Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-24


Congress and the Electoral COLLEGE sbou,d
be reduced
The platform also demands the strict en-.
iorcement Of the law prohibiting the i'm
portation of contract labor.
GOOD NOMINATION.
new YORK, September 23d.-A Posts
edltoflal says OF the nomination The Re-
publicans have made so far as antecedents
character and ability 90, an exceedingly.
we We're near adding unexpectedly. good
nomination for the Governorship in the
person OF Ira Davenport He is a politi-
clilh OF loh@ experience for a man of his
years he Is only Il. but politician of
the best type, who has filed various posi-
hons in State service most ably and unex-
cepGonally.
The Commercial says Davenport is a
man who, 10 many other special oualifica-
tons. adds this, that his candidacy is cal
cuiated to win back 10 the Republican,
party the honest and intelligent anti{
Blame Republicans who claimed that speI
clal reasons justified their revolt last fail!
II they We're sincere in this claim they wiI
ind 1t hard TO refuse to vote for Ira Daveh-
port
The New York Democrats.
New York, September 23d.-The Pja's
Saratoga special says: The Democratic
State Convention viii consist of 3Sl dele
gates, requiring 1913 votes TO no.uiI!ate.
The workers who have charge of HiWs
canvass claim that they have iSG votes Sc
cured, without counting any from New
y ork, Kings and Erie counties The hiiect
OF the suspension Of Sterling is looked
upon here by both Republicans ami the
HIN hackers among the Democrats as op-
perfume for Hill. His canvass restsjo the
Administration sentiment. and the Sterling
suspension will, it is believed. quicken this
sentiment here. The and-Hill men are
not pleased with the suspension They
wish 1t had been put of until after the
Convention.
ADVICE TO DEMOCRATS.
New YORK September 23d.-A iPot e,ii-
toriat says The nomination of Dayenport
and the Presidents action in the Sterling
case compels the Democrats not only to
nominate good man, but one who stands
by the President with no " Ifs or buts'
or any other qualifications on the matter of
civil service reform. The President has
given them very good send off by sus-
pending Sterling thus nipping in the bud
the sapient plan and sacrificing thousands
OF Republican and Independent votes for
the sake Of securing those OF a few hun
dred laborers.
The Democracy at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, September 23d.-The indica-
tons at a late hour Tonight are that Gov
ernor Hill will have a majority ON the first
ballot cast at the Democratic State Con-
vention.
SARATOGA, September 24th-l:3O A. NJ
Tammany Hall has agreed to support Hill
tor Governor. A resolution binding the
organization TO vote for Hill was adopted
unanimously tonight.
The President and the New York Gov
ernorship.
WASHINGTON, September 23d.-The resip-
nation of DOrman B. Eaton as Chairman
OF the Civil Service Commission is the main
topic of conversation here tonight, riyaling
the nomination in New York in interest
The fact that the letter of the President is
dated September 11th ana that Mr.. Eaton
did not receive il until 2 o'clock this after
noon, shows that its publication was with
held TO influence the Democratic COnyen-
tiOn which will assemble at Saratoga TO-
morrow 1t is considered as a notification
that if Governor Hill, who is a believer in
the old spoils system is nominated, the
Democracy need expect no assistance from
the Administration, and it is believed to be
an appeal TO nominate Edward Cooper.
or some other man who is in
sympathy. in theory at least
with civil service reform. The action in
the case of Sterling, yesterday, was with
the same object in view. 4 prominent
Democrat said tonight that Governor Hill
would be nominated, notwithstanding any,
thing that the President or his friends
could do, as the real Democracy of New
\ ork were disappointed and disgusted with
the manner in which the President had
made his appointments. He said that they
believed the party was justly entitled to
the fruits OF the victory won last NoVem-
Der, and ti'at there was no reason why Re
publicans should be retained in office
Mr.. Eaton was seen tonight and cues
toned as to the probability of his successor
on the Civil Service Commission, but he
would say nothing more than that he was
confident that he would be a man fully
acquainted with public affairs, of recog-
nized ability and of unquestioned svmp9-
thy with the spirit of civil service reform.
ile said that he would not be in an official
position after the 1st of November. and
would be free to meet the enemies of civil
service reform, and that they would find
that lis interest in the progress of the work
was fully as great as when he was Chair
man Of the Commission. Mr. Eaton be-
HeVes the President is sincere in his endeav-
ors to carry out the provisions of the civil
service law, and that he viii maintain the
stand he has taken during his entire ad-
On the other hand q we'll
known Democrat; commenting on the cor
respOndcnce, said tonight that if the eIec-
ton in New \ Tork should happen to 90
Republican the " fur would fly, among the
Office holders who have held over, no mat
ter what professions are made to the con-
rary.
Parting Words of General Grant.
MECCA lIll.l, September 23d-The follow
ing was read by Colonel Fred. Grant at
meeting of the veterans Of the Twenty
first Illinois Volunteers, which he said
were the last lines written by his father
upon matters pertaining to the war. aud
which had never before been made public:
I feel that we are on the eve of a new era,
when there is to be great harmony between
FedeTals and Confederates. ] cannot stay 10 be
a living witness to the correctness ofthis pgoph-
eCy, but / feel 10 within me that lt Is TO BE So
The universally kind feeling expressed {0r me
at time when il was supposed that eafh hour
would prove my last seems tome the beginning
of the answer to LET us have peace.T The ex-
pressions of these kindly feelings were not re-
strcted to a section Of the country, nor to lndi-
viduals. They were from citizens OF all nation
alties, fIOm all denominations, the Protestant,
the Catholic and the Jew, ald fIom the various
societies of the land, scientific, educational re-
ligious or otherwise. Politics did no, enter into
the matter at all. l am not egotist enough to
suppose all this significance should be given to
this matter because was the object AT it, but
the war between the States was a very, bloody
and very costly one, and one side or the other
had to yield the principles they deemed .dearer
than life before It could be brought TO aIsland /
the whole of the mighty hest en-
gagged on the victorious side, it was no lnatter
whether it was deservedly so or not l fepre-
sent that SIDE of the controversy. 1t is sanif-
cant and gratifying fact that Confede.ates
should have Joined heartily in this SPONTANEOUS
move. | hope the good feeling inaugursted
may continue 10 the end.
A general Amen went up from the
audience.
4 Suit Favorable to Huntington.
New YORK, September 23d.-The Gdn-
eral Term yesterday reversed the Judgment
of the lower Court in denying a new trSal
in the suit of William Brady against Coils
?. Huntington and Thomas A. Pierce, in
which the jury gave Brady $4,000 on an
action brought in 1888, to recover $4,000,
being one per cent. on S., ,00o, par value
of the capital stock margins of the Louis
lana and Texas Railroad Company Brady
claimed to have had an agreement by the
terms Of which he was to receive COM
mission in case he succeeded in selling the
road After purchasers were found and
the transfer OF the stock had been per-
fected. Brady was refused his commission.
Defendants denied any contract, but tho, .
jury found in favor of plaintiff. Defend
ants then asked for new trial, and it WAS
on this motion that an appeal was taken,
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