Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-02

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ing. S64 1872 interest accrued and not ye; paid
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mails, etc, IS 80; balance al interest pa.a by
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THE PROPOSED GATHERING OF demo-
cratic politicians al the White Sulphur
Springs has for its seeming object discus
sion OF the Speakershipof thenext H 1use.
and the chances OF the various candidates.
This OF course Will be incidentally can
vassed, but 1t seems now that the real object
Is 10 effect Some combination BET wean me
South aud West whereby those sections. re-
speciively, shall get the offices, aud ia adj
dlllon the important chairmanshps OF cum
Hlltlees: The southern politicians, well
aware that they now hold the balance OF
power In The national legislature, have bout
concluded that the time for that section 70,
manning in the back ground while the east
ahu west walk Of with the spoiis. Is about
over, and their leading men are now ready
TO dictate terms. The Impression is unite
eeneial mat DO southern man can be elected
Speaker, not because the vote would not be
Iof'hcomIng, but really for the want or An
available candidate from the south to rally
upon, Hence the south is willing TO give To
he west, IN large degree, the vote of its
members, conditioned, however, that the
balance OF the Offices go TO that section. I'm.
oonbtedIy this would be accepted by the
I Weslerh poiiIiclans, but the first real sfumb-
ing olock which is encountered is Clerk
Auams: or the House. True, Adams is
from Kentucky, but southern men want
uIh Itpidctu Dy one OF their num-
Der more remote from Mason and
DlXoh's line Meanwhile Adams is
willing to succeed himself. IL is within
ms power 10 make the democratic majority
In the next House, at all events for the pur-
pose OF organization, either or II. His full
duty, aside from considerations of party
realty, would be done IL he made the demo
CRATIC majority 5, but he can stretch point
and double 1t. What is now wanted is 10
get Adams out of the way, and in doing n
De assured that he will give his party the
fuil dement, OF his Office preliminary to or
ganization. IL is something that REQUIRES a
good deal Of political fnesse and coming
over 1t between julIps at the White SuIphur'
VIII be one OF the amusements the demo-
eratlc statesmen will have outside of the
bill Of fare. VIZ
Fernando Woods intention to put in an
appeara nee, discourages TO some extent the
plans OF the western and southern managers
Wood, In letter 10 q friend In this CITY,
says mat so far as he is capable of Judging.
ne does not believe that the gathering has
any Polit1cal Significance; that he th inks the
Mnoie scheme has been worked up by the
managers OF the hotel as q very clever and
adroit advertising dodge, and that the result
mas been that the various Speakersbip can.
didates have become scared, and are going
mere 10 watch one another. While this MAY
pc The case, the fact is that Tom Ewing. Mil
Ion Sayler and John G. THOMPSON. al Ohio.
Sam. Randall and Holster Clymer. OF Penn,
sylvan1a; Fernando Wood and Sam. Cox- Of
NeW fork; Governor Walker, OF Virginia.
senator Ransom, OF North Carolina. and
otnefs, nave announced their Intention To 90
10 tne springs, and no one believes that the
sWPauS alone v the attraction,