Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-16
POLITICAL.

The police census of the voting popu-
lation OF Baltimore, just finished, shows
a total OF 81, 1853, of whom IL, 1888 are
colored. This Is slight decrease from
last year.
Senator Hampton repudiates much OF
the reported interview in the Philadel'
phia Press in which he is represented as
pleased with the resolutions of the Penn
sylvania Democrats on the tariff ques-
ton.
The Republican State Committee OF
Maryland met Thursday and decided to
call the next State convention to meet In
Baltimore on September 9th for the
nomination of governor and other State
officers.
Proctor Knott denies ever having had
the interview attributed to him in the
New York Times or having said in speak
ing Of Judge Hosdly's chance of election
that Durbin Ward could have been
elected without difficulty.
The way to right the wrong of 1876 is
to nominate and elect a man who will
reform the Government and shake up the
dry bones as Mr.. Tilden would have
done. William s. Holman is very much
that sort Of a man.-New York Sun.
Stephenson, who is accredited with
having been Dorsey's paymaster In the
Indiana campaign of 1880, but who now
refuses to talk, is said to have told the
story of his servios at indianapolis over
and over again to persons in Washington.
Mr.. Stephenson, while in Washington last
March boosted of having Dorsey's orders
still In possession.
About $50 members of the Chic Liquor
Dealers Protective Association mel
| Thursday in Toledo to organize for the
fall political campaign. The session was
secret, but 1t is said that Mr.. Backus, tn,
president of the association, in his open
ing address, "took occasion to arraigI
the Republican party for its misdeed
and bitterly denounced the Scott law"
In the convention OF the National part,
OF New Jersey at Asbury Park, Thursday
resolutions were offered favoring Govern
ment control over railroads and telegraphs
demanding that all money issued shall
legal tender, favoring postal TELEGRAPH
service, and equal taxation. A sectio
in favor Of woman suffrage was adopted
but one in favor Of prohibition was vote
down. Benjamin Urner of Union count
was nominated for governor by aoclams
ton.
: From Democratic sources II Is reporte
that the Republican campaign fund /
Ohio is already $3.50, 600 and that Cove
nor Foster has contributed $25, 900. wit
!, a promise to repeat the dose. Senate
Sherman, it is said, refuses to contribut
to the fund, on the ground that IL
> money will be wasted, since the trump
Of the Democrats is a foregone conclusion
He thinks Democratic Legislature wi
y make such blunders as will enable R
: publioans to carry the State in 1884 |
the use of money.
= But, after all, how absurd 1t Is
:, accuse Mr.. Tilden and the Sun of defes
q ing Gen. Hancock The General defeats
= himself. His foolish letter of acceptan
:, defeated him. His refusal to resign fro
= the army and become citizsn candida
. defeated him. His tariff letter defeat,
=. him. Ex-senator William Ii. Barnum
= figurehead of the National COMMITTEE
defeated him. And finally comes NJ
Dorsey and says $500 600, contributed
m republican monopolists and speculate
" to buy up Indiana and New York, col
"a pleted his defeat.-Nec York Herahi.
" The Hon. William II. Barnum, cbai
a man of the Democratic National Coz
10 mittee, makes general and speci
y. denial Of al, Judge Birdsall's charges
AZ treachery against Mr.. Tilden in the ca
70 vass of 1880. Mr.. BArnum ga
that he and other manage
knew that Mr.. Tilden won
not be q candidate at Cincinnati, and I'll
n Mr.. Tilden was freely consulted abo
Of other candidates. Mr.. Tilden approx
General Hancock's nomination and ga
s25, GOO to the campaign fund. He a
q ! rendered the Democratic national co
ye mittee important service during the Go
a | yass.
a. One j. j. Newell has filed protest,
"a. Washington, against granting the apr
aa cation of the Texas Pacific Railroad Co
hit pany for the confirmation OF land Rrs
in to it made by the Congress of Is
id Newell has since grown uneasy about /
ne charges made in his protest or has be
a given an opportunity to sell documt
III accompanying that protest, before /
same has been placed on record, it is I
err certain which, and he has epdeavored
as withdraw his protest, This request v
81 refused by Acting Secretary of the
IN terror Joslyn. The damaging documeu
no an alleged diary kept by Mr.. New
,c. when the matter was pending beft
so Congress, and contains entries relating
or the corruption of Senators McDons
III Kellogg and others. Under date of NJ
ar. 18th is an entry which details an Of
ID from Kellogg and Mcdonald to take b
IN OF and help pass the bill for $1l0, 900
on cash and 5000, 900 in land grant bon
| nh
IN professional lobbyist on large scs
ey thereupon proposed to Gen. Fremont 6
De Others the parties asking this legislati
ms to carry their bill through Congress
he $40, 600 cash and $3So,000
ras bonds. Subsequent entries note
he acceptance OF this propositi
the notification Of Senator Mcdonald t
to his proposition was accepted, an int
No view with Senator Kellogg, the pass
,er OF the bill through the Senate on J
he Sd, 1870, and the payment to "MoDon
nd and friends" OF $62, 600 of the corrupt
ur fund. In January 1871, the placing
he 81 ,O0O,0 of bonds in the hands OF r
30 Parsons distribute among members of
ew House, to get the bill through that bo
al. is noted. Arrangements were made "
zoe over 30 members of the House to vote
ter the bill and it passed March Sd. At
nd time of the conference on the passage
of the bill Senator Kellogg refused to sigI
ing agree to the bill without he WAS then
m. there paid 10000. This was done .
he agreed to the bill.
49,, - -
ss1 A Pension Swtndler wrothy.
ain Col. N, w. Fitzgerald Of WashinRt
,nt the pension swindler recently expo
tbs and suspended by Secretary Teller,