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DR. FRnpERIcA HALL,s WIFE
witnes.e. TestInInG to Her Incompetency to
Make WIN.

The contest over the will OF the late Mrs.
Mary q. Hall. noe Baker. who bequeathed to
her husband Dr. Frederick Hall. the sum OF
$4,000. was resumed yesterday before Surro-
gate Calvin.
Annie and Ellen CONNOLLY. who lived ma SER
wants with Mrs. Hail. made some unimportant
corrections IN their former testimony. and
Henry L. Baker OF Elizabeth. ~. was called to
the st,,nd. He said thai he was a cousin OF Mary
G. Hall. add one Of the executors OF her will.
From her childhood she WAS physically weak
and nervous. and at times hystericHl. II a noise
was made by ANYTHING dropping upon the floor.
or II one spoke quickly 10 her or. in fact. II any
thing went wrong. she would sit down and cry
by the hour. She was very credulous. and
could he readily made to believe anything how
ever absurd. She would believe that blark WAS
whit. aud as she grew older she hocane quite
supersttious. Witness neeyer knew her To- nave
with her she bowed her head and yird. NJ
once. She had too. St. Nitus's dance and at
times the nervous twitching Of her lace an /
body was very uer'enuole. The witness had
also known Mrs. Halls mother whose maiden
name WIS Mary Green. She was mentally wenk
and died In nm asylum for The Insane. The de-
cedrnts sister. Cutharur Baker. was also Ia an
asylum. Before Mrs. Hall was married her
father wns very strirt. nnd never allowed her to
receive any society. No NisltOrs ever called al
Bsniamin Bonner of Vow Brunswick. ". j..
said he WAS a cousin OF Mrs. Halls father. He
knew Mrs. Halls mother. and her mind was
weak. sh" was considered insane. Her daugh-
ter = mental condition WAS also very weak. She
WAS easily persuaded. and never seemed 10
have any opinion OF her own.
" She was Ike IL lump % putty" said the wit
ness. When you put your hand upon her
You could shape her as you pleased. AMI when
you put your hand upon her again rho was
changed She complained 20 the witness thHt
! her faith h'r WAS unnecessarily harsh To her. He
would never allow her To- have any male visit
ors. aud one, wnrn some friends went 20 see
! her al Five NJ iie-Iot. near bound Brook y. j..
! ha compelled her 90 send them away. Her
mother mud four children. and nitor his first
! wiie's death her father married again. The
witness believed that Mrs. Bakers insanity was
/ caused toy the il.-treHtmeut OF her husband.
Mrs. Jane Bonner. u second rous Of Mrs.
/ Hall, testified 10 the mental incapa 'ity OF the
/ dereleut. She identified several letters that
were shown to her. ami one Of them. she said.
/ WIS in Mrs. Halls writing. and addressed 10
! her but she had never Received H.
] Tho cube will be resumed on March %.
The sun., 1879-03-16
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN CAUCUS.
Appointing "a Committee TO Draft Plan for
WeorgnnizIng the Committees

