Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

join in sending delegates to the con-
ven'Ion.
The call in signed by all the mem
bers of the National Democratic
Committee.
On motion OF McHenry, of Ken
lucky, II was resolved that the next
meeting of the committee be held at
the Palmer House, Chicago. on
July Stt. The committee then adj
journed.
Northern Pacific 'eting---The Cas-
cad- DivisiCa.
New YORK, Feb. 22.-The Direc.
tors OF the Northern Pacific Railway
met yesterday. The chief business
discussed was N relation to work Cd
the Cascade division, from Wallula
to Tacoma. A number Of bids for
contract for building various por-
tons OF the line were received, but
not acted on. Contractors on the
eastern end were reported all at work
grading, and when Spring opens
work will be pushed rapidly. About
"A miles of road west from Wallula.
which has been built tor some time,
has been accepted by the company,
and the division will be completed
late next year. Only about 100
miles remain to be graded, and most
of the time necessary for the couple
ton of the road will be taken up in
eating several tunnels. Improve
ments are going on rapidly at Ia
coma. The Committee of Directors
on the Oregon Navigation lease
could not report. A thorough ex-
animation of Oregon property is I'M
der way by al expert who will not
b. able to give the result of his in
vestigatiOn for several weeks. 1t is
believed the Directors will be willing
t" lease the property Oh II guarantee
of s per cent, aud the Northern Pa
ciiic people ale willing to give 6.
Henry Wizard, late President of the
Northern Pacific. made his first APP
pearance Al the company office for
several weeks, at NEE ing of Direc-
tors Of he St. Paul and Northeru
Pc &c Company on Monday. Mr..
NIliald L. signed the P,. sldency of
The 81. Paul and Northern Pacific,
and MIR. LIARS was elected to that
Office. He was haggard, and said
his health was not restored by any
means. In private conversation, MIR.
Willard spoke of his fortune having
been lost, and said that he would
have to go into bankruptcy. He was
also present as matter CT courtesy
at the meeting of the Northern Pa
cifc Directors. Mr.. Gould, in a
communication to Chas. B. Wright.
of Philadelphia, expressed his belief
that there will be large emigration
to the Northern Pacific region this
Spring. He says he has confidence
in the future of the road.
Tilden and HenilrickA
San Francisco, Feb. 22.-Gep.
! Thomas j. Clunie returned last
evening from his Eastern trip and
was met by a large delegation of pc
litical friends, and with them he sat
down for q general talk, in the
course of which he said:
4" When I went east ] was deter
mined that I would hear from Mr..
Tilden's own lips just how he stood
on the Presidential question. Quite
a number of prominent Democrats
here had sent letters to Mr.. TildeD,
telling him I was coming. On my
way I went into Wisconsin, Iowa
and Connecticut, and up into But
ler's kingdom-that is, Massachu-
setts-and nine out of ten OF all the
Democrats l met wanted Tilden and
Hendricks over again. When I got
to New York sent my card around
to Mr.. Tilden, but he was not at
home, so I went out. When I got
back I found note saying that MIR.
Tilden was waiting to see me. l
went right around there, and found
that after waiting an hour he had
gone out for q drive. just after I
arrived he returned, and watched
him get out of his carriage. lex
pected to see, from what 1 had
heard, decrepid, weak old. man,
but l didn't. He was straight in
figure, with the face that everybody
knows, white hair. and q walk that
was as quick as could be expected in
man 70 years old. He crossed the
sidewalk, went up the steps and
flung up his arm for his valet, who
ran to him and removed his overcoat.
His Secretary told BIN I was waiting
and he at once entered and shook
me cordially by the hand.
Mr.. Clunie,' he said, am very
glad to see you. I had heard Of
you, and knew you were coming
Now, Mr.. Tilden, said l, where
I came from we are all for Ti!den
and Hendricks, and nine out of every
ten Democrats I have met in the
States I have visited think the same.
Now l would like to ask, and then
would like to know whether you will
be a candidate before the next con.
ventiony
Well, Mr.. Clunie, to reform the
country after twenty-five years Of
Republican misrule, would be o her.
culean task, and I should prefer to
pass the remainder of my days in re-
tirement and quiet
Now, you know that answer
didn't satisfy me- continued the
General, for I wanted to know pre-.
cisely how he thought. There were
others out here who wanted to know
also. You see my idea is that the
Democrats won't. stand much show
this year unless they put up the old
ticket, for there are lots of people
who believe Tilden and Hendricks
were elected. So said, Well. Mr.
Tilden, supposins the people want
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