Middletown transcript., 1896-05-23
Washington
......Letter
: Speaker Reed
would abide by
the wishes Of the
rank and of his
friends and admir-
ers, he would take
the second place
on the ticket to be
nominated at st.
Louis, if he can
not get the first

rs " Louis, if he can.
ny not get the frsI
place, and Gov. Mckinley seems to
come very near to having a mortgage
on that. In fact, there can be nc
doubt that the combination of those
two names OIL the ticket would give
satisfaction to more Republicans than
any other that conld be made, and aside
from those who have personal reasons
for wishing one or the other of them
to head the ticket, it is probable that
Reed and Mckinley world be equally
as satisfactory as Mckinley and Reed.
Whatever may be the relations existing
between some Of their individual
friends, Speaker Reed and Gov. Nc
Kinley, although for the time rivals
for high party honor, are ON the most
cordial terms with each other; and
they@have already proven by the great
work they did in the Fiftieth Congress,
after having been rivals for the Speaker
ship Of the House, that they work well
in double harness and make a very
strong team. That neither of these
men should banker after the Vice
Preside ncs is not strange, but they are
both thorough Republicans, and as
such would itfuse u accept duty in-
posed on llem by the National Cox
vention. | is safe to predict that it
the Conveu' ion selecs these two men
nelthtr will decline.
1t might look little qaeer to see
Senator Hill make a speech al the
Chicago Convention nominating Mr..
Cleveland for third time but pre-
cistly that prediction was made in my
hearing by a gentleman who has been
singu larly foltunate in foretelling polit-
ical events. Mr.. Hill must be anxious
to see Mr.. Cleveland get worse drub-
bing that The voters of New Yolk gave
to David B. when he ran for Gov.
against Gov. Morten, if he is really
thinking about nominating Mr.. Cleve.
land.
Mr.. Cleveland has rewarded Com
missioner Locllren for carrying out his
pension policy by giving him life job
as u. S. Judge for the District Of Min
nesota. Dominick 1. Murphy, of Pa,
now First Deputy, has been nominated
to succeed Lochren as Commissioner,
and N. P. T. Dana, now chief of a
division in the Office, 10 succeed Muir
ply. There will be no change in the
Cleveland Pension policy, until after
the 4th of next March.
1t had been evident for soma time
that Col. DUPONT would not be seated
as Senator from Delaware. The COM
bined Democratic and Populist vote
makes majority of l in the Senate,
and that was the margin upon which
Col. DUPONT was kept out of the seat
to which he was entitled. If the Popu-
lists had voted against Col. Dupont on
there would be mo kick
coming" to the Republicans, but they
didn't.
About six men in the Senate will
prevent the adoption of Senator Morgan
joint resolution instructing the Presi-
dent to recognize Cuban belligerency,
although all the other Senators, nine
tenths of the House and an overwhelm-
in, majority of the people in this
country favor its adoption. 1t is the same
Did story. This hand full of Senators have
indicated their intention to talk all
summer if necessary to prevent vote
IN Senator Morgan's resolution, and
he other Ser atois know that the Sen
lte rules are such that it is only ques-
ion Of physical endurance that will
'tand in the way ofthe threat being car
led out. Consequently thereis not much |
that the resolution will be
pushed. Some day the Senate ,
will probably have rules which will en-
Ible the majority of its members, and
lot a determined and obstinate minor
ty, to say what shall bc done and TO |
10 it. Until then wise men will not |
x. ect too much from the Senate.
The Senate wants to know little
more about what is being done in be-
lalf of the Americans who were tried.
" IL Court Martial in Cuba and SEN
enced to death, than the meagre story
he State Department has made public,
hat the Spanish Government had set
side the sentences and directed that
he men be tried again in civil court,
nd as the surest way to get what it
ranted adopted withouta a division, a
esolution calling on the President for
he information.
No definite steps have been taken
bout adjournment by the Senate, and
is not expected that anything will be
ecided upon until the rest of the ap-
ropl iation bills have been disposed of.
D fact, decided objection has b. en-
lade by Senators to setting date for
]journment. 1t is believed that ii y