Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
POLITICAL.

Hamel as consul of Turkey at Philadel-
phia.
The President has withdrawn the ap-
pointment of William II. McArdle of
Mississippi, to be consul at San Juan del
Norte, he having declined the appoint
ment.
Nahum Capen, who was postmaster of
Boston under the Buchanan admiuistra-
ton, died in Dorchester, Massachusetts,,
on Friday night, aged 80 years. He is
said to have been the first postmaster who
introduced the outside letter-box collec-
ton system, and one of the earliest to
advocate and man out the free-delivery
system. ..--.
Governor Lloyds message was read
Thursday in the legislature Of Maryland.
He says the net debt of the state is &c.
451 1868, with n sinking fund of $646, 1876.
In the oyster interest 40,712 persons are
employed, and last year 8, 1000, 900 bushels
were taken from the waters in Maryland,
the aggregate value of which was 81, 1885,
900. A revision of the criminal law of
the state is recommended The militia of
the state is in an unsatisfactory condition,
''as some of the companies do not pre-
sent decent appearance, and If called
into active service, would suffer from ex.
posure."
Governor Foraker of Ohio was installed
Monday at Columbus. There was n bril-
liant parade af civic and military organi-
cations. Governor Hoadly, in delivering
the commission to his successor, gave ex-
preston to his personal good willtowards
the new governor. Governor Foraker, in
his inaugural address, said the question
of free ballot and q fair count had
become living issue in Ohio. He con-
| graduated the last legislature for having
| passed law securing the benefits of arbi-
tration in labor disputes, and recon-
mended the repeal of the few enactments
| remaining upon the statute books making
determinations on account Of color.
New YoRK, Jan. 10.-An incident of
the organization of the present legisla-
ture of New York has created the belief
that Mr.. Conkling or his friends are set
| ting the pegs for his election to the United
| States Senate to succeed Warner Miller.
The latter has been such dismal failure,
rs already shown, that the conspicuous
place once occupied by MIR. Conkling has
been practically vacant since he has been
in the Senate. The feeling seems to be
growing for Mr.. Conllling's return to
| public life. The straw which indicates
the veering of the wind in his favor is
found in the recent election of the SER
| geant-at-arms of the legislature now in
session. When General Hustled was set
tied upon for speaker the other officers to
| go in with him were all slated and all
succeeded except one. James ID. Warren
had Mr.. Towson of Buffalo, slated for
the position of Sergeant-at arms and up to
the last hours beforethe election took place
no one Ind n thought but that he would
be elected without serious opposition, but
by some magic L. ii. Talbert of Essex,
turned up as candidate and was elected.
| This took every one not in the movement
by surprise.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The Senate in
executive session got down to work to-
day and confirmed very large number
of nominations. Among them were
Charles A. Dougherty of Philadelphia, to
be secretary of the American legation at
Rome. Others confirmed We're Assistant
Secretaries jerks and Muldrew of the
interior department; Assistant Secretary
Smith, Treasurer Jordan and Assistant
Treasurer Whelpley of the treasury
department and IL large batch of post
masters.
halt was made in the case of q post
master, whose predecessor had been re-
moved to make vacancy. Some one
made an inquiry as to the cause of the
predecessors removal, developing the fact
that the committee on post-of1ices and
post-roads had no information oil the sub
ject. This gave rise to an hours discus
sion of the abstract right of the Senate
to information of this character. No one
was able to say what the policy of the
administration in this regard would be,
and beyond the expression of Individual
opinions, and, in some cases, the expert
ence OF senators seeking information
from the heads of the departments, moth
ing was DONE
question was Glso raised in regard to
d. Nj, Morgan of South Carolina, who was
appointed consul-general at Melbourne,
Australia. Objection was made to Mr..
Morgan on the ground that he supported
MIR. Blaine during the last Presidential
campaign and wrote pamphlet on Pro-
lection. He was defe nded by Senator
bntler, who is his personal friend, and
whose defence is believed to have been
also due to the fact that Mr.. Morgan is
the brother-in-law of Mr.. Dawson, editor
OF the Charleston Neeos and Courier. No
action on his case was taken.
MAYOR SMITH ROUTED.
The Republican primaries in PhiladeI-
phia Tuesday night developed aone of the
hardest fighting between the factions that
has been known for years. Although the
hours of voting were from 6 to 8 O'clock
it was after midnight in some cases be-
fore the returns were footed up, while in
other instances the results were NOT
known at all at the hour when the city
committee headquarters closed and
Chairman Leeds and his friends departed
for their homes.
The general result was victory for tba
McManes-Leeds element, though in some
OF the Democratic wards Mayor Smith,s
forces succeeded in either making n liz
on the ward committees membership ar
IN electing enough members to the gord
committees to insure the election bv their
friends of one of the two representative
to the city committee.
TWAS probably the most complete rout
that has been witnessed in Philodelnb;o
Tor years in fractional struggle and tbe
politicians are firmly of the belief that
Mayor Smiths name will never aoa;n bo
presented to Republican convention for
once. In pugilistic language the mavor
mas been knocked OUT and the noiica
force drops out of sight as n factor Of anv
CONSIDERABLE Importance in party politics.
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