority of it
members, and not determined and OBJ
stinate minority, to say what shall be
done and to do it. Until then wise
men will not expect too much from the
senate.
If Speaker Reed would abide by the
wishes of the rank and file of hi;
friends and admirers, he would take
the second place on the ticket to bt
nominated at ST. Louis, if he canno
get the first place, and Governor Nc
Kinley seems to come very near t
having a mortgage on that. In fact
there can be no doubt that the combi
nation of those two names on the tickle
would give satisfaction to more repub
lcans than any other that could b,
made, and aside from those who have
personal reasons for wishing one or thu
other of them to head the ticket, it il
probable that Reed and Mckinley
would be equally as satisfactory as Nc
Kinley and Reed Whatever may bt
the relations existing between some o
their individual friends, Speaker ReeC
and Governor Mckinley, although TO,
the second time rivals for high party
honor, are on the most cordial terms
with each other; and they have al
ready proved by the great work the,
did in the fiitieth congress, after havin!
been rivals for the speakership of the
house, that they work well in double
harness and make very strong team
That neither of these men SHOULD
banker after the presidency is no
strange, but they are both thorough re
publicans, and as such would not re
fuse to accept duty imposed on them b,
the national convention. 1t is safe tt
predict that if the convention select
these two men neither will decline.