The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-19
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the Democratic National Conyenticn-Per
sonals-Briefs, &c.
TFrom Our Regular Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, ID. g., February 10
Said to a Readjuster from Virginia to
day, "Your friend George Gorham. who
was the editorial member OF the Coalition
syndicate here, has quit Washington ano
gone to New York to make money out OF
new telephone" EYES," he replied,
(" George has been badly treated. He ought
to have been Secretary Of the Senate, and
then the patronage would have been more
literally and judiciously distributed fol
Virginia Readjusters.n alt seems to me, i"
/ then said, I" that General Malone is more
coDciliatory than he was some time ago.
Yes, of course he is, because he has
big Job on hand, for he wants Ma
hone delegates sent to The Chicago
Convention did not have to pro-
pound questions after this, for my Reid
ulster friend gave me, without reserve, the
points OF the situation from his standpoint.
! He said " You remember how he treated
/ Fulkerson. Well. Libbey, Bowen, and
Hooper have Jared no better. The fact Is,
| the General does not learn wisdom from
experience. When they met at Richmond
| Saturday do not know how cordial they
were. but since Christmas the senior Sem
ator aud the Representatives named have
seen little OF each other. Don't believe,
! however, for a moment that Malone and
Arthur have broken, for the facts do not
| Justify the rumor. General Malone may
not go to Arthur's state dinners and escort
the wives OF foreign Ministers to the table,
| but when Bowen or Libbey. or any OF them,
| 20 TO the Post-Office Department they find
! beyond peradventure that their demands
! for appointments have TO be referred to
! Senator Malone. Why, will bet you II a
postmaster is wanted at New Market,
| Shenandoah county, that General Malone
can name the man as against the protest OF
all the rest of the Virginia Readiuster
members OF Congress. 0, no; Arthur
and Malone have not broken their
arrangement, be that what it may. What
has weakened General Malone with his
prominent followers is that he gives them
no say in any matter, but determines
everything for himself. He is like COM
mander who ignores his generals, colonies,
and captains. and prefers TO consult with
sergeants and corporals about matters OF
the gravest importance. He works too
hard, instead OF letting others do their
share. This lost us votes in the last cam
paign. Well, we are all in the same boat"
said he, land l hope he will be able to
work things successfully next fall" l
thought he had concluded. but he added,
Ibid YOU not notice that Riddleberger in
stead Of going to Richmond to join the
General went TO New York;" "Of
course did," / replied, " and made note
Of it in my Saturday nights budget"
There are matters only briefly alluded to in
the foregoing talk that may be elaborated,
l hear, in the further debate on the Riddle
berger resolution.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
CHICAGO AHEAD.
There were a great many people at the
Capitol to-day who declared that st. Louis
had the inside track as the place for holding
the National Democratic Convention. To-
wards night, however, q knowing Demo-
crat from an eastern State said 81 am
firmly convinced that Chicago will be the
place. Payne. of Ohio, Mcdonald and
Morrison said he, "are in favor OF il, and
it would be singular il such a western
combination could not VIM" Later a
prominent Cincinnati Democrat said to me
frankly that the chances were decidedly in
favor OF Chicago.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
In was remarked to-day when the copy
right bill was up that Mr.. Kelley wanted
foreign authors to be compelled to publish
their books IN this country. Mr.. Con-
verse, OF Ohio, and other equally promi-
nent Democratic representatives, spoke
highly to-day Of George Wise's speech on
the Chalmers-Manning case. Walter n.
Allen, OF Topeka, Kan, kinsman Of
the Messrs. Allen, hatters, Of Richmond,
was at the Capitol to-day. Mrs. Miller, OF
New Orleans, having passed satisfactory
examination, became captain of a steamer.
Acknowledgements Heap. of the Ajax.
at City Point, is here. Charles A. Dana, OF
the New York Sun. is here. Joseph Holt,
who prosecuted Mrs. Surratt, was at the
Capitol to-day, looking feeble. Jesse r..
Grant Is in the city. Mr.. Barnaby, who
to-day argued before the Ways and Means
Committee in favor Of increasing the duty
on fine ginghams to prevent the destruc-
ton OF that industry, is member Of the
Rhode Island Democratic State Committee.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree looked to-day as ii
he was Just waiting for Bismarck to come
over.
BRIFF NEWS ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S5G0,03l; customs, Sl,0S0,019.
The subcommittee of the House Elec.
tons Committee will tomorrow take up
the O'Ferrall-Paul case. Judge Harris and
Major j. W. Daniel will represent the for.
mer.
The visitors to the Treasury vaults are so
numerous that they interfere with bust
ness. No more permits will be given to
visit them.
Representatives OF the cotton interest
from New York and Massachusetts urged
the Ways and Means Committee not to re-
port in favor Of interfering with the pres
ent tariff.
A delegation is coming from Louisville
to request the Democratic Committee to fix
on that city as the place for holding the
next National Convention. 1t will not win
Washington Notes.
IMPORTANT DECIsION-THE LAsKER REsOLU-
TON.
| fBy Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-The Court
OF Claims rendered decision to-day In the
case OF Lieutenant Charles Morton, United
States army, holding that the term Of an
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