The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WA>uINGToN. ID. c., May II.
Nix. EpIToR:-That President Cleveland
has il in his power to upset the campaign
plan of the republicans was fully shown
by the CONSERVATION among them over
rumor that President Cleveland proposed
to issue Il proclamation calling an rNtra
session of Congress within thirty days of
the adjournment of the present session, to
consider financial legislation. If Presi-
dent Clcvclanl really intended to take
snch action he wouldn't he likely to talk
about il now But even if nothing more
was accomplished an extra session would
compel the republicans to come forward
with definite financial plan in advance
Of the presidential election, or acknowl-
edge their inability to agree upon one and
in either case the democrats would ncceS-
Sarlv be the gamers.
After consultation with President Clcvc
land. Secretary olncv notified the Spanish
authorities that the men captured on the
recent tiliibrstcr expedition to Cuba who
claim to he American citizens, and who
have been sentenced to death bya Spanish
court iii Cuba, must not be executed be-
fore this government has fully investig gated
their claims to citizenship, and their guilt
Such men as senators Brice and German
men who never allow their hopes and
wishes to warp their judgment, are salts
fed that the nomination of Mckinley by
the republicans will give the democrats
more than Il ighting chance to elect the
next President, and Mckinlcy's nomina-
ton Is regarded as certain as anything not
Yet absolutely accomplished can be. Con
| scqucntiy there is Il lively sprucing up
among democrats and 4 quiet but strong
movement looking towards unity ut the
| Chicago convention has been started.
! Upon the success of this movement largely
depends party success next November, as
| ii is only by unity that the party can posi-
| bly, win. This movement hasn't got down
to details yet Ii only seeks to impress
upon the mind of every democrat the
necessity for the minority of the National
| Convention to Loyalty support the decision
| of the ma oritv leaving details to be work
| ed ont later. 1t has been suggested that
! every delegate to the Convention be asked
| to pledge his support to the candidate and
| platform before he takes his seat. That
| isn't Il bad idea but ii can only be brought
about by voluntary action of the delegates.
as no authority exists for eNacting such Il
| pledge.
| The air is full OF gossip concerning the
| meeting OF the Supreme Council of the A.
| =. y. in Washington this week. If some
| of the charges concerning the use of
money to influence prominent A. p. A.
men for and against Mex nlev are brou CHIT
up and Suhstantiated, as it is said they will
he, there is likely to be Il red hot fight
which may result in Il disruption of the
organization.
Secretary Herbert has issued an order
| directing that all results of the testing of
| armor plates and guns for the Navy shall
| be kept secret. This action has been taken
| because European governments have de-
clinrd to allow us to know the results of
similar tests made by them, although we
have allowed their officers to be present
at those made by this government.
| The Mckinleyites scent danger to their
| idol from the unusually early date which
| Chairman Carter has set for the meetin g
| of the Republican National Committee, to
settle the various contests for seats in the
| St Louis convention. They know the
national committee is strongly opposed to
| Mckinley and they fear that it will use all
its power against him. and they have good
| grounds for their fear. The only thing
that will prevent an overwhelming ma or
ity of the committee from trying to side
| track the Mckinley boom will be the
| knowledge that he can win in spite of them.
| That they do not believe now, but they
may change their minds before the com
mttcc meets Whether Mckinley wins
or loses, the fight now going on for and
against him is daily adding to democratic
chances for winning the National election.
The republican House capped the china y
of this do-nothng- but -pass-c Ntrayagant
appropriation-bi session by voting $1,000
| Il wear to each member for clerk hire
Even if the member really paid this money
| to clerks for assisting them this would
| have been an un ustitablc extravaganza,
but it is well known that many of the
members have pockcted all or greater
| part of the 800 Il month allowed them
| during the sessions of Congress for sew
cral years past, getting what clerical aSSis
lance they needed from their wives, their
! children or from some constituent they
| had put into some small place around the
| Capitol and believed that they will con-
| tinucd to pocket the increased sum