Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-13
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June ia very promi-
nent colored Republican from Ohio, now
holding position in one of the govern
ment departments in this city, said yester-
day. The Republicans of Ohio will never
elect Foraker. The colored element
throughout the state will not vote for him.
Several weeks ago, when the question OF
his possible nomination for governor came
up, a moveuert was started to find out
who Foraker was. was IN this city at the
time. but knew the man and promptly
notified my friends he was the lawyer
who some years ago argued against the
civil rights bill before The state supreme
court. 10 the detriment of the colored peo-
pie. That fact remembered, the colored
people are up in arms against him. In
Greene county the people have already
passed resolutions repudiating his nomi
nation, and have appointed a committee
TO canvass the state TO urge his defeat" He
exhibited letters and kilograms in corrob-
Grafton of his statement. The gentleman
the Republicans in the west is known, and
what he asserts concerning the possible de-
feat of Foraker cannot be questioned, be-
ing the views of careful and far seeing
man.
JAMES DOESN'T DESERVE THE CREDIT.
The National Republican, which is edited
by Assistant Postmaster General Hatton,
prints as news the following: at might
not be out of place to interject the state
ment right here in view of the fact that
much has been said IN the past, and more
will probably be said in the future about
Thomas L. James phenominal enterprise
in unearthing Star Route frauds that he
knew nothing whatever about these frauds
from first to last except what was reported
to him from time to through the present
second assistant postmaster general.
and that in truth the
work of unearthing would have gone on
just the same, just as well and with Just
the same results if Thos. L. James had
been minister at the court of King Kalakua
instead of postmaster general. His pres
ence or absence neither retarded nor
accelerated the work. Further, he knew
nothing about the work of the contract
division, and really had no more to do
with the awarding of contracts for carry
ing the mails than his messenger
NOTES.
Calvin II. Brewster, the new collector at
Brownsville, Texas, is a relative of the at
torney general.
Secretary Lincoln and General Sherman
are out of the city and the war department
is running itself.
Senator Malone and his frieEds in the
city are striving hard to retain the active
friendship of the administration.
The secretary of the treasury is, it is
understood, studying how he can reduce
the expenditures in custom houses.
An order has bhen issued which is looked
upon as an effort to suppress facts regard
ing the management Of the Norfolk navy
yard.
Chief Clerk Webster, of the treasury ed
partment, who has been i'll for some time
past, has resumed his duties at the depart
ment.
It is said that the mission of Governor
Foster, who arrived yesterday, is to look
after the interests Of several of his friends
in the proposed consolidation of internal
revenue collection districts IL Ohio.
Henry Clay England, the lawyer who
distinguished himself by threatening some
weeks since to shoot Judge WyIie, strip
ping himself in the city hall and other &C.
centric performances, was committed 10
the insane asylum.
Among the bids for furnishing cast and
wrought iron work for the floors and roofs
of the south wing OF the patent Office are
Snead Co., Of Louisville, Ky, So, 1883,
and Hugh Ketcham d Co., of indianapolis,
$38,715.63, Washington Fire is the low
est bidder
4 Suits were entered Today by the district
attorney in behalf of the United States
against Albert Z. Boone as principal, and
S. n, HOyt and ". D. Barringer as sure
ties, on his bond to carry the mail on route
No. p, 159 from Pomeroy to Coolville. O..
from July, 1880, to July, 1884, at SAG per
annum, and on route No. 2I,306 from
Utica to Centerburg, o., for the same
period for $247 per annUm.
1t is stated at the White house that the
published statements OF the presidents
contem plated mOYeGaents during the heat
ed term are purely speculative, and that
he has decided upon nothing further than
that he will remain at the Soldiers home
until after the 4th OF July.
Col. W. o. Tolford, of Columbus, is here
to make a settlement with the government
of portion of the suspended war claims
of Ohio, and to file an additional claim of
the state which was never before presented.
and to bring it within the period of Hmita-
ton, which expires the 18th inst.
q. A suit was entered to-day in the courts
here against Ex-senator West, of Louisi-
ana, now one of the congressman of the
District of Columbia. The plaintiffs are
residents of Louisiana who gave 100000
worth of certain bonds to hold in trust.
which he nov refuses to give up, and which
it is charged he has devoted TO his own per-
sonal use.
COMMISSION WITHHELD.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE president