Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-24


tue committee seventeen pages Of
foolscap interlined and marked econ
iidential," offering his services to
stump Alaska, or to look hitter tile
uncertain Nulmegs in Connecticut, or
to rush into the face of Jersey light.
ming, possibly even to make stump
speeches in New York City and thus
insure the Empire State to the Demo-
cracy. This customer to be SURE, is
a Patriot with an exceedingly large
p. He says as much himself, but
like many of that ilk unfortunately
he is unequal to the pecuniary de.
Inands of labor of love. He would
like tho committee to advance him
say few hundred dollars for travel
ling expenses and incidentals. He
will try not to make any further
acquisitions upon them, though If
they should think his services worth
$50 or 500 a week--a nero bagatelle
to what he might pick up by remain
ing ut homo-.he of course might
bring himself to tho point of accept
ing it in the same spirit that q pub
lie officer draws his salary.
Some of the speakers who will fig.
ure most prominently in this cam
paign are Representatives Mills,
Breckenridge of Kentucky, Mcmillan
of Tennessee, Sunset Cox, Speaker
Carlisle and Senators Vance and
Vest
Returning to Indiana, the feeling
at Headquarters is that ex Governor
Porter put bis party in the wost pos
sible position by his peculiar tactics
OF fiji ting with the convention. II
was generally conceded that his per-
sonal popularity would give n great
boost to Harrison. The inside his
tory of it ill is rs plain as n pike
staff. Porter was n warm Gresham
man and had nothing i'll common
with the New-Dudley ring which
thrust the nomination of Harrison
upon the party. This is his revenge.
Even bets wore made at some of the
fashionable up town cafes when the
news came in, that Clevolnn! would
have $4,000 majority in Harrisons
State. "Who is Hovey, anyhow 2"
the people are asking, just as few
months ago they were asking "who
is Harrison ?"
Gotham's imperturbable NIayor.t the
Honorable Abram Stevens Hewitt,
late Of the House of Representatives.,
rutlled the political waters TO n con
siderable extent day or two since by
sort OF a pl'onuncialncnto to the
voters. The Mayor lids said all along
that ho did not care a snap for Office
and wouldn't run again. Now he
has seemingly made up his mind to
allow himself to be led to the sncri-
lice, and that was the real occasion
OF his statement. He says he docs
not want to be nominated. but if he
is elected he could hardly refuse
There has been great denl of flying
gossip lately about n deal on the part
of the Republicans under the guise
OF q Citizens ticket to put Mr.. How
lit in denomination. Nothing could
be more foolish rs the Mayor is one
OF the straightost party mon. An
other report says he will be candi
date of the County Democracy. That
may or may not he. Tammhny's big
chief, Commissioner Croker, comes
out this morning and says he does
not think the Mayor will "get there"
again. This, of course, means that
he will not do so with Tanmany
Halls help. Local politics hero are
so intimately connected with national
politics shat every move is of the ut
most interest. The undertow is run
ming stronger than it has for years.
1t is mighty pretty fight from any
point of view.
FRANK e. VAUGHAN.