WASHINGTON, March Is. A caucus Of
Democratic Senators was held this afternoon
Tho reception room OF the Senate. where Re-
publican caucuscs have been held since tho
war. was again pluced at the disposal Of the De-
mocracv. 1t had been generally understood be-
fcre the caucus met that no candidates forthe
Senate offices should be ballotcd for. Mr.WHa,e
ofPennsyvana was chosen chairman ofth per-
manent Senate Caucus Committee and Mr..
Beck Of Kentucky Secretary. committee OF
nine Senators. consisting Of Messrs. Wallace
Chairman Mcdonald OF Indiana, Eaton OF
Connecticut. Ransom Of North Carolina. Cock
rol Of Missouri. Davis Of West Virginia Gar
land OF Arkansas. Grover OF Oregon and PEN
d.cton Of Ohio. was appointed to draft plan Of
reorganization OF the committees. to be submit
ted TO the caucus for its approval next Monday.
There was some discussion rs to tho rropricty
OF repeating the order adopted by the Senate in
the Thirty-hnh Congress. providing that all
should bo approved by the Vice-Prrsdent Tho
subject was referred to the Committee Tor dcci-
sion. None of the Senators favored selection
OF new officers Tor the Senate today. and u mo-
tiOu 60 adjourn until nest Monday noon WIS
unanimously adopted. AZ that time the caucus
will probably select candidat for the offices Ot
Seer tarv, Srrsrant- Arms. aud Executive
Clerk at TIA" senate.
The caucus agreed upon the following hasis
Tor the Reorganization VI thecommittr's FiiSt
seniority; second, the choice Of cOmm.ticc by
our having two or moro chairmnnshiIs Tor me
vacancies. According to this programme, Mr..
Entou. tho senior Democratic member pt the
COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations. will be its
Chairman; Finance. Mr.; Bayarli Military AZ
fHirs. Mr. Randolph Judiciary, MIR, Thurman (;
Public Lands. Mr.. Mcdonald; Indian Affairs.
Mr. Coke; Pensions. Mr. Withcrs; Claims. Mr.
COckrrll: District OF Columbia MIR. Harris Pat
ents Mr.. herman; Territories. Mr.. Garland;
Mines and Mining. Mr.. Hereford. on the Re-
vision OF the Laws. Mr.. Wallace.
Mr.. salisbury has the choice ~ Chairman OF
three Committees. namely: Privileges and Elcc-
| tions Post Offices and Post Roads. and Public
| buildings and Grounds; Mr.. Davis Of West
| Virginia, the choice ol Chairman OF Appropria-
/ tions and Agriculture; Mr. Johnston, ul Mnnu-
/ Mcturcs and Revolutionary Pensions; Mr. Cor
don. of Commerce and + ElucHtion and Labor :
/ Mr. Nhyt". OF civil Service aud kctr"nchmcnt,
1 Naval Affairs and Printing; Mr. Ransom. Of
/ Railroads aud the Library.
In addition 10 thc standing committees there
! are ten s"luct commUter~, only two ot them
having Democratic Chairm'n-N -Ncssrs. DAVIS Of
/ West Virginia und Harris ut Tennessee The
/ chuirmuu-utp of committees other than those
/ above named Will be utranged by the caucus
/ committee. The Republicans Will be- furnished
with t4c Int OF the Democratic members placed
] un the committees 10y the caucus IN oi der that
| they may nll the blanks left for the Republican
/ senators. thus following the usage in such
]
The sun., 1879-03-16
LYNN's MURDER MYSTERY.
Why n Missing Cohoe. Woman is believed to
he the Victim.

CoHoEs, March l5.-It is quite possible
that discovery made In this city yesterday will
lead to the Identification Of the remains OF tho
young woman recently found In u trunk at
Lynn. Mass. In September last Maggie Com
molly, aged % years. who lived with her mother
at 90 Mangam street. LEFT her home ostens. .hly 10
Wis IL friends in Waterbury. Conn. She had mada
visit there some months previous, and formed
the arquRi ntnre of youn, man hy whom, II is
said, she WAS ruined. Certain IL is that her con-
duct WIS such that her relatlurs were warned Of
II, and with grrHt difficulty they induced her TO
return home. She did not appear contentea in
Cou0rs. and went away again ait'r receiving u
rcmltan 'c from Connecticut Since thnt time
nothing has been heard from nrr Persons
cognlHtnt OF Miss Connoilys unexplained alb
s"nce called her mothers attention Ia the nni-
ing Of the holy At Lynn, An invest cation
makes Mrs Connolly positive in the belief that
the murdered glrl is her errlng daughter. Mrs.
Connolly has enternd into correspondence with
tho authorizes at Lynn. and ono OF her rria-
tives started this afternoon Tor Lynn to view the
remains. The published description OF the ar
property owned 10y Mss Connolly.
The sun., 1879-03-16
THE WIDOW DIFFERS SUE
Trying to Have senator Cameron aud his
Attorney Arrested for Libel

