The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-03

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1t is understood that he will devote his whole
time to the work, and will remain at the head
quarters, No 242 Fifth Avenue, New York,
during the campaign. The executive commit
tee elected Senator Chaffee permanent chairman.
and Col. Hooker secretary; constituted Messrs.
Chaffee. Elkins, and Hobart a subcommittee
to act during its recess.
Chairman B. f. Jones, of the National Repub-
lican Committee, says that no definite or de-
tailed plan of operations has been agreed upon
as yet, and cannot be until after the meeting OF
the Democratic National Convention. The par
amount issue, however, will be the tariff. The
States he names as doubtful, but expects to
carry, are New York, New Jersey, Indiana and
possibly West Virginia The latter he counts
sure unless Bayard is nominated. as he would
be very strong there Inspeaking of the Dem
ocratic candidates. he said that Cleveland has
no certainty of nomination, but is in the lead.
Bayard or Butler would be harder to defeat
Thurman is the best man mentioned for the
place. but would not make as popular cam
paign as Cleveland. Tilden might accept yet
If he were rendered a unanimous nomination.
Butler, he thought might carry Massachusetts,,
even if he did not get Democratic Endorsement
The Ohio Democratic State ticket chosen last
week is as follows: Secretary of State, j. w New
man, of Portsmouth, renom'd; Supreme Judge,
G. d. Martin of Lancaster; member of Board
| Public Works. J. II. Bender, ofTuscarawas The
convention refused to adopt the unit rule, and
voted down free trade resolution. Durbin
Ward, ex-senator Thurman, J. r. Mclean, Jacob
! Mueller, A. D. Marsh, Dan. Flanagan, W. FL.
| Howard, Thos Wetzer, Gen. A. V. Rice, of
! Mercer and T. E, Powell, of Delaware, were
selected as electors-at-large. One of the planks
| in the platform declares in favor of pensions to
all disabled soldiers, their widows and orphans,
| The North Carolina Democrats have nominal
Ell Gen. A. NJ. Scales for Governor and c. NJ. Sted-
man for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The delegates
to the Chicago Convention are E. F. Lamb W.
| G. Lamb, A. B. Galloway, l. G. Buxton, T. w.
| Strange, J. E. Legrand, t. E. Shoher, Nj. IA.
| Pnnix, B. c. Cobb III d. Lee, A. NJ. Erwin, and
| Cope Elias The delegation is divided between
| Bayard and Cleveland.
Nominations to Congress: J. B. Wakefield
! (Rep.) second Mimi, district; Gen. A. j. War
ner DEM 18th Ohio district; W. D. Owen
| rep 10th Ind. district; VIM. Mckinley. Jr,
! (Rep.) both Ohio district; W. w. Williams
| (Rep.) minister to Paraguay, to succeed Mr..
! Calkins, 18th Ind district; Capt. Geo. G. Riley
| rep second Ind. district.
A special dispatch from Washington to the
! Boston Advertiser says: Congressman Ray, of
! New Hampshire tells his friends that he has
determined not to be candidate for reelection.
! This means that he has made up his mind to
be candidate for the United States Senate to
succeed Mr. Blair.
The following is the official count of the
Oregon State election: For Congress, L. B.
Hermann Rep. has 25699, John Myers Dem. J
1862; Herrmanns majority 2,047 The wo-
| mans suffrage amendment received Il, 223
votes against if, %, 176.
In the Iowa contested election case of Fred
ricks VS.. Wilson, the House Committee on
| Elections on Monday, by a vote of six to five,
decided to report in favor of Mr.. Fredricks,
Democrat. Mr. Wilson, Republican, now eccu-
pies the seat.
4 meeting of Independents was held at Cam
bridge, Mass, on Saturday night. Col T. w.
Higginson. of Harper's Monthly, and President
Eliot, of Harvard College, made speeches urg-
ing the boiling of the Republican ticket.
The Missouri Democrats elected the following
delegates at-large to Chicago: j. o. Day, Nor
rison Munford, D. r. Francis, and C. H. Man
sur. The delegation is for Cleveland.
The Democratic convention of Colorado
elected delegates-at-large to the National Con-
yention uninstructed, but probably for Cleye-
land.
PERSONAL.
Gen W. S. Rosecrans, in declining an invita-
ton to participate IN the Grand Army of the
Republic Fourth Of July celebration at Buffalo,
\. Y, pays a warm tribute to that organization,
+ the aim of which, he says is to keep alive and
transmit to posterity the memories of the great
actions of the late war. Without this work, y
says Gen. Rosecrans, in thirty or forty years
these events would pass into the domain Of re-
nance and furnish exaggerated and distorted
pictures to the iuaginations of the coming gen
erations. Following out the objects of our or
ganization, every Post in its detailed work viii
be contributor to the Homeric epic of our Ma
tions life"
The trustees of the Garfield Monument As
SoeiatiOn met at Cleveland, Ohio, the 18th ult,
and awarded the following prizes for the best
designs First prize, $1,000 unanimously TO
Geo. IL. Keller, OF Hartford, Conn; I'd, $3.50, to
Chas T. and julius A. Schweinfurth, of Cleye-
land, and the 3D., 500, to Mofitt & Doyle, Of
New York. The artist to whom the first prize
was awarded adopted the tower form of monu-
mert. A carved and seulptured tomb is made
the principal object of the memorial. The
tower rises FROM broad terraces, reached by
wide spreading steps.
The Sullivan Mitchell glove-fght announced
to take place Monday night in New York. did
not come off. Sullivan came on the platform
and announced that he was too sick to spar
He was Missed by the 5, 900 spectators. He had
been a prolonged spree. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 was taken in by the management
and that 81 600 cover all the expenses, so the
gladiator Sullivan and the Englishman Mitch.
, ell had $4,000 to divide between them as the
f result of the-much- talked-of combat.
Tn tho course of the Summer Gen. Sheridan
, will join his wife and children at the fayorite
seaside suburb of Boston, fantastically named
by Fields as Manchester by Sea- and cor.
rected by Holmes to Manchester Close to-the
Depot.
, In the Senate Saturday the Committee OIL
Pensions reported fayorabiy the House bill t.
grant pension to the widow of Maj Gen Jas
, B. Steedman. 1t was placed on the calendar.
: Mr.. Anthony J. Drexel, the head of the
T famous banking house returned TO Philadel
phia from Europe on Saturday last.
9 Senator Conger, of Michigan, has had th'
, degree of LID. conferred upon him by til,
: Gettysburg pa College.
William A. Beach, the distinguished lawyer
, died at Tarrytown, n. Y, on Saturday.
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
a At their national convention in Baltimore
T last week, the plumbers elected the following
: Pres, Andrew Young, of Chicago 1st V. 2.
Jas Allison, Of Cincinnati; Recording Sec, ]
8 J. Waders, OF Chicago; Treas w. I'll. Graham
. of st. Louis; Cor Sec, j. j. Hamlin, of Chica
Q go; Financial Sec, Enoch Remick, of Philadel
G pha; Sergeant at-Arms, David j. Collins, 0
!, st. Louis.
y At Baltimore, on Saturday, upon application
Y of ex-Attorney- General Chas. j. NJ. Gwinn, o
Maryland, Judge Bond has extended the tim
for the filing of an answer to the application o
the trustees of the Chesapeake and Ohio Cana
Y for receiver, etc, to September next, instea'
d of August