Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-17
POLITICAL.

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POLITICAL.
In the Supreme Court at Philadelphia few
DAYS ago, in the case of Miss Burnham, plead
ing for the right to vote on the ground that
the word ''freemen" in the Constitution meant
men and woman, the Court decided against
her.
An Associated Press dispatch of the 9th says
it is the intention of the Government at Wash
ington to continue competitive examinations
i'm the Departments as fixed in the Civil-Servlce
regulations but appointments will not rlgldly
depend on these.
A Detroit dispatch Of the It'll says the elec-
ton in Michigan had resulted i'll the reelection
of Judge Christiancy, Republican, without OPP
position, and of +. G.. Walker and Andrew
Clinic, Republicans, as Regents of the State
University, by very large majority, no prac-
teal work being done in opposition to them.
At the recent election in Baton Rouge, La,
the McEnery ticket was elected without oppo-
sition.
At Annapolis, Nd on the 7th, the entire
Republican ticket for Mayor, Recorder, and
four Aldermen was elected by majorities rang
ing from 100 to $50.
A. H. Peaslee, Democrat, has been elected
Mayor of Dubuque, Iowa.
Complete returns of the recent election III
Connecticut, mostly official, make the vote for
Governor as follows: Ravens (Rep.), 80,
Ineersoll Dem, As, III; Smith Temperance,
1897 Ingersolls majority, 3,4i3. The Sen
ate is II Republicans to 10 Democrats House,
1909 Republicans, 1872 Democrats. Hawley's
majority for Congress in the First District Is
1,2SO; Kellogg's in the Second, 500; Stark
weather's in the Third, 1,54S, and Barnum' 5
dem J in the Fourth, 1913. The Congressional
delegation is the same as in the previous Con-
gress
Full returns of the recent election in Cincin-
natl give Johnson, Democrat, 1900 majority;
Marchant, Liberal Republican, for Police Court
Judge, 1915; Remlen, Democrat, for Trustee
of the Water Works, $50; Campbell, Repub-
lican, for Prosecuting Attorney for Police, $50.
The conference Of the city members of the
Fusion General Assembly and committee of
the Presidents Of independent clubs of New
Orleans have issued an address to the people,
in which they say that 'the only way by which
the Kellogg usurpation can become established
as a Government is by the acquicscence of the
people. That issue was presented in the Lou
isiana case to Congress, and the people OF the
other States. and is neither a party nor sec
tona one and for this reason we have the
support of a large and influential section of
the Republican party, as well as of the ele-
ments which composed the Liberal party in
the late Presidential election. The people Of
New Orleans are not paying taxes; cannot, in
+lny irwin
milton to the usurpcrs."
The Pennsylvania Legislature has adjourned
sine die The Hon. B. B. Strong was elected
Speaker of the Senate.
Hartford Comm dispatch of the 10th says
the official returns give more votes for the
Prohibition ticket than were at first telc-
graphed and these, with other changes, cut
down Ingersolls majority to 1896. Full re-
turns to the Secretary of State will very likely
reduce the majority slightly.
From the most reliable returns received, up
to the 10th, the political complexion Of the
Ohio Constitutional Convention will be 81 Re-
publicans TO 40 Democrats, and Liberals,
with seven counties yet to hear from.
The Washington Chronicle of the 10th has
an editorial which an Associated Press dispatch
says is understood as the Presidents statement
of the cause which led to the resignation of
George William Curtis. The article says:
George William Curtis was placed at the head
of the Civi-Service Advisory Board and helped
much toward giving that reform forward start.
Last winter however, difference of views
which proved irreconcilable The President,
if we are not misinformed, suggested to Mr..
Curtis that his own experience III filing offices
had suggested such modification of the rules a.
woud admit of transfer of officials from class
of offices to another This Mr.. Curtis did not
fancy; in his opinion the line of promotion should
be confined to those in each class of Offices The
President quietly waited until one of the oc-
CURED, and then exercising his reserved authori
he made transfer, the propriety of which all who
knew the gentleman admit. Mr.. Curtis, however
felt that ike British Cabinet Minister, it his
duty TO resign when he could no longer consistent
ly carry out the views of the Chief Magistrate
The correspondence between President Grant
and Mayor Medll on the resignation of The
latter as one of the Civil-Service Commission
ers has been made public. The Mayor resigns
because, under the Executive order issued in
January last, ''it would be illegal for me tC
continue to hold the office of Commissioner OF
the Civil-Service Board unless l resign the
Mayoralty of Chicago He also expresses tho
hope that the rules prepared by the Board
| and accepted and adopted by the Pres
| ident, will not be abandoned, ignored or neg
lected of enforcement In reply, General
| Grant assures him that 1.-The spirit of the rules
| adopted will be maintained.n
Mr.. Cochrane, of Compton, Canada
| a breeder of rare stock, has recently sold
| to the Earl of Dunmore, in England, one
bull, six cows and three calves, for the