The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-07

NEW YORK, September IS, 1880
While politics are at their height in this city
we shall soon have a gathering of another charac-
ter, but possibly not much less stormy In Octo-
ber the triennial convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church viii meet in the Church of the
Holy Trinity, and sharp contention is expected
between the high and the low church wings of
the denomination. For the first time in three
quarters of a century, Trinity parish viii not en-
terrain the visiting preates and clergy, and the
burden of hospitality will fall upon the low
church wing. / remember when a boy that this
convention was a great event and the house of
bishops was considered a powerful institution II
consisted thirty years ago of about twenty MEM
bers, and all of them were men of mark Bishops
Doane' McIlvane, Whittingham, Delaney Hop
kins, Wainwright, Meade, Kemper and Otev were
all men of strong intellect and fine executive abil
ities. Nowadays they seem to choose by chance.
and the sixty bishops have far less influence than
the old twenty ecclesiastical and intellectual
power As preachers, there is not one who has
the magnetic ability of Doane or McIlvane. The
house of bishops is highly conservative, and sits
with closed doors, so nobody ever hears the muir
murings from within. But the house of clerical
and lay delegates is highly-seasoned body which
will make itself heard during the'coming conven-
tion on the subject Of rtualism and high church
doctrine In the language of the Hngodlv. "a re-
ligiOus circus is promised at its sessions
Broadway is to be tunneed. If Mr.. Stewards
body was anywhere in the vicinity and judge
Hilton does not know where il Isl ! should ex-
pect to see its ghost rise i'm rebellion He opposed
the scheme for years, and successfully. He has
been dead but four years, and already the work of
tunneng Broadway is fixed fact The busy life
Of the city needs it, for no one can seriously REGARD
no ola 4fofIr 4
rary makeshift
WHO Is to be our next Mayor ~ + a question
which seems to have almost as much interest for
New Workers a. the Presidency. The local faction
night hinges on this question. Mr.. Kelly is deter
mined to be the next Comptroller, more for the
sake OF carrying his point than for holding the
once itself, and 1t is not everybody whom ne can
trust to make the appointment Certainly he
would not trust Mayor Cooper, who is very desir-
Gus to have a denomination, but who will never
get it, hear Isaac Bell spoken of i'm this connec-
ton, also Andrew II. Green and Augustus Scbell
The Hon. Samuel a. Lewis, proprietor Of the H.
brcW LeIdcr, is a prominent candidate and il i
said he would carry the entire Israelte vote of the
city with him, which is a very important factor
in the count. John Fox, who has lust returned
from sudden trip to Europe, is a favorite with
the Irving Hall people, but his record as a Super
visor under Tweed is a little too fragrant as vet.
The same may be said Of Jimmy O'Brien, ex-
Sheriff, who vows that he will either be Mayor or
Congressman. The Republicans talk of Post
master James or Whitelaw Reid though the lat
ter would probably have to do penance in owning
that his first name necessary for voting purposes
is Jacob. 1t is said that Jay Gould would really
like to see Mr.. Reid nominated, and that this is
the origin OF the rumor.
Among the political talk in this city to-day was
a report that the Republicans mean to put one
million dollars in Indiana and carry the State re-
gardless Of cost To this "A Democrat connected
with the Campaign Committee said: '"Then our
party must put million dollars in Indiana too |
We can get it easy enough" The National Com
mittee have been notified by prominent and |
wealthy Democrats to call upon them if money is |
needed One prominent Democrat has pledged |
himself to raise $4,000 in the city where NE lives
AUGUST
woman in red was seen at the Coney Island