National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-13
AND POLITICIANS.

POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
Tho irrcprcssiblc Blanton Duncan is to the
fore with a letter to the New York Sim in
which he laughs Chairman Germans estimate
of the Butler vote to scorn. As to Massachu-
setts he figures out that the state will be very
close with Blaine and Butler each receiving
from 10000 to 10000 votes, Cleveland not
over So 900. and st. John 10000. New York he
estimates will poll 10000 votes, Of which he
assigns 900 to Blaine, 100000 TO Cleveland,
$4,000 to Butler, and 1000 to St. John. Blan-
ton suggests that fusion between the Blaine
and Butler forces would bury Mr.. Gormon
remarkably deep. He says Butler has over
1000 supporters In Connecticut, 5000 In New
Hampshire 2OOJO in New Jersey. 35,OOl in
Indiana, aud that ii isin Buffers power to cou-
troll results In all ofthese states Blanton very
pertincntly asks why, if German thinks the
Butler movement auxiliary to Blaine. he per.
mitted the democrats to fuse with the Butler
men and give them half oftho electoral tickets
against Blaine in Michigan, Minnesota, Kan
sns, Iowa, aud Nebraska aud to permit anN-
iors efforts to do the same thing in California,
Wisconsin, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
ps-
The Rochester tN H. Courier and Advertiser
has uncarlhcd the nurse Of Maria Halpin's
baby In the person of Mrs. Kendall, of Gil
hampton, n. III. interview she stated that
she lived in Buffalo vt the time Gov. Cleve'
lands son was born, and was employed by Dr.
King to nurse the child. lie told her to take
good care OF II, aud call it her own, or invent
any excuse necessary to conceal Its parcntage.
The name Of Maria Halpin' was on several
pieces of the babes clothing. She told OF
being present with the child at a meeting in q
lawyers O1ico whore she met a woman who
seemed greatly OyeuOyed and excited about
seeing the child 80 that she inquired If she
wus its mother, and was answered, "'Nes, II is
my child and my name Is Maria Halpin.'
There were present In the room beside myself
Dr. King aud q man who they told me was
lawyer aud Maria lIllpin said he was the
father of her baby"
She saw the lawyer give some papers TO DR..
King and after the business had been seem
ingly completed, "rho lawyer said Every
thing is all right now, doctor, have cigar.
Then the lawyer asked me If would nurse
the child in his presence and complied with
his request. Aitcr nursing the child he said,
Now, DOCTOR let her take it away At thi,
point Miss Halpin became excited and sobbcd
as II her heart would break. She called the
child my darling baby over and over again,
and seemed very sad and distressed to have TO
part with ii, The lawyer spoke rudely TO heI
and said You must give up the child The
doctor and myself then got into the hack
with the child and returned to my home"
Subsequently by DR.. Kings orders she dc
livercd the baby to Miss Halpin. Three years
ago she saw the child at Gilmanton with Mrs.
| King, who claimed to have adopted it, A
! pair of Cleveland and Hendricks sleeve but
tons were shown to Mrs Kendall. The picture
of Hendricks was shown her first, but she said
he was not the man she believed was the boy''
fathcr. On her seeing Cleveland portrait she
instantly recognized him as the man she had
seen i'm the lawyers Office, and said he was
the one Maria IIalpin had said was the child!
father.
Another sensational canard has recently
been put in print in the state of Ohio, where
In 1t Is set forth that In the construction OF hi
new residence In this city Mr.. Blaine grount
down the contractors for the work SO that the,
were forced to pay mechanics $3.50 and labor
ers 81 u day at II time when the rates pai'
by other contractors were much higher. Thi
is another campaign lie manufactured out o
whole cloth. The facts are that Mr.. Blain
made contract with the firm of builders
| Robert DHNluSOu " To-, Ol tllls CITY W COl
struct his residence upon plans furnished b,
Mr.. Frazier, his architect. He had nothing L
do with the rates paid by Mcssrs. Davidson
Co. to their workmcn and laborers, and com
piled with every obligation on his side of th'
contract until bill was presented for extr'
and additional work outside of the contract
caused by certain alterations in the origina
plans This bill was forupward of $4,000, an'
believing 1t wrong Mr. Blaine disputed it. I'm
der an agreement, no selected referee, W
Bruce Gray ,oftho well known firm ofarchitect'
Gray IL Page, and the contractors were repre-
sentcd by Robert |. Fleming, leading builde
of this city. The deliberations Of the referee
resulted in reduction fthis bill of extras t
little over 5000. Mr.. Gray states most EN-
phatically that in the considerations of tn
items of this bill the contractors were II
every instance allowed the highest price ther
paid for the work of mechanics and laborer'
and the reduction in the bill resulted frsm tn
corrections Of ovcrcharges for material an
charges for work that was included in tn
original drawings and specifications Thi
nails another despicable democratic lie.