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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-05
THE EXECUTION OF M'GlNEls.
sDppOrtCJ i'm Hts Mach so the GaIiOws
by HIS spiritual Advisers.

FH.LlDE,rIIA, MaIc' AT 1915 this
morning John MGGinnie, convicted OF the
urie: OF Nary K ed, his mother.in-law,
vas hanged in the corridor o; TIE Moya.
UeIsing prise The eXCcuti-n Of the
death s-ntcyce wag carried out very quietly
end as prirstoly as the law would admit.
McGiDnis passed his last night on earth
quietly sic. ping ost If the time. At A.
NJ. lis spiritual ed;iscrs Were admitted
to his Gel and reli.iOus exercises
were Kept up until the ve'! last
moment on the sCATuld At 1920
o'clock Sh, " Il Keim and his deputies
marched 10 the c0ndpmucd man cell, and
TIE Sheriff il fOrmet him l.at the hour FOR
c. rrying cut the dread mandate o; the law
hGd arrived. MCG ms spiritual adviser,
Father MsetC son, announced that he was
ready, aul the pin'Oning OF his arms was
quickly done. The esp was placed on his
h.ad and the march 10 the gallows taken
up, McGinnIs being supported by his spir-
itusl advisers. When the glllows were
Iesched his legs we've strapped together
81 d the moose placed about his neck. The
rCiirious exercises at the trap were brief.
IT their conclusion the cap was drawn
over his fac. At si-aal tue drop fs!l
~ q NCGrnu's had eGpiat"d with bis life
TIE orinr o. which lie had been convicted
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-05
A MADMAN'S FREAK.
Iohn GIasscock, a Young and Rich
Virginia Farmer,
Murders His Wife and Three Small
Children,
And When His Deed is Discovered
Commits Suicide.
The Terrible Sight Which Greeted
Friendly RsiShh0rs.

RICHMOND, Va, March 4.-0n Sunday
last John G,asscock, g well.known and
influential farmer OF Farquier county, Va,
living neer Delaplaine Station, On the Mid
land railroad, murdered his entire family,
consisting Of wife and three children, aud
then committed suicide. The FIST intima-
tion the neighbors had of anything wrong
at Giss scocks house was the appearance OF
flame and smoke through the windows on
Sunday morning. Seme people ran to the
house with the intention o; rendering
assistance, but found to their surprise the
doors and windows securely bolted aud
barred in the inside, ana the building TO
all appearances deserted. As the tlame9
were making rapid progress, it was neces-
sary to effect En entrance al once and the
frat corners soon succeeded in batterirg down
one OF the doors and eventua' y in putting
out the fire. No living person was found
in the house, but on the bed in the family
bedroom, over which coG! oil had been
poured and then iGniled, were found the
dead bodies OF Mrs. GlassccCk and her in
fant son, the latter greatly dtsfSurcd by
the flames. Both had beeu SHOT through
the head with revolver, aid the mu".
derer, rs il 10 make sure OF he doth y
Mrs. Gi6seCusk, hat shot her = s.ro-d
and lhird time through the cody.
On the N-or rear the BURNING bed
lay tNe dead bodies G. two ether
children, Eodney aHd Emily, Doth
slot through thu head and the former shD'
81 Al Io hoI, Ia, Of 40
overlooking the farm house Vas found the
dead body OF TOhn GlssscoCk. the husband
al father who after deliberately murder.
IL = the whole family and setting IRE 10 his
house, had CGne 10 this piece Of WOODS and
G. mmitted suicide by shoo'ing himself with
tt SINE revolver Used in killing
tie Others. IL now Pppears trlt
G.assCCcK, whIle iatoy lg under some
b h4'iurins'ion or iii q temporary in
sanity drove away the Sc want early Sun.
day morning, snd murdered his family,
poured CCal oil over the bed and set fire TO
II, fastened up the house and then went TO
the cabin Of neighbOr and appeared to be
in need OF servant to cook breakfast for
himself and family. He then ~eturned, "a
his tracks in the snow indicate, TO the
vicinity OF his own house, and finding
that the tragedy had not yet b6ea
discovered proceeded to the edge
of q piece Of woods overlooking the farm
where he seems TO have watched his burn
irg house until il was entered and the fire
exiinGuished by the neighbOrs. He then
retired few PAGES further into the woods
aud shot himsclf through the heart. The
II urderer and sli"idp was ne son OF
wealthy parents and had large and iuau
eutial family connections. His younC
" fe, Mary GlassCOk, was the daughter Of
Hefod Frazier, formerly o. LoudOn county,
Va. end citizen OF Missouri.
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Factors IN The FIGHT
Men Eho are Working for anu
Want the Presidency.
\ Review of the Republican Gandi'
datss, Which Shows
Black lack Logan Ahead and Elaine
q Good Second.
~. rha7css Of Sherman, Arthur
1ts Chances Of Sherman, Arthur
ard Tho Lesser Lights.