WASHINGTON. March 15.-The Oliver-Cam-
eron breach of promise suit took another turn
to-day by Mrs. Oliver ondeavorng to hnvo Mr.
Cameron and Col VIM. A. Cook. Mr.. Cameron's
attorney, and Mr.. S. Hutchns editor OF the
Post. arrested for libel Mrs. Oliver made ap-
plication at tho Police Court this morning for
thoir arrest but. owing to her application not
being prepared in the proper form. the clerk
declined TO furnish her with the desired doru-
mont and. after consultation with her nuor-
neys, she concluded not To dirturb th I'm until
after the case now on hand Is dispoard uf. Mira.
Oliver in her application chlrgos Ne. Cameron
and Col. Cook with having furnished tHn lnst
newspaper with a statement tiut thr t"aiimuuy
In the pending suit Will no doubt develop Inc
fact that she WAS u mOuomauia; upon the
subject Of Mr. Cameron To sucn an extent
that she WAS wlling 10 m AIRY him nnd live wth
him without the Intervention OF law. either
human or eccl les lastlcal. sh" only skiing TO be
provided for. The trial OF the suit Will no doubt
be renched sometime on Monday. and It is eN-
pected to 20 on without Interruption. Witness -
on both sides have been notified 81 be present NJ
l0A.M. on Monday. Gen. Butter. OF MrC Cameron 5
counsel. was nt the Court House to-day consult
ing with hls associates IN the cuse. ana they are
satisfied that there Will he no delay alter the case
is started.
The sun., 1879-03-16
MUENKER'S ODD MARRIAGE.
HE DIsLIKED THE JUSTICES. AND SHE
THE MINIS TIERS.
The Ensv Way Of Marrying that Recon-.
mended Itsrir &" the I.overs-Thcir Cove
nmnt-A Puzzled Clcrk-An Turns out Wen.

The Ensv Way Of Marrying that Recon-.
mended Isrir &" the Lovers-Thcir Cove
nmnt-A Puzzled CIcrk-An Turns out Wen.
Mr.. Henry II. Mucnkcr widower and ma
rhinist OF Division avenue Brooklyn. somo
timo ago fell in love with Mrs. Anna Mario
Brand. q widow. OF 17J Floyd street, in the same
city, The nfTectionntc advances Of tho widower
wero iayorahy received. but the couple. each
40 years OF age. could not for some time decide
upon the way in which to be married. Mr.
Muenker has n turn for socialism. and 40 he
did not want to be married 10y II Justice or any
representative OF civil government Provided
ihnt Mrs Brnud would not elect to bn married
by Justice, judge. Mnvor or my OF thnt ilk.he
snid he would leave The method OF marriage en-
tirely to. n"r. But. what seemed an insur-
muuntJb'c obstacle to tue union sprang ND
when Mrs. Brand declared that, although she
had Dnen marriedby minister once sle mover
would be- again. She wis luat ~ good M the
priests. she said aul in fict shs thought a
.irut deal J., tor. If any one could bring auy-
tning to prove inc contrary, icy them attempt 1t;
that WAS all. The prin-ts. Ia her opinion. were
only after poor ppople's money. So long as the
marriage was binding that WAS tall she wanted.
Mrs Brund II u lHrisc. r-looking woman.
with AN impressive way Of talking. and often
she had expressed her determination SO vigor-
ously. her lover knew th"i s'mr rNirnnrl nary
means must hn resoitrd o., rr th'y could not
hs married. Aner lOng consultations between
tle lovers, thcy turned To- their friends for adj
VICE. " was finally d"ri led that all tho lovers
would hay" to do To- i,,t legally INTO the married
state would br simply TO announce Themselves
ns married To- their friends. This seemed such
an easy way of being married that the lovers
rcioicrd. aud ut on'c sturivd ont to tell their
friends that they had decided To be man and
wife. Mucukrr has many itirnds in thus city.
Producing Mrs. Brard as " Ny wife. Mrs. Murn-
hcr,' with scrupulons precision. ,Then ths
Brand. aud she introduced MIR. Muenker as her
But this. It was found. was not quite enough.
MIR. MUNHkrT has lAEfI tTlrnH. Mr. II HurV
The sun., 1879-03-16
FINANCIAL Avn coumERCTAn

