Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-04
WASHINGTON.
SURPRISE AT eAYNE'S DEcLlNeIiON
OF THE NOMINATION.
Bcnton's Triumph over the Civil-servioc
Rules In Missouri-RepubIicnn fia"
to Pass the Eiection-Law,
rrom Our Regular Core .ponasnt.


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IRON Our Regular Core spondeut
WASHINGTON. June 3.-Quite sensation
was caused at the Capitol to-day, when
telegram was received from Aileghehy
City, Pa. announcing that Congrsssllllian.
Bayne. who has served from that dist dh
so long. had declined q renOmination. inc
news could hardly be believed at hrst' LOT
II was only on Saturday that the primaries
were held and the Bayne delegates were IN
a large majority. For several months
Colonel Bayne has been having terIl .ho
fight. There is a millionaire LAWYER IN '.io
district named Shiras who wanted 10 90 70
Congress- He was pushing the incuiloenI
closely until Colonel Bayne had ,he
controversy in the House WIN MI.
Bynum and got up sympathy among
the labOrlng men of the country because
Campbelps name was dragged III anu
Campbell happened TO be leader among
the elass-workers. At the primaries Colo-
mel Bayne was far ahead, and nobody mere
had any idea that he wouid not DO .no
nominee OF the convention tOSuay. hIs
declination to-day and the selection ol
ex-Attorney Stone was the greatest sur
prise here in congressional circles.
1t is explained only by the fear that
must exist among Colonel Bayne's TRENDS
that he would be beaten at the polls il nc
persisted in running after the long anu
bitter preliminary fight that ended on Sa'-
urday. IL is claimed that the hackers OF
Shiras were sharpening up their knives,
and that they intended to beat the present
member at the polls. kilograms received
at the House to-day stated that the feelihg
was intense, and there is likely to DO more
trouble before the election is over.
BAYNR's PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
Mr.. Stone, who has been nominated, was
United States District Attorney during 2
portion Of Clevelands Administration, and
he was removed because he made political
speeches. At the same time Distrlct-At-
torney Benton, of Missouri, Democrat,
was also removed for the same offence,
but Mr.. Benton was Teinstated at the de-
mand Of Senators CockTel and Vest, VINO
told the President frankly that he was gong
too far, and that he could not undertake
10 tell man able and prominent enough
to hold such a position IN great state
that he must sink his political identity ana
his manhood and consent to be consldereu
as a mere clerk. Mr. Benton was very mad,
and declared that he would continue TO
sneak a. much as he pleased. and "a he was
a well known friend of the Missouri soma
tors. and as they frankly told Mr.. Cleveland
that the sentiment of the party IN the state
was with the District Attorney 3lr Benton
was put back in his place. The press went
wild over the case, and if the foolish order
had stood Benton would have been mace q
hero and elected TO some big Office IN MIS-
souri,. Mr.. Cleyeland's actionin removing q
Republican for the same cause IN Pennsyl-
vania u what has brought Mr.. Stone TO tho
front, tor there was "A feeling that he na1
been made a target, and IT railways acts that
way.
The censure Of the House to Mr.. Bynum,
and his strong manly bearing. throughout
the whole thing has made him more
prominent man than ever III lndlana. III
has also helped him here. and though he
may not receive the high honor IL is fact
that he is being mentioned for Speaker OF
the next House. He will probably be on
dorsed for that position by his own dele
CATION.
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT TO GO.
The House to-day took up the Alabama
contcsted-clectiOn case Of McDuihe ~.
| Turpin, and tomorrow about ! o'clock the
Democrat will be unseated regardless OF
the fact that he had a majority OF over
10 600. The Republican made "A contest
he wants the seat the Republican Leaders
want big working majority, and they
don't care for right. justice, or election re-
turns. Early in the session their leaders
said that they intended 10 turn out most OF
the Democrats whose seats were contested.
They are sticking to that programme. They
are going TO pass al outrageous election
law. and if the Senate will change the
rules so that Bill Chandler can put
the thing through that end of the
Capitol they will stir up discord TINS year
from one end of the land 70 the other.
Their party is III bad fix over pensions
the appropriations are heavier than ever
| known; footing is going on worse than
ever. and QUAY, their National Committee
| chairman, Is stepped IN shame. 1hey must
detract attention from this nasty muss
and they propose to Willy aud abuse the
South. hoping TO stir up sectional hate IN
| the North and West, end IN that way mold
/ on TO the power thoy now possess. Tins OF
course can only be done by gaming seats IN
the South through fraud and violence.
Judge Crisp ably defended Mr.. Turpin
in the House to-day, but ne was talking
against packed jury.
STILL WEARING HIS DECORATION.
| There is young man from Virginia
named LYONS who holds stenographlC
nosition in the Interstate Commerce Com
| mission, and il is related that since the un-
/ yelling of the Lee statue in Richmond Mr..
! LYONS has been wearing on his coat a
/ badge and Confederate flag. Judge Cooley
! the chairman OF the commission, saw the
| badge and ordered II removed. lie SAID
| he had no objection to its being worn III
! Richmond while the ceremonies We're ~
progress. but he did not propose 20 have
1 the celebration kept up here. There was
| 20 trouble over the thing, Mr.. Lyons when
/ being requested having quietly removed
/ the Confederate decoration.
The indications are that one of the anti
/ Malone Republicans in Virginia Will soon
/ be given q good consular position, the favor
/ to come specially from Secretary Blame
/ who appreciates the support that the VIZ
| einia Republican has always given him.
POSTAL AND PATENTS.
The following fourth-class postmaster;
were appointed for Virginia to-day: W.
/ Stidhan. Bonds Mills, Wise county, 1'c'
| j. Il. Statlard. resigned; ID. $. Hale, Hale;
| Mills. Scott county, rice w. IL. Hale; re-
signed; w. p. Gillian, Hurricane, WISE
| county. rice l. II. Welsh. resigned; Fannie
S. Walker, Irby, Nottoway county. rice l.
| p. Lby, resigned; o. c. Jansen. McEar-
! lands, Lunenburg county, rlce Z. Hoist, re
| signed.
The following patents were issued fol
| Virginia to-day: William b. Bruce, Staun
/ ton. stand-boiler; James S, Lewis. as
signor of one half TO L. l.. Miller kimball
/ steam generator and feed-water heater
/ Iangford G. Mabie, Richmond. spark-ar
roster: Charles II. Wilcox. of New York
and j. Z. A. Gibbs, of kaphine, Va. as
/ sionor to the Wilcox Il Gibbs Sewing-Ma
! chine Company, Of New York, sewlng-ma
| chine.
ASENSATlONAL REPORT.