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THE PZETSBTJRGr DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 189a
A BOLT J BLAINE
JSTot an Uncertainty in the
Coming Convention, De
spite His letter. .
THE ONE MAN ETVINCIBLE
In the Opinion of Most of the Anti
Administration Leaders.
OXE COURSE OPEN FOR YICTORT.
The Convention Might Kama the Secretary
and at Once Adjourn.
AS ECHO OF THE KEISTOXE GATHERING
SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC LETTER.
Bureau or The Dispatch, 3,
VAsnraGT6s. D. (X. April ft.
A Senator of the United States, who
probably knows more of the inside of the
anti-Harrison feeling and inspiration than
any other man in the country, talked to me
with great frankness to-day on this subject.
"No matter what,has been or may be re
ported," said he, "there is no understand
ing between the Republican leaders who are
opposed to President Harrison's renomina
tion. There is no organization of the op
posing forces, and I do not think there will
be any. Much depends upon the action of
the conventions in New York and in Ohio.
If these conventions indorse the Presi
dent and instruct their delegations
for him, that will end any movement
against his renomiuation. If they follow in
the wake of the Pennsylvania convention,
and compliment the President but permit
the delegations to go unrnstructed, it is pos
sible that an attempt may be made to nomi
nate another than Harrison. Whom to
concentrate upon is the difficult question to
solve. I believe that Blaine is the only
Republican who could be elected. Blaine
is perfectly honest in his declination, but
suppose the convention nominates him and
then immediatelv adjourns. What else
could Blaine do than accept? He could not
ask the convention to reassemble and
choose a new man. He would be forced to
accept, even against his own wilL
The Chances In Favor of Defeat.
"Now, here let me inject," continued the
Senator, "a n expression of opinion that
may not be palatable to our own partv, bnt
which may as well be looked in the face.
The chances are largely in favor of defeat of
the national candidates of the Reoublican
party next fall. For my own part I do not
believe that anr man excepting Blaine can
be elected. Indiana is gone beyondsalva
tion this year, but Blaine can carry New
iork. Four years ago he could not have
carried that State. Ho othef candidate can
carry either Indiana or 'New York, and
without those States we must gain victories
in West Virginia and Connecticut to win.
But in West Virginia the Democrats have
the election officers, and they would count
out any Republican majority there opuld be
gained there.
"In plain words, therefore, no mm ex
cepting Blaine can win, in my oninion, and
Blaine will not have it unless lie is forced
into it. But suppose the convention should
nominate Blaine in spite of his sincere re
fusal to permit the use of his name, and
that he should then be defeated, the party
would be responsible ior administering a
cruel blow to the great leader from which
he never would recover. The convention
hasno right to place Blaine in nomination
against his will, when the possibilities of
defeat are so great If then, we mnst not
nominate Blaine, and it no other than
Blaine can win, what is the use of nominat
ing a new man? So far as I am concerned,
I preler, as one who does not like Harrison
even a little bit, to give the nomination to
the President without a struggle, and let
him be the most conspicuous sufferer from
defeat"
Feellnt; of the Anti-Harrison leaders.
I am well assured that the remarks of
this Senator, thus briefly quoted, reflect the
feeling among nearly all of the anti-Harrison
leaders. While preparing for a val
iant fight, they have little or no hope of
success, and they would rather see Har
rison defeated than anyone else.
I have been assured, within a few days,
on the authority of one of Blaine's warm
est admirers and closest friends, that the
great Secretary declined to be a candidate
not so much on account of a fear for his
health, as because he looked upon the Ke
publican cause as almost hopeless this year
on account of the conditions in doubtful
States, and did not desire to sutler defeat a
second time.
According to these anti-administration
men, the refusal of conventions to instruct
is not for the purpose of effecting a combina
tion against Harrison, but merely that the
delegations may go the convention un
pledged and have the opportunity to act in
the light of that time. Great changes might
occur hetween the dates of the State Con
ventions and that of the National Conven
tion, and in view of the doubtful outlook of
the party, as well as the unpopularity of
President Harrison with the leaders, it is
thought to be wise to prevent as iar as pos
sible the pledging of delegations.
Enloe's Great Breach of Decorum.
Of course, members of Congress are of
like passions with other men, but it has
been, rare indeed in the history of Congress
that a Chairman of an investigating com
mittee, bent upon exposing the weaknesses
and misdeeds of another, has so far forgotten
himself as Representative Enloe, of Tennes
see, did to-day, in the Pension Bureau in
vestigation. Enloe asserted that General
Raum had made certain admissions to him
in a prnate conversation. Baum denied
this emphatically. "You are a liar,"
shouted Enloe, and "you, are a liar," came
back from Raum. Enloe started toward
Raum, to "do him up" in true Sullivan
style, but was held by other committee
members and by renorters. Baum remarked
that while he feared no man he did not seek
trouble, and picked up his hat and left the
room. The report is out that Baum ran
from the room, but this is not true. He
walked very rapidly.
