The Portland daily press., 1884-02-01

NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator's 1isfsrtuncs in Building Res
idences-The Kentucky senatorship =
Arthur and the Presidency.
Especial Correspondents of the press.l


Especial Correspondence of the Press.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
The announcement that Senator Edmunds is
to build handsome house in Washington
draws attention again to the mis- fortunes at
tending the public men who have built houses
here. "Tbis fact seems to be- said Congress-
man OHare, the only colored member of
the present Congress, as he rode past Scott
Circle yesterday and remarked upon the last
monument TO departed statesmanship the re-
erected, in the result of the recent senatorial
contest u Ohio, "that as soon as a member of
CtngIess bui DIS a house here the people of his
Stste conclude that he longer belongs to
them or is a resident OF their State, and that be
does not represent them. There's Pendletan's
house, the last of this group TO be depopul ated
IF statesmen. Here's Robeson's, and hs no
longer a member of Congress- defeated Just IS
he had comrleted il. There's Pendleton' sand
be defeated At the first election after he occu-
pief it, Wiudoa's, just across the street, occu-
pied by other than its owner. Senator Rollins
WAS another inst nce. The fact is the peope
want man that they can consider one Of
themselves IN Washington, Snd when they find
a man building house here aud settling down
as though be thought he had a little lob thew
notify him of his mist .ke''
KENTUcKY's sENAToE-wHo Is 1T?
The long contest for the Senatorship in Ken
lucky attracts much attention here as the num-
ber of the ballots and the persistency of the
halloters continue TO stretch out. Each of the
contestants have friends and supporters here
bntit must be admitted that they begin to
weaken on theiF favorities, and to conclude
that they will be obliged to allow some dark
horse t. enter the field and settle the contest
Black burn Is the most popular man of tue two
here. He is man of more culture than Viii
llams, though none too we'll supplied with that
article himself, and "hail fellow well met"
sort OF man, who makes himself personally
populer. In the House he is universally known
as Joe" and though the man who spoke of
his speeches as usually for buncome's sake was
not far from right, vet lie is a popular fellow.
You never hear him addressing the older mem
oers as Mr.. So-apd-so. 1t is always Frank" !"
George" or "Bill," (" as the given name of the
member may be, or If not this he at least drops
tho Mr. and with hearty slap on the
shoulder or his arm thrown about the fellow
member saws, "Well, Smithy, old boy, how are
you, or "Halloa Jonesy old fellow, now are
you today" Tall, strsigat, handsome, with
clear ringing voice that can be hesrd above
the din of the House in its noisest moments,
aud with the "gall" to make it heard too, he il
the admiration of the galleries and popular
boy on the floor.
Williams, although the hero of Cerro Gordo,
and as tall and straight as ackburn, il not as
popular as the latter, either with galleries or
associates He is bluff, stern old soldier, yet
generous ana as easily melted Oy some story OF
50 tfering as baby. A senator whose seat is
near his, says he is always responding to APP
peals Yet he gets imposed upon occasionally,
and when he does he never let's up on the i'm
poster until he sees him fairly punished.
Is ARTHUR cANDIDATE2
There Is good deal of interest attached Just
now to the political movements of the Pres-
dent. or II not in his political movements, in
the absence of them The fact seems to be
that the President prefers not to be the nomi-
nee of his party unless he can be reelected,
and that he sees that no man who cannot carry
New York Can be elected. He farther sees
that no Republicans Can carry New York un-
less ne has the united support OF the party in
the state, and unless it voluntarily indicates
within tue next few months To st il desires him
TO Dc the candidate of tho party that there is
no use in trying to be such Congressman
hlscock, talking on this subject yesterday,
said, II know that President Arthur has done
nothing IN the way OF laying plans to get the
nomination, and that the only step he has taxi
en IN regard to tho matter il auy way is 10
nave some consultations with some frieuds ia
New York on the snbject. / believe that he
Will not seek the nomination unless he is as
snred that he is backed by the entire Republ-
can delegation from the State"