Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-21
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS
,, NV York, Nov. II, 1889.


To the Editor ofhs WIG.
There are clouds lowering DER the brows of the Demo-
cratic leaders. Almost all Douglas men There /.
report in that the Illinois Senator i f,,sv IN
His loss would be a severe blow TO that marty Ts !
the only man belonging it that can be elected Prs
dent, by any possbility-cven If he gcts uuanimops
nomination and carries every vote IN the South-l3O-
u ne dies, tile contest will then be reduced 20 FIGHT he
tween some bitter Democrat and the ultra Renublic,n
seward Here Seward must carry 54 and be cleo
teuf IL cAnot be Otherwise There is but one remedy
have already alluded TO IT, If the Southern Onnosii
Will play bold, National game-call National Convrn
uon--invite cooperation in all the Northern States-
nominate Ryes Bell Critenden or some one whose
name will be like alarm bell all will bc RIGHT Tb
conservative element will be reused Such q mon ,gin
carry many Northern States undreamed of now %,
me tell YOU Of recent rapid rally in Massachusetts
on, SIR, have long regarded that State a honeI
publican. No sr. Not by thousands Of votes
Fourteen days before the recent election the Oppos
ton party started into existence in MassacLus.ttI al
nominated that Old Line Wing, Briggs. Their platform
embraced lev Wing principles the same that have car
RED many elections in the old State What WAS the ~
sun. lmrtyseyen cities and towns gave Briggs plu
rahty over Butler the Democratic candidate and two
towns over the successful candidate Banks Nov sir
the Opposition in Massachusetts, have laid the fo,,nJo
ton Tor National Convention Party that will carr
Mnss'chuseils m 500 for the Opposition President can
didnte ] will tell You why IL will be so B,rts iii 10
cheated hy tue Republican National Convention IL
viii be ignored. Seward will be nominated and he
Bank party in the Bay State will go over 10 the N,tioI
Conservative nominee for the Precedence S.t H., NJ
-achusets elect conservative Presidentl Oh
tors AZ anylStae in the Union North or Soutb and b
los to the Republicans would be fearful blow Tbev
cannot spare her. '
Our local matters here are hardly worth nindipo -
Our old Wing friends TO lack the pluck e,btcd in
Massachusetts,. They ought boldly 10 nominate a cool
Wing for Mayor His chances for election would be first
rate Inst is not all, IL would keep the organization
perfect. To night G. Godfrey Gur,her will be nominated
by Iammany II Is aid the candidate has agreed TO nav
s45,o"o for the nomination. do not doubt H. do
not suppose he agreed give Isaac V Fowler the Cbr
man Of the Timmany Hall Committee that sum bnt no
agreed to spend in the election and thus secure tho
election Of Corporation Attorney worth $50 200 nar
annum want TO know who that Democratic candidate
will b! Then will tell ~ a story.
The nomination Of Fernando Wood by Mozart Hall IL
TACT accomplished Vow Wood will play HE game 10
be elected lie has money to spend for he mortgaged
bis place at Boomingiale for ESQ 900 a few DAYS
suppose he intends 10 spend that sum at least m Il
elects him Mayor IL will be a good investment for bc
will make 1t back again 10 a very few days n the Re
pubcans nominate candidate Il will be simon Dr,rr
The more candidates. the better IL b for Fernando WJ
all his hopes rest upon his ability 10 divide his oppo
nents and thus conquer them. We shall see what will
come Of H. The old line Wings will nominate ex.Nayor
kingsand as their candidate IL he will run Others spe,t
Of nominating Hiram ketchum I 20 in for that pop,i
nation. lla would make an excellent Mayor and nav,
doubt bt that every American would vote for him
correspondent writes the EyBress the following letter.
d" know Of no one with n the faults that may b,
heaped against him by bic adycrsarics on whom th,
whole people can rely With such entire confidence Al
that Of Hiram ketchum. have known HE reputa tior
long, and studied Il we'll and do not know Of dsbopes
act recorded against hiui during tho whole of hi lie
and no doubt his ability 90 900 any Office In IN,
/ rift Of his constituency.
Shall nominate him BY the will Of the paope an,
Jet Tammany and Mozart have one or two candidates a
shall best suit them? DO you not believe that there Az
true-heared men enough left IN this our much vtopve
city, 20 elect Hiram ketchumy YiynEx"
W. Kctchum would make ~ good run MANY Old t,t
paying citizens would for him without reference
/ party.
The Everett House. a somewhat famous town eatsb
hment, is shortly 10 change bands The old proprie
tor and founder Capp has cold out 10 Lloyd L. Brittou
who formerly kept the Sianwix Hotel az Albany Brit
ton has very singular history Tie il nephew Of IN
MarchiOnes Of Lavactte one Of N1pocons srcat diIa
matists. That lady was one Of three New Hampshir
girls One sister married T. Wiggin the great Londo
banker, iu 1870. Another sister married sam Weles
the firm Of Weliys a Co, bankerg Paris Weiles died
leaving large properly His widow married the Marqu
Lavalete, and shortly after her husband was apponte
French Minister Consautinople Another sister maj
ned John BdttOn In COncOrd-the father Of the Everett
House man. This young Britton vas once very en-
shipping merchant IN the city Bot when the rrea
Paris banker, Welles failed HE nephew In New Yorl
Was obliged 10 follow suit lie soon after married Il,
daughter Of Alexander Ming one Of our active eadin
politicians for many years aud then started the stanwi
Hail. 10 Albany In ten years that BrtiOn kept that M
gel, he made sl5 900 year. hope be win not sink
az the Everett House.
Abiding 70 Wells Co.. the great bankers Of Paris
1880 10 lS40 reminds Of another House or series
Commercial Housss Of which the bead vas a nstive
Richmond The house 10 Havre was Lewis Roger
| Co-in Paris, Foud and Fould Oppeuheim banker
you'd s nov one Of Aapoeon's Minisers) At Marsee