The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-26

the time transferred from Washington
/ to St Louis, and even the knowledge
that ii viii shortly return is not sus-
! ficient 10 kee,s Washington from being
3 little bit envious. II Is generally
predicted that the Convention viii not
finish up its work before the close of
week, notwithstanding the avoidance
OF anything like real contest over
the nomination OF the head of the
ticket. Very few prominent repubf-
cans viii get the news of the conyen-
tion in Washington. Those senators
and representatives who have not gone
to the convention have gone to their
homes. Among the latter are speaker
Reed and Senator Allison.
Senator Harris subcommittee be-
gan the bond investigation ordered by
Senste resolution, today, with the ex-
animation of Secretary Carlisle, bnt it
isn't conducted behind locked doors
as Mr.. Harris at first proposed
There is no doubt about the ~hard
luck" of the present administration.
The turning down of Carlisle and
Hoke Smith and the certainty that
the Chicago convention viii be for sil-
yer emphasizes it. and it seems that
the "hard luck" is to extend TO the
individual aspirations of other mem
bers OF the administration. Sometime
ago Postmaster General Wilson, the
gentleman whose name was given to
the tariff bin which was repudiated by
the Gorman-Brice combine in the Sem
ate and replaced by one only slightly
better, announced that he would try
to get back to the House from the
second West Virginia district. This
didn't worry the republicans even q
little bit, but they supposed that it
settled the democratic nomination for
that district. That Eas what Mr.. VIII
son thought, too. But it didn't. And
the latest is that the democrats of the
district are going to endorse populist
for Congress, on free silver platform,
and let Mr.. Wilson go up Salt River
with the rest of the administration.
According to information received by
the Congressional campaign commit
tee, it doesn't matter what the dems
and pops do in that district, as Repre-
sentative Dayton's denomination and
election are practically sure.
There may be some doubt about who
was the original Mckinley man, but
there is none about who was the first
Mckinley delegate to the republican
National Convention. According to ,
letter written hy Secretary Bowling Of
tine National R=pnhlicsn League, that
h.'sos selungs to Hon. VIM. p Pierce,
wins. We. elected fram the third Georgia
district, and who made the motion,
whirh Was adopted Feb. 10, 1896. IN
s.rl.-iing the delegates from that dis
irirl b, support Hon VIM. Mckinley
CT president.
DR. Delgado and his father, two
nAturaliZed American citizens who
have recently been the victims OF
Spanish brutality in Cuba, where they
o~n plantation, are in Washington
i.,H aise purpose OF trying to get the
administration To compel Spain to
pay Tor their property, which was
~ani.sniy destroyed bs Spanish soldiers
and TO give tnem redress for personal
injury and insults. These gentlemen
would have dsne just As well to remain
away firm Washington for the pres
ent, AS it has been announced that
Mr. Cleveland weuld do nothing about
Cuba, AS he Tears that Spain might
resent ANYTHING like positive action by
declaring war against the United
States Should Spain do that 1t
might interfere with Mr. Cleveland's Q
summer fishing plans. The Delgados
have seen Secretary Olney and placed
proof of their had treatment by the
Spanish soldiers in his hands, and they
are hopeful that something viii be
done for them, although Mr.. Cleveland
would not even see them And some
thing viii he dome or them, and fOz
all other American citizens-by the
republican administration winch viii
assume control Mch- 4sh, 1897
Either the u. s. needs minister to
Mexico or il doesn't If IL does, some
BODY should be sent there Who vii
spend at least one half Of his time 81
his post of duty, which Is more than
Ex-senator Bansom, OF n c. has done
He VAS appointed to the position q
|! the expiration Of his term in the Sen
! ate, Meh- 5, 1895. Since then he ha'
spent considerably more than one-hal1
| his time in The o. s. He has beer
hack three ur four times, and up0z
/ each occasion has made = prulongef