yv,su,>s-oy. March 4--Ole year from
10 dsy there will be swo.n into othee
rev President OF the United states
Already the people are busy President
.,ssir9" " and in this political center little
80 Of a pu5lic d. IRE is talked Of, In 'he
! +scss Of the hotels, on the avenue, IN tue
strest ard,,:eam cars, oa the d0or IN ootu
!. . ms Of the Capitol, in the great loiInda
- in the committee rooms, in the restAu-
rants and galleries OF that noble Pile IN
D. dspsrtuleuts the drinking saloons ana
HE theatre loobies-eyery~here mere .
Aslk Of Presidential possibilities Every
aoFv : AZ il. from Senators and CABINET
s, 4cers down TO hotel pOrtsrs and oyster
.,,eners. If,here is . man in Washington
II does rot spend at least half an hour
,.bsy tslsirs with bis ueighbOrs or scluhnt-
- ssoat this sll-sbsogbing mattel, ne
ms b,. one Of the several candidates Tor
harry ho1ors who nov ind temporary
hon in ,h.s city o. politics.
Neye.,he.sss ;le bss1nni2g Of tne o"t'
he Is nearer at hand thar some people
f,r 90 thi.k. Many delegates to the .'s'
.r.:.sr National Convention wi. 10 So
a ,r,.d tsis month, and it is only ta'es
ortrs To The convention itself, the Deuo-
.rssic convention following quicSly at;sr.
i Likewise few people suspect the close
sugss win which the lines are already
tdr.vn in 'te tW, pr-tiss, especially me
N. E.:,.-.. and with Of the tq'S 'Etre
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-05
WITH SOLEMN POMP
The Sixth Anniversary of the
Pops's Coronation
Is Celebrated by Cardinals, Bishops, Mon
sigOOri, Monks and Laymen in the
Sis.iOe Chapel,

