The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-10-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsnIssrsx. sErr. sO,h 1880.

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There is not much To talk or write
iboat III Washington Wv, excepI |
Imlitics, but OF thai We hive right
,aart," as they say in Virginia. Thr
IA rent seems to be rHDiius all one
way, however, and the straits and
Of the Republican Coin
lmiltee begin to mani est themselves.
Maine was q crushcr to a Radical
cause. aud people moi acquainted with
Tie inside Workings vi the campaign
can not appreciate the extent OF lie
that followed the result
il that State Lack of funds is one
al the difficulties tie Republican
committee encounters now Tor the
first time in its history. 0fiice-huld-
ers anu wealthy politician, are not as
Tree to PONY MP" lor a losing eansr
al when victory seems cer,sin. And
hat is what is the matter with the
radical cash box. The assessments
inahe early in the campaign were
pretty generally responded to. but, to
negin with. the money was squander-
cd where it has not done much good.
aud now the effort to collect a new
levy is franght with much difficulty.
Every person holding an Office nsier
the government, frum clerks and Off
Gals to scrub-women aud sweepers in
the department, and Notaries Public
al over the country have been called
upon for the little "two per cent" hut
many are backward about coming for
warl with the money. One Notary
Public told me that il he sent his two
per cent il woDld amount to abont
iiity cents. and that he guessed he
would keep it, under the circumsian-
ces. Over 300, 900 were sent 10 Yer
mont and Maine. Where i. that one
hLndred thousand now? The CON-
mite would like to have it.
In Democratic circles confidence in
the result Of the Presidential election
j, estimated BY the encouraging re-
ports received daily FROM all directions.
Senator Yes. writes rom indianapolis
TO friend here that lu.iana will give
ten thousand majority for Landers.
Not the least encouraging feature OF
the Dcmocptic outlook is the assuI
ance that comes from many sources in
Virginia that the electoral vote OF that
State is sale Tor Hancock. The Re-
pnblicans had little thought Of Vir-
GINA in their calculations before the
Maine election, and now, on the heel
Of that disheartiig result, they have
neither energy or money TO spend
upon such an uEpromising field as
that would be for Republican enacav-
or, even under the most favorable cir
cunstances. II Is stated upon the
authority Of Republican member OF
Congress from the Sunlh that recent
" Senstor Don Cameron earnestly
advised the National Committee oil
his party against making any fight
for the electoral vote Of Virginia, de-
claring it to be plainly out OF the pow
or Of the Republicans to capture it,
even though the committee should
have the meals requisite to pay the
capitalion tax for the negroes, and
otherwise put the denoralizc,l and
disban,led Virginia Republican party
in fighting shape. 1t is stated also
chat Gen. Slahone toll! a member Of
the Democratic National Committee
that whenever it should become APP
parent that tine Republicans would
seriously contend for the electoral vote
of Virginia he would urge his friends
10 take down their electoral icket
Within day or two there has been
a talk about a revival Of the Radical
scheme for capturing tine electoral
vote oil New York, against the viii Of
the people. 1t is said that if Indiana
goes Democratic in October, a meet
ing Of Republican managers is to be
held in Boston on the 18th, and Gov
ernor Cornell advised to call a special
session Of the New York legislature
10 choose electors. ] don't think this
will be done, for If it was il would
never elect Garfield Illinois, Ohio,
and Pennsylvania would surely vote
for Hancock after such trick as that.
But the talk about it, or the fact that
Republican leaders entertain snch a
project, shows how desperate theiI
case is.
At the headquarters Of the Demo
cratic Congressional committee much
work is being donc and $3.50 per day
is paid for the transmission Of docu-
ments. A visitor called day or two
since who had picked. up a very di.
lapidated-locking specimen Of the De
Golyer rotten-wood pavement, which
he suggested could be manufactured
into tnnkets and be sold for campaign
relics. During the absence Of Scere
tary Schurz The radical assessment
collector vigorously worked the In.
terror Department, but many of the
clerks evaded payment upon one pre-,
text and another, until Mr.. Schurz
return. lie is now here and they ex.
poet to be protected in their refusal tc
be assessed by this great apostle o
civil service reform. The ANIMAL re-
port Of the signal service shows thai
Of the storm warnings during the ifs
cal year over SO per cent. have beer
verified. and,the weather indication,
have been correct eighty-six time,
out Of "a hundred east of the Rock,
Mountains and ninety on the Pacif'
coast.
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