The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-01
THIHcAMYJics.

ment was left among the white population of the
Jere Black. Robert j. Walker Judge Campbell, of
New Orleans, and Gen Steedman- Al the time he
received the command Of the New Orleans Depart
ment, superceding Gen Sheridan, the Presidential
plum was dangled before his eyes and he worked
hard to please those who held IT,
z General Garfield has q big head, bold high
forehead and wears his hair rather short color Of
hair brown; has a broad, full and manly face sandy
complexion; good-szed nose; brown eyes, to which
there is kindly expression and athought-indcating
man. weighing about 30 pounds dresses plainly, in
dark suit; is little awkward in his movements;
modest and unpretentious in his demeanor-in short
big man in every way, but nevertheless plain
common man.
II Next to John Logan and Roscoe Conklng alOt
of Wisconsin Democrats that came down to Chicago
men on the job The third term is such a popular
scheme with great number Of Bourbons that moth
ing can compensate them for its defeat. The deep
interest they manifested in the work of the Republ
convention and the part they took in the hotel
lobbes and on the streets in discussing the merits Of
curiOsities of the convention
e Senator Blaine's services to his party are
greater to-day than ever before. Without the organ
lied opposition Of his candidacy the third term blum
service than has been done for the party and the
country by any other Republican of the time. His
second and almost equal service was In picking out
for his friends support the Of all others
who could most surely unite the party and make it
most quickly forget the hot contest of the past week
u Some of the rreconcilables who were defeated
in the Chicago convention sought to make ponl
from small decline in stocks the DAY of Garfeds
nomination. The decline had been produced by some
bear or bull cause altogether unconnected with the
action OF the Chicago convention. But since the ir
reeonciables have insisted upon associating Garteds
nomination with an influence the stock market we
direct their attention the that on the tay
after, stocks closed uniformly higher than they open
ed.
Il Wade Hampton told q representative of the
HfrIid Aadn pnNhs al IL.
cock but we do not think he can be elected on ae-
count of his connection with the affair of Mrs Sur
ratt not that he really deserves TO bear the onus
of the affair, but the Catholic voters of the North
would be made to think so, and their strength
which is absolutely essential to success, would be
alienated from the Democratic ticket. IL we nomi-
nate Hancock he will be beaten"
IP@ The Buffalo Commercial says: 'Gen Han
cock will have to clear himself of the charge that he
was connected with the secret organization formed
Presidency to Tilden by force of arms Ii has been
stated that he was not only connected with such
organization, but at the head of il. II he or his
friends cannot clear him from this charge he will
Tilden-
rR- In his speech in the Cincinnati Convention,
Mr.. Daniels, Of Virginia, remarked it ms one of the
cheering omens that 'the first man whose presence
in this convention touched its heart and brought
forth instantaneous applause the soldier states
man of South Carolina, Wade Hampton.
~ These sweet words concerning One Dollar
English, are from the New York 7Tnes: ale is
known in his own State and elsewhere chiefly be-
cause on more than occasion he has put the Knife
Of malice and envy deep into Tom Hendricks and
turned it in the wound, and because he has grown
tat and rich BY oppression Of the poor and the cruel
tenants whom he had in his power
~ The Mississippi Star thus gives to the world a
sample Of the true spirit Of the Southern Democracy
"Inaugurate social ostraeism against every white
man, North South that gives his support TO the
building up Of the Republican party; dscountenance
any man who will go assist in making the bond
ala
to have dealings Of any with the Republican par-
ty, and show to the world that you in truth and
deed true Democrat"
II General Arthur has written a reply to a note
of inquiry from the editor of the Lowell Mass
Courier, in which he says: 'Your curiosity as to
my middle name is not only excusable, but, under
the circumstances, laudabe, and shall be gratifed.
Ny name for forty-nine years, has been, and still is,
Chester Allan Arthur. Why .Absalom / cannot
imagine except it thought best should be Civ
en- Biblical name, to match General Garfeld's
| 'Abram.'
" At the Republican ratification meeting held in
Burlington, Vt, Tuesday night, Senator Edmunds
spoke highly of Garfield, and then said of Arthur:
The only serious difficulty have ever had with the
present administration when il was proposed to
| remove him. l resisted the movement all could,
and finally il ont that all the reforms suggested
by the administration had long before been made by
Gen. Arthur and pigeon-holed at Washington"
" correspondent of the New York Times says:
The Democrats know that the party has gone peril
ously near to doing what Democrat said to a fTnGs
correspondent in Cincinnati last Monday it would
do, nominate for President of the wooden i'm
ages which stand at the doors of tobacco stores if
some one would convince them that il had princi-
| pies and would offend no rascals.'
rE' The Dubuque Times says: '.Only few DAYS
ago we announced that the Hon. J. B. Grnnell had
given his apostasy and returned to the Republ
can fold. Now We have to record the conversion Of
William " Allen, Esq, Of Ackley, who was the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress in the Fourth District
two years ago. He announces himself q supporter of
Garfield and Arthur.
" That the South made the nomination, the
Nashville lTennl american thus boastingly claims:
1.-The South has been heard from. There
| of that you do the nominating and Wen do the
voting, which was recently recommended by Ten
nessee officer. The South, in a selfrespectng
suit
~ The Southern friends of Senator Bayard arc
not in a very pleasant humor over his defeat by
Hancock ut Cincinnati. They attribute n large
share of the result TO Ben Hill, who devoted all his
energies TO reyenging himself upon Bayard for the
| latters opposition to the committee report which
Hill brought in recommending the unseatng of KEEL
logg.
~ Hancock has been in training for the Prcsi-
dency since 1867, and for thirteen years has been in
the hands of shrewd Democratic politicians, begin
ming with those who surrounded Johnson's admins
tration.-CineiHRdi Gazette.
II Times change and politicians change. Four
years ago the Democratic National Convention, in
its PLATFORM demanded the repeal of the specie
sumption act. Now, in its Cincinnati platform, it de
clares for "honest money, consisting of gold and sill
Yer, and paper convertible into coin demand"
-Four years ago it demanded the abolition of national
banks now it says not n word on that subject-Chi-
| eago Journal
rS- The music directors showed great discrimina-
| ton in making up their programme at the eOnven-
ton. Dixie played before the ''Stnr Spangled
Banner" when the nomination was made, in order
that the sensibities of the Southern delegates might
| be touched. movement of Wade Hampton's
crutehes was the signal for HALT the Chief"-Nep
York Tribune.
| F- The army worm is now advancing in light
marching order through New England, having about
/ finished Delaware, New jersey and Long Island.