Enloe's conduct was truly disgraceful.
While Ranm has undoubtedly done many
things be should not have done; while he
lias been hurt and disgraced by a foolish
and unscrupulousson whom he unwisely
appointed to position in his own bureau;
while the great Pension Bureau is shown
to be operating under a woful lack of dis
cipline, with censurable conduct rightly
chargeable against many of the clerks and
officials, Enloe has pursued his work not as
an investigator, but as a prosecutor, deter
mined to convict regardless of the evidence.
The disgraceful performance of to-day is
really no worse than his conduct all through
the investigation, though it was more fla
grantly unparliamentary.
Tunny Morles of the Convention.
Funny stories are told of the Harrisburg
Convention, touching the absence of all un
derstanding in regard to a "slate" on the
Judgeship. One delegate from Lancaster
rushed about when the voting on the judge
ship began, wanting to know how to vote.
He was all at sea in regard to the candi
dates. He had often been a delegate, and
had always seen a slated ticket written out,
from top "to bottom. The last heard of him
he was still seeking instructions, swearing
that it was "the st convention I ever
saw, where there is nobody who can tell me
how to vote."
A Pennsylvanian who attended the con
vention gives me what he vows is the true
version of the rise and fall of the Phillips
resolution in regard to Senator Quay. The
Senator was in the room where the Com
mittee on Resolutions met, and was asked
what his wishes were as o an indorsement
of him, or some complimentary allusion to
hirn in the platform. Senator, Quay said
with emphasis to C. L. Magee and others
around him that he did not desire any
mention of his name at all.
Phillips' Little Bombshell Formed.
When it became known that nothing had
been said of Mr. Quay, Phillips, of Schuyl
kill, swore that in a convention, where nine
of every ten delegates were friends of the
Senator, it was a shame that his name
should not be mentioned. He was informed
of the Senator's expressed wish, but an
swered that he did not care a continental
what Quay said, he would see that a Quay
resolution was introduced. When Quay s
friends saw it was impossible to prevent
something of the kind from being done,
they suggested that, to avoid friction, the
resolution be written by a close friend of
Mr. Magee, but the impulsive Phillips had
escaped, and, of his own will, brought Into
the convention the resolution that raised
the one row of the session. The Pennsyl
vanian who tells me this asserts also that
the negative outcry was confined to 12 or 15
delegates.
Quay Too 111 to Come to Pittsburg.
Senator Quay returned to the capital
yesterday, after a visit, since the State.Con
vention," with Senator Cameron, at Done
gal. He was in his seat at the Senate to
day, but feeling quite ill, and this evening
found that it would be unwise for him to at
tempt to go to the Americus Club banquet,
as he had intended, ne tnereiore tele
graphed the President of the olub infor
mation of his inability to be present. Major
S. V. Holliday, Commissioner of Customs,
who had also intended to be at the' banquet,
is prevented by illness. Representatives
Dalzell and Stone left this evening for Pitts
burg. LlGHTNER.
TWO PEYIHG CHTJBCH MEMBERS
Accnso Their Pastor of Using the House of
God for Immoral Purposes.
Millyille, N. J., April 26. One of
the most sensational church trials in the
history of the New Jersey Methodist Epis
copal Conference is in progress in this city
to-day. A committee is in session investi
gating charges preferred against Rev. J. M.
Steward, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Port Norris. One evening a few
weeks ago, Mrs. William Pease, who lives
next door to the church at Port Norris, was
sitting at the window a saw, as she thought.
Pastor Steward and Miss Eva Owen, a mem
ber of his congregation, enter the church by
a side door. She called her husband's at
tention to the fact, and he, also, went to the
window and saw the pastor and Miss Owen
enter the church.
The Peases charge that the couple re
mained in the church for upward of an
:jur, and when they came out Mr. Pease
rushed out of his house and upbraided the
pastor in strong language for using the
church of God for such a purpose. The
clergyman vehemently denied the charge
and left Mr. Pease standing in the street
Mr. Pease and his wife told their story to
the officials of the church, who in turn
notified Presiding Elder Wight, and he,
after investigating the matter, demanded
that Mr.Pease make formal charges. This
Mr. Pease did, and the Presiding Elder ap
pointed the committee and instructed them
to meet in this city to-day to try the
accused pastor.
MEXICO'S MINING LAW.
Properties Reduced to Almost the Level of
Ordinary Ileal Estate.
