The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

scum. He also suggests certain i'm
/ provements in the District of
Columbia
The Secretary of the Treasury, in
his report, treats the silver question
more at length than the President,
and it is understood he makes three
recommendations - first, increasing
the intrinsic value of the silver dol
lar; second, limiting its coinage !;
third, reducing its legal tender quail
ity. The Secretary expresses the
fullest confidence in the complete
success of resumption under the
power conferred on him BY the pres
ent laws.
THE SCRAMBLE FOR oFFICE-CAN-
DIDATES FOR SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Among
Democratic politicians and party pen
si0ners assembling here probably the
most interesting, if not important,
subject that is being discussed relates
to the Secretaryship of the Senate
when that body passes into the CON
troll of the Democrats. A mere emu
meRtion of the candidates, with a
description Of their respective claims,
will suffice to illustrate the nature of
the scramble. The list, carefully re-
vised and corrected to date. is as fol-
lows: Harvey Watterson, whose
claim is based on the fact that he is
the father of Henry Watterson, and
was a member Of Congress from 1888
to 1910; Congressman Waddell, of
North Carolina, whose claim is based
on his defeat for reelection in the
last campaign, owing, no doubt, to
his connection with John Roach's
Brazilian subsidy; another North
Carolinian by name 0fSchober, whose
claim is based on the fact that he has
twice been an unsuccessful candidate
for Clerk of the House; a man named
O'Sullivan, whose claim is based on
his editOrship Of the defunct Demo-
cratic ReUjeW of this city years ago :;
a party called Gallagher, formerly a
State Senator or something of the
sort in Connecticut, whose claim is
based partly on the fact that he is Of
Celtic extraction, and partly on his
local services to Senator Barnum,
past and prospective.
In addition to this brace of aspir-
ants, there is a candidate from Cali
fOrnia in the person Of ex-senator
GWin, also a Mr.. james, of Chatta-
nooga Col. Dick Wintersmith, for.
merly of Kentucky, but now of the
Ebbitt House, and two or three eX-
Confederate Brigadiers from Virginia
and each of the other States "lately
in reke'lion," besides Adams, Clerk
Of the House, who, if he should see
no chance Of re election to his present
position, will doubtless join the mot
ley throng. OF the foregoing candi-
dates, Messrs. Watterson, O'Sullivan
and GWin, all are over sixty years
Of age, and Watterson and Gwin
were in active public life fifty years
ago. Considerable chagrin is eX-
pressed by Democratic Senators at
such an unseemly scramble for the
office in question, year in advance
of the time of action on the subject,
and one of the most eminent South
ern Senators remarked to-day in
conversation that he found consider
able consolation in the reflection that
some of the candidates would prob
ably die of old age before the Senate
would be called upon to make a Sc
lection. The list above given is not
by any means complete. In fact, it
does not embrace a quorum of the
whole number known to be in the
field, but it includes all candidates
that h ave been officially brought out
by their friends. The news that a
little patronage is to be d stri5uted
in the course of year or two seems
to have upon the Democratic party
all the effect of Gabrie's trump upon
graveyard.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN NEW
HAVEN.
New HAVEN, CT, December s.
The most exciting political contest
known here for years resulted to-day
in a complete Republican triumph.
Hobart B. Bigelow, Republican, was
elected Mayor by large majority,
over Shelton, Democrat, and Gal
lagher, Greenback. The remainder
Of the Republican ticket for city and
town officers is also elected. The
result is remarkable political revo-
luton, as in the State and national
elections the city is Democratic by
l,5OO majority.
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