Evening journal., 1888-06-14
General Political News.

@NAN ~ "AhA AAftA IA A&bk tAAAs AZ Will Atdn
to free trade. say ths London Times.
A wild scheme was reported in the House
of Representatives yesterday. 1t Is a bill
apFropriating $3.50 900 for an air ship The
ship is a hollow steel tube, that will rise 10
the air when flled with hydrogen, or some
very light gas. The oratory of the Rep.
resentativts during the Tariff bill has been
suggested as a substitute for the hydrogen.
President Hayes. the Democratic party
have always argued, was not very much OF
q man after all, but IL will be remembered
be was good enough to defeat the old ban
danna ia Ohio for governor by very re-
spectacle msjarity. Thurman evidently
ranks after Philadelphia North
American.
Solomon g. @ mstock was yesterday
nominated for Congress by the Republicans
OF the Fif b district OF Miunesota, and il
elected will succeed Knute Nelson The
nomination was made on the Ash ballot,
there being five candidates. Comstock Ia a
native of Maine, and IL claimed by his
friends to be tho political legatee Of Nelson.
When the Democrats we're in power
years ago, Lewis CASE, one Of their raost
distinguished orators 10 the Senate, said
tbs United States bad got the right TO Cab
not from England or from Canads, but
from God Almighty. and that they meant
70 hold on TO it This n rather different
from tho opInion OF the present admins.
tration.
The Vice President next year may de-
eide all partlsan legislation. IL Is not
usually considered very important office.
but Il will be when IL decides which party
is TO rule. Riddlsberger has had a Demo-
crRt elected in his place, and II the other
Senators, both Republicans and Democrats,
succeed Themselves. the Senate will stand
ss to ss on plrty lines. This Is where the
president OF the Senate can decide the
legislation.
The facts Of history seem to bear out the
assertion that no Presidsnt has ever been
elected a second time In this country who
was not soldier or held the Chief Execu
tive during war. John Adams and Mar
tin Van Buren, are thoss who were defea cd
for sacond term, and Washington, Jeffer
son, Monroe. Jschson. Lincoln and Gran
we're the successful ones. The Presidenti
only chance 10 to have q war 10 the mex
1--we months With some little country.
Charles Emory Smith, editor OF the Phila
delphia Press, has been selected to presen
the name OF Mayor Edwin II. Filler to thi
Chicago Convention for the Republican
nomination fer President. Mr.. Smith viii
20 into the convention by courtesy o
Charles A. Porter Of the Fourth district
who rrtires TO permit the editor Of TIA
Press TO make the nominating speech 10
Mr.. Fitler. This arrangement Is the resni
OF long oonterercs between Mayor Fille
and editor Smith yesterday.
The shouting In Chicago Is all for Gresham
at present., and it is 90 strong that Il
ircurrinR the hostility OF all tbs oths
booms Good judges say that the Greshar
vote will disappear after one or two ballot
and already Indiana claims portion Of u
Illinois vote. The Allison and Alger an
Gresham managers have all opsned hea,
quarters at the Grand Pacific, and h
rooms are well decorated with the picturi
Of their respective candidates. II.
Frezer, ono of Michigan's best orators, wi
nsminate Alger. He arrived last night.
I la Iowa it has been impossible for q
D Republican machine, with Z iitor Clarh
son at the throttle, to suppressG sGrsshamisr
One OF the two locally stroog Rspublica
papers at Ced ar Rapids is leading revo
against Allison and doing whatit can
strengthen Gresham 10 the eastern part {
: the state. Being asked IL the papers cas-
box did not register a protest on the pa
J. OF Republicans against this abandonmsi
OF The favorite son OF the state, the slit
= replied that his growing subscription Ii
!. was the bast proof be wanted that Rsnu
licans ia that pert Of Iowa had made d
j. their minds Ia favor OF the nomination
J. Gresham. II has not been difficult I
Gresham to bold bis following 10 Indian
e and it is now clear that he divides To
I state With Harrison almost as elfeciual
: as IL be we're still an Indiana man.
. The intelligence that number oi Per
= sylvania delegates have united ia suppl
! OF Mayor Fifiec OF Philadelphia, as ca
!. didats worries the Sherman men az Cl
! csgo. This is not because Filters cant
dacy 10 regarded ia a serious light. b
4 from tbs fact that it Is en- antaEoDistic
y Sherman. Senator "MatL" Quay, "
q wants to be chairman OF the national col
n mittes. formed an alliance some time o
4 with Sherman, ans has been trying to &
the Pennsy lvania delegation for him. 81
ator Cameron Is not in favor OF Sherma
The Filter NJ lvement Ia regarded by {
Il Sherman men as a blind 70 keep the Fer
4 sylvania delegates from voting for sn
a man, until Blaine or somebody else
brought forward to stampede the conv'
% tion. There is too much talk OF Blaine
r. suit the other candidates. They begin
i think that Depaw Of Nav York, Phelps
New Jersey. Filler Of Pennsylvania, All
5 OF Michigan. Allison OF Iowa, Rusk OF W
}, eonsin, Harrison OF Indiana, and
st numerous other "favorits sons will he
1t to give way in the end to units on BlAinl
Is