The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
d our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, sept, 1, 1899.
The Republican claim of a walk-over
i'm Ohio, this fall, has been a hollow
pretense from the first, and it has
grown follower every day since the
Democrats nominated Hon. John r..
! Mclean for Governor 1t will not be
denied that Mr. Mckinley knows Ohio
politics thoroughly. 1t is significant,
therefore, that the first thing he did,
after his return to Washington, was TO
hold conference with several Ohio
Republicans, and that one of the re-
suits of that conference was a cable
gram to Boss Hanna, telling HIM to
hurry home from Europe, in order to
take charge of the campaign Of his
ticket. Mr. Mckinley regards Mr.
Mclean as a strong and dangerous
candidate and he knows that if Ohio
goes Democratic this year, it will give
such a boom to the already rapidly |
Frightening Democratic prospects. that |
the election Of Democratic President |
Will become well-nigh certainty. He
is determined to prevent this if he can
possibly do so, and in addition to
Hanna's methods, which will be work
ed to the limit, the whole power Of the
administration will be used to help
ticket
Although Mr.. Mckinley only re.
NAMED IN Washington, from Saturday
afternoon until today, when he went
o Philadelphia to attendIthe G. A. r.
ncampment, where he hopes to put
u some good political ticks and in
identally to prevent a fight being
lade upon the present management
the Pension Bureau by the old ;
)ldiers, he found time to see some of t
ne capitalists who, for purely selfish :
'asons, are trying to get the govern b
tent to mix itself up in the revolution a
Santo Domingo, by declaring a pro- g
ctofate over the most turbulent and
lligerent mob Of ringers" ever
lown to exist in any portion of the
)rid. With all his anxiety to please W
csc capitalists, it is not believed that .,
r. Mckinley will dare to do what ca
ey wish him to do. He has troubles Te
ough now, without hunting for new he
es. co
The Sampson clique in the Navy IN
partment, which has been able to Or,
'p sampson in command of the be-
rlh Atlantic Squadron, when other SUI
GERS were entitled to that honor sor
] nave him ordered to shore duty. boy
'r the Dewey reception, in New bui
-k, and 10 will also endeavor to pre- ool
L the arrival of Admiral Howisop.
D Is SIMPSONS senior officer. in Ire
y York, whittier he is bound from o 5ep
south Atlantic, on the cruiser s st6S
'ago, IN time to participate in the i RiS
'ey ceremonies. Not satisfied with SooE
ing done so much for Sampson. the -
ne lsstlil working to prevent Schlev
ing an important command. al
gh me is clearly entitled to the sea
me asked for many months ago.
e are three men eligible TO succeed
pson as Commander Of the North IT
mite Squadron-Schley, Remey v
tarquhar-but if the efforts Of tbe 4
e are successful, as now seems
:, Schley's name may be consider
{ oft
D. Fit Lee gave the War Depart. =, =
:, - - '''''i 1t expected sprin
'lment Commanders in Cuba. 70 oa,I.
reports on condition of affairs E.u
,,.,, 80 ''o"' oy auulhg the and {
ing recommendations to his re- NIL,
'Ihat a census Of the island he ,,lon.;
49,. Po9S'oie' 'hat the and Il
ON OF suffrage be carefully con. wb;oh
u and decision reached regu-
the same; that a modern system l..
officers cam no i' ,.o,, co. 50 mat Seet
election be ordered for a Presi. Woods
Dr. Chief Magistrate, a Vice Non
'n' ana Congress or legislature, Gr
sIst OF two branches. and ALI
iilcefs OF republic, as well as