The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-31
BLAINE LOSING GROUND.
TALK ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL
HONORS.
Chances of the Candidates-NO
Ohio Man Congress, Churches
and Schools.
WAsuINGToN, y. G., May %.

sented before the Chicago convention
Tuesday. The Blaine men ar Try
ing to keep up their courage az inst
losing chances, and, seeing the band,
writing on the wall, are persistently
sending out The information that Mr..
Blaine has made no personal canvas,
but that bis friends are responsible
for his name being used. II this be
fact, then Mr. Blaine can regret
that his friends have been SO impetu-
GUS il announcing him as a candidate
and has every reason to ask the gods
to spare him from his friends. Blaine
men are also speaking with crest adj
miration of John Sherman's chances
and if they were at all hopeful of Mr..
BIaine's candidacy it does not seem
plausible that they would devote any
time in discussing the chances Of an
other candidate who, if selected, could
not be expected to do anything, as a
reward for any friendship from
Blaine's direction The sentiment of
the colored men here is only charac-
isteristic of the feeling Of colored
men throughout the country, and that
is that trey don't want Blaine because
Blaine don't want them. Arthur,
Logan, Edmunds or any otner candi
date except Blaine would receive the
united support of all colored men
The impression prevails here to
great extent that If Blaine is nom
mated that he will not only be de-
feated but the colored men who have
80 long been faithful to the party will
sulk in the camp and let the election
90 by protest. They claim that by
Blaine's election they would gam no
thing ana that by the election Of
democrat they would lose nothing,
and it is just six of one and half
dozen of another Lincoln stands
high in his fathers boots, and while
they lust don't fit him, they think, he
being young, he will, with ripe expe,
rience and the confidence of the peo-
pie, grow to fill them They are sat
isfed with Arthur, Notwithstanding
the fact that be has not attempted;
like other vice presidents who have
succeeded TO the presidency, to es.
tablish policy when they should
have acted just as Arthur has acted.
Congress, which is busily engaged in
unseating all the republicans they can,
will, when this pleasant exercise is
over and the appropriation bills let
run to the last moment, adjourn some
time 10 July. It is really wonderful
how many men under their oath TO
legisIate for the best interest of the
government and to their best know
ledge do such things as to astonish
high heaven. Hon. Robert Small and
Hon. J. L. O'Hara sit in their seats
with all the sang .fr0id Of old vets
Mr.. 0 Hara is remarkably intelligent,
while Mr.. Small commands respect
from his force of character. The col
ored people of Washington, it is well
known, are posse ssed Of a very large
quantity Of material which make peo-
pie high toned in their taste, and
many of them have large ideas which
their limited financial condition does
not permit them to indulge in to the
tull extent OF their ideas. When they
can't carry out their immense desires
they take it out in apeing after those
who can. This has been shown by
the craze here of late to build large
churches. First, the Bethels decided
to build the largest colored church in
the country. They went as f1r as
putting up very large, handsome
building, and there it stands, unfn-
ished, unpaid for, and the congrega-
ton divided into three parts. One
part, known as CoDgregationalists, are
trying to build a church for them
selves; another part will soon try to
do the same, while the other faction
are struggling with a devils mort
gage on their back III the way of a
huge. unpaid for edi6ce patched over
with heavy mortgage. The Shilo
Baptist church, is now under
roof, and the basement part is being
used for worship, although it is not
plastered or by any means finished
IS another big undertaking.
The CRY here among the people is that
John Brooks, SUI erintendent of the
colored schools, must 60 Mr.. Brooks
is denoted SIS tyrant and has made
himself excessively unpopular Mr..
Edwin Forrester,the Washington cor
respondent of a number of colored
papers, is busy in the preparation of
his contemplated book on colored
journalism. Mr.. Forester is very
intelligent young man, and his book
viii doubtless be eminently popular.
The Zee, under Col. Mtrrill's man
agement, has made rapid improve
ment, while the Adyocate holds its
position among the leading colored
Journals Of the country. The city is
lull OF colored delegates from the
south who stop over here to get
straight for the Arthur train. Reg
lister Bruce il q much sought for man,
every colored man from the south
holding him in holy reverence. All
the cabinet officers are receiving MANY
calls, and there is no tel ing what
fixing up and wire pulling there is
here 50 close to the convention. By
Monday every politician who draws
an inch Of water will have left for
Chicago, and you can bet that the
bulk of them amt ooino far RIo;po