The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
N'rom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June %, 1896,

pIOo hhlCli dIG IjlOo pCIIIN VI IllS C4o'
Columns might easily be written of
how the Republicans hereabouts re-
ceived the platform and nOmina-
tons made by the st. Louis conyen-
ton without saying more than is
contained in the above sentence.
Major Mcklnley'S nomination was
expected but that Of Mr.. Hobart
was somewhat of q surprise to a
great many, although It was known
that his friends were making a
strong fight for him. Hon. Gar
rett A. Hobart is not so well known
to the rank and file Of the party
outside OF his own State as he is to
the leaders with whom he has been
associated since he became New Jer-
seY's representative on the National
Committee, but he IS all right, IN
every sense Of the expression. He
has wide experience as a political
manager, which he Will put to good
use during the campaign, as it has
already been arranged that he shall
have charge Of the business end of
it. lie has also promised that he
would take New jersey under his
own wing and to repeat the Eepub-
lican triumph which put Griggs
into the Governors chair. 1t may
not be amlss to say that Mr.. No
bart's suDcrb manaUemcnt WAS
largely responsible for the State
going Republican. Great as is the
head Of the ticket, Mr.. Hobart is a
worthy associate for Gov. McKin-
ley.
4 scheme IS being Matched up to
get enough silver votes added to the
solid sound money vote to nomi-
nate ex-Gov. Campbell, Of Ohio, at
Chicago. Campbell is now in
Washington. What his real posi-
ton on the money question is, no.
body knows. He has said himself
that lie had no decided convictions.
Hon. John Rooney, the we'll
known Irish orator Of New York,
doesn't propose to be uncomfortable
on account of the crowded condl-
ton Of Washington during the IN
auguration Of Mckinley and Uo-
bart. In order to make sure Mr..
Rooney stopped in Washington
while on his way home from the St.
Louis convention and engaged quar-
ters for himself ana party of
friends during inauguration week.
And others are doing the same
thing, in person and by mail. 1t
Is a wise thing to do, too. The Nc
Kinley Inauguration crowd is likely
to break the record, and those who
fail to secure quarters early may not
be able to get them at all.
According to the consensus of
Washington opinion, without re-
gard to party politics, the dignity
and effect of Senator Teller's bolt
from the St. Louis convention has
been greatly lessened by the per-
sistent efforts of the Populists to
push Mr.. Teller forward as q candi-
date for the Democratic nomina
ton. OF course those who know
Senator TelIer's high minded devo-
ton to principle, do not for mo-
ment believe that he is taking any
hand in this business, but there
can be no doubt that in giving ad-
vance notice of his intention to do
Just what he did, he put it i'll the
power of men less high minded to
make use Of HIM as tool to at
tempt to carry out certain schemes
Of their own, nor that those men
are taking advantage OF their OPP
portunity. There isn't the slight
est probability that the Democrats
will nominate Senator Teller for
President, and he would increase
the respect with which he is gener-
ally regarded if he would put an
end to the game by forbidding the
use of his name before that conven-
ton.
About the oldest thing in the
present political situation is that
although Mr.. Cleveland said in his
broadside against the silver Demo-
Gratis, published last week, that his
only desire hereafter was to be a prl-
yate in the party ranks, the belief
is generally held in Washington
that he is willing to accept the
Democratic nomination again, even
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 chance to win is shown by
the alacrity of Democrats to con-
slider even the widest sort of a
proposition which promises to gain
Populists and silver Republicans
votes. One of these propositions
which has been seriously accepted
by some Democrats and the carry
ing out of which may even be at