RoME, March -Tc day being the
anniversary OF the coronation OF Pope Leo
MI. the Grl"d PAT. era ION IN
the S'e,iQe Cha2el was IN. :; cdcnt2dly
nagnii> mt and impressive. His Holiness,
in Tl2rL rob:s end w':ring tiara, ap-
peaI ed, rscp'cldent in wui~ 23d So'd H"
vas CTr.'ct in the ,Dtol1tiol chsii,
Supported Ola tie sIoplderJ of four
serv 20 ia liGn puzzle medieval
livery. Fodr other servants bore the an
cieat ostl.ch ;eai''erS Tie Pope loyk ked
feeble and soti He eItcse1 the Chapel
win all PAp.i Lomp and Gre uOny. The
procession along the pajC~.ic corridors
ard ss'ops IVES headed by a group of
guards in the SINE medieval costume.
Thtn cane the Papal procession proper.
Cardinals first, two by two, their crimson
trans being he'd by gentleman pages,
gained in black velvet tunic, puited sleeves,
terminating with white lace cuffs. After
the Cardinals came the Patriarcus, Area
bishops, Bishops and Monsiguori in reg
lsr order, two by two, wearing their roOes
of purple. After these, deaf ons, doctoJ,
priests monks AID fTiars Ol all de
gIees, and then the lUpe. Not an order
or brotherhood Of the church Was without
represen tatiOn. After the char, .!igGItl-
rIes came the members vi the C'p!On luC
corps, their ladies and friends. After
these caue representatives. OF The knights
OF Malta, Grandmasttr .Ht three commaq
tlers Of The order, they being lineal de-
,nOwn. Following these cane rep.
esentstivts of the P4IatiNe and SWISS
cards, portltcsl gen u'arrHps and suon
Members Of The foreign armies as received
omission. In the tribune on he r,ght ant
IOSe TO the entrance Of the C'iTpei were
tlatives md u'.I IS # toe Pope Il the
hhune for sovereiRns sat Prince Clrscae
nd General Caiua. 4 screen Of ry.g
tpestry fell III fIoNC uf the lover
lrt of Michael Argr'J's prinL.
ig Gi The Last Judgment"
LOse by and on the le:t was the P4pai
ttone. A group Of cardinals sat in ?
sUiciTcle around II. The ciplUm+tIc
Ctps scCredited TO the Hoy Sas sat tle
frnt row u the tribune mex TO the pc.
nment marble screen w"'Ch d,vidCI tire
Chncel OF the chapel from the nave. Be-
bid the benches were occupied by Roman
en foreign ladies' all ro5ed IN bl. ok and
vFiDg black l.,c YES ~ their heads.
la! gentlemen wore evening dress
witoit gloves. TIE spproIcnsq
to thes, benches We cont Jllsd
ny tmt rrtri legrero di spU Ia ecapna who
are tntlemen representing by their rth
And ,hsrf tier of all countries and chris
'rndn, except America. The celebration
i uss was by the Dean Cardinal. Toe
choir without accompaniment, rendered
lie MSS music Of the "Fezgini Appartn D."
Of Nj anu beDediction especi Il Y
mped. At the termination OF mass :: e
P"Ie,In a Gear monotone, intOI"d
"nles iG', the entire CoscreS alton Sn'sl-
ing His Holiness passed out and along
the chhbels he continually made the sign
of a cHs and blessing the as eWbl &c.
4 fter a this the Pope held long audie ice
with Calinal Jacobine.
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sstFoSD's LAST BREAK.
His Wonderful EuIoGy 20 the Memory
Haskell,

OI HaAkeHs
Some OF the eu'ories pronounced by Su:-
yiv,pg over decea cd membe'J O. Congress
are calculated to disturb the peace OF
mind of the departed il the latter are per.
mitted 70 scquaint themselves with the
contents of the. Congressional Record or
listen TO the speeches made in honor Of
their memories. once knew member
of beneficial society who said the most
mournful thought connected with his ap-
preaching demise was the rehsctioa that
local band famous for its ability to annihi-
late beer and margle music would prooa-
bly, play at his funeral. Something of the
same feeling must ssdden the breast OF the
average Congressman. At the recent
memorial services in honor OF Haskell, Of
Kansas, Belford, OF Colorado, q Qoted verses
from Schiller and TennySon and wound up
with seven stanzss from one OF Colonel
Joyce spoons. Joyce who will be remem'
bered as the man who went to the peni-
tentiary in connection with St. L)uis
whiSkey frauds and who has taken his re.
venge on the public by writing unlimited
doggerel since. He is shrewd enough to see
the incongruity of Belford's performance
and is quoted as saying that be expects
Schiller and Tennyson will be mad enough
about it when the Record gets.to them. Il
presume Schiller will make some fuss
come out in card, or something Of that
sort-but Tennyson will probably suffer in
silence. But it's great thing for me.
Government printing my poems. They
didn't use to do that sort of thing when
Poe was alive
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-05
PREPARING TOR THE BATTLE.

