, 1876-03-11
THE HTiMES.f'

THE TtMES"
IT HAS GONE oyEn 10 THE nEMoCnAcT.
For two or three days phst thore haa beon =
good doAl Of quiet ohuokling among tho leaders
Of tho Democratic party In this city over the
fact that arrangements had heon almost, II not
absolutely, contaminated whereby tho pAyty will
10 placed in the possession Of an organ, which
aball R,so utsorance to nothing but genuine
yhtd-wide. dycd-in-.ho-woot Dourbantsm. soino
two OF thrco wooka ago propositions wero mado
to purchase tho Courier, and an egreomont WAS
made, though not placed In writing. whoreby
several loading Democrats wore to obtain tho
hla mind, doubled up h,s prce, ana thought he
bad sure thing. Tho tradc fell through, and
e'sswhoto; a:4y. ; :rhs resont nv, visit Of Dan
\ few oshor toaders Of tho groat unterri1cd 10
Washington, whilo 1t VIA not successful IN oh
tanning for Chicago tho honor Of holding tho
Den'osratlo National Convention. was not fail-
Of Now York, and other 4 No. i Eastern Demo
Gratis to whom was explained tho abaolute necoa.
atty OF M organ In tho West. Ttioy p!oadoa
thAt now WAS tho accepted tfmo. aud tho
heart Of tho Northwest was boating louliy for
at organ, and it tho Eastern Democrats wanted
to do anything towards securing tho victory in
tho approaching presidential race, shoy ahould
como down Will pocuniary assistance for clthcr
tho purchase or maintenance Of atrtot party
tuno-griudor. Tho proposition WAS taken un-
dor adyiHemcnt. md favorable answer
was returned. Sam 11ldon agreed. on bollalf Of
htmae!f aud fow political friends, to put up
ESQ. 900. Other distinguished opponents Of 10
puhtfcanam agreed to aubscribet and tho Chi
cago Committee cams home in tho most Joyous
manner The toasss that wcre drank to tho huo-
seHa OF the schetno wore NUMEROUS and hopa
boat high whore hope had been q stranger for
many roas8.
some ak months ago, the story was current In
Newspaper and political circles that J. Sterling
Morton, d prominent citizen of Nebraska, wns
about to como to this city aad socuro halt-il,-
terest In tho Times, and AaBltme the mannCn.
ment thereof, vhilo Mr. Storey WAS iii Europe, D
trip which that gentleman contsnpatod at
tic scheme fell through. sir. Sforton did not
purchase the hnlf intcrest in tho Times, and Mr..
Storey did not go to Europe.
Gu tho return OF MeBarH O'Unra, Hoyns, ct
H., With the proutses OF the Eastern Democratic
;ia;,,a stT: Morton; who bZ tho way is 10 H.
he might DO induced to Ionow his
d. dss ire tHf @ o nd A. glory aa tne
conferences wero then hold with The "old man
poratatent." and a basis for trade was agreed
sry. ets:, were sehoduled aud appraised, and
tho estabshuent. That sho nrray Of
numerals proved satisfactory, sooms evident
from tho iaos that Arrangements hhvo been per-
fectea within day or twn for changes III the
editorial etatf+ h1r. John n. Do.hMel1, .Ate Of
tho Courier, will ASSUME 50 important editorial
function under tho now management, which, It
Is stated will go into efoct about the 1st p1o1. 1t
Ia moro than likoly that tho genial Dan O'I1ara,
WHO haa abjured nft dosire for ot1icc-hoidfng
will havo something to aag about tho editorial
conduct OF the paper. aud may contribute daily
bin yie"s on tho sttuation for tho deIectatlou ot
tho patrons Of tho paper. The price agreed
upon has not tranbpired, NJ those who aro inter-
estca decline to mako 1t public.