Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
sOSSlP ABOUT TAE PRESIDENTIAL
SITUATION.
'as s, Prospects Of judgs Field Grants
sup W "a virglnia-Towussud's Iel.-
graphic Biil, and Tine Or Two
About The Appropriations. y
WASHINGTON, May !


met appointment Virginia Republi-
can to-day, who comes to Washington
occasionally, and said TO him: The
newspaper paragraphs about the com
position OF your delegation to Chicago
are 50 oontradietory that We here at
Washington would IKE TO vet at the
true lnwardness OF the matter" Said
he; when the convention met a,
Slannton, u was yerwhelmingly Zoe
Grant, aud was ready with alacrity to
instruct for him. Had the issue been
only made between Grant and Sher-
man and Blaine, Grant would have
beaten both overwhelmingly, But yCu
See this issue was lost sight Of after
awhile when the effort was made To sur,
render the Republican organization Of
Virginia and make IL the tail TO a re-ad-
IuSting-electoral kite. You remember
how bitter and exciting aud prolonged
hisoontest was, lasting all day and all
night, and nearly until broad.day
light. On one side we're the
Straight Outs, who were victorious, and
among them were nearly every friend
that Blaine or Sherman had. Hence,
when flushed with victory they natural
ly elected delegates To Chicago who were
straight cutters. Don't you see,
SAID he. ....0 ....
YES" ! replied "YUu are giving
important iniornatlon and telling an
interesting story"
Well. then" no said, among those
elected were Messrs Russell, Ot Rich
mond, Fernald, ot Danyille, aud Brady,
Of Petersburg, all collectors of internal
revenue aud original friends of MIR.
sherman. There are others just like
them. Why, some Of them wanted To
be elected 10 the State Convention, and
couldn't be- because they were anti
Grant"
"Now tell me" said |, "how the
delegations, at heart, stand, and would
vote, IN your Judgment, II they
were uuinstructedP" lie replied without
hesitation.
-Four ior BlainS eight Tor Grant and
twelve Tor sherman"
wanted Ia ask him il Grant, ia n
hand.to hand encounter, could rely on
the zeal oi such supporters ut Chicago,
hut thought he had communicated
enough for one interview.
Congressional Gossip.
Congrcssmem discuss the situation
Just as other do, and Il would be dill
cult to fnd squad oi them oi either
party talking without making reference
tn the Presidential situation. In
this way Msssrs. Garfield, Conger aud
FIVE, all Republican leaders, were
talking oi Grant aud Chicago. All
agreed that he is not IA strong ~ he was
a week ago. Their judgment had moth
ing tn do with what IL going ON In the
South, but Vas based upon the accounts
rrcelvrd lrem authentic sources OF the
auti.(irant uprising aiming the Repub-
licans of ofPennsylyania. I have reason
Ia believe that there has been no exag-
gcration as To the reaction there, since
senator Don Cameron's convention, In
favor of Blaine.
Not a Tildsn Senator, aud Only Few
Tildsn Msmhsrs OF the House.
While there is not q Democratic mem
Der oi Congress who does not believe
Mr.. nlden, the Democratic party, und
the American people were detrsuded
out OF the Presidency IN 1879, yet u IN u
iact that not ono single Democratic
senator is in favor Ot the nOmi-
nation OF Mr.. nlden 10y the
Cincinnati convention. Then, in the
House, although the Speaker Is Tor hun,
YOU can almost count the Tilden men
on vour fingers. lihr. nlden had gone
To Europe after the Inauguration oi Mr..
Uayes aud extended his explorations
into the Holy Land aud other portions
oi the East, this would not be- so-tor
Democratic Congressman oppose him
only because Of Mia want oi availability.
Judge Fisld as a Candidate
Judge Field has great merit and much
strength as presidential candidate AMI
his excellent organi Eation here Is work
ing up his case with good deal ot ener-
Nv and Judgment lie would undoubt'
edly make tirst.class President
4 asked distinguished baltimore law
yer to. Law what hc thought nj Justice
Field a. candidate. lie replied, lam
afraid a dissenting opinion, however
sound and brilliant, is too narrow
plank ior a Presidential platform. Why
over in Virginia the readiusters talk OF
rnnning aage Staples for Governor ON
his dissenting opinion against the recep-
ton oi coupons TOR state dues, and the
regular Democrats CONTEND. that
Won ought t0 stand by the decision
oi the Nirvinia Supreme Court. These
Virginia Democrats cant blow hot and
COIL both" what about SEYMOUR
asked. "why he is too nd, | think
Who then are you Err' He replied,
"lor "A yoOd Democrat Who eau certainly
win" How about Thurman "he
Is a cool Democrat aud trst class
statesman. but can he winf' be asked
as he lett tO talk Ia a paying client
Fighting the Battle over On PsnnsylvAnia
While everybody else is satisfied with
the action of the Harrisburg convention
A few of the partisans ot Speaker Ran
d.ll ami Senator Wallace are fighting the
battIe over. The Randall men say,
1--WE beat on the unit rule and the
nroposition to Instruct The WAllarc
men reply, eve have a majority Of the
NplGffNlfN, anu " fNh W.. -
you would have been Tor the unit rule
fnsi a. Tlden Vas at Syracuse; The
a,I. however, is that senator Wallace
bad more strength than the unu rule,
anil Randall vas weaker than the opp"
sition 10 the unit rule. To-day senator
Wallsre says the delegation stands 80
snt,- -Tlden and - Tlden. On the
other hand Randall says it stands
an Tllen 20 Is anti-nlden. Arithmetic
i not an exact science. EELF
rhs Bin to Protssi rslssraph AsssAsSs
In reporting iavorably the bill TO Sc
cure the same sAnctily Tor telee1aph
,nsss.sss a. nov protects letters oy
nail Mn Towushend, OF Illinois, said
,hs interests Of the business eommuni.
~ and The rights OF the citizen render "
;.an.rtant that this bill should he sn-
sr,e1 into Law. Il is, perhaps matter
"a indifference IN the telegraph eSeA-
NAMES whether they are eompeiled W
NV publicity o. teiegrsphic commohs'
s.,ians. unless the extent oi Their pat.
sonsss may be restrained thereby on'
,be nubl,o are grayely interesssd IA
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