The Democratic Congressional Cam
paIgn Committee SelGctS a1 ENccn-
tive Committee.
WASHINGTON, March THE Democratic
Congressional C.mpsiSn Committee met
this evening and organized for the coming
campaign. Senator PsGt(eton, Chairman
OF the Democratic joint caucus, presided,
and Representative Post, Secretary of the
Joint caucus, aclel as Secretary of the
meeting. Thirty States and iour
Territories are represented on the
Campaign Committee, these being the
States ard Territories which send
a Democratic Senatoc or Representative to
Congress. Thilty.ole memberj were
present this eveRinS. IT. following l. :
ecut've Committee was selected: On the
pert of the Senate, Senators Garland, Kenna
and German; on the part OF the House,
Representatives Rpsecrans, Stockslager,
Stevens and Murphy. 1t wsS decided that
this Executive Committee should be em.
Sowered to select members OF the Campaign
Committee for States and Territories not
represented IN either the Senate or House
by aDemoCrat. These States and Terrific
ries a.. Colorado. i.ansas, Maine, Mime.
sOts, Nebraska, New Hampshire. Rhode
Islsnd ant Vermont, and Ddkots, IdIao
New Mexic> and Washington Territories.
No other business Wa" transacted by the
Campaign COnTnittee. Tne Executive Com
mittee met upOr the adjournment OF the
Campaign Committee and organized by
electing Senator 'rormaa caairmSu and
Representative PON seCretary. Senator
kenna and Representatives Stevens aud
Stocksagler we've appointeos sub-tN Nmmit.
tee On Finance, aud Senator uorrald and
Representatives Murphy Gld Pai.,e sui
Committee on Campaign Documents, tn.
chairman being tx OmctO memoor both
sub committees. The committee hal an
Informal talk over the arrangements being
made for the campaign, but did not enter
into discussion oi questions Of p3lty
politics.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-05

Government, superintendent Of a railway,
or successful executive officer in any walk
OF life should be so called. Young Mayor
Low, of brooklyn, has developed greater
fitness for the Presidency than Mr.. Lin
coin. Both are mere possibilities. Lin
coin may receive few scattering votes on
tie first ballot.
GreshaIn's Little BOOmIet.
Postmaster Genera Gresham belongs TO
the same category, though stronger person
ally than Lircoln, and possessing many
more elements of strength as canoldate
before the Convention. Some Indiana he,
publicans Iere claim Mr.. Gresham cou;d
carry that State, even over Mcdonald: II
they keep up this talk. and Indiana gives
the gentleman her thirty votes for few
ballots, there is no telling what might
happen.
Harrison, Be- jsmiD, is also the descend
ant of a President. and some people thlnk
he should be one, too. he IS also from
Indiana, and there is talk that the amo'-
tious Republicans of that State will vote
awhile for Gresham, and il he DOESN'T
catch on they will switch over to Harrl-
son. What be has ever done 10 make him
deserving of the Presidency, unless 1t was
to run for Governor OF mis- Safe in 1876
dLu H6L WnlppCu, uOCS AOb a pea. SN4AN ~
is possibility, ss he has been Tor two or
three Presidential years in the past.
The dignified and mOnotonous-yoiced
President of the United States Senate, Mr.,
Edmunds IS also ranged IN the list OF avail
ables. He would, in truth, make strong
candidate among the reading and thinking
elements, but he is not magnetic. He halls
from Vermont, is Classed as Sunday
school statesman, and stands no show ex-
cept IS sn accident. The great West means
10 have tie next President, il he is to be q
Republican.
Allison IC the A-Unt.
This brings ssnat0r Allison, OF Iowa, to
the front. His friends say he could carry
that State, Kansas aud Nebraska with
rush. No dcuG,, but New YORK, Ohio ard
New Jersey protectiCnists suspect the 10y
alty of ell Republicans west OF the MissiS-
sippi. Put HIM DOWN among the mere pos
sibilities.
There's young Congressman from Ohio
~a-r 4 VIM. Mckinley, now serving HE
fCutth term, a member Of the Ways aud
Means Committee, clean OF limb and q
quick stopper, and one OF the ablest OF all
the high tariff leaders. II the country
had not conspirad to chgdt OhiJ out OF her
rights DE might be brought 20 the front, ss
was his a.e friend Garfield.
All tEese and others stand within more
or less in mediate range o.. ths Lightning
that will bcgiu to play o"o-t tie l,k-
front in good old Chicago early mex June.
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q DRuMWER'S FLYING KISS.
How Chicago Man Won - Wager aud
Astontsht.d n Crowd.

