Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-14

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Record writes: Secretary
Linco'n's biggest boy, aged s or 9, is
already skillful politician. His name
is said to be Abraham, but at the Wash
ington Navy Yard, where he spends most
of his time, he is universally called Jack.
He is a jolly, sturdy, little fellow, who
makes friends as easily as his grandfather
did, and very much more easily than his
father, and he is as we'll known in the
Navy Yard as the bell that tolls the
hour.
The Boston Traveller says "there is not
the least fear of the Independent voters
helping to defeat any Republican candi-
date this year" There is enough truth
ana common sense in this hint to title it
to rank with the wisest ankee notions
The "independent yoter;' will croak and
grumble at the opening of the campaign;
he will become reconciled after a little,
if the candidates are anything like fit
men; he will warm as the campaign pro-
crosses, will be Jealous later on, and
will be hot headed at the close. The
Democrats will get no comfort from the
independent voter"
The Michigan Republican State Con-
vention did not follow in the wake of her
sister states and pass resolutions indorsing
President Arthur's administration. The
matter caused some remark, and various
reasons were assigned for the omission
All rumors on the point are now set at
L ho nf
Burrows, member of the convention,
who says the failure to introduce such
resolutions were purely accidental, an
oversight on the part of the committee;
and that had they been presented they
would have been enthusiastically adopt
ed. This completes the roll of states,
and makes the Endorsement of President
Arthur's administration unaoimous.
A newspaper correspondent writing
about the leader Of the New York Inde-
pendent Republicans, as he appeared at
Utica, said: "Theodore Roosevelt in the
convention seemed to be lightfooted,
agile, nervous, yet prompt boy, with
light brown, slightly curling hair. blue
eyes and an eye.glSss, ::ready to rise and
speak with clear, boyish voice, man>
ner more of the undergraduate than the
finished orator, but unmistakable, candid
untrifing and withal kind and chivalric.
He has slight flash of the countenance
and resolute expression of the head, we'll
adapted to start sympathy and possibly
enthusiasm. was little reminded by
his carriage of Blanche Roosevelt, the
singer
A new plan of operation has recently
been established at Racine College, which
is likely to be of utility in many direc-
tions. 1t is one essentially of co-opera-
tion in favor of the scientific schools of
the East, by means of which it is hoped
that Western students will be induced in
larger numbers to enter upon such stud
les as are there made specialties These
polytechnic schools have powerful labor
atories and endowed lectureships upon
the advanced technicalities of various
branches of modern research, which
make them desirable seats of learning to
young Americans. But the great dis
tances from the West and the increased
expenses incurred by course of four or
five years place them in fact out of the
reach of many students.
A Miss Van Vrankin, of New York,
who has been in the Office of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue at Wash
ington for many years, mas just been
promoted to an $500 clerkship and made
the chief of division, earning her ad-
vancement by faithful service. She is
the second lady who has reached this
distinction, the first being Miss Jane
Leavy, of Maine, who has been at the
head of division for several years. Miss
Leavy entered the service when ex-Sen-
ator Boutwell, was Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue at a salary of $72O-
nearly twenty years ago-and has work
ed her way up gradually, from one
station to another, upon her merits, and
is considered one of the most efficient
and valuable clerks in the department
Most of the lady employees of the Gov
ernment receive 81 200 or less. but very