National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-04
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
small ToIh About Mon and Measure,

Frankfort, kyr says that the senatorial fight
Is now at fever heat, and that the race be-
tween Ccrro Gordo Williams and Col. Joe
Blackburn is from present appearances very
close. Both aspirauts are on the ground, and
are wire pulling Just like they do It at Al.
bany, Harrisburg, Columbus, and other state
capitals. Blackburn, it would appear accord
ing to reports, is gaining strength every day,
and now IL is conceded by even Senator
| Williamss most ardent supporters that the
blue grass statesman has ut least fifty votes
to enter the caucus with next Tuesday.
Nearly everybody in Frankfort is keeping
open house, and the able legislators arc hay-
ing first rate time getting convivial with
out money and without price. Mir. Carlisle
has been appealed to by many Of his friends
to consent to the use Of his namo before the
caucus, but he declares that he has allthe
honors at present that he cares for, and will
under no conditions entor the race. Speak
ing Of Carlislo's attitude In the senatorial
fight, southern gentleman said last evening
that tho speaker had unqucstionably trans.
| ferrcd whatever votes he could control over
to Blackburn, and that he was aiding mi.
vately, with all the means at his command, the
election of that gentleman. Tho same party
addcd IF there had not been an under
standing between Carlisle and Blackburn,
why is it that the latter failed to even notice
that he had been overlooked when the COM
mitteos were made up. Strange business,
politics.
"The fact that Blackburn was snubbed in
the distribution of committee ohairmauships
is thought by many to be job put up be-
tween the speaker and the supposed victim
for tho purpose of arousinga feeling among
the hoop.pole statesmen of Kentucky that
Gen. Joe was a great man prosecuted, and
they would have to make him senator to
show their regard. The sympathy card is
being played for all there is in it,at any event"
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There is SENATOR grave and reverend
who when he first took his seat in that au-
gust body, was noted for his genial good
nature and the accommodating spirit with
which no lent himself to tho work of forward
ing the interests of his constituents. AS time
wore on his friends have been panied to OBJ
serve that he has been undergoing process
of ossiiicutiOn that has sapped his good nature,
and rendered him perfect Legislative bear.
The other day q gentleman from his own
town was at the capitol and desiring to have
the senator's good Offices in matter pending
in one of the departments, he sent in his card
and penciled upon it a brief note, requesting
a five minute interview. In minute or two
the card came back with this reply scrawled
upon its reverse side: Can't come now, i'm
portant pension business up"
The visitor sympathized with his over
worked friend, and strolled up to the
IN bn
such II weighty issue. What was his surprise
to SEQ his senatorial friend in comfortable
position on one of the lounges deeply inter
ested in newspaper and paying no atteu-
ton whatever to the important pension
business" The constituent left tho gallery
in decided huff, and says that when the
senator comes back home to work up his re-
election he will assist him by having tho
story of his hard work in the senate pub
lished, illustrated with fac smile of his
peeled answer to his request reproduced
reytdtcm Cd SpGlldtim.
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eyes, New Years day has come and gone"
said Old Statistics, "and ! AIN < lad of it,
There is one thing that crops out worse and
worse every year, and makes me awfully
tired. Why in the name of heaven do the
newspapers always refer to the ladies who
are prominent in society here as Mrs. Score
tary So.and-so, Mrs. General This, and
Mrs. Judge That2 Wouldn't it do
just as well to say Mrs. Blank
or Mrs. Brown, the wife of Secretary Brown,
and so on. If this thing continues for an
othor season you will be printing that Mrs.
Street Car Conductor Smith and Mrs. Family
tLoi. g.,
New Years day, assisted by Mrs. Brcklayer
Higgins For the love of heaven stop this
before somebody introduces a bill into the
house to change the name of Washington city
to Snobyille"
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"There is q good deal Of the bulldog about
Ben, Butler" said the Massachusetts statesman.
ut must be about eighteen yegs ago that the
| 55th Massachusetts, volunteer regiment was
recruited. 1t was an Irish regiment, and
filled up rapidly until eight companies were
full and there it stuck. No more men en-
| listed, and when there came an urgent
| call for troops Gov. Andrews
sent two companies to the front
and turned the other six companies over to
the 4Sth. Of course that arrangement was
| disagreeable, and all the officers resigned. All
| the men deserted but about $50. Gov. An
drews accepted all tho designations except
that OF Capt. John Farrell. Whether he had
some grudge against Farrell or wanted to
make his test case, or for some other reason,
he would not accept his resignation, but dis
missed him, as he had the right to do, before
the regiment left tho state. Ben
Butler was Farrells FRIEND and came
to Washington and tried to induce tho
secretary of war to revoke the governors
letter of dismissal. The secretary refused to
doit. During the many years since that time
Farrell, against whom there is aud was moth
ing to be said, has stood by Butler, and re-
Gently, among the last of Gov Buffers official
acts gubernatorial order was issued by him
revoking the order of Gov. Andrews dismiss
ing Farrell Now, would like to know what
the war department is going to do about it,
Ben Butler don't forget anything, and if he
should ever DO elected president what lot
of old scores there would be to settle"
The Greedy RELIEF Board.
Capt. Pike was before tho Greedy relief
board yesterday, and, in response to inquiries
said he would advise sending two ships for
the relief of Lieut.. Greedy and party. "rhere
is one thing" he said; you could run more