The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-29
1ELEGRAPHIC.
WILL VOTE FOR BLAINE.

FREDERICK, May Z0.--H00. d. IL.
Miller, of Montgomery county, who
was elected at the State Convention
one of the district delegates from the
Sixth district to the Chicago Con-
ventiOn, says, in card published in
the Frederick Examiner, that he has
been friend to the Hon. James G..
Blaine, was elected as such, and ex-
poets to vote for him in the Chicago
Convention, and that he is not among
the supporters of Gen. Grant, as the
San has classified him.
SENATOR GORDcN's RESIGNATION.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The first
information received here of the res
ignation of the senatorship by Gen.
Gordon, of Georgia, was obtained
from the morning papers, which con-
tanned press despatch from Allan
ia, which alse contained the an
nOuncement that Ex-Governor Joe
Brown had been appointed by Gov.
Colquitt to the vacancy thus created.
No one was prepared for such an
event. 1t is not often a seat in the
United States Senate is voluntarily
given up. On the contrary, the Uni
ted States senatorship has come to be
regarded, after the presidency, as the
goal of the American statesman's
ambition. If Gen. Gordon's integ-
rity required Endorsement, the fact
that the sole reason which impels
him to retire from the Senate is that
he cannot afford to serve for the
compensation he receives from the
government. In an interview with
the writer this evening, he said :
"When l first came to the Senate
enjoyed an income which, though
moderate, enabled me to accept the
position without serious detriment
to my private interests. During the
past three or four years, however,
my property in Georgia has, by rea-
son of neglect, become gradually be-
come less and less productive, until
now have barely any other income
than the $4,000 year salary as sena-
tor. l have large family, and this
sum is not sufficient to meet house
hold expenses. l have also three
small children who remain to be ed
ucated. The step have taken there.
fore, was unavoidable. l could not,
in justice to my family, neglect my
private interests any longer. l have
served my State, in one capacity or
another, for nearly twenty years, and
| felt that l could now properly ask
for leave of absence to look after
my personal concerns. l will say in
this connection that | have been Of
fered several remunerative positions
in the line of my profession among
others. that of legal adviser to the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
and the several branches embraced
in that combination. [ have as yet
reached no determination touching
these PROPOSITIONS, but will decide in
few days"
Gen. Gordon will retire from the
Senate on the qualification of his
successor, who will probably arrive
here this week. Gov. Brown is re
garded as a conservative Democrat
of the same liberal and advanced
views as Gen. Gordon. The regret at
Senator GOrdon's retirement is gen.
uine and heartfelt.
COLUMBUS, GA, May 20.-At a
large meeting of representative men
in Columbus this afternoon, resolu-
tons were adopted regretting the
resignation of General Gordon, and
saying the action Of Gov. Colquitt in
appointing j. E. Brown as senator OF
Georgia is deserving of censure so
strong that the words cannot express
it ; that Brown is not representa-
tive of Georgia, nOr of the Demo
cratic party, and the shameful and
digraceful manner in which he has
been foisted upon the people is con
demned. Brown, the resolutions say,
betrayed the State in her hours of
trial, and committed acts and insti-
gated measures which, had they pre-
vailed, would have incarcerated many
of her best citizens and placed Others
under the gallows, and brought in
power party inimical to the best in
terests of the State and good and
reputable people.
PRAYING FOR THE STATESMAN
New YORK, May % The follow
ing call, signed by about twenty
leading clergymen of New York and
Brooklyn, is published to-day: "In
view of the fact that the nominating
conventions of political parties in