WARREN, o., March 4.-Four commercial
tfsvellert-thrce New Yorker5 ana very
audacious young drummer, one Hennesy,
from Chicago, were on their way west last
night. When the train stopped at Mahon-
iDg Depot here last night the four men o:
cheek noticed q pretty girl-one OF the
bellies Of the town-atandipg on the plat.
form. Hennessy made bet with his COM
psnions be could kiss the girl. The bet
Was taken.
Just before the train moved OF Hennessy
jumped to the platform, and as the wheels
be gan to moye, rushed up 10 the young
lsuy, and selling her in his arms, i'm
printed kiss on her rose bud lips. A mo.
ment later the Chicago drummer wss on
the car waving bis handkerchief 10 the
ss'onished crowd on the platform and still
more sstonisbed srd embarrassed young
lady. who hurried from the scene with
blushing cheeks. Her big brother threatens
20 90 TO Chicago and thrash the drummer.
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convention with only the solid vote OF
Maine for him, and the usual and inevita-
bic Pennsylvania contingent. With his
native spd adopted States pointing the
way, he means to bide the moment when
the psrtisans of Logan, Sherman and Ar
thur will cease hammering at ea1h other
and turn aside for q candidate @ho can be
nominated.
where He Il strong.
When that moment comes, if it does
coue, look out for Blaine. He is strong
with the rank AMI Gle Of the parry in New
York, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
Minnesota, Michigan, Nehrssks ana Ken
sss, and be is undoubtedly the most popu-
lar man in the Republican party to-day,
for some unfathom able reason, and the en-
thusiasm of the party may get the upper
hand of the combinations and traders.
If "break" comes in the convention
when il is seen Logan cannot be nomi-
mated, nor Arthur, nor Sherman, and
Blaine's vote rises from forty or nj Y to
couple Of hundred, and then SOMEBODY
Jumps up and hurrshs for Jim Blhne, Of
Maine" the convention would flock TO him
like sheep getting in out of storm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-05
FLED nth A CHARMING WIDOW
A Wea,hy Indiana Farmer Stuns
SOcSy by n singular Freak.

SOcSy by n singular Freak.
HUNTISOH, IND, March flames Pat
terson is Scaithy and prosperous farmer
living twee miles from this place. He is
sixty four Ears Of age, and the father of a
large fsmR. He is large, we'lbui.t
man, with gan cut features, and il wol-
derfully We, preserved. A few days age
be sold his fam and Nher real estate aud
divided the piceeds, amounting to G)OCO,
with his wife, Who is tiI, raw-boned wo-
man of fifty.on years. r. gave his wife
their three youngest childAn as part OF the
proceeds. A d. later he Gddenly disap-
peared, lesvinga letter blind him ad.
dressed TO his Wfe, in whh he stated
that he had gon West new TO return.
Mrs. Louisa Vh Arsdale isa charming
widow OF forty eiht summers She lived
near the Psttersois. Her hrbaud died
eight years ago, leaving her q uug ittla
fortune, with whith she mainined her
family OF FIVE children. Thretdays aro
she took the youngest child ar silently
departed. To-day il was learnedshst she
had sold all OF her property and y secret.
ly in company with Patterson. 1, elope-
ment has stunned society.
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Tie OHIO PRoHlBlTloNlST.
Delegates Gathering for the COuyen-
lion I'm Columbus.

