The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, July 8, 1904
The President left today for his
summer home on Long Island where
he expects to remain until the middle
of August. Before departing he held
an au revoir Cabinet meeting and in
terviews at the White House with all
sorts of persons-politicians, Office
holders, Ambassadors, German prin-
ces, etc. Gen. Black of the Civil Ser
vice was one of the callers and the
President congratulated him upon
his healthy appearance. The Gener-
al assured the President that he had
no desire to play second fiddle on the
Democratic ticket. whoever might be
nominated for President at st. Louis.
He is now well satisfied with the Of
fees he holds. Naturally there has
some curiosity at the White House
concerning the Great Democratic rid
die which is on the eve of solution.
All admit that the Democratic situa-
tiOn is hard nut to crack, and many
fear that when the shell is broken
Grover Cleveland will be found inside.
Almost any kind of a rumor goes
now a-days, and the corridors of the
White House echo that Judge Park
er's name is not the one to coniure
with; that German is secretly for
Cleveland that Tammany is for Nc
Clellan; that Bryan will bolt and the
sooner the better, etc. Even Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, when bowling to the
chief Executive on the eve of his de-
parture for Europe to snatch a cat
nap of rest before battling in the
campaign, announced it as his opinion
that Cleveland will be the Democratic
nominee. Senator Hansbrough of
North Dakota thinks the same. South
Dakota still to be heard from. Lou
Pawn has had a satisfactory interview
with the President, and as he came
out of the front door of the Executive
Mansion he said: Grover Cleveland
will be the easiest of all Democrats
to beat
In view of the revelations made by
the coroner's jury in New York, re-
garding the Slocum horror, the Pres
ident has ordered that's re-inspection
of all passenger-carrying steamboats,
be made at once. Miss caused quite
a fright among steamship owners, and
they sent rush orders to Pittsburg,
| Pa, for all the new life-preseryers
which could be mad. Pittsburg has
been doing its best, sending off 1900
per day by express. This incident
shows how negligently the inspection
in New York has been attended to.
As many men have been indicted for
manslaughter, the public can afford
to wait and see if any are ever sent to
jail at hard labor.
Your correspondent yesterday ran
across the Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee, ex-senator
Jones, who engineered the two bril-
liant Bryan campaigns. He has open
ed law office in this city, and APP
pears to be declined to go back to
| his native state, Arkansas. He is
quite soured and very disgruntled
over the Democratic situation, and
particularly unhappy that he is so
soon to be has been" He says
many hard things about the Demo
cratic party, which he has served for
thirty years, receiving a very fair
compensation therefor. 1t may be
forecasted that he will not make a
very enthusiastic speech at st. Louis,
at the opening of the convention.
If he should speak what is in his
mind, some sharp things would be
said. 1t is very hard for man who
has once been a Senator, and tasted
the sweets of official life in Washing
ton, to retire to political obscurity
and his native town. He still clings
to the sweet idea that he is just as
biga man as ever he was. And per-
haps he is.
Ex-Secrecary Cortelyou, upon the
recommendation of the President,
will take little rest before piunging
into the labors of the campaign. He
will go into retirement until about
the middle of July, when he returns
to this city with Elmer Dover, and
opens Republican headquarters at
the Arlington Hotel Subsequently
offices will be opened in Chicago and
New York. 1t is announced that the
heaviest work for the Republica n
ticket will be done in the States Of