Cittof Mexico, April 26. The new
mining law promised in the Presidental
message, is finished by the department and
will be presented to the chamber at once.
The law is very important. It enables the
consolidation of mining property and
leveling it to the position of
ordinary real estate, the only restriction
being the oayment of an annual tax or dues.
The denouncement mine system, now used
to obtain for mines the right of encroach
ment which, according to the old Spanish
law, allowed mine owners when following a
working vein to cross or even work strange
property, is abolished.
The law, also, in place of restricting the
formation of mining companies, provides
for the free working of the mines, the
mortgaging of them, if need be; in fact, all
that tends to facilitate the investing of
capital, and the granting of all kinds of
security, and the simplifying of
formalities necessary to secure pos
session and work mines. Track-laying
on the Southern railway is proceeding rap
idly. Rails for .the Inter-Oceanic railway
have arrived, and the track-laying on the
extension from Matamoras toward the Paci
fic has commenced. A mining exchange is
to be established here.
A MURDERER QUICKLY LYNCHED.
Whites and Blacks Overpower a Tramp and
Soon String Him Cp.
VlCKSBURG, MISS., April 26. Special
A murder and lynching recently occurred
in Point Coupe parish, La. A wealthy
planter named Cotton was alone in his store
when a tramp entered and asked for a pistol
and cartridges. Being told there was none
in stock, he proposed to borrow Mr. Cot
ton's pistol, to which the planter replied
that he never carried one. When he had
ascertained this fact the tramp drew ont a
revolver and ordered Cotton to give him
$100. Several negroes came into the store
at this juncture, but as none of them had a
weapon they were intimidated, by the tramp
and fled.
Mr. Cotton turned to flee, when the tramp
fired at him, inflicting a mortal wound. The
tramp then robbed the store cash box of
$200, and was about to depart when a party
of whites and blacks came on the scene and
overpowered the murderer after a short
struggle. Swift vengeance was meted out
to the murderer. The infuriated crowd
dragged him to a tree and strung him up.
He died with curses on his lips,, declaring
that his brother, living in Franklin Mills,
would avenge his death.
n AVE you noticed the To Let Rooms cent
a word advertising columns of the Daily and
holiday Dispatch?
HUNGARIAN NATIONAL FEELING
Crops Ont In- Revolution in the Elet Con
cerning Policemen's 'Coat-of-Arms.
Buda PeStii, April 26. A great tumult
was caused in the Lower House ot the Hun
garian Diet to-day by the introduction ot a
resolution, moved by the opposition, calling
upon the Government to substitute the
Hungarian coat-of-arms for the joint em
blems of Austria-Hungary now worn by the
gendarmes.
President Szapary, of the Hungarian
Ministry, explained the reason why the
joint emblems were worn, but he failed to
appease the opposition. The uproar in
creased, and finally the proceedings be
came so disorderly that it was necessary to
suspend the sitting. Upon' the resumption
of the sitting the resolutions were put to a
vote and deieated.
Rifle ITactlce for the Guard.
HARMSBURG, April 26. Special
Adjutant General Greenland issued an
order last evening fixing May 1 for the
opening, and October 31 for the closing of
the season for rifle practice. Every com
pany will be required to qualify 35 men.
A failure to do this will be considered a
lack of discipline, and warrant disband
ment The order embraces instructions for
rifle practice, qualifications and other par
ticulars. Anstria Accused of Excessive Thrift.
Bekus, April 26. An article which ap
peared in the Horth German Gazette to-day
has caused a decided sensation. It has
reference to the proposed regulations in the
Austro-Hungarlan currency system. The
paper claims that Austria is attempting to
make profit ont of the conversion at the ex
pense of her creditor!.
1HE GRANT MONUMENT CORNER STONE.
New York's Elaborate Preparations for the Ceremonies To-Day at
Riverside Park A Magnificent Memorial.
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THE PROPOSED
New York. April 26.-6))aiI. Since
the body of General Grant was laid in its
tomb with all military and civic honors,
there has been no display at Riverside Park
to compare with the demonstration to-morrow,
when thousands of spectators will
witness the ceremony of laying1 the
corner stone of the monument
which is to mark the final resting
place of the dead soldier.
The platforms and chairs which are to
accommodate the great crowd expected
were all in place to-day, and the wooden
structures were hidden from view by the
graceful folds of the Stars and Stripes hung
about them. The building fund has not
been drawn upon for the expenses of the
dedication, and nearly ail the expenditures
have been provided lor by outside contrib
utors. Rev. Dr. John Hall, of the Eilth Avenue
Presbyterian Church, was finally selected to
deliver the prayer and benediction, al
though it had been the intention to have
Bishop Andrews, of the Methodist Church,
to which General Grant belonged. After
the Presidental party reaches the stand the
following programme will be carried out:
Music by United States Band, 'Hall to the Chief, "
and a national air.
