Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-02
oCR WASHINGTON LETTER
Iron our Regular Correspondent.

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One Of the strongest episodes OF
modern political campaigning IS that
which has just resulted in the cleo
ton Of Gen. John A. Logan to sue
coed himself as United States Sena-
tor from Illinois. With the Legisla-
ture tie, and Republicans in the
body whose antipathy to Logan had
already kept him out OF an election
for very near FIVE months, it needed
only Democratic success i'll one OF the
strongest Democratic districts in the
State, to not only prevent Logan s
election, but to ultimately insure the
success of some Democratic candidate
by the election Of a successor to Mr..
Shaw. Relying with the utmost con
fdence upon their strength IN the dis
tr,ct. Mr.. Morrison hies himself away
to Washington to see after the dlstrl
button of official pap, leaving the on
ly assurance to Democratic success to
the tender mercies of such manipu.
lating Republicans as "Long" Jones,
Dan Shepard, Ane Babcock and ex-
Postmaster Palmer These men went
down into this Democratic stronghold,
organized their forces in the dead OF
night, held them III reserve at every
ballotting place il the district until 5
o'clock in the afternoon, lest the en-
envy might suspect their intentions,
and when the vote was counted that
night they had carried off their Sena-
torial prize by round majority. AT
| o'clock on the morning after Lo-
ran's election, the President ears
were greeted with the thunder of 50
guns, fred under his very windows.
1t IS no wonder that the Democratic
party is charged by the enemies OF
Democracy with never learning and
always forgetting.
Decoration Day, which is always a
day Of distinguished observance in
Washington, is to be more than usual
ly attended to this year. The Presi-
dent is expected to speak at the ex-
ercises at Arlington, and the usual
amount Of bad poetry will be flung in
by way of airing the ambition of those
whose poetic souls were disappointed
by the cold, bleak spring thatw have
had. Col. Joyce, the Poet Laureate
of America, whose divine afilatus has
been appropriated by Ella Wheeler
the Sweet Singer of Chicago, will
read one Of his lambic eflusions, sur
viying which, the audience will be
treated to an idyllic effort from the
pen and tongue OF DR.. Mary Walker
The project Of propeling the ears
upon elevated railways by electricity
has long been considered feasible, but
has not vet been put into practical
operation because of the claims OF
several persons for priority OF inven-
ton. Edison, who has been claiming
everything in the way of applying
electricity, was one claimant for the
discovery of this method of locomo-
ton, while Sir William Siemens was
another, and Mr.. 5. ID. Field, of New
York, another. Through all of the
stages of the contest in the Patent
Office here, Mr.. Field has carried oa
the award for the original discovery
of the application, aud this award has
to-day been confirmed by the Com.
missioner of Patents. This decision
under recent opinion of the Supreme
Court, is a finality, and Mr.. Field will
at once proceed to apply his invention
upon all the elevated roads in New
York City. PhoNo.