The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
Especial to the Citizen.l
WASHINGTON, July 6, 1896.

WASHINGTON, July b, 1896.
Prominent Democrats are scare in
Washington this week. Those who
have not gone to the Chicago Conven-
ton have gone to some quieter place
than Washington to await the news of
the conventions action on the ticket;
everybody has about made up their
minds what the platform will be.
Secretary Carlisle is about the only
member of the cabinet in town, and,
although he must be deeply interested
in the convention, he will not talk
about it for publication. Secretary
Morton stood the temptation as long
as he could, aud almost at the last
minute remembered that he owed his
son, who lives in Chicago, visit. He
is now in Chicago. Of course the con-
ventlon did not carry him there.
1t would be a waste of both time
and space to write of the rumOrs now
current i'll Washington about what the
convention will and will not do. The
convention will speak for itself this
week, and when it speaks it will also
speak for the Democratic party. 1t
has been thirty-siX years since there
has been bolt from the National Con-
vention of the Democratic party, but
there are plenty of men now living
who can testify to the disastrous re-
suits of that bolt. 1t is not in the ma
r. !, l,nt hn
pleased with what the convention
does, but the majority must rule, and
the watchword of every good Demo
crat should be, let there be no boiling.
Mr.. q. E. Leach, a we'll known cit
izen of Raleigh, North Carolina, is
now in Washington. He says OF the
political outlook in his State: II don't
think there is any doubt that North
Carolina will return TO its old love aud
give a round majority for the National
and State Democratic tickets. The CO.
alltion between the Republicans and
Popullsts has about gone to pieces, and
the nomination Of a free silver ticket
at Chicago means the return of thou
sands of Populisis to the Democratic
ranks. The State is overwhelmingly
for free silver, aud the gold plank i'll
the St Louis platform will lose Nc
Kinley thousands of votes in the
State"
EX-Congressman Brookshire, of In
diana, practices law III Washington,
but he keeps tab on things political in
his State and takes an active part in
every campaign. He says of the CAM
paign: II think that Indiana will
a hxyf NV hi FIJI
in both State and National elections.
In the Hon. d. +. Shively, our guber-
material candidate, we are especially
fortunate, as he is one of the aplest and
best liked men in the State. He is I'M
der forty years of age, and while III
Congress made a most excellent rec
ordn
The annual report of Hon. w. Il.
Harris, United States Commissioner
of Education, just issued, contains
some very interesting information con-
corning educational progress in the
South. For instance, the report says:
I'm the past twenty years the South
has increased 81 per cent. in popula-
ton, but its school attendance has in
leased $50 per cent-more than twice
as fast as the population. In the twen-
ty years from 1874 to 1894, the value of
school property in the South increased
from SIC, 900, 600 to $50, 000,0 00-an ad-
dition of 100000 or 100000 IL
year,
There is quite commotiOn in gov
eminent circles on account of the ar
rest by the United States Secret Ser
vice officers of Francis Whitley, a
wealthy manufacturer of engraved steel
plates, for having attempted to bride
n,,ff SnlI - n I'M
States coast and Geodetic survey, by
offering him sum of money to award
the contract for supplying the steel en-
graved plates for the maps and charts
issued by the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey. Gen. Duffield is naturally very
indignant at having been offered a
bride, and his Indignation is shared by
other officials, who consider this offer
to have been reflection OH every of
ficial's integrity Gen. Duffield said OH
the subject: "Ihis is the first time in
my experience that L have been in
suited in this way, and l wonder that
a man of Mr.. Whitely's prominence
and wealth should have done such a
thing. | never saw him until after
received the letter offering me a bribe
to award him the contract, although
he has had several contracts from the
bureau. Mr.. Whitley does business in
New York City, but resides in New
ak, N. j.
Railroads are sometimes very tricky
Postmaster General Wilson has dis
covered that number of them are
beating Uncle Sam out of postage by a
plan of sending all letters for RAILROAD
officials by baggage masters on mail
trains. The attention OF the officials of
all railroads has consequently been
called 10 that clause OF the United
States Revised Statutes, which forbids
regular post route roads carrying mail
i'll any other than regular mail
cars, except when letters are enclosed
in stamped envelopes. If that does
not stop the scheme some arrests will
be made.