Middletown transcript., 1896-04-11

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fighting each other, instead of the COM
mon enemy. They know that the lit
tie hope that Democrats allow them
selves to indulge in of ever retaining
control in this government again is
based entirely upon their ability to
stir up dissension among the supporters
of the several candidates for the Re-
publican presidential nomination. Not
withstanding the action and talk of
! few of the over-zealous friends of some
of the Republican candidates, your
correspondent has no hesitation what
ever in asserting that the contest for
nomination will not be allowed either
before or during the ST. Louis conven-
tion to degenerate into cat and dog
fight that will leave sores for the Dem.
ocrats to throw salt on during the cam
paign. Each of the candidates has
warm supporters among the national
leaders of the Republican party, and
each of these leaders will use every
honorable effort to bring about the
nomination of his candidate, as he has
perfect right to do, but there will be
| no blows below the belt with their
sanction, and when the nomination
shall have been made every man of
them will be found cordially support
ing the nominee. In Washington these
things are well known because Reput-
licans all know The cordial p rsonal re-
lations which exist between Speaker
Reed, Cows. Mckinley and Morton,
and Senators Allison, Cullom and
Quay,and that should anyone of the six
be chosen that he would receive no
warmer or more heartfelt congratula-
tion than would come from the other
five, but they art here written for thees-
pecial benefit of those Republicans who
sometimes make he mistake of getting
their information as to Republican af-
fairs from the Democratic or assistant
Democratic press.
Representative Mccall of Mass, has
not been impressed with the alleged
reform made in the consular service
by thu Cleveland administration. On
tile contrary, MIR. Mccall thinks our
c" Isular SCI vice might be improved in
m.hy WAYS which w,uid add TO its
efliciei c,, and he lid, l,.lro!uc.d bill
pruvidi.;g itH ii lhuiuligh illvrS; igatiuD
vi the SYSTEM uy IoIi- par lsau cJu.-
mission, Whicn shall repuri a plan of
gaulZttirn to The President in time
to be acted III Oh by the fifty fifth Con-
gress at its first session. The bill is
now in The hands of the committee on
Foreign Affairs, and Mr.. Mccall hopes
to get it favorably reported and placed
on the calander before the close of the
present session, and to get it passed at
the next session.
Speaker Reeds explanation of why
he reversed his ruling in the ffty-frst
Congress, that the presence of a major
ity of the entire number Of members
entitled to seats in the House was nec-
essary to constitute quorum, and last
week ruled that majority of the liv-
ing members of the House was a legal
quorum, is perfectly logical. He was
compelled to make his first ruling on
short notice and not desiring to take
any chances chose that view of the
question which could not possibly be
upset by the Courts-at the time it
will be remembered that the Demo-
Gratis were threatening to carry every
ruling he made into the Courts. Since
then he has made careful study of
the matter and become satisfied that
a majority of living members are con-
stitutional quorum.
For the second time since he has
been member of the Senate Senator
Quay's committee room has been bur-
glariZed. The first time was in 1888,
when he was Chairman of the Ropub-
lican National Committee. There is
no doubt that the object of the burg
larry in both instances was the same,
political information, which it was
thought could be obtained from MIR.
Quay's private papers. The last burg
larry was no more successful than the
first, as about three weeks ago the
Senator had all his important private
papers removed from his committee
room to his house. Mr.. Quay's health
has not been good of late and his phys
ician has ordered him 10 Florida to
remain there until the weather gets
warmer in Washington. He declined
10 disc'is this last burglary before his
departure, further than to say that
had taken lot of trouble
and the chance for term in the peni-
sentiary for nothing.
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