Prayer bv Dr. John Hall.
Address bv General Horace Porter, President of
the Grant Monument Association.
Laying the corner 6tone by the President or the
United State and address.
Music.
Addre'S by Chaunccy M. Depew.
Benediction by Dr. John Hall.
Firing of salute of 21 pins from United States
steamer Mlantonomah.
The Grand Army of the Republic will
make the largest showing of any organiza
tion present, as fully 3,000 of its members
are expected to turn out. There will be an
interesting gathering of men prominent in
city, State and nation on the platform when
President Harrison lays the corner stone.
The tour men now living who commanded
a corps during the war have promised to
attend. They are General Schofield, Com
mander in Chief of the Army: General O.
O. Howard, General Granville M. Dodge
and General Henry W. Slocum. The widow
of General Grant will beaccompanied by
one or more of her grandchildren.
NAT GOODWIN'S DIVORCE.
The Comedian Comes to Terms With Bis
Wife The Salt to Be on the Ground of
Abandonment, Only Some Particular
of. the Agreement.
New York, April 26. Special. It
has been agreed that the counter charges of
cruelty made in the suit of Nella R. Good
win for a separation from Nat Goodwin, the
actor, shall be withdrawn, and that the case
shall be tried on the charge of abandon
ment only. The suit will come up before
Justice Truax, of the Supreme Court, Thurs
day and will not be defended.
The house the Goodwins lived in at 226
West End avenue and its furniture will, it
is said, be sold and the proceeds will be di
vided between them in proportions which
are not made public. The house is in
Goodwin's name, but Mrs. Goodwin has
held the fort in spite of many efforts of Mr.
Goodwin to get possession. She says he
gave it to her as a Christmas gift. The
amount of alimony to be paid to her by Mr.
Goodwin has been agreed upon. Goodwin
has been paying 575 a week under an order
of the court, but had a motion pending for
a reduction of this amount.
It was after about five hours' parleying
that this arrangement was made to-day.
The case was on the calendar before
Justice Truax, for trial, this morning, but
was adjourned to the afternoon, and then
until Thursday, because of the .negotia
tions. Mrs. Goodwin, who has not recov
ered from a carriaee accident of two years
ago, came into court on crutches, assisted
by her brother, Charles Baker, and her sis
ter, uame uaser, wno live wiiu uer.
Mr. Goodwin, who had come on from
Philadelphia to attend the trial, did not
look at his wife or the Bakers, although
sitting near them. While the investiga
tions were in progress in the courtroom he
went into the court of Oyer and Terminer,
where Daniel Kennedy was being tried for
murder, and he finally departed tor Phila
delphia, leaving his case to his counsel,
George H. Hart.
WON'T FOLLOW AMERICA'S EXAMPLE.
The British Commons Vote Down a Propo
sition for E tsler Divorce.
London, April 26. In the House of
Commons this evening, Mr. Hunter moved
the second reading of the bill providing
that desertion or immorality on the part of
either party to a marriage contract shall be
ground for a divorce. Attorney General
Webster opposed the bill, saying that there
were many practical reasons against extend
ing the facilities lor obtaining a divorce.
Mr. Kelly opposed the bill. He said that
in some parts of the United States a divorce
could be obtuned for a few dollars, but the
practice is viewed with horror by the better
section of the American people, who feel
that the law of divorce in the united States
is a scandal. Mr. Kelly said he hoped
Great Britain would not follow America,
but would uphold the sanctity of marriage.
Mr. Hunter s motion was rejected by a vote
of71to40.
THAT TUEB3SH-BULGAEIAN PLOT.
Fifteen Bombiters Who Aimed to Destroy
Constantinople Caught In Kustchuk.
Constantinople, April 26. The dis
covery of the plot at Rustchuk to assassinate
the Sultan, Prince Ferdinand" of Bulgaria
and the Bulgarian Ministers, was due to in
formation received by the Porte that certain
Armenian Communists were arranging for
the manufacture of bombs to be used in
blowing up the principal buildings in Con
stantinople and in terrorizing the inhabit
ants. The information indicated that the town
of Rustchuk-' was the center ot the plot.
The Porte secretly informed the Bulgarian
Government of the existence of the plot.
The Bulgarian authorities acted with the
greatest promptitude ana arrested 10 or the
ringleaders. Ther also seized a auantitv of I
explosives. The Porte is highly gratified at I
the action of the Bulgarian Government. I
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GRANT MONUMENT.
A novel feature of the programme will be
the part taken by the schoolboys. An army
of 1,500 will march past the tomb of General
Grant and scatter flowers upon the casket.
