The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
PERSONAL AND POIIrIeAL.

6hCO4AA AND EQL1IkGA1s
Ce'onel Tngersoll, being interviewed |
II Chicago. says be thinks-Blaiue VIII |
be candidate for The Presidency before
be knows ii.
Mr.. ConklinZ thinks The Democrats
will elect the next president of the
United States; but, mind you, be does
not say he will be Democrat.
Henry WatteEson is fiery free-trader
bat he is president of a lobbying commit
tee TO push bill through congress to
Proteci the Associsted Press.
The Kansas CITY Times Washingt IN
special dispatch says the indications are
that Judge Brewer, IF Kansas, will be
as tie succt IS r of Judge
McCrary.
Even thu L uisville Courier. Journal,
rampant free tfafer as it is. wants sugar
and rice protected. They are southern
products. The tariff, We suppose, IS a
mere l1cal gu sion.
"KiH 'em. kill 'emi Kill ,em," was
The war-cry of the Democracy in Dan
VILE, Va, when the coiored people ran
for their lives, but Ihe motives of the
Democracy were uuIy conservative
When William B AAtor died he had
72o houses o. his rent roll in New Yuik
city. The pres, Mt number of Astor
houses exceeds 200. the whole estate
being valued AT $50, 900, 900. producing
an income Of $3.OOO.OOO a ear
s me of Ii. Obi papers are trying to
boom Joi Sherman for president We
reckon The b 'ys will hard y make II this
Time Ohio has had long pull and will
have to sIa1d back awhile. IT his name
Is Sherman at all, it will have William
Teeumseh in front of il.
Washington correspondents note the
sprinkling of cry in Congressman Cox's
hair. Though one of the youngest
members in appearance, he is ffIy-nine
years of age and has bAen in congrass
for logger period than any Democratic
member. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, OILY
exceeds him On the Republican side In
length of service
Fort Scott Monitor: Hon. Alfred
Taylor, the distinguishtd Green hacker,
returned from visit to Europe short
time ago. lie is a strong proiectionist
and believes free trade would be ruinous
to the iaboriDg man. He says Sam Riggs
could, under no circums t4nces, get his
vote. He knew Sammy well in 1866
and 1868
Congressman Horr, of Michigan, who
is regarded as one Of the witiIest men in
congress, is short, fat and jolly. He pre-.
pares his speeches carefully in writing
and then tears up the manuscript. His
famous sentence that "the south had bet.
ter raise m1re hogs add less HE'LL" vas
ready for use two months before he had
the opportunity TO use 1t.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: The
sudden anxiety 10 make 1t appear thai
Mr.. Payne is not candidate for the
presidency is easily accounted for.
There is danger that his booom would
become so strong as to excite apprehen
sion. II would not do to avow Mr.
Payne a candidate for the presidency
The Ohio delegation is fixed for hin
all the same
Prior to the late municipal election!
IN Pennsylvania, Mr.. Randall and thu
Den ocrstic party generally claimed
that Pennsylvania was uebatable state
That fond hope has gone giftnmerlng
The Republican majorities in Philadel
phia, Fittsburg, Jonns:own. Cory, Ian
caster. and throughout the state gener
ally, are the largest given, IN municipa
contests, for many years.
Poor Salmi Morse has a melancholy
end of very eccentric career. He mad
a good deal OF money on two or thret
occasions, but he then became The sIav'
Of a "fxed idea" and many who kney
HIM believed him t. have been NOR
than little mad toward the last Hi
passion Play" was probably couceive'
in reYeren;ial spirit, but it was non
the less mistake, and when it failed b
lost heart, accused the rid of inius
, t;ce, and so descended to suicide.
Sam Wood got more money for turn
ing Democrat than he would havc mad
otherwise. He will get an allowane
for per diem and mileage while he bs
been pretending TO contest Peters sea
The News said last fall that no natte
how the contest eaded Sam would /
ahead, and he Is He will not work fl
Lying and must be supported in som
way. Congress may as well take ii
! Job now of the hands 81 the people
|, Kansas.
Globe-Dcmocrat: One cabinet rum,
! only one, though the latest-is to ii
= effect that Postma .ter General GRESHAM
is ''sick of polIIics," finds the bench mo-
, to his taste than an executive office, an
: will succeed Judge Drummond, of Il
; United States circuit court, who is abo
to retire. Judge Gresham's "unpleasai
: experiences" IN the post Office depal
ment are probably due 10 the presen
of Hatton. Mr. Arthur can strength,
= his administration more by bouncir
Hatton and keeping Gresham than
retaining the political boss now i'll Il
first ASSISTANTS ioffic. AID Lifting Il
postmaster general go.
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