Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-28
IN THE POLITICAL E1nLp.
Mr.. Cleveland on National Legisla-
lnHh-A COnleht In Ohm.

1
tOrs-A Contest ia OhIO.
At the chamber OF commerce dinner In
New York, Tuesday week, the reception
given e1-President Cleveland showed him
that he has not only retained the friend
ship Of his old admirers in the busy
walks of commerce. but added to them
substantially since no ssttled down TO do
what he suggests should be done with
all the ez PresidenLs--''G let them alone
and give them the same chance to earn
an honest living that other people have"
Every time that he is coaxed from that
seclusion he seems to strike o note to
which the public mind Immediately re-
sponds.ss That night, for instance, ho en-
phasized the need of sending more good
business men to the national legislature.
The advice is timely. We are on the eve
Of congressional election for the dietriot
thst contains within its limits the finan-
cial centre Of the country, all the great
monetary institutions, the local Federal
courts and officers, nearly every one of
the newspaper offices and several Of the
larger publishing houses, with notable
proportion Of the Wholesale trade of many
commercial interests. The financial
standing is probably the most important
OF any district in the country, and it has
h4tIc lnteEebIb VI uhlAUuH1 iUuu6uS6 tHhI
are afscted by legislation on trade,
finance or political economy than several
states put together. One would imagine
such constituency az the prize aimed SO
by the brainiest man in the great COM
meroial metropolis. The country sees
otherwise, and judges of New York's
value of her interests in the present far
cicsl contest between soap-msker and
the driver of an ice cart. Mr.. Oleveland'A
words, therefore, bring q telling moral to
the men who may complain Of the after
legislation when it pinches them through
incompetency or neglect. II also gives
another picture Of that lack of public
spirit that is 30 often wondered at.
PROBABLE CONTEST IN OHIO.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 2U.-The Demo-
cratic state executive committee held q
long meeting here to-day, az which the
question Of deciding upon the sdvisR.
bility Of their candidate for lieutenant
governor, Mr.. Marquis. contesting the
election of Lieutenant Governor elect Z.
L. Lampson, Republican, was consider d.
After going over all the evicence ct hand
1t was decided that the contest should be
made. The Hon. George Il. Converse
and L. j.. Powell will have charge Of the
case. Governor. elect Campbell and wife
are in the city for the purpose Of seour-
ing suitable house for use as the h me
of the chief executive. No sooner bad
| they arrived tian the 'ocal politicians
and many from nsighboring towns put in
an appearance and presented their claims
for recognition.
POLITICAL POINTS.
Governor Wilson of West Virginia says
that the report from Wheeling regarding
q call for special session of the legisla-
ture for january 18th was absolutely
without foundation.
Green B. Rbum, Dr., son of the COM
missioner of pensions, has been appointed
assistant chief clerk of the pension
bureau, vice Reeds, resigned. The COM
missioner has created new division, to
be known as the appointment division,
Of which his son will have charge.
The department of state is informed
that the Haytien government will sp-
point Mr.. Annibal Price envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentisry to
Washington. Mr.. Price has written sew
erai volumes on political economy and o
number OF pamphlets on various sub.
jects. The present minister is Mr..
stephen Preston. who has represented
Hayti at Washington for number Of
years.