Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-06
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EASTERN NEWS.
Organization Of the Democratic Con-
gcSSiOnal Committee.
THIRTY STATES AND FOUR TER
RIT0RIEs REPRESENTED.
An Informal Talk Over Arrangements
for the Campaign.
EXAMINATION OF JAMES AND McvEAaH
ON STAR ROUTE MATTERS.
Several Criminal Libel Suits Instituted
Against Editors.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee met
at the Arlington Hotel this evening and
organized for the coming campaign.
Senator Pendleton, Chairman Of the Dem
ocratic Joint Caucus, presided, and Repre-
sentative Post, Secretary Of the Joint
Caucus, was elected as Secretary of the
meeting. Thirty States and four Terri
tories were represented on the Campaign
Committee, these being States and Terri
tories which send Democratic Senators or
Representatives to Congress. Thirty-one
members were present this evening. The
following Executive Committee was
selected on the part Of the Senate: Sena-
tors Garland, Kenna and German. On
the part of the House: Representatives
Paige, Rosecrans, Stockslager, Stevens
and Murphy. 1t was decided that this
committee should be empowered to select
men bers of the Campaign Committee for
the States and Territories not represented
in either the Senate or House by Demo
Gratis. These States and Territories are:
Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Ne
braska. New Hampshire, Rhode Island
and Vermont, and Dakota, Idaho, New
Mexico and Washington Territories. No
other business was transacted by the COM
mittee. The Executive Committee met upon
the adjournment OF the Campaign Commit
tee, an organized by electing Senator
German Chairman, and Post Secretary.
Senator Kenna and Representatives Stew
ems and Stockslager were appointed q Sub
Committee on Finance, and Senator Gar
land and Representatives Murphy and
Paige the subcommittee on Campaign
Documents, the Chairman being an ex-
oficio member Of both subcommittee.
The committee had an informal talk over
the arrangements to be made for the cam
paign, but did not enter into q discussion
Of questions of party policy. The rev.
enue reform Democrats appear to be in
the minority on the Executive Committee.
Senators German and Kenna are both tar
if Democrats, as are Representatives
Paige and Stevens. Representatives
Stockslager and Murphy were Carlisle
men, and with Senator Garland, repre-
sent the tariff reform element on the COM
mittee. Representative Rosecrans voted
for Carlisle for Speaker, but is an Incl
dental protectionist and Endorses the Ohio
tariff platform. The Secretary of the
committee is a tariff Democrat. In the
main the committee is composed of the
younger elements of the party.
Star Route Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Ex-Postmaster
General James and ex-Attorney General
MacVesgh we're examined to-day by
Springer, of the Committee, relative to the
expenditure in the Department of Justice
in the prosecution of the Star Route cases.
James said his attention was first specially
} called to the Star Route matters by ex.
United States Senator George E.. Spencer
OF Alabama and other well-informed gen.
tlemen. Their belief was that millions had
been wasted in unnecessary s tar service,
much of which had never been performed,
and was secured by improper means. 1t
was also maintained that an honest,
thorough investigation would render prac-
tible q retrenchment without detriment to
the service, which could not only make the
Postofice Department self-sustsining, but
would yield q respectable revenue
to the treasury. Continuing, James
said: "That I entertained such views
was more or less well known.
The publicity given them. added to the
fact that while Postmaster at New York,
when asked by Stephen W. Dorsey to GER
tify in my official capacity to large nnm-
Der Of papers connected with the contract
Office in the Postof1ce Department, / re-
fused to do so, may account for the bitter
opposition to my appointment to a Cab
met position, which developed in certain
quarters"
James said he visited Washington March
2 at the request of Whitelaw Reid, when
the latter introduced him to Garfield. and
the latter made him q tender of the Post
master Generalship at that conversation,
: and after his appointment Garfield sug.
gested that there we're frauds In the Post
Office Department, and he desired them
completely unearthed.
Criminal Libel Suits.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, March 5.-Suits OF
criminal libel have been entered against
the editors of the Republican and Stand
ard by R. II. Acklin and Lawrence Knots,
members of the jury which acquitted
Dukes. The alleged libels appeared in
issues OF March last, and consist in a
great part Of the head lines Of articles
written on the subject Of Dukes acquittal.
Damage suits will also be brought by the
same parties.
strike of Car Builders.
CHICAGO, March 5.-A number OF work.
men employed in the freight car construc-
ton shop of the Pullman Car Company
at Pullman, Ills, have quit work. The
workmen declare that their wages have
been reduced from 81 so to 81 80 per day.
The strikers place their number at 200,
while the officials Of the company say 1t
does not exceed 30 who nave stopped.
A suit for Divorce.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-A suit for divorce
has been instituted by Fredk. W. Fiddeke.
against his wife, Nancy L. Fiddeke. Mrs.
Fiddeke Is landlady Of the house where
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