SATURDAY, March 15.-Thero has been a
dull market for tho past week in tho leading
railway fancies. Still prices on the whole havo
been pretty well supported. Apprehonsions Of
a monetary stringency. growing out Of the fund,
ing operations Of tho Treasury Dcpnrtmen,
having been removed by the letter OF Secretlr,
sherman to the Trrasurer ut New York. the
bull party were enabled to resist decline. tn,
shares OF tho Southwestern roul. Kansas and
Pacific. and ST. Louis and Sam Francisco hav,
received uu.'h attention, and the l,iter hnvi
materially advanced. Speculative bonds wera
uoiiVr and those uf tho VI ssuuri, Kansas and
VpNu, Railroad iluTtuutrd widely Some Of tho
neun ur.dr. uf iuNr-tn,ut uu, have improved. but
lnYe-iacut shares were generally dull rum"ur
have lptu rui.irr hu strad4g- The bugnrs. iu state
bonds WAS quiet except Tor Louisiana ctusuls. whch
have tttsflN s.d freely 10 lower prices The following
are comparative prlcc-m leading railway shares:
The sun., 1879-03-16
a Kumor About tn. walking Match.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-ST: Somo one
sad yesterday Ihnt the walking match was nothing more
or less than gigantic sWlndlc gotten up by prom
inent sportnf monin hc for the sole purpose OF max
'nf money ANA NOT OF giving the public chance 90 wit
ms lhe real 'Wu-t" i"r the Championship of the world
Ith u ir iuur ptlrst lNs engaged was receive rtl
apiece and te ttN about the division uf the gate money
waSa farce, hut i 41p miles were accumulated h, amy
nnr o th' M pc ui-Nt receive present n lc shape ut
s'"l or sn Moreover according n tl, rumur one uule
contest wiI ttNr llrr next october. when another lttp
fortune is tu Dee made in the manner There have
been SOME very rNtaoldnary tepot4 circulated about
ihc iutrunr OF Hlmurc- Garden during the past Wo k
hut ts one Verhapsls the most wondrru ui ALL thuu-h
OF course II Wll Dc gwen me crcdeuec IL deserves
The sun., 1879-03-16
The signal Once Prediction.
Cloudy weather with light winds.
JOTIINGS IN AND NhIK THE CITY.

The members oi the Rambler Association will receive
u'lr trends ~ the Lexington Avenue Opera House on
lecture on The Department NJ Labor and Bureau of
inNHsiy Mtl he delivered by Osborne Ward, AZ Military
hHil bowep, tonight
Inc fourth volume of OW Second GnhrV begun with
yesterday pa hcauun II contains much valuable mis-
eeIaheous reading. Mrs { ;. Dehm Is the editor.
Ihe Refugees Of the Commune OF Paris o celebrate
up tghl anniversary OF the Commune tonight at tlar
euoh nan, Thirteenth street Third avenue There
WAL 0e concert bail aud speeches ia two lang
The sun., 1879-03-16
Rebuked by III. Constituents.

At n meeting OF the Democratic Republican
General Committee of the Seventh Assembly District at
90 East Tenth street last evening resolution was unan.
mousy adopted declaring that u voting against the mn.
lthcnnchl ul Insurance superintendent NWNth, Arua.
htur Nu-,tur has been ta,css % Democratic pfluci
pies, rr-af Hess i tc public welfare and justly tur-
rliei te confidence o his constituents The seyent,
Assembly district
The sun., 1879-03-16

LONDON. March 1G-Anothcr mail. with n
weeks later news. Ina, arrived Al MADEIRA nom Cane
Town the latest date being Fcb IS The Zulus remained
iulctyr. The only flesh nshuus which WAS reported
re.N.trd lu the capture W some cHtue Buu-h re-
tnlHrcmcus having arrived oil the ultatc SlHil from
st. IstLI. lf l- been determined 90 effect the Telel VI
Col Pearson from has isolated pos. tlUn At EkOwe
The sun., 1879-03-16

To THE EDITOR or THE suns Sir: I accent
the challenge o N'pseon Campana 10 siA days contest
50 81 We please, tor sln tu take place iu Troy Stlr
A. noon on Martl - The money IN the hand, ,i
Mr. Moore. ~ iNrd avenue JEREutAu j MoonF
Ntw loRK March l3.
To rnR EnroR or the SUN-Sir. In order 10 decide A
bet please inform NE whrther Damei lenry has ever
accomplished 1uo miles Ia slA days IN New York cliy
PRISTER.
There Is no record that ho has done so
The sun., 1879-03-16

KINGSTON. March l5.-Simpson & Co.. blue
sone dealers Of this city are preparing platform to be
placed m A r Sewarts vault Al Garden City l. l. The
ah Is one piece, 10 feet long iel wide, AMI inches
thick 1t w probably be the finest piece Of blue stone
MOTk that has ever been sllpped ITOn Ulster County.
The sun., 1879-03-16

