National Republican., 1882-12-28
ON THE AVENUE.
WALKS aud Talks with Public Men.

AS hhu AhiAs Whtn tuDltc men,
Is there anything in the story of the warm
friendship existing between Dorsey and
Blainet' was the question addressed to tray
eler from Arkansas the other day.
" Is there anything in It! Well, / should
think there was something in IL. Dorsey
went down TO Arkansas in 1850 to capture the
delegation for Blaine. He was licked out of
his boots, but on his pledging himself to carry
out the will of the delegation place was made
for him. and at the Chicago convention he
voted for Grant although he favored Blaine.
He was one of Blaine's most trusted adherents,
and | doubt not had great deal to do with
making him secretary of state. That is what
there is to the story.
" Not many people know that Judge Miller,
of the supreme bench, came very nearly
receiving the republican nomination for
president in $780," said gentleman who was
delegate to the Chicago convention, "yet
such is the case. The Kentucky delegation
was pledged to vote for Grant first, last, and
all the time, unless the name of one other
man might be proposed, in which event they
would vote solidly for that individual Judge
Miller was the man. This fact was known
among the Grant leaders, and some of them
wore seriously considering the expediency of
swinging the Grant column to him when the
break occurred. One more day of balloting
would have fixed the business, and | am not
sure that one more hour would not have done
it. A combination could have been formed
very easily which would have resulted in
Judge Miler's nomination, and not much
time would have been required to have
arranged the terms"
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Senator Dan Voorhees, is not going to have
walk-away for recollection in Indiana two
years hence. Congressman Holman is an
avowcd candidate, and it is by no means GER
tain that ex-senator Mcdonald will not try
for it should the presidential lightning fail to
strike his rod. Ex-senator Mcdonald beat
him once in straight fight on hard money
platform in a soft money year, and he may
conclude to make another attempt of the same
sort. But Dan is good fighter.
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1t is rumored that prominent member of
the house committee has been giving his at
tention to the Washington Gaslight company,
and will formulate BILL which he intends to
press to a vote at the first opportunity, to open
the field to competition. He says that the
| amount the government pays annually for
gas would build the entire works now owned
by the gas company.
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The whisky lobby is feeling far from jubi-
liant. In fact, it is depressed in spirits in con-
sequence of adverse criticism of tho newspa-
per press all over the country. The senate is
sensitive body, and in view of the very gen
eral opposition to legislation for the relief of
whisky distillers and dealers the ardor of
many of them is cooling. The alcoholic MEM
bers of the third house are now trying to Or
ganiZe combinations.
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In conversation with Col. c. w. Moulton,
of Cincinnati last night about politics, and
the future, and all that he spoke several
times of the ruling strength Of the middle
classes. what do you mean by the middle
classes" was asked. 81 mean" said the
colonel, ''those who are not too rich and
grand to be above human sympathies, and
those who are not so mean and low as to be
beneath human sympathies-all between
these two casses-that is what l mean by
the middle classes?" and it was noted as
good definition. -.-