The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-02-02
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
President Arthurs Popularity Through
out the Country-Marriage of Fred
Douglass-Tardinesso of Legis.
lation, Etc, Etc, Etc.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Ian.

WASHINGTON, u. VI, an. Zotn, 1904.
Messrs. Editors The President, accompanied
by Secretaries Frelofhuysen, Folger and Teller,
visited New York last Tuesday, for the purpose of
attending the reception of the Union League Club,
on Wednesday evening Aproposing this visit to
New York, and since the party returned to this
city, certain newspaper correspondents and Cos
sips here have feigned to discover political sig
nifcance in it. They say that Secretary Teller
especially invited to be one of the party, and
that he is on particularly good terms with ex-
President Grant and ex-senator Conking, as they
allege, 1t must follow that some political good to
somebody must come out of it. Hence this
mighty inference. Ifthese inquisitive correspond
ents and gossps really desired to discover "straws"
as to whether President Arthur is likely to be the
next nominee of the Republican party for the
Presidency, which they seem to mean, they should
look in other directions and see with what approx
al and satisfaction his administration of the gov
eminent has been received all over the country. A
few days ago your correspondent met in one of the
hotel Hobbies of this city well-informed Western
newspaper man, who is also an intimate personal
and political friend of Senator John A. Logan and
who, of course, would personally prefer that gen
tlemen for the nominee of the party. But in an
swer to the question how the people felt towards
President Arthur out there, he replied that they
felt very well towards him, that he knew of no OPP
position to either him or his administration. He
then added that if the people of the West were
convinced when the National convention is about
to assemble that President Arthur could carry the
State of New York, which they all still recognize
the pivotal State in the coming election, he did
not believe that any opposition would be developed
to his nomination.
Again, Judge Ella, Sixth Auditor Of the Treasu-
~, who is an acknowledged authority on the pol
itics of his own State New Hampshire), as he is
also well posted to the political feeling in all the
New England States, said lately that year ago,
h. H. I'll he Vat Lo bla
doubt existing with regard to Arthur's ability as
President, but on a recent visit, by reason of the
smoethness and satisfaction TO both people and
politicians with which bis administration had been
conducted, there was quite change, and he would
not be surprised if delegation should be sent
from there in favor of his nomination. Senator
Edmunds, he said has many friends, but he does
not think he will be preferred to Arthur. West
srn nan il MT t2 Rs tA9ssht ct end the people
of politics.
The sensation of the past week has been the
marriage OF Hon. Fred Douglass, the well-known
colored man and orator, to Miss Helen NJ Pitts,
white lady copyist in Mr.. Douglass office of Re-
corder of Deeds of the District. The marriage
took place last Thursday evening, at o'clock, at
the Congregational church, in the presence of t"O
witnesses. Miss Fits was formerly from Avon,
New York, but taught school in Iowa. She has
been a copyist in Mr.. Douglass office for the past
ligent being an associate of Mrs. DIR. Winslow in
publishing the paper called the Alpha. She ia
also said to be about thirtys years ofage, with
black hair and eyes, and not lacking in personal
grace and manners. She is prominent member
of the Womans Rights party, and probably holds
views in common with those often expressed by
Mr.. Douglass with reference to the extinction of
race distinctions by inter-marriage, which per-
haps accounts for a marriage so contrary to the
IF m dnuh n l., nv of hot
the white and colored races. The marriage has
been much discussed here among the colored peo
pie, and the impression is that it will imperl his
leadership among the eolored race, which Mr..
Douglass has go long held almost entirely undis
puted. He was spoken Of as one of the delegates
to the next National Republican Convention, to-
gether with Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, but now it
Is said that probably Mr.. Cook, the District Tax
Collector WILL he sant il his stead.
On last Thursday Hon. John g. New, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, handed his resignation
Of the position to the Secretary. He says that his
private interests have become so pressing that he
can no longer neglect them.
Mr.. Edmunds reported bill in the Senate from
the Judiciary Committee, for the regulation of the
Of the Presidency in case of death, re-
moval or disability of the President and Vice.
President of the United States. It provides that
in such case the Office shall devolVe the highest
Cabinet officer, beginning with the Secretary of
State 1t also provides for the ccnvening OF Con-
gress in extra session twenty days after the above
disabilities occur.
The present Congress, on its first assembling,
made great flourish of wpai it intended to do |
and what legislation it would shortly accomplish, |
but SO far none of the appropriation bills have
been reported, nor is there any signs that they |
soon will be. This ardiness of legislation is said
10 be owing to the giddy rounds If fashion, taking
members out every night and keeping them until |
ate hours, attending receptions, &c., which unfit
hem for their Congressional duties the next day.
This charge can hardly apply, however, to the
Maryland Congressman, all Of whom seem to have
aeep constantly and hard at work.
Hon. Lewis e. McComas, of the Sixth Mary
and district, In reply to an invitation from your
as Secretary of the Maryland State
Republican Association of this District to address
he Association, said that his committee and other
Congregational duties are pressing that he could
lot possibly DC &c. It ;s also understood that
Hon. Hart B. Holton is very busily engaged with
work, so that be is unable to give
attention to anything else, ANON.