The half holiday provided by the Legisla
ture will be generally observed. In accord
ance with orders received from Washington
to-day the Custom House will close at noon
and the Sub-Treasury at 1 o'clock. The
banks will generally close at noon and
Wall street will take a half holiday. As
this is the seventieth anniversary of Gen
eral Grant's birth there will be several din
ners and meetings to-morrow evening to
commemorate the event The most im
portant will he the banquet at Delmonico's
of the Grant Dinner Association. Mrs.
Grant will be a spectator, and among the
speakers will be Secretary Foster, Secretary
Elkins, General Schofield, Rear Admiral
Gherardi, Congressman Breckinridge, of
Kentucky, and General Horace Porter.
The Presidental party arrived at Jersey
City at 9 P. M. Thev were met at the Penn
svlvania Railroad depot at Jersey City by
Generals Porter and Dodge. In carriages
provided by the Union League Club the
party was "driven to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Secretary Elkins to-night dined with Mrs.
General Grant at her residence.
The memorial to General Grant will be of
light granite, about 100 feet square and 150
feet high. It will be on high ground, the
base being about 150 feet above the level of
the sea, which will put the pinnacle of the
monument 300 feet higher than the Hudson.
It will be high enough and large enough to
be seen from the Palisades, the towers of
the Brooklyn Bridge, all high grounds
within ten miles of the park and every ves
sel that sails up and down the river. Three
millions of dollars have been spent by the
city in its work of decorating this pleasure
ground. The foundations for the monu
ment are now finished, and the first course
of granite, ten feet in height, has been put
under construction.
The movement to transfer the remains of
General Grant from New York to the Na
tional Cemetery at Arlington has come to
an end. Mrs. Grant feels that she is under
great obligation to the people of New York
lor many favors and kindnesses while her
husband was living there and Bince his
death, and that it would seem like an affront
to the peole of ?he city to favor the removal
of the remains. t
IT WAS A BOOMERANG.
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Parson Downs "Buns' Against a Snag The
Woman in His Celebrated Case Tnrns
the Tables and Causes a Decided Sensa
tion. Boston, April 2a Special To-dav's
' evidence in the Downs conspiracy case was
in the nature of a boomerang for the merry
parson. In the first place Judge Sherman
ordered the jury to acquit Deacon
Story, Wilber, Dr. Stackpole and Mr. Taber
on the ground that there was no evidence in
support of the charge that they had
conspired against Parson Downs good
name. The case against Dr. Moyes, Miss
Nepton and Mrs. Campbell continued, and
before the dav's hearing closed Alice Nep
ton had openly in court charged Mr. Downs
with being the father of her child. She as
serted that she had signed the alleged con
fession accusing Mr. Taber, acting under
orders from Mr. Downs, without knowing
what it contained.
The effect of this bit of evidence was
electrical. It created a sensation, which was
increased when she calmly related the de
tails of a trip through Nova Scotia, lasting
two months, during which time she testified
Mr. Downs was her companion. This was
not exactly what the doucrhtv narsnn
was looking for. and his Uwn
.did all in their power to break down her
testimony, xney leit relieved when they
forced Miss Nepton to admit that she had
at another trial made a false statement
under oath. They ;will utilize that ac
knowledgment to offset the effect of her
charges against Parson Downs' morality.
A SCHEMER AT HIS OLD TEICKS.
From His Cell In a Jersey City Jail He"
Works a Confidence Game.
New York, April 26. Special & Wil
son Stoddard, who is now in the Hudson
county jail in Jersey City, is at his old
tricks. During the past month between 15
and 20 women of this city have received
piteous appeals for" financial aid from, Stod
dard. News of this reached the Charitv
Organization Society, and Secretary Charles
D. Kellogg has sent out warnings against
the man to the members. In November last
Stoddard sent similar letters to United
States Senator Gordon, of Georgia, and Dr.
William Morrow, of Nashville. To these
he attached the name of Miss Winnie Davis,
the daughter of the ex-President of the
Confederacy. He was tried, convicted and
sentenced to ten years in prison. He is now
in the county jail on a stay pending an ap
peal. The letters run in part: "Will you
have compassion on one who pleads for
mercy in Christ's sweet name, who asks not
for justice? I am a stranger in this part of
the country, and would spare mv aged
mother grief and humiliation." Several of
the women who received letters sent checks,
some for 50.
A PABEHTJBST OEQIE ECHO.
One of the Places He Visited Gets Its Owner
Into Trouble.
New York, April 26. Special Will
iam N. Griswold, a Wall street broker, was
arrested to-day on an indictment charging
bim witli keenin? a diRnrnWlv hnusA nt. 31
J West Fourth street. This is one of the houses
which Rev. Dr. Parkhurst visited at night.
