St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-18
WASHINGTON.
How Arthur's Lieutenants are
Working in His Interest.
SlipshOd Work in the HOuse-Serious
Mistakes by the Democrats.
The National Democratic Committee Favor
able to Chicago.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-When the digni-
ded and portly form of the secretary of the
treasury elbowed its way through the crowds
OF loungers at Wizards hotel tonight, the
spectacle was so unusual that the observation,
''Hello, there's Judge Folger," was almost
Immediately followed by the query, "What
brings him here?' OF all men in public
life, he is the last whom one would expect to
see in the rotunda of any hotel. But the
crowd was left in wonderment for only few
moments. A bell boy went quickly
up stairs with the judges
card, and in an incredibly short period Jesse
Spaulding, of Chicago, appeared on the
scene. The two gentlemen exchanged cord
ial greetings and then ascended to Mr..
Spaulding's room. Mr.. Spaulding has been
very reticent as to the nature of his visit.
Enough is known, however, to justify the
statement that it is for the purpose Of con-
sulting with General Arthur's more imme-
date fri nds as to the bes method Of securing
the Cook county delegates to the
national convention. Just what in
ducements shall be held out to effect
their purpose is the question which the ad
ministration must decide. 1t is also known
that the Twentieth district, represented by
Mr.. Thomas, is expected by the administra-
ton people to be wheeled into line for Presi-
dent Arthur, if some recognition to the color
ed leaders of that district shall be made. The
preponderance of votes in this district are
cast by negroes, who, the administration
men say, are friendly to Arthur and coldly
indifferent to Logan, because they allege he
has persistently ignored them in the way of
appointments.
SLIPSHOD WORK.
The Democrats are allowing the business
Of the house to drag along in slipshod way
that will result in a conflict of important
measures for priority of consideration, and
necessarily prolong the session. Two appro-
priation bills are ready for action by the
house. one of which has been waiting since
Tuesday as unfinished business while men,
bers have been talking alb out the Chalmers
Manning election case. Mr.. Holman
appealed to the house to hold
session Saturday for debate
upon the naval bill, but two-thirds of the
members voted for adjournment until Mon
day and yesterday was wasted so far as legis
lation was concerned. but members had
leisure to visit the departments and attend to
business for their constituents. Few of them
can afford to employ persons from their
private purses to attend to this business for
them, and they dare not follow the example
of thai more independent body, the senate,
and make the treasury pay their
private secretaries. The only remedy is
toL1take Saturdays or absent themselves
when there is no important business before
the house.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Of the thirty-four members of the Demo-
cratic national committee, twelve are already
in the city. Two only of these are in con-
gress-Hewitt, of New York, and Call, of
Florida. Hewitt favors Saratoga as the place
for holding the convention, with preference
for Chicago as against any other city. Call
is a warm friend Of Chicago, and is doing all
in his power to carry it there.
The other ten have promised to vote
for Chicago, except Malley, of Vermont
who prefers Saratoga, and Col. Prather, of
Missouri, who, of course, is working in the
interest of st. Louis. To-day Gen. Single
ton and Mr.. Goudy held long consultation,
at which careful canvass of both those abb
sent and present was made. The result was
very satisfactory, it being clearly shown that
twenty-one members had either solemnly
pledged themselves to Chicago or were
known to be friendly to it without havin q
committed themselves to any contesting del
egations. Indeed, as one Chicagoan ex-
pressed it tonight, eff we fail to secure
the convention on the 22d we will have es-
tablished the fact tat the national Demo-
cratic committee contains more liars to the
square inch than can be found in any other
section of the globe" Chairman Barnum is
expected Wednesday, although it is known
ne has been quite i'll for the past few days.
The big Chicago delegation will arrive to-
morrow morning. There is prospect that
an understanding will be arrived at between
the friends of Chicago and those of Saratoga
The latter are willing to vote for
Chicago if Saratoga cannot get the
convention, but they want the help of some
western votes. Confident that Saratoga can
not get the convention anyway some of the
Chicago men will probably vote for Saratoga
with the understanding that if Saratoga fails
its vote is to be cast for Chicago.
Western Associated Press.
ILLITERACY IN THE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Representative
Willis has prepared most interesting table
to accompany his bill for federal aid to edu-
cation, which shows that iliteracy holds the
balance of power in fourteen northern and
in all the southern states. In thirty-eight
states there were 1871, ,217 illiterate voters,
and only one voter in five can write his
name. In the southern states, the illiterate
voters in South Carolina are more than one
half. In Alabama Florida, Mississippi,
Georgia. North Carolina and Virginia, one in
two, while in Missouri, with one in nine,
presents the best record. In the presidential
election of 1876, New York, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Indiana, California, Nevada,
Ohio, Oregon Wisconsin, Illinois,
Rhode Island, Michigan and Pennsylvania
were ranged on the side of illiteracy. In the
last presidential contest states of the Union
with 299 electoral votes, were again within
the domination OF sovereigns who could not
read the very charter of their liberties. The
majorities which they gave could have been
overthrown by the combined vote of the illit
crate voters, even if these maiorities had
been five times as great as they were. In
1876 sixty of our seventJ six senators, three
ffths of whom, and 259 of 292 representa-
tives, were in the grasp of illiteracy In
$780, ffty-eight of our seVenty-siX senators
and 292 of our 1926 representatives were in
states and districts where the illterate voters
held the balance of power.
THOSE RESOLUTIONS OF CoNDoLENCE.
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