The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FACT .aND oossip
Republican, Presidential Talk Going Abroad
for candidasc--senasor Brown ON Polyu-
smy-Psrsenas.

spfctNc taNolttes. Jhev are az work ar
ranging for getting impecunous delegate.
10 Chicago, and managing and schcmlne
and rersuadlnc, especially perSuadin1
Outsiders. however. who have exhausted
their calculations as TO the relative vote OF
Blaine, Arthur, Edmunds & Co. were on
new tack to-day, and for once were i'm.
genious. They said that as IL is foregont
conclusion that the Democrats will nomi
nate Tiden, Republican must be found
who can carry New York. Levi Il. Nor.
ton. now Minister 10 France, they asserted
would exactly fill the bill. because he is no;
only popular, but a millionaire. This /,
like the Washhurne boom started fou,
years ago. Ohio Republicans to-nigll
wore look 81 self.importauce that was
painful. Taev have reached the conclu-
sion that, as no one can ever be President
who Is not citizen OF their State, john
sherman win really win ut Chicago. This
idea seems not TO have struck many Others
n yrt. IL they convince sherman, how
ever. that he really has a show 1t viii cosl
Blaine on the firsj-hallot az least his Ohio
Vote. Lincoln and Long seem 10 be more
talked about for the second place on the
ticket than any one else. i heard a Mis-
soilu Democratic representative say to-day
that six month ago every man, woman, and
child in his State were for Mcdonald. and
now they are all for Tiiden. An Arkansas
member said the same Is true OF bis State.
l asked why tins was, and q Republican
replied that the American people knew
that poor HAYES for four years drew Til
den's salary as President. For this reason,
he added, fear the cid man Will beat the
whlteSt man we can put IN the field.
GOVERNOR BROWN on POLYGAMY.
Senator Brown, oi Georgia. to-day made
lengthy argument against the polygamy
bin on the ground that ii Is unconstinI-
fonal. lie abharred the vice OF polyCamy,
which is con deUued ny human and divine
law, but be believed that whatever law
Congress made 10 suppress il should ap-
ply 20 oil the Territories and the District
OF Columbia he contended that those
CHARGED with il are entitled to be indicted
and then tried by jury. He abominated
the resort to teSt-oathS, as was proposed.
In word, while be wanted MormonS pun
ished for violating the law OF the land. he
regarded them a. entitled TO the same trial
tia; il accorded citizens OF other religions.
Said he. "What is murder in Utah is muir
der in New England, and Il it is crime TO
have more than one wife in Utah, it is an
equal crime 10 have more than one wife in
New England The subject did not seem
TO entertain senators, and the Governor
spoke 10 slim senate. Senator Edmunds
could not have relished the statement that
Vermont farmers daughter. still quite
Young, has been divorced from three bus
bands who have since married and live in
the same neighbOrhOod with her. while
she Is living with her fourth husband. He
paid q tribute 10 the Catholic Church for
the noble example it has set in maintain
inc the saEctity OF the marriage tie. and
asked was it not time for other Christian
churches to initiate it. New England
seniors paid close attention before the
speech was finished.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
The report is that Representative VIII
liam Walter Phelps lost S250.000 by Grant
& Ward and the Marine and Metropolitan
Banks. He has millions. and can stand It.
Senator Don Cameron took his seat to-day.
Every senator gave him most cordial re-
eeption, and The Misunderstanding WAS most
vigorous. Senator COuger wore OF his
dTess-coat to-day what looked like big
white peOny from the gallery. The army
appropriations bill now in the Senate COM
mittee abolisheS quartermaster-se rgeants.
| heard one who was elected 10 high Office
by the Coalition party say to-day that he
hoped that not a Malone delegate would
be admitted to the Chicago Convention.
The report Is that the Malone c0ntIu-
gent and some other southern delegations
will leave here the last OF the week in a
sDecial car. Senator Riddleberger has
been warmlg for the Mexican pension
bill, and when he left FOR home the other
day left his par in the hands OF Senator
Williams. Postmaster Dalton, OF the
House. who is quite unweIl, goes to Old
Point to recruit. Mr.. Hurd, Of Ohio.
spoke to-day in the McKinley-Wallace case,
and, rs usual, commanded the attention OF
the House. Hon. John Goode, who Is here.
looks a. well a. ever. Judge Keith, OF
Fauquier. was at the House to-day. The
DELEGATE from New Mexico, report says,
lost $4,000 by the New York failures.
Two more colorCd delegates to Chicago
arrived at the capital this afternoon. Some
Of Mr.. Conkling's ablcst friends here say
they prefer Blaine to Arthur.
THE wIsE-MAssEY CASE.
The Democrats on the House Election
Committee are Turner Of Georgia, DAVIS
% Missouri, Converse OF Ohio, Bennett OF
North C9rolna, Lowry Of Indiana. Cook
of Iowa, Elliott OF Pennsylvania. Robertson
OF Kentucky. and Adams OF New Iork-9.
There are six Republicans. DIR. Cooke,
however, was elected as an independent,
receiving Inc lOLcS u JhS NdtlOi"' aHN'
Democrats. and Mr.. Elliott, OF Pennsylva-
MIA, was elected congressman at large.
Now. have not been able TO predict Win
certainty a report in favor OF Mr.. Massey,
because Cook spoke against O'Ferrali, ana
Robertson, OF Kentucky, voted for Mchin-
IyfRepubhcan) against Wallace (Democrat).
Adams. have known, was against Massey,
and Elliott is claimed By Mr.. Wlse's
friends. II does not follow, however, by
any means, that the House will not accept
the recommendation OF such stalwart Dem
ocrats as Turner, Davis, Converse. Ben
nett, and Lowry, aud seat Mr.. Massey.
THE REPORT Oh THE DANyILLE CASE.
II did not surprise anybody to-day that
Messrs. sherman and Lapham IN tnelr
renort treated Dauville about as DIT.
Uoar's committee did Copiah. The an
aIygjs OF the testimony with Mr.. Lapham's
r,inning comments made about one nun
bred pages. 10 his minority report Gov
ernor Vance will tell the whole story ltisl
AZ n was. Senator salisbury submitted
a minority report on the Coplah case To-
day.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The fifty majority by which the House
this mornirg cave Wallace. Democrat,
The seat occupied by Mckinley, Re
publican, Of Ohio, was surprise ~
everybody. because, a. FRANK I uiu'
Mills, and Robertson, Democrats spohH 'I
for Mckinley, the majority sno QUIZ
have been less. They were ony ape,
however. 10 carry with them iour o nn,
Democrats Thompson Of hentucAS' NJ ~