The March grand jury, in its presentment
arraigning tne ponce department lor not
suppressing such places, recommended that
the owners of the honses be prosecuted as
well as the occupants. The district attornev
instituted an investigation as to the
ownership of this house, and
found it was owned by Mitchell
O. Levy. The District Attorney sent for
Mr. Levy, who said that he was the owner
ot the house, that it was leased to Griswold,
and that he had notified Griswold of the
character of the tenants.
Griswold was almost overcome by his
arrest. He said he had just returned from
a business trip to Arizona, and knew noth-
ing about the charge against him.
iiall
was fixed at $1,000.
I
BRICE GIVEN A BOOM.
The Buckeye State Central Committee
Favors the Chairman as
ONE WAT TO SECURE HARMONY.
Jast Four Big State Conventions on the
Card for To-Day.
SOME CONGRESSMEN RENOMINATED
! SPECIAL SXLEQBAIt TO THE DISPATCH.
Columbus O., April 26. The Demo
cratic State Central Committee, in its pro
ceedings to-day, set an example for its
political opponents in the way of harmony
whieh would be well for the Republicans
to follow next year. By a unanimous vote
the committee agreed on a time for holding
their convention, and without a negative
vote Columbus was chosen as the place. In
one accord Hon. James E. Neal was chosen
for Temporary Chairman, and with the
same unanimity was Louis G. Bernard made
Secretary of the convention. Neal is a
Cleveland-Campbell man and Bernard a
Hill-anti-Campbell follower. The Bourbon
factions got together and agreed upon the
preliminaries of the great'eampaign in the
State with a spirit which indicates a bar
gain and understanding providing for a
solid front. There was a remarkably large
attendance of members, only four proxies
beintr presented.
Chairman Norton, in calling the meeting
to order, sounded the call for a Western
man for President After explaining the
object of the meeting of the committee, and
referring to the importance ot the coming
campaign, he paid Cleveland and Hill each
a compliment, but aroused the committee to
a degree of enthusiasm by declaring it was
not essential to the success of the party that
either of these gentlemen be the standard
bearer.
Plenty of Western Timber.
There was as great timber in the West,
said the speaker, and it was now time for
the East to recognize that. The certain
opportunity of success undoubtedly lies in a
western candidate's nomination, bnt, no
matter who it is, he pledged the loyalty of
the Ohio Democracy. He gave the Repub
lican Legislature several rubs, and intima
ted that the biggest part of the coming cam
paign would be taken up by the Republi
can party in defending the action of this
body. He congratulated the party" on the
lack of harmony which pervaded in the
Republican party. The dates June 14 and 15
were selected as the time for the holding of
the convention.
A lengthy debate followed the offering of
a resolution, which was to authorize the Cen
tral Committeeman from the Twentieth
district to call a Congressional Convention for
that district. The recent gerrymander has
practically abolished all the Congressional
District Committees, and nobody has author
ity to call the. district conventions. The
resolution was finally amended, and then
adopted so as to provide that the county
members of Congressional District Commit
tees are authorized to act as members of the
new committees for the district in which the
county is located until new committees are
selected at conventions to be called by the
present committees.
Two Wings Flapping; Well Together.
An adjournment soon followed, which
was closely connected with a conference
taking place in the Neil House. The re
markable harmony covering the two fac
tions of the committee and the session and
Chairman Norton's keynote for a Western
candidate furnished the outline of the under
standing which has been reached by the
Democracy of Ohio, with the express purr
pose of benefiting both factions in the com
ing national campaign. The date ot the
convention was put off to a surprisingly
late day, ten days after the Repub
lican National Convention, and but a
few days before the Democratic National
convention. The Ohio Democratic conven
tion will be the last State convention held
to select delegates at large. This is another
feature of the harmonious understanding of
the Ohio Bourbons, and Is the point of the
programme which means to send the Ohio
delegation to the National convention as a
unit, with the purpose ot nominating a can
didate or dictating such nomination. The
idea is to improve the doubtful expediency
of nominating Cleveland by going to the
convention prepared to stand up for Senator
Brice or ex-Governor Campbell.
The Big Four for Ohio.
A member of the committee and a close
friend ot John R. McLean said in explain
ing the sudden getting together of the two
factions: "We must admit that Hill is clear
out of it, and the Cleveland boom is on the
wane. There is a chance for Senator Brice
or ex-Governor Campbell, and why not
go there with the understanding that
the one commanding the strongest sun-
port be put forward? Yes. I know Gover
nor Campbell is for Cleveland, but if
Grover is out of the race, he will certainly
be friendly to his own interests, if not to
Senator Brice's. The convention will be
harmonious, and it will send Senator Brice,
ex-Governor Campbell, Judge Virgil P.
