Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-04-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, u. c., ,
April 4, 1853
NoRTuS = CHANCES

much stronger than they would seem
10 be at first < lance. The darkirs are
beginning to understand that Grant
Immediate connection with all the
scnnndrciS whose misdrcts are being
brought TO light by the Democratic
House is so pa'paie thar,h C"nvcn.
tion may not dare to Nominate him,
and Morton will he their ncXi choice.
His 'adhcsion>n Ph!chbark. when the
best men and coolest heads in biz
party knew that TO aduIit Pinchback
TO seat in the Senate, 10 which lac
had no title. could not fail To iniurc
the party. la, made Morton The new
Moses of the negroes. Ii is evident
that Morton cares for Dn'hing hut bis
own success, and that his strength
does not lie in his popularity with the
leaders Of his party, but with the
Republican negro voters. The party
managers favor C"nkiing, because it
is accepted "a certain that nri,hrr
party can win, if it fails 20 carry New
York The 80 electoral votes of that
State will, TO u certainty, decide the
contest; and if Cnnkiing can control
the delegation for that State, he will
tie in position t.. command the nom,
ination. If not, Morton will be tie
strongest man.
FRAUDS FRAUDS FRAUDS
Henry H. Finley. Of ST. Paul,
Mimi, WHO was cmpl I'd by the
Interior Department as an attorney 10
work up the frauds in the Land Office
has discovered evidence of the most
startling character duplicating ex-
Secretary Dclano, cXmasi-tant Secrc-
tary Cuwen, and two United States
Senators, Upon reporting these facts.
a few days ago. Finley was Notified
that his services were DO longer
required, "a the Government did DO,
think it necessary to continue the
investigation any iurlher.
\ witness before a COmmitte Of the
House, several days since, stated that
! Trcnor W. Parke paid John Delano,
son of Secretary Delano, So, 900 for
the patent for the Emma mine tract,
and that the patent was issued upon
! fraudulent papers now on lille in he
Department. John Delano has been
subp9naed, and further developments
may be looked for.
is also implicated in tho most gigantic
rs well as the most petty kind Of
! frauds-from deposi,ing Sl,500,00 of
Government funds W IT, the bankrupt
! house of JAY Cook Il Co, to bolster
up their fallen fortunes, to having
articles of furniture for his own use
made in the Navy Yard shops al,
Government expense.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC EXECu-
TIVE COMMITTEE,
whose headquarters are at 1921 F ST.,
Washington, has complete d its organ.
ization for campaign work, and will,
under The direction of Hon. A. ID.
Banks. The resident secretary, render
effective aid to local organizations all
over the Union. Mr. Banks, who is
a NirgiLian by birth, has been an
industrious Democrat for more than
Il quarter of century. Since the
termination Of tie war, lie has been
constantly on the wing, cndeavoriug
tn harmonic and consolidate into one
great, prwerful, natiuna! party, the
Democratic organizations of the seve-
raj Staics-and all this at bis own
expense. There are very few promi-
ncnl Democrats in the Union whom
Mr.. Banks does not know personally.
The National Committee could hardly
have selected a more useful man fer
their secretary. | had nearly forgot
ten to add that Mr.. Banks i.
an accomplished journals, of many
years experience. ....
POMERoY REDIyIvUS
II is fact not generally known,
perhaps, that ex-senator Pomeroy,
who did not go out Of the Senate in
"a blaze of glory. few years since.
has the bardhood to expect to succeed
Senator James NJ. Harvey, of Kansas,
whose term expires March 3, 1877.
The Committee which investigated,
or rather .whitewashcd, Pomeroy, in
The matter of his attempt to bride
State Senator York, virtually brought
10 the Scotch verdict, Not Proven :"
although the testimony adduced
showed, beyond the shadow of u
doubt, that he was guilty of the
charge preferred against him. Strange
as it may seem, this man tells bis
friends Che has friends, because he
possesses wealthy that he is positive
Of being returned to q seat in the
Senate Of the United States He
lives 10 style in one of the most
fashionable localities of The city, and
is especially assiduous in his atten-
tons to citiZcns Of Kansas who arc