lion In Columbus.
CoLUHBUF, o., March The Prohibition
party is The first - hold lis convention in
Ohio this year, and already delegates ere
arriving to bs in tune fOc tie meeting on
Thursday. Delegates to the convention
have been appointed by the Stale Com
miItee, the proportion OF represen-
tiion OF the counties being based
upon the vote OF Schumathe' Tor
Governor al the las: election. The object
of The convention is to elect delegates to
the National Prohibition Convention, which
is 10 be held at Pittsburgh, May lsl. 1t is
not probable that S,ate ticket will De put
in the field at prs'ent, bet that euother
convention will be called later in the sea.
son for that purpose. The Scott law and
various bills for its rehabilitation which
have been introduced in the Legislature
this session will come up for discussion.
Prominent ProEibitionists seem u be in
favor o. retaining the Scott law in prefer.
eDce to any graded tax law that has been
ner Toned this winter.
National Free Thinkers Convention.
SALAMANCA, n, y, March The NJ
tional Free Thinkers Convention will be
he'd September 3, at CaSsadaga Lake.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
wIaI Was Done In the HOuSe and
Senate Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, March In the Senate,
Ingalls, presented resolutions OF the Kansas
Grand Army of the Republic Post protest.
ing against the reinstatement of Fit. JOHN
Porter as an 'insult II the loyal soldiers
who obeyed sill orders with alacrity for the
maintenance OF the Union" Mr.. Ingalls,
said: II belie7e these resolutions voice
the opinion Of nine tenths OF the surviv-
ing soldier of the war of the reb2lllon, and
in that expression hesrtily coincide" as
the bill for the relief of Fitz John Poryer
has been reported, the resolutions were
tabled. A number of bills donating con-
demned cannon to cities in various sec-
tions were reported adversely from Ire
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Cockrell, of the committee. stated
that there are not enough condemned an
non to ill donations made by the la1t Con-
gress.
The Banking and Currency Committee
have resolved to hear Comptroller Knox
and Bank Examiner Needham on Friday,
March 81, in reference TO the charges OF
fraud and misconduct on the part of these
officials which were preferred by share.
holders of the Pacific National Bank, Of
Boston. A representative shareholder will
be heard the same day
The House Committee on Invalid Pen.
siOns agreed to report bill to allow the
widow of General Frank P. Blair, of Mis-
souri,, S. 600 aid peusion OF $50 per month
for money expended and services rendered
the Union cause by her husband during
the late war.
Logan. for the Committee on Military
Afsir, .y-r:s fsvorably bill TO relieve
members and Judge Advocate Of the Fitz
John Porter court martial Of secrecy im-
posed by their oath as TO the vote OF the
court.
In the House, Lamb, OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, reported bill to amend
Chinese Immigration act. In Committee
of the Whole Hill submitted minority
report.
Flags OF The Navy Department and Navy
Yard we're placed at hali-mas. at noon to-
day in respect TO the memory oil Minister
Hunt whose funeral took place TO day at
St. Petersburg. The Navy Department
closed st o'clock.
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THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT IT,
Pittsburgh Steel workers Protest
Against an UpBast Reducti0n.

PrTTsBUReH, Pa, March 4.-The employees
of Singer, Nimick & Co., steel manufsctur.
eIs, have Instructed their committee not to
accept the TO 10 per cent reduction or.
dered by the firm, but decline to say what
they will DO If the firm refuses to withdraw
the notice Of reduction. Fully one half Of
the employees are members Of the Anal.
gsmated Association, and as their scale
does not exp;rs until J-ue lst serious
trouble is anticipated in all the steel mills
il an attempt is made to reduce them
now.
Fourteen striking coal min Nrs were ar
rested at Meals mines, in the Fourth pool
TO day, for interfering with those at work
The strikers have established camp there
and pUTpUs2 inhuencing the non union
u.eE working below the district price.
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HoW's TIE BETTING?
LvaPD StliIR. FaYOritc. Blaine Second,
All O.Lcrs III the TIeiC.

N - VAN al lhC AN".
IUgan ~ st.i ga.nilg. The latest is that
ex-senator Crad e, Of Cvlorato, is putt AZ
W tfe money which the Illinois Senator
Low has need for, bat las bt to honest
10 mike. Cra6Ie is member, by mar
risge, of the Grant family. This may mean
4 good deal. Chicago is in Illinois, and
the town Will swarm with L"g1n men. A
coed deal OF sUrpis2 is expressed at the
strength Logan is receiving in the South.
IL is also said he will get few yo,c7 from
New England. His tide is now running
high, and he must avoid too much haste
or he will frighten the Leld into combi-
nation against HIM. 1t looks Loganish.
But il it be not Logan, why not Blaine?
Conkling Is out OF politics, and he 1t is who
succeeded in soaring the Maine man from
the White House twice in succession
There is only one Conkling. Aud the peo
pie who point to Henry Clay and Blaine
with the same finger of fate should remem-
Der that there will never be another Clay.
Sizing up present chances, the nominee
should be either Logan or Blaine, and more
than half the mOuey in the pool box will
probably be placed there by their aiher-
entS.
Iiit be neither Logan nor Blaine, then,
it might be one FAMED aJovg. Or the Re-
publican candidate fOE the Presidency in
iSs4 might be--General L. s. Grant