The daily gazette., 1876-05-19
WASHINGTON.
The Action Of the Ohio Dem ocrats
-KeiiOO and1His Political
Horrors.


WASHINGTON, May 1S.-There is, of
course, considerable talk to day over
the doing of the Ohio democratic con-
vention yesterday. Senator Thurman
and his friends frankly admit that the
action Of the convention is a great set
back to his prospects, yet they are not
at all inclined to give it up. Senator
Thurman received this afternoon a
telegram to tie effect that a majority
of the delegates are really for him,
and will be ready to cast their votes
for him if the time comes when they
can consistently be absolved from their
instructions. But the general senti-
ment is now that Mr.. Thurman. not
having his own State to start with, is
only to be thought of as candidate in
the very remote contingency of some
such struggle as preceded the nomina-
tion of Franklin Pierce in 1859. Many
leading democrats said to day that the
factious course of the soft money de-
mocracy Of Ohio had irretrievably lost
that State, and that it would not only
be useless, hut weakening to the party
elsewhere to put up any OHIO man at
st. Louis. Several democratic Sena-
tors said they thought that this throw.
ing overheard of Thurman would help
very much the chances of Mr. Bayard.
KELLOGG AND HIS HORRORS.
Gov. Kellogg, Of Louisiana, was in
close consultation with Senator Morton
to-day in the Presidents room at the
capitol. AS the result of this confer
ference Coy. Morton succeed in pas.
ing resolution in the Senate, the
practical effect of which will be, and
is SO intended, to give the Mississippi
investigation committee pewer to in
quire into Louisiana affairs. There Is
double purpose in this-first, to off,
set the revelations which will be
brought to light by the House com.
mittee on Louisiana affairs; and second
to produce an additional crop of out
RACES for campaign effect. Kellogg
has been dangling afer the President,
and Attorney General for some time,
in the hope of inducing them to help
carry out his schemes, and has now
applied to the more congenial Indiana
Senator, who will certainly do all he
can for him. In regard to the distur-
Dances in Louisiana thereis no question
that the Kellogg party is, as usual
greatly magnifying them for political
effect. The Attorney General, before
| whom all the circumstances have been
laid, remarked to the correspondent of
The Sun to-day that he did not ap.
prehend anything at all serious.
ROBESON AND C4TTELL.
Good Thing for Both OF Them.
| WASHINGTON, May 1S.-E. G. CattelPs
| testimony before the Naval Committee
does not reflect creditably upon Secre-
| tary Robson. He tells how he has made
about 100000 in commissions on con-
tracts. 1t is worthy of note that he
| never had anything to do with the Navy
Department until Robesop become Sec
retary. After that it was plain sailing.
He says he kept his eyes open and
pouneed on every man who wanted con-
tract. He also testifies that he built
| Robeson's Long Branch cottage, worth
$l3, 900, and that Robson still owes for
it. He has not bothered the Secretary
| for the money, because he thinks he has
not much of it. Cattell cannot show any
books, because he does not keep any.
From his testimony it appears that
Robeson allowed him to make as much
money as he could for their common
benefit.
AbolishinG the Bank-Check Stamp.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-A member
of the ways and means committee is
authority for the statement that the
committee will recommend the adopA
ton Of the bill to repeal the bank check
stamp tax which would cut off one
and half million dollars from the
revenue.