National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-05-14

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WASHINGTON, MAY IA, 1850.
Our special dispatch from Illinois dispels
all doubt rs to the vote of General GRANTS !
own state The forty-two votes of Illinois
will be cast in the Chicago convention for
the ex-presdent The miserable conspiracy
against him in that state has failed.
In Nebraska the delegates so far to the
state convention stand GRANT, "a; BLAINE,
40.
THE policy of democratic congress is to
raise the salaries of its own employees and
cut down the emolumentsof all republicans
so far as is possible.
THE democrats in the house propose to
get even with GRANT They want to re-
duco the salary of the next president to
$4,000 per year
EVERY HANCOCK, THURMAN, HEN
BRICKS and BAYARD man in the country
now stands with broom in his hand try
ing to sweep back the rising TILDEN tide.
THE New York Herald is now engaged in
working up boom for HAMILTON FISH. 1t
has had much worse employment in its
day, but procrastination has stolen its pros
poet of success
THE first state gun in the great campaign
of 1880 will be fired in Oregon in June
next, but before either presidential nominal
ton is made. State officers and legislature
will be chosen.
WE hope congress will pass the bill pro-
viding for the privacy of telegraphic COM
munications. 1t has been favorably re-
ported from the committee, and its proyis-
ions seem to be wise and necessary.
IF the democrats can put out all the
lights of the postofices of the country and
starve out the United States courts they
will reach the beattudes and spend the
rest of their days in singing, Hail Column
"bia, Happy Land"
one thing congress has done with emf
nent success. 1t has shut of the gas and
water from the principal postoffices and
court-rooms Of the government in several
cities. 1t seems to prefer darkness to light,
and to regard water as a useless concom-
liant Of comfort.
THE senate yesterday confirmed SAMUEL
NJ TODD and WILLIAM A. HUNT as census
supervisors for the second and seventh dis
tricts of Ohio There are but two vacancies
now on the list of one hundred and fifty
supervisors, the third district of Iowa and
the fourth Illinois.
WE have not room for Hon. w. S. KINGS
letter to the FINLEY DoNNELLY commit
tee, but we will state that he tells them
that he has no time to waste voluntarily on
such a case, but if they want him they
have only to send for him and he will put
in an appearance at once.
ADMIRAL AMMEN said the Other day that
the offer of the presidency Of the Nicara-
guam canal company, with salary of
$25, 900 year, is still open to GRANT. He
will probably prefer tue presidency of the
United States with $4,000 year salary,
which is also open to him.
WHAT does it mean? WAsHBUENE in
Maine when he ought to have been in Chi
cago; BLAINE and SHERMAN in New York
ut the same hotel-and worse and moro of it,
SAM TILDEN and JOHN SHERMAN shaking
hands in a brokers' Office in Wall street !!
Treason, strategems and spoiIs
SENATOR PENDLEroN, of Ohio, obtained
the floor of the senate last evening after
the conclusion Of Mr.. CARPENTERS argu-
nent in the KELLOGG-SPOFFORD case, but
gave way for a motion TO 90 into executive
session. lie will take the floor this morning
immediately after the morning hour expires.
THE Washington friends of Hon. WILL
IAN ALDHICH, of Illinois, will regret to
learn that he has determined not to stand
for re collection Mr.. ALDRGCH is very
intelligent, faithful and upright representa-
tive, and his district will be exceedingly
fortunate if it finds his equal in sue
cessor.
IT isn't very likely that the government
will order the United States army into
Utah, even if DOUGLASS and his Ute follow
ers do demand forty kegs of powder, don't
get it, aud make fuss over the refusal.
Tho mormous are strong enough both to
defy the government and to protect them
selves.
THE Buffalo Courier now thinks that
"Gcncral GRANT should never have al
"lowed himself to be put forward as a can
"didate for reelection" This opinion does
not call for any change of position, for it
has thought o straight on from 1868, 1t
never thought GRANT should be candi-
date at all.
VERMONT, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
wore favorable 10 Mr. EDMUNDs in their