Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-05-09
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE


conventions, the political mathema-
ticians are at work figuring up the
votes and certainly nominating their
conventions proves anything it
proves that neither of the prominent
candidates will be nominated.
While either would be acceptable to
your correspondent, he cannot shut
his eyes to so plain foreshadowing
of the action of the Chicago Con-
vention, nor can he shut his ears to
the expressions of the men now here
who largely control in shaping the
destinies not only of men but of par
ties. 1t is universally conceded that
the foolish antagonisms that have
by partisan feeling been permitted
to develop into personal abuse, hat
red and villifcation, have gone so
far that the nomination of either of
the leading candidates would at
least endangcr success, which should
not be risked. The dark horses are
therefore in order, and favorite sons
will again have a chance.
General Grant has always been
popular at the Capital, and many of
his friends confidently predict his
nomination. Lincoln has many adj
mirers also, who say be being the
unanimous choice for second place,
and the friends of the candidates
for the first place having virtually
made their selection impossible, he
is the legal heir to the nomination.
There are any number of President
ial bees around, and distinguished
Senator said to me to-day, "There is
ovliins w1rurv ngnLnrng may
strike when the storm is on" and he
said it in just such way that the
buzz of the bee could be heard.
Dark horses are often winners, as
instances Polk and Pierce in the
Democratic party and Hayes and
Garfield in the Republican party,
but they don't develop good staying
qualities, and like Vice-Presidents
who from any cause succeed to the
Presidency they have never won in
a second race. While this is the
case many of the best men in the
Republican party have barely been
named in connection with the Presi-
dency when they would honor the
Office and the party IL nominated
and elected.
AS we have heretofore minated
as likely, the Democrats are gener-
ally settling down to the idea of
nominating ex-Congressman Flower
of New York to head their ticket.
They entertain the belief that if
they nominate o New York man
they can carry that State, Connecti-
cut and New Jersey and win. Til
den will not run; and your CORES
pendent knows whereof he speaks
when he so states, and Gov Cleve-
land upset his kettle of Presidential
fish when he run agip John Kelly.
The nomination of Henry w.
Cannon, of Minnesota, to be Comp
troller of the Currency vice John j.
Knox, resigned, and James A. Con
molly, of Illinois, to be Solicitor of
the Treasury are generally com
mended as excellent.
Ex-senator and at present Con
gresham Kellogg, who has been on
trial here for completely in the star
route irregularities, was yesterday
acquitted on the ground that some
of the dates given in the Indictment
were fictitious, and that the delivery
of drafts and promissory note by
Price to Kellogg was at variance
with the indictment, which charged
payments Of lawful money at differ
,ent times. Mr.. Kellogg says that
while he is glad the whole affair is
ended, he regrets that it wound up
without giving him an opportunity
TO pat witnesses on the stand as he
is sure that he could show his entire
Innocence of any wrong doing in the
matter He has asked and been ac-
corded a hearing before the Spring
,er Committee when he proposes to
give a truthful statement Of the
whole matter.
II is believed by some here that if