The News Herald

WASHINGTON LETTER.

[From our regular correspondent.]

Washington, D. C., June 17, 1892.

The President has devoted considerable time this week to receiving and conferring with the returning delegates from the National Convention, many of whom will remain here until next Monday, when the committee appointed for that purpose will formally notify the President of his nomination, a ceremony, by the way, which will bring together a good many prominent Republicans who will take leading parts in the coming campaign. Many of the delegates who have called on the President voted and worked against his nomination, but they have one and all assured him that they are not sore over the result, and that they intend to do the work they will do to re-elect him prove the assertion.

The President is only mildly interested in the outcome of the Chicago convention, as he is thoroughly imbued with a quiet confidence, which amounts almost to conviction, that Harrison and Reid can beat the strongest ticket the Democrats can possibly put up—if they put up a weak ticket, as now seems probable, it will but add to the Republican majority in the electoral college.

A grand Harrison and Reid ratification meeting is to be held here to-night, under the auspices of the Knights of Reciprocity. Among the speakers will be Secretary Burke, Senators Hale, Perkins and Gallinger, and Representatives Burrows, of Michigan; Ross, of Connecticut; Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Dolliver, of Iowa; Haun, of Tennessee; Johnson, of Indiana and Raines, of New York.

The selection of Senator Dubois, of Idaho, for the important duty of making the speech notifying the President of his nomination is a high and deserved compliment to that gentleman, and is at the same time good politics.

The President and Secretary Foster have held several consultations concerning the International monetary conference, since it became certain that about every European government of importance would participate therein. No official announcement has been made but there is an impression here that Mr. H. W. Cannon, for many years Comptroller of the currency, and at present president of a New York bank, and Senator Jones, of Nevada, will be conferees on the part of the United States. It would be difficult, if not possible, to find two men who know more about finance.

The bill granting an American registry to the steamship China, owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, on condition that one or more similar vessels be constructed in American ship yards, has been favorably reported to the House. In the report accompanying the bill, the committee says it has assurance that the company will immediately build two vessels, each of 8,000 tons register, if the bill becomes a law.

Senator Pugh, of Alabama, added his mite to the Democratic muddle when he stated that Senator Gorman was the only candidate who could keep the South solid for the Democratic party. With any other candidate, Senator Pugh says, the Democrats are certain to lose several Southern States. This is very interesting, if true; but it looks to a man up a tree like a fairy story invented to help the Gorman boom.

It is stated here with much positiveness that Tammany has made a deal for the nomination of a western man for President and of ex-Congressman Robert B. Roosevelt, of New York, for Vice President, by the Chicago convention; but as this is the season for fakes it must be taken with due allowance.

The Senate and House committee are in a tangle over the item in the District of Columbia appropriation bill appropriating $100,000 to assist in entertaining members of the G. A. R., who attend the National encampment here, the members of the House opposing the appropriation, which was added to the bill by the Senate.

Mr. Cut-it-down Holman got another sitting down upon from the House this week. The bill under consideration was the Fortification appropriation bill, and Mr. Holman tried to amend it so as to practically put a stop to the work of sea coast fortification, but he was overwhelmingly voted down.

Senator Morgan in a speech favoring free coinage said the Republican platform adopted at Minneapolis was a step to the front in the way of a restoration of silver as a money metal, and demanded that the Chicago convention should go further and declare for free coinage.

A majority of the Democratic Senators and Representatives have gone to Chicago to take part in the free fight which is to take place in the Democratic national convention next week.