Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-07
The Political Situation.

Ond story OIL the building on street occupied
by the republican campaign committee this
afternoon. In the back room On that floor
was found Representative Foster, of Ohio, who
is running the machine in the absence OF Sec
retary GOIham. Mr.. Foster. better known as
Charley Foster, is one of the best natured
men in Congress. He is almost as genial as
Judge Key. The reporter intimated that he
would like to TASK few questions" Mr.. Fos-
ter crossed his legs, encased in checked linen
pants, and said he could see no objection to
answering few questions"
II See" said the reporter. that you are
quoted by some as ridiculing the Presidents
southern policy, and that by others you are
fs|l"rs as saying that it has been total
~ have been somewhat misrepresented on
that subject" was his reply. I'm my speech
accepting the Nomination to Congress 1 did
say that the measures of cOnciliatiOn adopted
by the President were not so successful as l
had hoped they would be. hoped that there
would be large accession to the Independent
movement in the south, as a result of the
policy, and also the tOning down and destroy
of that section. do see some progress in the
Independent movement which seems to be
springing up in the south. / do not see, how
ever. any great amount OF the fruits of concili-
Star.-You believe, then, there is still solid
south?
F9ster.-O course. Everybody can see that.
l also believe that as long as the north is
menaced with solid democratic south it is
our duty to present solid 'front.' No other
course is SO likely to bro * up solid south,
as to have it understood that so long as that
menace exists, SO long will the north remain
united.
Star.-You are quoted as saying Mr.. Foster
that the President has no friends in Ohio. Is
that true?
Foster.-Of course the President has friends
in Ohio. The mass of the party there are not
suit as much of disappointment at the m lnner
that he has distributed public patronage as of
disagreement with his southern and civil SER
vice policies. Notwithstanding his course the
great mass OF our people believe in his honesty
OF character and political SOundneSs.
maLder in Ohio?
.F0ster.-That remains to be be told after the
elections. 1t is, as it was intended to be,
somewhat disastrous to the republican party
It is not acceptable even to the democrats
tracted and bitter controversies over nomfna-
tiOns. 1t has engendered a good deal of bad
feeling on all sides.
tns al e]dot you look at the prospects for
=, F0ster..-They are very favorable, indeed, to
the republicans. We have reports from all
quarters ga showing that our party is organizing
OF the fight worsted by any means.
Star.-Haye you paid much attention to the
new party. the nationals?
has grown rapidly. Its growth seems unpre-
cedented. It is bound to be an important fac
tor in the fall elections and in the next elec-
S!ar;-Its strength has, Of course, to come
from the two other parties?
F0ster:-Of course. 1t is making serious in.
roads into the ranks of both parties
Sdr.-Which is going to suffer the most?
!. Foster:-That is another thing that the elec-
tions will have to settle. l believe, however,
and With good reason, too, think that the
fected by the nationals as the democrats will
Stdr.-Are the office holders responding
with thSid ailaerlty to the political assessments?
Everything is going on nicely.
ThOma ssen. s'the Dynamite Fiend.''
Editor OF Evening Star:-Y6ur issue of
August 5th, contained an interesting article,
entitled Europe Revisited" One paragraph
of the letter referred to ThOmassen-the so.
called dynamite fiend" of two years ago-in
such manner as to leave no doubt in the
readers mind that your correspondent
thought, with some OF the rest of u.s. that
IhOmaSSen was one OF the most cold -blOOded
OF WouId-be murderers the world has ever
seen. But there seems to be another side to
the question, and for the purpose of giving
fair chance to the IMAM who is down. | ask
you to find room for the following. (Theitalics
In recent article in the New York I1ade-
pendent, Rev. DIR. j. p. Thompson, for some
years an American resident at Berlin, says
shadow of evidence has been found that
Thomas (who, by the way, was quite as much
German as American had effected any in
chime whatever, or committed any offence
oeyond attempting to Snouggte on board eI-
ptos!re material destined to some experimental
use an the Cuban car. He had been priva
teersman; bu: was not the fiend German
fancy pictured him."
Now, Mr.. Editor, am not one of those sick
crime OF every scoundrel. l believe in hemp
rope quickly applied for murderers, and grape
and canister, well rammed hOme,' for street
rioters; but do hope for the sake of human
ity, that the version of Thomassens case as
given by DIR. Thompson is the true one r.
If the above theory be correct, why did
ThOmassen kill himself? That circumstance
would seem to admit his guilt.-ED. STAR.
THE sIXTY-SIXTu CALL-The Treasury
department this afternoon issued the sixty
sixth call for the redemption of five million
$40 cOnSOlS OF 1865. Half of these are regis
tered and half coupon bonds,
Nos. AND 2-Messrs. c. Michler Ray, of
Washington, d. c., and NJ. C. Mcdonald, late
manager of Wizards hotel, in this city, come
out Nos. i and 2, respectively, in tn recent
competitive examination for position of as.
sistant paymasters in the navy. They have
not, as yet, been officially appointed.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATEs.-Isaac Mar
ton has been nominated for Congress by the
republicans in the 4th Ohio district, and Hon.
u: j. McGinniss nominated by the nationals.
The democrats OF the Sd Ohio district have
nominated j. A. Mcmahon for Congress. II.
L. Gibson has been renOminated for Congress
in the 1St Louisiana district and E. W. Robert
son in the 9th. j. H. Acklin, the democratic
member implicated in the late scandal, has
been renOminated by acclamatiOn to represent
the Sd district. The national greenbackers
now have candidates for Congress in ali the
districts of Maine. The democrats of the 7th
district of Iowa have indOrsed the greenback
candidate for Congress. The democratic can
didate for Congress in the I'd district of Michi.
gan is a retired Methodist minister. The ma.
tiOnals of the 18th district of Indiana have
nominated the chief owner of national bank
for Congress
THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION AND THE
SENATORsHIP.-The Raleigh IN. c. Nets
classifes the members elect to the general as
Sembly OF that state as follows Senate-Dem-
0crats 81, republicans II, independents 3,
doubtful 8. HOuse-DemOcrats 81, republi-
cans 81, independents and nationals 6, doubt
III! y, giving the democrats majority of q on
Joint ballot, after cOnceding all the doubtful
districts IA, to the opposition. The NeDs says
this showing ought to end the Senatorial
squaDDle IN the newspapers, unless it is the
purpose to prejudice and operate upon the
minds OF the jury of the legislature, and that
as far as Gov. Vance is concerned, he is can
didate before the legislature, in the event of
ms nomination by the caucus, otherwise he
will not be a candidate
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION at Portsmouth
H., yesterday, resulted as fOllOWS:-Wm. H,
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