, 1876-09-21

HAElETH Will ktCH hCtViRltlAH N4EtANS% VA |
Congress from TINT district. In presenting his
papers for tho position, tlen. Banning claimed,
it Is said, Tint Columbus Dclano, then Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, WAS anxious 10
appoint lin, md that the for,nallty Of the
Cuagrcssman's Endorsement alone was needed.
DELANo sSuBs HIN.
Dciano subsequently denied thai there WIS
my truth In Gen. Dann!ngfs claim upon hls
favor. Mr.. job Stevenson llaa said, In publlc
ptncc, that he Ind learned that Banning had
offered to divide tho profits OF TINT otl'ce With
another asprant, fl order to secure tho place.
BANNING i REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR CON-
ultHss.
In 1870, Gen. Banning was a rfyal Of Job
Stevenson fur tho nomination to Congress ny
tho Republican party Convention. Being de-
ieatsl III its clorts to get 10 C9ngres' ttsoan6n
liz Republican platform, mt! canvasscd tho dis.
trct wttll his s,lcccssfl rival. In the course af
that canvass, he advocated many Of tue act. OF
tho Republican purity Which lle now, In biz Cin'
III ISL, Gun. DAnning was still Republican.
ON THE fENCE.
III 1872, he waycrcd for somo time, and finally
succeeded, In his search for ofl!cet in bce0'nE
urccsey died; and, wl,en Gen; Banning went 70
Congress, flo was, rs lic h!nlscf sud, one Of tho
unly three survivors OF his party In Congress-:
Tic otlscr two wcre hSo.nherg q Alahana. an'.
"
movement In Ohio, u 1s79, Cen Banning s.:c-
credcsl IN committing himself to neither Of tho
old partics ....- ..
IN December, 1873, ns Liberal in Congress,
he voted for Blaine for Speaker, anu against
Fernando Wood.
IlH 1s REWARDED.
Atr. blaine VA. then tic dispenser Of Con-
grcssional patronage, md appointed Banning
member of the Committee OH Foreign Atlairs.
"a very important place, In view Of tlle then
gr,:at probability vi a war with Spain. Such d
DtsrENsEe PATRONAGE
Banning lind hardly become warm IN big Con-
Ercssfonni seat bcfUrc lie made application 10
the t;eycrnnlcnt Departments for positions, and
ins 1T lis ijrst sessiot, in Congress-, 10 make q very
noncommttat RECORD, and, at its end, was the
willing. Turks Ut my pnrty Tint wouii have
him: tle went home, ami became the candidate
Of tho Cincinnati Enquirer for Congress. Upon
that platform he stands to-day.
BANNING LoHHtEs FOR THE sALAnr-oEAn.
Wlc,, tho salury-Gsab bill was pending,
Ge'', banning, like many other incoming
s s'ss Sor o. ayosaes ,at @a1 measures ro
great md noble incoming army Of
inar,yrs wero a,lxious to have thcir salaries In
creased, and not less a.lxfuus that tho outgoing
mcml,crs shnula receive the odunl for the vote:
lien. Banning then, IT. private, denounced
those who opposed tho sa1arY-ncrcaso rs dcna-
gOg,,cs. ...... .......,
aen. Dannlng, n nm l's openlnE speeeiil, recently
III tl!e canvass N the eeennu uii.o u.stfsl, Iss
tcIieu 70 RNe u ~ cqsstetts ..!a aiS ~ I.ns
of s stewardship" From tttat neeo,Ist , sc has
otnlttch the points lhulcateA III tills ietteI.
SOME 8uEnn QUESTIONS foh oEs; aas. tAHNiSo' r..
uen banning Is oiae q tli miS1 W prsth
political opponent hlra; Ag eioIla ~ satsisu
to bo paid IN ms owl. eo'1 ,;n VII Nv INK sa1,s
| legged to lie far statement Of very Interest
l''1 elapteF o. nis pun,Ic eaIets; ,f .,,~
Was he not cducntcs1 M a. ttc 9hlsers'ty ol Sir WI.
ginla, aht!, WAch t'lo Mar oIoko out, WcIo ',ot
his sympathics Win the pcoplo q tMo soItn ,I,..
Dhi no mol say, u one Inns %aa nattst
Uenoefat anu y was SONG th1sS !aItt Snl{ mnS1
SUCCESS was csllently on LIZ sue u LUG Nostnl
before concludGa 10 Jo1n LUG army
sra ~ Aiiu H. iin,n ra,,ac NJ hcnrt mil 1t tho
battle of NaelyIllcf Did tlc not vote for Clement
| J.. VuE1antltgAu,n, and compel as mAny ot ILLS
own men rs possible to 90 the san'ct
~ hG oe to sa q ~ liz Gu No., f as th ~ h,sni
/ spIAd AALEGH oM e"A .'tePa