BRUSSELS March l5.-The German Socialist
lIr.,h vino wa, cSpcied non France and came to
LnhHs his nov been 90 pclrd from Bel.nu hY ruNGl
,r,r which, IT'S ord Was ISSUED nj the request VI
The sun., 1879-03-16

cniin mint tho duel w1s "A lair onn. and that
lt' ID ~ % into the due with "yogers.' know
tool, DO g. il.t .Nuurrs. In amy rvent. howrvrr,
l.rs -t'ro oi Au.u-tu. As.on wes almost mad-
oil .n.I ..' ihr death 90. Itr hr. iIer. She took
ir't, fr,t, ,I. ,i.iI i.,Iy nii rloulliuy II
iuil Iuitrl- sent them t1 tu.. Willis Al-tln.
o. In. NIu t1 hurl, H.fir. .ul utcnrr MS
NirtuHI's t.c"f.. u W.U- very we'll UuiH Hg-iunl
U ,f 'w.,u NJ ,.l,s Aston came tbcr, ,yuuld be
toulrr.
On the uirht Of the meeting Of the Legislature
Con Reed was clsrird SurnEcr. After the att
iournmcut the mrmbrfs had assembled IN
by thn S",nssr T." 3is fri"n'is. While the
landurt was ut rs mrrrirst there was slight
cpuuoiion in tuc furlor end " the hall.
door "A tail Hsur. wrapped in u long cloak
-t,upcd hastily tuNHid the table. Al
ihe crowd There's Al.tonl Aston" they
shouted. Al this point COL Aston threw ihe
cloak back and discius ii his i'ufurra. without
an instant ol nr-tlijon H'ri arose AMI drew
hi- pistol. and fired ut Aston, tearing two I'm
1oIlinr % IowI..iri'r. NI.lun u"ver hcstt,toI
at THIS bat cuarA'd IKE Wild boar ON Reed.
Tn'y wrrc .pu'icd upIrt .at.r a strussl,. IN
injured. Sonc months Hitrrward Gen.
Reed was Walking down the street with q
friend wron he WIS uttrkcd by Col. Willis
Asiuu. IL received the contents of "a shotgun.
aId. H. hr turned tocUufrunt hts ue-HiIHut. re-
criy'd tuo other load in hls face. H. dropp"l
nloriHlly wounded Col Nston'- trl"n 's clun,
cd that be- hud notified E'rd tuut he would Nill
hin on sight lircd friends claim taat ID" re-
A sion was Imprisoned. il, managed to sct
OF tp Texas. 10 i~ s4Ii, at "a 81. rillrC oi over
$40 Ouu i'm rrorertv and money. III. settled IN
lrNus urnr lr aurig
Aitrr he hli boon there for some time. he
heard that 20 DR.. Stewart hai been discussing
lie wrote dbwu t,.p rr,'tr.s. and a short time
aU"rWuri rlrt Er. stewart "a So" prairie. lie
prc4cqtej The !otirr. aud qssci Dr. stewart i
he had mud IL" remarks he wus credited with
thrre. While Dr. Stewart was examining iho
The sun., 1879-03-16

The siX.dnys walking match hetwepn WASH
ington aud E.son IN Puugnkccpsie was won by E'snn.
mics and 4 lap
The sun., 1879-03-16

WAeHiNGToN March l5.-Mr. Hayes to-day
rcAppnuted Jsurs Pollock To NuVa Omcrr NJ the port
O fIllulrihit Mr. Pollock issIcd oi confirmation Tor
the same position al The last session Vi Congress-
The sun., 1879-03-16

claim n minority for their candidate. but the
more conservative Western men in the Black
burn movement quietly acknowledge their de-
The sun., 1879-03-16
The Pourhkeersls walking Match

There is no record tha, no has done so.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13
THE STATES ATTORNEYSHIP.

