Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-29


putting Mr.. Coke in nomination that
existed for withdrawing him after the
first ballot he did not want the place
and it would be we'll filled without him
and his friends ought to have recog-
nized this first as we'll as last. IL was
plain enough.
IT was q manly fight and q splendid de-
liverance.
The Democracy are on the aggressive
in this campaign and will make the fur fly
ere the ides of November roll round.
MALCOLM HAY called it a grand nomi-
nation, and tho west We'd with the east in
cheering the sentiment.
IT will be curious to watch the effect of
last nights storm upon the red-headed
hopefulness of the Stalwart field mar
shall.
WHEN the gas trust heard tho news
there is said to have been an exhibition of
pyrotechnical profanity that had never be-
fore been equalled and will only be again
witnessed in November.
The speech of Mr.. Hay, in moving to
make the nomination of Patrison unani-
nous, was model of magnanimity and
good sense and Singerly's seconding the
motion made him the hero Of the hour.
THERE were no Hopkins men nor Coke
men nor any other than Pattison men
after Chairman Dallas had announced the
vote and Hay sprang to his feet to move
the nomination be made unanimous.
PATTIsoN having proved himself con-
troller who could control, the delegates not
unnaturally arrived at the conclusion that
he would make just the sort of governor
who would govern. And acted accordingly
Ex-SECRETARY EvARTs in 4 talk before
the Yale alumni on Tuesday scored some
points. "We have now reached a stage
in the affairs of the country" he said,
"when we are able to take up a long
neglected subiect-the subject Of good
government" Intelligent people make
the great constituency, and Mr.. Evarts
declares that the college graduate "cannot
shut himself up and complain of the ignor
ance, caprice and frivolity of his fellow
citizens. He is responsible. armed and
equipped as the soldier Of civil life, that
he be combatanr all through, either in
the ditch or at the head.''
1F man may be judged by the opinions
of his neighbors. there ought not to be
much doubt in the public mind as to the
wisdom of the candidacy of Robert F..
Pattison. The Philadelphia morning
papers, all of which are quoted elsewhere
in our columns to day, are unit in en-
dorsing his fitness and pronounciEg him
above reproach. The good people of the
commonwealth will take our esteemed
contemporaries at their word. and in
November next promote the Philadelphia
controller to position where his qualities
as reformer will shine still brighter and
shed new lustre on his own fair fame, and
that of long mlsgoverned state
| PERSONAL.
| PRESIDENT ARTHUR was given the de-
gree of LII. D. at Union college yester-
day.
| SENATOR BAYARD is the lion of the
hour at the Dartmouth commencement
this week,
| JUDGE PORTER, who helped in the pros
ecution of Guitcau, will sail for Europe in
few days.
| Ex.SERaEANT.AT-ARM JOHN G. THOMP-
SON has decided not to run for Congress
this year.
NILSSON was 14-year-old girl, singing
at country fair in Norway when her
musical capabilities first attracted notice.
J. H. RowELL has been renominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Four
teenth Illinois district.
WILLIAM THCMAs, the Oldest graduate
of Harvard, was present at the COM
mencement exercises there yesterday. He
10 90 years old aud a graduate of the class
of 1907.
PLAIsTED, renominated for another term
in Maine, is a quiet looking man, with a
full beard and stocky body, who talks
slowly, but has . way of hanging on to
anythink he begins.
MRS. r. P. DANA, daughter of the
poet Longfellow, has purchased Healy's
portrait of her father. Mrs. Dana ap-
pears in the painting as bright-eyed
little maiden, with golden tresses, peeping
over her fathers shoulder.
HENRY P. COLEMAN, of the Philadel.
phia bar, and Charles ]. Bonaparte, of the
Baltimore bar, were given the degree of
IL. D. at the commencement at Mt. St.
Mary's college, Emmittsburg, Nd, yes
terday. Among the medal men were VIM.
II. Coleman, of Philadelphia.
SENATOR BUcuAN1NI, the proprietor of
the restaurant de POpera, in New York, is
according to common report, no other
than the dancing master who years ago
tripped away with Mrs. Eaton's heart and
property, and afterwards absconded with
her granddaughter.
A Thief Gives Himself On.