Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-14
NUM- BER 30.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

fEASUNaL AND PUL!T!SAL.
The nomination Of Nathan Gofr, Jr., oil
West Virginia, to be Secretary of the Navy,
wac 4 surprise to the politicians. Mr.. Golf
was the Republican candidate for Governor,
and is the present District Attorney for West
Virginia, and is regarded as an excellent
man. lie is 4 prominent lawyer in the
State.
The New York SIM says that Col. Ingcr-
soil will be sent to Germany. 'lngersoll." ."
adds the Sun. SIS an nfi.lcl, hu. he is not a
hypoeritc or fraud"
Senator Edmunds has been visiting his
sister, in Detroit
1t is thought that General Malone will act
with the Republicans in organizing the Sen
ate, and some Senators think that Senator
Dave will also The Democrats and Green
backers have given up all hope of prevent
ins the Republicans from organizing the next
House
Kansas has two CJngreSsmen Il Senator,
three supreme Court judges, all total ab-
staincrs. aGi every STATE officer is also tee
totalcr
The Washington correspondent OF ;he
Springfield RYf;''c7a says that Fright Z, ,cs
the pretty Pouca maiden. is II phenomenal
liar, and he attempts t, prove the slander.
All the rumorS connecting Mr.. Blaine's
name with Gen. Gariicld's Cabinet may be
summed up in the simple statement that the
Senator from Maine was recently invited to
select his own place IN the new administra-
tion, and that he has chosen the Department
of State lI"st;agf''a despatcl.
Senator Blaine telcgraphcd 10 Augusta,
Me, that it would be simply suicidal, in his
opinion, for the Legislature 70 quibble over
the Gubernatorial question, and that the
proper course was to waive technicalities and
inauguratc General Plasted. This will I've
done.
Omar ID. Conger, who has been nominated
for the United States Senate by the Republi-
present House, man OF ability, and has
been of great service to his party IN the low
cr branch of Congress. Whether he will fill
the bill in the higher body the future will un-
fold.
Gen. Joseph Il. lIawley was presented
with an elegant silver vase by the members
OF the late centennial commission, in recoe-
nition of his services rs president of the CEN
tennial exhibition. The President aud mem
bers Of the cabinet, Gen. Sherman, Sena-
tors Edmunds and Morrill, and number of
Representatives were present. The stand of
the vase is composed of gold and silver orc,
iron from the original monitor, wood from
the giant trees of California, the frigate
Constitution and the Hartford
Adolph Sulro has officially announced that
he is in the fight for the SeHa:orShip of Ne
vada
Hon. Eugene Hale has been nominated for
the Maine Senatorship, and his election is as
sured, lie is in his forty year has
served ten years in Congress with distinguish
ed ability; is good speaker, and is stalwart
in politics; is the son in-law of, Zach Chand-
Ter, the colleague of Senator Blaine and the
successor of Hannibal IIamlin. a brilliant
career for him in the Seraie is anticipated.
The Chicago 7r;5g4e draws attention to
the fact that Senator David Davis has voted
with the Republicans at the present session
on every question involving a party division.
judge Davis, it remarks. was Republican
WHEN it cost something 10 be one. His SYM
paihcs are naturally with the party which
the slave. and he represents
great RepuLlic;n STATE. For these and
ctaer reasons the 7ri5g,Ae thinks that he
will be in the Republican party again before
he dies.
The Austin trcxas) Rtcietc thinks that an
attempt will he made by the Legislature of
Texas this month or next to divide the area
If Texas INTO four additional States in ac-
ror'iance with the provision of the joint res
oution anneNing Texas 10 the United States |
The division can be made, the Register |
states, by the consent Of Texas, the consent |
ii the United States being explicitly given in
advance by the terms of the resolution of an
ncXation, in which it is stipulated that |
such States shall be entitled To admission !
under the Federal Constitution" The only |
'onditians required are that the States shall /
De- ol convenient size and shall have suili- !
iient population The purpose of any such !,
division, of coarse. would he the increase Of |
he Democratic strength in the Senate.
Twcntv United States Senators are to Re /
'iectci during January. On the 4th of |
March twenty four new Senators will appear /
II Wa~hinston.
The Boston Memorial Association calls
ipon the p..a.i. for contributions for the
reclion OF 4 static Of Theodore Parker
Gcn. John +. Siiii2r. who will be the next
tepublican Senator from California, was
Provost Marshal at Nashville when Andrew
Iohnson was Military Governor of Tennes-
ee, and was appointed Collector of the Port
lent, though he WAS not an adherent of the
Johnson policy. lie is a lawyer by profos-
ion and is highly esteemed in California
vherr he has lived since the war. lie is
resident of the Alaska Commercial Com
amy
\ Washington despatch SAYS: Mr. Frye's
hanccs for the SpeakcrShip are regarded as
,'ltrr than OF any persons named. II is un-
rrs;oad that Mr.. Elaine will resign his posi-
ion in the Senate during the last week in
'rhruary. Mir. ConklInC's friends announce
hat Levi T. Morton will hr elected Senator
rom New York.