Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-29

found many warm supporters. but it
was said that he is too young yet.
Ben. Harrison was favored by others !;
but after careful analysis of the strong
and weak points of each man, it wa.
finally decided that Senator Edmunds
of Vermont and Senator James Wilson
of Iowa would be the best holds for the
Presidential ticket that the Republic
cans could nominate. The more the
ticket of Edmunds and Wilson was dis.
cusseG, the more it grew in favor, and
the gentlemen in the party separated
with the understanding that an organ.
lied effort to secure nominations of
this character would be made.
Prominent Republicans expressed the
opinion, Judging from the present out.
look, that the nomination OF General
Sherman might be a strong one. They
argue that the people would have thor
ough confidence in mis- independence
and honesty, and his brilliant war
record might give a chance for another
Harrison "Hurra" campaign while
the fact that he had never taken any
part in politics would bar any objection
on factional ground. When the con.
vention assemblies he will have settled
down into citizen Of st. Louis. He
will not be 81 years old-at which he
would be retired under the new law
until February S, 1854 !; and Sc, if he
should possibly be the next President.
wou d enter on his new duties few
weeks after he had reached the age or 65
WAsHINGToH. Dec. 2S.-In the House
this morning Kasson asked unanimous
consent to pass res Tuition granting
Paymaster J. r. WATSON, U. S. A,
leave of absence for two years, TO do
special service for the japanese govern
ment. Kasson explained that the pay
offered by the Japanese government
was small and WATSON could not afford
to resign from the army. An objection
to the consideration of the resolution
was made by Holman.
During the debate that preceded the
objection, Randall said he had been IN.
formed that an officer IN the army,
drawing s., 000 par year from the gov.
ernment, lad been grated four coz.
secu:iye leaves of absence Of SIX months
each from the War Department, and
that he was il the regular employ Ct
the Pullman Car Company as an in
spector, receiving salary Of So, 600 |
per annum. Randall recised this case
as an illustration Of favoritisn in the ,
service which could not be tolerated.
He refused to give the Eanle of the Off |
Ger to whom he referred.
Adiutant-General Drumm informed |
your correspondent that the officer in
question is Captain John F. Trout of |
Harrisburg, Pa, assigned 30 the TIVE n
ty. Third Infantry. General Drumn did |
not know through whose influence Cap |
tain Trout was enabled to be absent |
from his regiment for two years, draw |
ing salary from the government and !,
a salary from the Pullman Company at |
the same time. He declared emphati- |
cally, however, that such examples had a |
effect on the service. !
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Street highway.
men are becoming so bcld, and their at
lacks occur SO frequently, that there IS
some ia of suppress;ng them by
means of private enterprise. Scarcely |
/, night passes that one OF more a.ts cks
10 not occur. One OF the victims is
likely to die, and ali have suffered
severe INJURIES from the murderous
and lost considerable property.
NEW YoRK, Dec. aS.-Cansiderable
discussion has been caused in New York
militia and other circles by the report
If the Ssate Inspector General, which
places the favorite Seventh Regiment
hird in the list of city militia for
Efficiency and drill. The Twenty-second
Regiment is placed first. The present
strength of the State National Guard is
j, 100 officers and men, which is 4, 2S2
ess than last year.