The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-07
WASHINGTON. NEWS
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson on
theeResulk.

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Assistant Postmaster-General Clarkson. In |
giving his views tonight to a representative |
OF the United Press ON the results Of yester- |
days election said "The inyariable re-
suits Of the year following n Presidential |
election have repeated themselves this year. |
There are many surprises in the Republican
defeats. but they come from local causes in |
every State except Virginia. and there the
result was gained by the usual methods of
fraud, suppression and false counting.
\ Democratic State election board, elect
cd by Democratic Legislature. appoints
all the judges of election and the law clothes
these election judges with polce-court pow
ers. and they can order any votei they please
to jail for the day. and reign absolute in ar
bitrary power. The Republicans Of Nir-
ginia did not have the selection OF single
Judge of election I'm the whole state. With
such machinery the Democratic majority
might easily have been one hundred thou
sand instead Of thirty thousand. The negro
j. disfrancbised. In Virginia the black
man give up their right to hold the offices.
and now the Democrats demand that
they shall not exercise any choice even
as between the white men who are 10 hold
the offices. General Malone and the Re
puhlicans made n gallant and splendid
tight. and had an honest majority Of the
votes of the state on the tariff and state
debt questions: but nothing can win against
complete and skillful system OF fraud.
The attempt 10 couple the National admin
istration cOnspicuousy with this defeat is
,fndeseryed. as the President simply showed
the same friendly interest in Malone that
he did in the Republican, candidates In other
States.
HOW THE OHIO AND IOWA LOSSES ARE Ac-
COUNTED FOR.
''The causes operating in Ohio and Iowa
were largely the same-eNidently and main
" reaction against radical temperance
and sunday legislation. The sunday law
and the enforcement OF il changed Ilamil-
ton county and its Germans against the Re-
publican party. and Governor Foraker, de
spite his splendid record and his almost
matchless popularity in the party and the
nation, went down with il.
"ln Iowa the main cause Of the change l.
due to prohibition. The State has been very
close on state issues ever since prohibition
was made law The Republicans elected
their Governor four years ago by only 800
plurality and two years ago 10y 5000 plural
It's. The counties bordering on the Missss-
ippi river having large cities. such as Dn-
buquc Davenport, and Burlington. all OF
them with European or f0regn-born popu-
lation holding majority Of the votes,
are intensely ant-prohibltion, and they
have voted Overwhelmingly against
the Republican party because il stood in
that State for the law and its enforcement.
There was also some Republican dissatis-
faction and alienation on account OF the
present Governors extreme views on the
railroad question and his irritating enforce
mcnt Of the railroad laws. But Iowa has
been gradually losing its. Republican ma
iority for years. More than thirty thousand
Republicans have left the State. going into
the Dak0tas. Kansas and the southwestern
country, while the later immigration 10 the
state has been largely Democratic. This
years results are IN the main simply in
creased evidences OF the indispOstiOn Of
majority of the American people 20 accept
prohibition and too radical legislation on
questions that are moral and social rather
than political"
POsTMAsTER's CONFERENCE,
Twenty Of the posimasicrs from the prin-
cipsl pOstOliircs in the country have been
summoned Il 10 Washington by Postmaster
General Wanamaker. for the purpose of
consultation. The conference began to-day
at the Postoiiice Department, Postmaster
General Wanamaker himself presiding.
| The object OF the conference, like those
recently held here by the pOst0iice inspec-
tors and railway nail superinterdents, s 10
| interchange idea. for the betterment of the
postal service throughout the country, and
fo enable the pOstmastcr-Gencral. by per-
sonal contact with the pOstmasters. 10 learn
of the needs Of the service and To- supply
deficiencies where possible. The conference
will continue several days. Among the
| prominent pOslmasteis here are those from
New York. Boston, Chicago, New Orleanf,
Washington, Nashville, Buffalo, Charles
ton. and Philadelphia.
The Navy Department has directed that
the Galcna be dockod ~ New York to ascer-
tain what damage she sustained from
grounding recently while entering New
York harhor. 4 naval general cOurt-mar-
tial will convene AT the Boston naSy-yard
on November sth, for the trial OF enlisted
persons.
1IIE NEW CRUISERS.
Commodore Wilson. Chief Of the Naval
Bureau Of Construction and Repair, has
been in consultation with Naval Construc-
lOrs B0llcs. Of the Norfolk naSy-yard. and
Mincring, Of the New York nayy,yard. As
a result Of the conference plans have been
adopted for the stem and stern u the new
300 tons cruisers, No. and :, Which are IL
be built at the yards above named. Each
COM tructor will be- furnished details Of the
plans which will be executed by the same
contractor.
EX-SECRETARY BAYAHD'S MARRIAGE.
EX-prcsideut Cleveland and Mrs. Cleye
land, in company with cX->ecretar,
Bayard, arrived here tonight on the II
O'Clock train from New York. Mr.. Bayard
will be- married 10 Miss Clymer tomorrow
afternoon. and the eN-p.esdent and hi'
wife are here 10 attend the wedding.
Ar. and Mrs. Cleveland, on their arrival
were driven 10 the residence Of eX-Marsha
Wilson. whose guests they will be whil'
here. Mr.. Bayard registered at W0rmley's