The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-04-26
Special t. the cArpoN ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1884.

WASHINGTON, April 10, 1884.
II is now no longer matter Of doubt that
Grants friends are planning an earnest
movement to make him the candidate OF
the Republicans, with Lincoln for the Sc
cond place. Logan and Grant are in entire
accord, and IL is confidently expected that
the buls Of the Old Guard of 1880 can be
rallied to Grant on the home stretch. II is
claimed by bis friends and admitted by all,
that Grant is vastly stronger now than he
was in 1880. and his candidacy would be
free from the load OF third term hangers on
that crushed him in the last Convention.
Grant is not pushing himselfas a carddatei
but the failure Of Arthur in New York, the
aggressive opposition TO Blaine recently ex :.
garded; the known preference OF Edmunds
for Grant, and the probable failure Of Logan
to command a majority, haye combined to
make large portion OF the supporters of all
the candidates named look out for second
choice The asperities Of 1850 have mostly
perished, ard Grant is now so free from all
entaugliug alliances, and 30 independent in
his position, that there is plainly visible
and strong current setting in for solving the
dispute by falling back on Grant. lie is
undoubtedly the strongest Republican can
didate for the South, and with Free Trade
or even doubtful Tariff deliyerance from
the Democrats, Grant would carry mum
Der OF the Southern States. The Grant
boom is about to start aud it will be one Of
the big tides within a month.
Attorney General Brewster sent 10 the
Senate to day copies Of all papers bearing
upon the compensation of special attorneys
in the star route cases. He says the com.
pensation in these cases was first fixed by
Mr.. Mac Veagh at consultation with
Geo. Bliss at Long Branch, N. j., in the
presence Of Mr.. James, then Postmaster
General. He says he does not think this
rate either inmoderate or in excess Of the
fees ordinarily paid in New York to lawyers
in active practice, it not being supposed
that the cases would occupy tho time they
did. When however, the trial was tedious
ly protracted by the policy of the defense,
the sum total paid for the services of Mr..
Bliss did not appear excessive, and Mr..
Brewster urged that some abatement be
made. Mr.. Ker's bill WAS reduced and Mr..
Merrick made some reductions, but Mr..
Bliss insisted upon full payment, threaten
ing to withdraw from the cases If his ac-
count was not paid. The amount paid
Messrs. Merrick and Ker the Attorney
General does not think excessive. He says
the star route trials have saved the govern.
ment $4,000 900 per annum, which is about
the total amount paid to attorneys and de-
tectiyes for services rendered in connection
with the prosecution of the cases.
One of Mr.. Blalne's friends took his pen
Gil yesterday and figured for me the i'm
prove situation Of Blaine in the next Re-
publican Convention at Chicago as follows:
"On the first ballot in 1880 Mr.. Blaine had
2S5 votes. On the first ballot next June,
according to the present showing, he will
have at least 6S more votes than before and
has already secured them. This will give
him 353 votes"
! asked my friend TO indicate where the
gain would come from. Said he: "First,
PeunsyvsnIa, Blaine will there have So
votes out of GO, whereas he only had %
votes four years ago in the Pennsylvania
delegation. lie will have a gain OF 20. Iu
New York State he will have ut least 40
votes OF 72, whereas tour years ago he only
had q votes. Four years ago he only had
l6 votes from the State of Ohio, and now he
will have "a out of "A in all He will also
get the l6 votes OF Minnesota, which were
kept from Blaine previously by the ruse of
supporting Window, their Senator. Blaine
will get the votes of Virginia, Maryland
and Delaware. With 1853 votes to start
with, nothing can beat him." So said my
acquaintance.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination of Charles E. Crom, of New
York. to be Assistant Secretary of the Treas.
ury in the place Of John c. New, resigned.
MIR. Coon is promoted from the place OF
Assistant Chel Of the loan Division of the
Treasury, and is known as a man of but
common abilities. The appointment is OF
no political consequence whatever.