Ii there is any one Office within the
gilt Of the people Of Cecil county that
ought to be filled by 4 competent. non
partisan lawyer, it is the office of public
prosecutor. Mere personal recommended
tons are not enough. and while by Gus
tom and precedent the nominations for
the position have been usually conceded
to the younger members Of the bar still
the condition is 10 less necessary That it
shall be filled by a lawyer of ability and
at least OF some professional experience.
1t is not necessary in this connection to
state all the professional qualifications
required for the place. Two at least aye
palpab!y apparent. The non-pa.tisan
character of the officer as required by
the character Of his official duties to-
wards the public at large, and that lie
shall be Il man of good legal attainment.
1t is upon these grounds especially that
VIC take great pleasure i'll advocating the
election of Robert G. Thackcry. ESq., to
The States Attorneyship. And these arc
the precise grounds upon which the PEG
pie. outside of the fact that the nomina-
tons for the Office are made by two polit-
zeal parties. should choose between the
two candidates now presented for their
suffrageS. Whatever may be the measure
of MIR. Crothers future legal ability. the
means and methods employed to secure
his nomination were exceptional and at
least put him under the suspicion of
being indebted to combination for his
nomination. This is an obligation to
individuals which necessarily tends to
destroy the Independence Of the officer
and impairs his usefulness to tlc public as
an impartial prosecutor. To Mr.. Thark-
cry. selected as he was solely in view OF his,
professional attainment and high personal
fitness for the office. no such objection
can be made. We refer to this matter
casually now, but will revert t. it again
more at length.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13

IL this tony.:!ti"n t. ";ndicate upon its
ilooi! None, literally none, rs * pc
tended. Else why did these same gentle
men, Porter and ail-botticd and in tie
cask-constru"t Il County Commission
ers' ticket in the interest of the very
men whose names they had held up as
bug bears i'll the district contests. Com
binations too frequently win i'll nomi-
mating Conventions. regardless Of party
opinion. 1t was the case in this instance,
as we contend and believe the result will
SHOW. that instead of the strongest. the
Democratic ticket just nominated is pos
sibly, with an individual exception or
two, the weakest ever presented to the
people Of the county. 1t was the char
actcristic work OF Falstailian combina-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13

pre- ,entcd in Cecil, and We predie, for it
i'll the county a general vote from all
merits.
Just rs we go to press, we have been
officially Informed by the Executive Com
mittec that Mr. Miller declines the nomi-
nation on account of his age and want Of
health, and that the Committee will fill
the vacancy in a few days.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
LOCAL OPTION.

The very admirably drawn and un-
equivocally expressed resolutions upon
the subject of Local Option, adopted
with but 4 single dissenting voice by
our Convention on Wednesday. puts the
Republican party upon that important
issue. where its true friends in the coun-
t. have long desired tn see it. Asa qucs-
ton Of mere party e-pcdicncy. and which
is taking the lowest possible view of the
subject, it must hc endorsed by Rcpubli-
cans: while upon tae higher ground of
morals, justice. and right, this course
must be warmly approved by all good
citizens, irrespective of party. With
As consistent expanents of the doctrine
Of Local Option rs Mcssrs. McC lcnalan.
laines, AM! Jones. We predict that very
emphatic majority of the voters OF Cecil
county will ratiIy the action OF tic Con-
ycntiOn
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13
MAINE METHODS.

We are beginning to learn by what
methods the substantial victory Won by
the Republicans in Maine was secured. It
was achieved by thoroughneSs Of can
vassinS and by an amount Of personal eff
fort such as we know nothing of in the
political contest in this State. Mr.. Eugene
Hale, who b. the way, deserves the h Oh
est credit for running for the Legislature
in a Greenback stronghold, which he re-
deemed. informed n Y. Times CORES
pendent. as to some of the details of the
campaign. They are exceedingly inter
esting 1t seems that the Republican
leaders knew. they did not guess hut they
knew. that IS, $50 Republicans had voted
the Grcenhack ticket and their names
were i'll the possession of the Republican
Committee. 1t was also known that H.
$50 voters staid away from the pools last
year. and their names were also recorded.
knowing exactly on whom TO work and
what was the precise political status of
the men it was desired to reach, Mr.
Blaine conducted systematic canvass,
all of the details OF which he personally
supervised, and into which he threw all
his remarkable energy and tact. A cam
paign directed. with the specific object of
inducing, not people in general, hut Mr..
Smith and Hr. ZONES and Mr.. Robinson
i'll particular, TO perform their political
duties or to abandon erroneous doctrines
is one Of the most hopeful features OF or
present politics. Such Il campaign is Of
Itself a great political educator, both t.
those who are the objects of it, and to
those who arc its leaders. In no other
way can political leaders be so thorough
~ informed as to what the people arc ac-
tually thinking about, and IL to tho means
by which they have been led into false
political doctrines. and VIC are not at all
surprised at the positivcness with which
Mr. Hale insists that after such u cam
pai;rn as this has been. the result can lie
announced as the destruction OF the
Grccnback party il Maine