Kline and Hon. A. W. Thurman to Chicago
as delegates at large. John R. McLean
could go if he wanted to. He does not.
He will be the next chairman of the Na
tional Committee. Ohio's delegation to
that convention will be in position to come
mighty near naming the Presidental can
didate." HARBISON TO BE INDORSED
At the Republican State Convention
in
Little Jersey To-Day.
Trenton, N. J., April 26. The Repub
lican State convention to elect delegates to
the national convention will be held in
Taylor Opera House to-morrow, beginning at
noon. Contrary to previous expectation,
considerable interest is being awakened at
the eleventh hour, and to-night a large pro
portion of the delegates have arrived, giv
ing an air of life and bustle to the hotel
surroundings. The venerable John I. Blair,
who has attended all the Republican na
tional conventions, will be elected as a
delegate at large. The other delegates at
large, if to-night's slate holds good, are
General William J. Sewell, George A. Hal
sey and Garrett A. Hobart
Ahearty indorsement of Harrison's ad
ministration and an arraignment of Demo
cratic government in New Jersey will be
among the planks ot the platform.
Harrison Only Partially Indorsed.
Denver, Col., April 26. The Repub
licans of the First Congressional district
held their convention here to-day and nom
inated Jake Saunders, of Leadville, and
Frank Downer, of Boulder, delegates to
the Minneapolis convention. They are un
instructed, except that they shall vote for
any candidate favorable to the free and un
limited coinage of silver. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing the official acts of Sena
tors Teller and Wolcott and Secretary
Blaine, and the administration of President
Harrison, except his policy on silver coin
ase. Lively Convention at Tonngstown.
Youngstown, O., April 2G. Special.
The Republican County Convention to-day
was largely attended. The contest over the
election of Sheriff was decidedly warm,
seven ballots being required before a nomi
nation was reached. A strong ticket was
nominated. Resolutions were passed in
dorsing Harrison and McKinley, and the
delegates to the State Convention instructed
to vote for Samuel H. Taylor for Secretary
of State.
IMcKInley Men Placed qn Gnard.
East Liverpool, O., April' 2a Spe
cial. Delegates to the State Republican
Convention were elected at New Lisbon to
day. All are followers of McKinley. A
tabulation of the votes showed that George
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B. Harvey, of this city, had 2,293 votes; J.
G. Greenamayer, of Leetonia, 2.172; Fisher,
of Wellsviile, 1,439 nominating Harvey
by 121 For Congress, Billingsley has 38
delegates, King 24, Monaghan 9.
PALMES Will BE IHDOESED
At
the Illinois Democratic State Conven
tion, to Be Held To-Day.
Springfield, Iixs., April 26. The in
dications point to the nomination of John
P. Altgild, of Chicago, for Governor, by
the Democratic State Convention, which
meets here to-morrow. The preliminary
work of the convention is progressing rap
idly, the platform being already practically
agreed on. Palmer will be warmly in
dorsed for the Presidency, although the
delegates to the National Convention may
not be positively instructed for him.
Congressmen "Forman and Fithian-and
other Southern Illinois' politicians are op
posed to any expression on the Presidental
question except an unqualified indorsement
of Grover Cleveland. They are in the
minority, however, but will doubtless make
a stubborn fight.
At midnight a proposition of compromise
on the Presidental question was being dis
cussed. It provides for the indorsement of
Palmer, but instructs the Illinois dele
gation to vote as a unit for Grover Cleve
land should his name at any time be pre
sented by the State of New York. This
proposition was received with general favor,
and will undoubtedly be submitted to the
Committee on Resolutions to-morrow.
A DELEGATION SPLIT UP.
Indiana Democrats Not Likely to Tote as a
Unit at Chicago.
Indianapolis, April 26. Special.
Although a much-discussed compromise was
supposed to have settled the differences be
tween the friends of Cleveland and Grav in
Indiana, there is every evidence that there
will be a split in the delegation which goes
to Chicago. The Cleveland delegates are
enraged over the boast made by Senator
Voorhees that Gray had about twe-thirds of
the Indiana delegation, and over the spirit
shown by the Senator to "rub it in."
There has been some quiet hobnobbing on
the part of the Cleveland members of the
Indiana delegation, at which they figured
out that of the 30 Indiana delegates to Chi
cago, Cleveland will have 12, Gray 16,
doubtful 2. The doubtful ones are Richard
son, of Pike, who is a Gray man and was
instructed for Cleveland, and Cass, ot
Porter, who would prefer Palmer, of
Illinois.
ANTI-HABBISON IN ALABAMA.
The Administration .Loses Nearly AH the
Dalegates From That State.
