Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-20

Assistant Secretary Porter Contradicts
n Report C0ncerniug Hts Chief and
Himself.

ASSISt"Wt secretary Porter CO0troO1cto
Report CencerniuE Hts Chief and
Himself.
Asspecial dispatch from Washington to .
New York paper announces the retirement Of
Secretary Bayard from the cabinet As soon a.
the Mexican troubles are settled, as we'll as the
resignation OF Gov. Porter, First assistant Sec
retary of State.
The real reason for the resignation Of the lat
him and Mr.. BRYAN. tue private secretary oithe
Secretary OF State.
Gov. Porter said to STAR reporter this after
intention OF retiring from the cabinet, and, rs
for himself, he had denied SO often that he In
tenaea 10 resign that he was ashamed to say
~ have received q letter from man in Louis
vile, continued Governor Porter, "askipg to
1e taken with me to Austria as my secretary.
he saw In the papers that was to APP
pointed minister to Austria I am not
going there, and I have no wish to go. The
ridiculous to notice. Mr., Bryan has never
interfered with my Office in any way,
to ,.,s the arst place. aud in the second
were attempted. MIR. Bryan has nothing to do
with my office and never assumed any author
Try: He s, has ;, his duties to perform, and he
In speaking Of the Mexican troubles, Gov.
Porter said that there is every prospect that
to all concerned, as he mad expected. All that
Is necessary is little Tins and patience.
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Political Notes.
Representatives Cabell, of the fifth Virginia
district, and Dibble, of the first South Carolina
district, have been renomtnated.
Republican nominations for Congress have
bee u made in Ohio AS fellows: NJ. NJ. Boothman
In the sixth district, John Little in the seventh
and Rev: c. 3. Downs in the sixteenth.
Capt. E. 2. Allen, of Ypsilant, was nomi.
mated for Congress yesterday by tue republi-
cans OF the second Michigan district.
A convention of anti.saloon republicans has
81 al fR Noof Mt fhnro Gnr>-
tember I, to select delegates 10 the republican
anti-saloon conference at Chicago on tue 14th.
Among the weli-known names attached TO the
call are those OF Noah Davis and Thomas L.
James.
The convention to nominate successor to
Representa- tive Throckmorton II. the dfth Texas
district adjourned "Wednesday night Without
making nomination. Sixty-oue ballots were
taken. with Judge Silas Hare and G. B. Pickett
other democrat should appear tetOre The people
for election save the two candidates before the
convention. Tue contest will be exceedingly
close. Mr.. IhrOckmOrtOn refused u renOnlua-
ton on account OF poor health.
AT the Michigan democratic state convention
resolution WAS passed, That we are in favor
present standard"
Tie Missouri democratic convention yester-
day nominated Judge Theodore Brace, OF
Monroe county, tor supreme judge: Pruf. T. w.
Coleman, Of Warren couuty, for superintend-
ent of public instruction. and Johu ID. Breat-
Dill. OF Saline county. Ior railway commission
The Nebraska prohibitiOnists yesterday
nominated u full state ticket, headed with II.
w. Hardy for governor.
Tue Maryland central republican state COM
mIttee met In Baltimore yesterday and selected
the time and places for holding the congress
sIonal conventions, as follows: First district
al EastOn, Talbot county, Sept. rs; second dis
trict-at Dushane Post hall, Baltimore city,
Sept 23; thru or East Baltimore districts al
hall cor. OF Baltimore and Bond streets, oct.
Ia; fourth or West Baltimore district-at West
ern China hall, Oct. IA; nth di trlct-at Laurel,
Prince Georges county, Sept.23; sixth dis trict-
al HagerSlOWn, W asuinst ton county, Sept. 2l.
The prohibition congressional convention for
the sixteenth New York district nominated
Walter Harrington, OF Poug b keepsie, and adopt
ed resolutions IN lavOr of Tie holding OF u con.
stitutional convention, in order 10 secure pro-
hibitory laws.