White Oaks golden era. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 188?-18??, 1884-05-01
Mr.. Frank Conger has thrown up his
position with Miller & Cody mud will
start in the cit,le business for himself.
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doubt that Grint's friends are planning
an earnest movement to make him the
candidate of the Rel ub'ican,, with
Lincoln for the seconl place Logon
and Grant are IN entire accord, and it
Is confidently expected that the bulk Of
the Old Guard of 1880 can be rallied
to Grant ON the l.one-strctch. II is
claimed by his friends and admitted
by all, that Grant is vastly stronger
now than lie Was in 1887, and hia candi-
day would hc free from the load of
third term hangers on that crushed
him in the last convention Grant is
not pushing himself as candidate;
but the failure of Arthur in New
York; the aggressive opposition To
Blaine recently exhibited in quarters
which cannot disregardcd; he known
preference Of Edmunds for Grant, aud
the probable failure of Logan to com
mand a majority, have combined to
make a large potion of the supporters
of all the candidates named look out
for a second choice The asperities
of 1850 have IN Nstly perishod, and
Grant is now so free from all en-
targling al lianccs. aud so independent
in his position that there is a plainly
visible and a strong current setting in
for solving the dispute by falling back
on Grant. He is undoubtedly the
stron sest Republican candidate for the
south, and with Free trado or sven
donbtful Tariff deliverancc from the
Dcmocl ats, Grant would carry num-
Der of the southern states. The Grant
boom is about to start anil it will 10
one of the big tides within q month.
Attorcy General Brewster seat to tho
Senate to-day copies of all papers
hearing upon the compensation of
special attorneys in the star-rout
cases. He says the compensation
IN these cases was first fixei by Mr..
Mac Veagh vt consultation with
Geo. Bliss at Long Branch, N. J, in
the presence of Mr.. james, then POST
mastcr-General. lie says he does not
think this rate either immoderate or in
excess OF the fees ordinarily paid in
New York to lawyers III active Lrac-
tico, it not being supposed that the
cases would occupy the time they
did. When however, tn, trial was
tediously protracled by the poliy of
the defense, the sum total paid for tic
services of Mr.. Bliss did appear exces.
sive, and Mr.. Brewsterurgcd that some
abatement be made. Mr.. Kcr's bill
was reduced and Mr. Memick made
reductions, but Mr.. Bliss insisted upon
full payment, threaten ing to withdraw
from the cases if his account was not
paid. Tie amount paid Messrs.
Merrick and kcr, the Attorney General
does not think excessive. He says tho
star-route trials have saved the govern
ment S2,OO0,00O per annulr, which is
about the total amount paid to Attor-
neys and Detectives for services rem
dcred in connection with the prosecu.
tion of the cases.
One of Mr.. Blaine's friends took his
pencil yesterday and figured for me
the improved situation of Blaine in the
next Republican Convention at Chi
ca go, 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 IS 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, Z nnsylvania, he will have 80
votes out Of 60, whereas lie only had %
votes four years ago in the !ennsyl-
vania delegation. lie will have gain
of 20. In New York state lie will
have at least 40 votes of Y, whereas
four years ago he only had 2l votes.
-Four years ago he only had l6 votes
from the state of Ohio, aud now lie
will have "a out of Al 10 ALL He will
also ge; the l6 votes Of Minnesota,
which were kept from Blaine previous.
Iy by tho rush of supporting Win
dom, their Senator. Blaine will get
the votes of Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware. With 1853 woes to start
with, nothing can beat him." So said
my acquaintance.
The Senate yesterday confirmed tho
nomination of Charles L. Coon, of
New York, to be Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury IN the place OF John C
New, resigned. Mr.. Coon is promated
from the place OF Assistant chief of