The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1896-06-27
Washington Letter.
From ourregular correspondent.
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are prosperity hringers! Columns
might easily be written of how TIE
hereabouts received the
platform and nominations. made byI
the ST. Louis convention without
saving more than is contained in the
abQYe sentence. Major McKinley's
nomination was expected, but that
of Mr. Hobart was somewhat OF sur
prise 20 s. great many, although I'll
was known that his friends were max
ing strong fight for him. Hon.
Carrot A. Hobart is, not SO we'll known
to the rank and file of the party out
side of hiz own State. as. be 10 to the
leaders with whom he has been as
sociated since he became New Jerseys
representative on the National Com
mittee, but he is all right, in every
sense Of the expression. lie has wide
experience as political manager,
which he will pat to good use during
the campaign, as it has already been
arranged that lie shall have charge OF
the business end Of i. He has also
promised that lie would take New
Jersey under his own wing and to
repeat the Republican triumph which
put Griggs into the Governors chaiE,
It may not be amiss TO say that Mr..
HobaTt's superb, management was
largely responsible for the state going
Republican. Great as is the head OF
the ticket. Mr.. Hobart is 4 worthy
associate for Gov. Mckinley.
A scheme is being hatched up to
get enough silver votes added to the
solid sound money vote to nominate
ex-Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, at Chi
cago. Campbell is now in Washing
ton. What bis real position On the
money question is, nobody knows.
He has said himself that lie had no
decided convictions.
Hon. John Rooney, the we'll known
Iris h orator of New York does.,s pro-
pose to be uncomfortable on account
OF the crowded condition Of Washing
ton during the Inauguration of Nc
Kinlevanl Hobart. In order to make
sure Mr.. Rooney stopped in Washing
ton while On his way home from the
St. Louis convention and engaged
quarters for himself and q party OF
friends during Inauguration week.
And Others are doing tie same thing,
in person aud hy mail. 1t IS q wise
thing to do, TOO. The Mckinley in
crowd is likely to break
the record, and those who faR to Sc
cu.e quarters early may not be able
to get them at all.
According to the consensus o!
Washington opinion, without regard
to party politics. the dignit.- and eff
feet Of Senator Tellei's bolt from the
St. Louis convention has been greatly
lesscned by tho persistent efforts of
the populists to push Mr.. Teller for
ward IS q candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination. OF course those
who know Senator Teller's high
minded devotion to principle, DO not
for moment believe that he is TAX
ing any hand in this business, but
there can he no doubt that in giving
advance notice Of his intention to Go
Just what he did, he put it in the
power of men less high minded 70
make use of him as tool 10 attempt
ia carry out certain schemes Of their
own. nor that those men are taking
advantage Of their opportunity.
Their isn't the slightest probability
that the Democrats will nominate
Senator Teller for President, a"G lie
would increase the rc.pect with which
he is generally regarded if lie would
put an end to the game ty forhidd;ng
the use of his name before that con-
ventitn.
About the oldest thing in the pre-
sent political situation is thai a.
though Mr.. Cleveland said in his
broao:S;dc against the silver Democrats,
published LAST week, that his only
desire hereafter was to lie Il private
in the PARTY ranks, the belief is gen
orally held in Washington that he is
willing tg accept the Democratic
nomination again, cvcn upon silver
platform. This isn't complimentary
to Mr.. Cleveland, but it is the fact
all the same.
That the Democratic party is, as
ever, ready to DO anything that will
give it q chance to win is shown by
the alacrity of Democrats to consider
even the widest sort of Il proposition
which promises to gain populists and
silver Republican votes. One of these
propositions which has been seriously
accented by some Democrats and the
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