The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-17
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL. AND POLITICAL.
Harrison. the "boy preacher" gath
ere1 IN 1900 sinners at 81 Louis.
u seems singular indeed that Frank
Hatton should be for Arthur for presi.
dent
We understand that the Globe Demo
crst Is rather unfavorableto Blaine fol-
president.
Mr.. Beecher is becoming disguised
with the Democratic party: 1t is never
too late TO mend.
New England is 10 be enlightened by
Mr.. Carl Schurz in course of fifty lee
lures next season.
Only twelve Republicans voted against
restoring the duty on wool, while ia
Democrats said nay.
mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont IS writing
a book covering her "reminiscences Of
Benton and Fremont.
Les see; wasn't there party by the
name of Morrison who once thought Of
being a candidate for president on the
Democratic ticket!
The Valley Falls New Era carries at
its mast head Blaine and Plumb fol
president and vice president. Van al.
ways was pretty sound.
Just now it is Randall who is leading
all competitors for the Democratic nom.
ipaiion. He has laid Messrs. Carlisle
and Morrison up to dry.
1.-THE "Mugwump'' of the FL Dorado
Republican wants to go to the Chicago
convention why in the name of all that's
good and virtuous don't he sing it out.
The Ohio wool-growers tried the
Democrats and their experience is moi
encouraging They will not try them
again this year This is the Republican
year in Ohio.
1t is charged that Col. Hunt. who
was defeated for mayor at Kansas City
on the Republican ticket on Tuesday, i.
a tax-title shark. II that is true, he il
just the kind OF material Tor shell
goods.
Carter Harrison, the spread. eagle
mayor Ct Chicago, does not want to run
as the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor of Illinois, if uncle Dick Oglesby
is the Rep ublican candidate. Well, we
should smile.
The Denver Tribune insists that the
people are for Arthur. We are some.
what surprised to learn that the Tribune
does not exchange with any papers pub
lished In New York, Pennsylvania, OHIO
or even Kansas.
Miss Mary Mcclellan, daughterpf Gen
eral Mcclellan, has so many admirers
that She carried around eleven boquets
with her at an eptertainment at Wash.
ington the other evening Miss McClel
Ian seems to take after her mother.
Mr.. Morrison in a recent speech in the
house addressed its members with the
familiar, "Fellow- citizens" ofths stump.
He took the laugh good-nsturedly, and
explained that he didn't speak in the
house often enough to get used to it.
We are glad to note that our old
friend Col. Van Horn, of the Kansas
City Journal, has been chosen a delegate
at large from Missouri to the Chicago
convention. This is deserved complI.
ment to a faithful, tried and able Repub-
lican leader.
Anent the presi dental question, the
Wichita Eagle claims that the Sher-
man boom is the best staying boom yet
started. We don't know but what that
is true. At least it seems to stay just
where Marsh Murdoch and Web VIII
der planted it.
Senator Bowen has been spoken of as
the man to head the delegation from
Colorado to the Republican national
convention. The contract for painting
Chicago in bright vermillIon could not
be awarded to a more accomplished and
enthusiastic artist.
The Republican primary convention
at jamestown, New York, which elected
delegates to the district and congress
sional convention, balloted on president
as follows: Blaine, 800; Edmunds, 101
Arthur, 8; Lincoln, 8; Conkling, 2; Lo-
gan, Evarts and Wadsworth, each.
We fail TO see what the views enter
tanned and expressed by the Atchlson
Champion two years ago regarding John
Peter st. John has to do with the ques.
ton of Col. Martins candidacy for gov
ernor. As we understand it the Saint is
not at present an issue in Kansas pol
tics
1t is intimated that the mission of
DIR. Morrison Munford, of the Kansas
City Times, to the east, is to find a
Moses who can lead the Democratic
party to victory next November. We
did not suppose the doctor could afford
to neglect his business for SO many
weeks at this season of the year.
We have not lately heard of Dan
voorhees, being candidate for presi-
dent. but the announcement the other
day in a speech on the educational bill
that the blood OF the south was in his
veins is open TO the suspicion that DAN
iel stands ready to receive the support
of the "solid SOUTH if an attempt upon
him in that direction should be under
taken.
There is corrboratIon of the story that
Senator Fair, of Nevada, is about to re
marry the wife from whom he was di.
vorced last May. She brought the suit
alleging infidelity on his part, and he
made DO contest, bit gave her the minor
children and 81. coo, geo in money. Mrs
Fair is spoken of as a good woman. She
married Fair when he was a common
laborer and shared his luck. If she can
forgive the old scalawag he had better
let her take him back.
Col. Oliver II. Payne denies having
told DR.. Morrison Munford, of the Kan
sas City Times, that the elder Payne
would not accept the Democratic nom
inatiOn for president if rendered him
We believe the elder Payne is not deny
ing, however, that he said the Demo
Gratis would lose Ohio by $1,000 MAORI
ty in the event of the passage of tn,
Morrison bill; and that is really of NOR
interest than anything Oliver may o
may not have said to DR.. Munford ahou
the presidency.
A Washington correspondent furnish
es this personal sketch of Henry Waiter
SOD, of the Louisville Courier-J Journal
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