National Republican., 1884-10-10
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

The deadlock in Curtn's district continues
with rs little apparent prospect OF nomina
tion as on the first meeting OF the conference
last week on the 10th ballot Wednesday
evening the delegates voted; Curtin, 6; Peale,
81 Hall, 8; Dill, 3, and Reed 3. The confer
encc then adjourned to meet next Tuesday at
Bellcionto. Curtins friends were very hopeful
that he would be nominated this week, but
the delegates devoted to his various opponents
have shown ms much hrmness in sticking to
the men Of their choice as have Curtin's dele.
gates.
The workingmen Of Albany are greatly an
gcrod over the removal Of David Hesloy from
the Office of secretary of the New York bureau
oflabor statistics. IIealcy was regarded by the
workingmen Of New York as peculiarly their
representative, and was the organizer and
brains OF his bureau. His superior, Charles
+. Peck, the labor commissioner, removed him
because he presided over the Butler demon.
stration at Albany after he had been ordered
to refrain from doing so, This was the real
reason, but Peck gave out that Healey was re-
moved for sending personal kilograms at the
expense Of the state, In regard TO this Hoaley
says-and his statement is confirmed by the
Western Union manager-that II is the custom
in all the departments TO send personal
and public dispatches unfortunately
and when bills arc rendered by
the telegraph company tho personal
dispatches are checked OF and paid separately
by tho persons to whom they are properly
chargeablc. The forty.six dispatches claimed
by Pock to be personal and paid for by the
state were, no says, withheld from him, and
sent to tho comptroller without allowing him
n chance to check them of and pay for them.
1t is his theory that this was done purposely TO
make II appear that he was guilty OF NAL
ieasanoe. Lawyers say that Peck is liable to
Indictment under the state civil service law
for attempting to coerce the political action OF
a subordinate The labor organizations feel
greatly outraged over the affair, and numbers
of the members now declare they will get
even with Cleveland's henchmen by voting
directly for Blaine, instead of throwing away
their votes upon Butler as they had intended
to do.
Congressman Eaton is certainly one OF tho
most Incorporating ironclad democrats ex-
tant, but he is withal ruggedly honest, and
chorishes wholesome contempt for some OF
the indecent practices of modern democracy.
In accepting a denomination few days ago
he notified his constituents that he proposed
to take no part in the contemplate mud sling
ing against Mr.. Blaine now going ON, and that
he knew Mr.. Blaine personally, respected him,
and felt friendly toward him.
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The tremendous forces arrayed In the Ohio
campaign have in a rieasure obscured the
fight In West Virginia, but for all that a repub-
lican victory thefe is fairly possible. very
close estimate by counties, published in the
Philadelphia Press gives the state TO the repub'
licans by a clear majority. This estimate,
made oy its Wheeling correspondent, takes
into consideration the old greenback vote, the
large number of first voters and the reserve
vote OF both parties, and is professedly made
without regard to partisan estimates. The
correspondent gives 1t as his candid opinion
that the republicans will elect the governor
and judges of the supreme court by from 1,5OC
to $500 majority, and that the democrats will
elect the auditor, treasurer, attorney general
and superintendent of schools by majorities
ranging from | 900 to 1000. The total vote oi
the state is put at $4,000. The democratic
poll gives them close to As, 600 majority, but on
the other hand the republican poll shows A. ,O0l
majority for Maxwell for governor.