Washington Correspondence

Special Capítol News Co. Correspondente. Washington, D. C, Junes, 1894. Congressman Moon has received many letters from prominent citizens of Michigan within the past month, urging him to consent to be a candidate before the republican convention for the nomination for governor. He is even charged in certain quarters with being in a conspiracy to defeat Governor Rich forre-nomination. Knowing of these things, the writer hereof asked him for the facts in the case, and he said: "It is true that I have received many letters and marked newspaper articles suggesting that I allow my friends to use my name as a candidate against Governor Rich. The writers of those letters have assured me that I would surely be nominated if I would only consent, and that my election would follow as a matter of course. I have answered those letters with a plain and unequivocal refusal to consider the suggestion for a single instant. I have no desire to be governor of Michigan and if I had would not think of such a thing this year. I am coming more and more to be a believer in the one term theory, especially for president and governor, both being honorary offices, but I should prefer to see our party adopt it and put it into practice after having discussed and passed a resolution to that effect, or, better still, after having put a plank to that effect into lts platform upon which a canidate was to be nominated for his first term. I believe the republicans of Michigan will some time come by unanimous consent to think and act upon the oneterm theory, but I had not expected them to do it this year." Congressman Richardson has made currency questions quite a study, until he feels that he has a mission to perform in correcting many evils that he sees at present existing. He has, therefore, recently introduced a bilí "to provide a more uniform interconvertible national currency for coining the silver bullion in the treasury, and for other purposes." The subject is too deep and the bilí too complicated for any correspondent not thoroughly familiar with the subject to explain its provisions or points, and so it will not be attempted in this correspondence. Mr. Richardson said when asked regarding the bill and its possible fate: "I am constantly receiving letters from prominent bankers, lawyers and business men, all of whom commend the bill in the highest terms and express the hope that it will become a law. The treasury officials, or several of them, have also expressed to me personally, in private conversation, their approval of the measure. Chairman Bland, of the committee on coinage, weights and measures, having the bill in charge, has promised to give me a hearing at an early day, and I shall do my best to convince the committee that the bill should be favorably reported, as I think it will be." Congressmen Gorman and Whiting have recently gone to Michigan, the latter to recover his health if possible, and incidentally to look after his gubernatorial nomination boom, which seems to be already quite a healthyand strong one. Mr. Gorman would not admit that he went for anything else than a few daysof rest. Congressmen Avery and Moon expect to leave early this week for Michigan. Dr. Avery goes to accompany his wife to their home at Greenville. She has been sick most of the winter, and is yet hardly able to travel. Mr. Moon will go first to Chicago on business, anrl from there to his home at Muskegon. Congressman Linton,who delivered a Decoration Day address at Richmond, was kindly received, spoke to a good sized and appreciative audience, and had a very pleasant trip. He was accompanied by his two little sons,but Mrs.Linton was prevented at the last from going by the arrival of Michigan friends.