BiEMiNaHAM, Ala., April 26.
In nearly all the Congressional dis
tricts the Republicans to-day held con
ventions and selected delegates to the Na
tional Convention. The Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Ninth districts selected two sets
of delegates. In the Eighth district, which
held its conventiontwo months ago, another
convention was held, which sent up a con
testing delegation.
The only Republican issue is on Chairman
Mosely, of the State Committee. He is a
white man and officeholder and the negroes
have made active war on him to capture the
chairmanship for one of their own race.
The opposition to him is also anti-Harrison,
and in a majority of the districts the antis
have carried the day. Mosely, however, is
confident of seating all his delegates at
Minneapolis.
Johnstown FrohlDltlonlsts Nominate.
Johnstown, April 2G. Special The
Prohibition county convention met here to
day and nominated a full county ticket.
The delegates present were instructed to
elect a delegate to the National Convention
at some future time. Hon. A. A. Barker
was one of the leading spirits present To
night a mass meeting was held at which H.
D. Patton, State Chairman, made a speech,
and Miss Lillie Runels, of New York, sang.
New York's Probable Big Four.
Albany, N. Y., April 2C It may be
safely stated that the delegates at large to
be chosen by the Republican State Conven
tion to be held here on Thursday will be
Chauncey M. Depew, Thomas C. Piatt,
"Warner "Miller and TJnited States Senator
Hiscock. Only two or three delegates have
arrived, and no one here knows as yet who
will be Temporary or Permanent Chairman
or what the platform will contain.
Harrison Instructions Voted Down.
Scbanton, April 26. The Republicans
of Lackawanna held their county conven
tion here to-day, and elected E. N. 'Willard
and Benjamin "Hughes delegates to the Na
tional Convention. "When a resolution
came up instructing the delegates to vote
for Harrison it was voted down almost
unanimously. Nevertheless, the delegates
are believed to be Harrison men.
TVatres Has Had Enongli.
Harrisburg, April 26. Special
Lientenant Governor Watres, Chairman of
the State Republican Central Committee,
was in the city to-day, attending the regu
lar session of "the Pardon Board. He says
he is not. a candidate for re-election as chair
man. When asked it he would manage
the next campaign, the- Chairman said:
"The matter is not definitely settled."
A Free Silver Man Wanted.
Salida, Col., April 26. The Repub
lican Congressional Convention was held
here to-day. B. Clark Wheeler and T. G
Graden wero nominated as delegates to the
Minneapolis convention. They were in
structed to use every honorable means to
secure the nomination of a Presidental can
didate who favors free and unlimited coin
age of silver.
Instructed for the President.
St Louis, April 26. The Republicans
of the Seventh Congressional District, in
convention at Sedalia, to-day elected Henry
E. Lamma, of Sedalia, and Colonel. Ramsey,
of Springfield, delegates to the National
Convention at Minneapolis. They are in
structed tor Harrison.
Tho Pith of Politics.
The Nineteenth Illinois Congressional Dis
trict Pomocratio Convention yesterday
unanimously renominated L K. Williams.
The Republicans of the Ninth district of
Wisconsin have nominated Hon. William L.
Horsey, a prominent party leader, for Con
gress. The Democrats of the Third Indiana dis
trict yesterday renominated Congressman
Jason B. Brown. The district is strongly
Democratic.
Republic iif delegates from the Nineteenth
Illinois district to the National Convention
are not instructed, but Harrison's nomlna
tloiifWas urged.
At tne Republican Convention of the
Fourteenth Illinois Congressional district,
yesterday, B. F. Funk was nominated for
Congress on the first ballot.
At a special adlourned election at Bangor,
Me., flavins O. Beat, Republican, was elected
Mayor by 12 majority. Last year he was de
feated by over 500 plurality.
The Republicans of tho Third Illinois dis
trict liavo chosen J. E. Black, Jr., and H. C
Miller delegates to the National Conven
tion. Tliey wero instructed for Harrison.
At the Second District (Maine) Republican,
Convention yesterday, Hon. Nelson Dingley,
Jr., was nominated for Congress by acclama
tion. A resolution indorsing President Har
rison's administration throughout was unan
imously adopted.
"Hickory Hall," a new Democratic State
organization at Springfield, III., was christ
ened, amid much enthusiasm last evening.
Representatives from every county in the
State assembled and formed an organization
which will have delegates from every town
ship and ward in the state.
The Democratic Convention of the Thir.
teenth Illinois District yesterday re
nominated Congressman William M.
Springer for his tenth term. A letter was
rend at the convention from Mr. Springer.ex
pressing his gratitude and urging the Demo
crats of Illinois to stand by Palmer for Presi
dent. He doesn't think New York should
always be honored.
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