Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-24
TRYING TO PLACE BLAIR.
The New Hampshire Statesman May Be
Sent TO Japan il Estee Goes Into the
Cabinet-Progress of the Colored Race

The New Hampshire Statesman May Be
Sent TO Japan If Estee Goes Into the
Cabinet-Progress of the Colored Race
in the South.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-[SpecidL 1-Ex-Sena-
tor Blair, of New Hampshire, who has been
hanging on to the slippery edge of an ap-
polntment all summer, since the Chinese re-
FUSED to receive him, had a long conference
with the President to-day. The latter is
anxious to fix Mr.. Blair, and of course must
give him something good but the obstinacy
OF the Chinese has made the job difficult.
The President has hoped all along that the
Chinese Government would relent, and 1t is
not impossible that the differences on the
subject may yet be composed. After the
death of Minister Swift, of Japan, the con-
clusion was jumped at that the land of
Movers would be Mr.. Blair's field of diplo-
matte operations, but this is a place long
looked upon by the Pacific slope as its
special property, and several ca ndidates
tnere sprang up before Swift was un der the
With the vacancy in the Cabinet, it is
thought the Coast may be placated and
Blair yet sent to Japan, if China remains
Permanent Chairman of the National Con.
vention, is strongly thought to be booked
1or the Cabinet, for Proctor's place, or for
tne Interior, If Noble should prefer the War
=
should want life position somewhere on q
SOFT judicial bench. If that should happen,
Blair might be cent to Japan. He wants to
90 abroad. He has gravitated all his life be
tween Manchester, N. H, and Washington
and thirsts for u taste of life among strange
people.
Negroes In the South.
"A very intelligent colored Washing
tonian, who has just returned from Il trip
through the South, is enthusiastic over the
evidence of the progress of his race that he
saw there. He said to-day in conversation
on the subject: 81 saw them acting on the
railroads in Georgia and Alabama as firemen
and brakemen, experimenting the laborers
in cleaningthe cars, watering and icing up;
as stonemasons, bricklayers and plasters.
while In Atlanta saw stores owned and run
by the negro that none in Washington,
owned by the same race, can be compared
with. In Montgomery, Ala, ON the main
street, found one of the LARGEST drugstores
owned and run by negro. The professions,
too, are well patroniZed. In every town
that boasted of horse cars the drivers, and in
some instances the conductors, were negroes.
stations the sign, Waiting room for colored
people, was to be seen, yet they do not dis
criminate on the street cars.
"All through South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama evidence of thrift and desire for
Improvement can be seen on all sides. The
cabins of the people are better than those in
some parts of Maryland and Virginia. In
the little towns along the road the people ap-
peared to be well dressed and neat, and
there were very few ragamufflns. do not
write this to take any honors from the North,
but to bestow few words of praise and en-.
couragement on the oft-maligned negro Of
the South.' i
Politics in Virginia.
-Ex-Representative Bowden, the genial
member from the Norfolk dis
trict in the last Congress, was in the city to-
day and said of Virginia politics:
"1n the election of q Legislature this fall
the Democrats and the Alliance are united,
and under our election laws we cannot hope
to accomplish anything. In some parts of
the State the elections are as fair as they are
in the country anywhere, but there are rot
ten boroughs which overcome what is done
elsewhere. At the meeting of the State Com
mittee it was decided that nominations
ought not be made this fall, but that our
strength should be reserved for the contest
in the Presidential election. If We had can
didates in the field We could elect but q few
of them, and that result would be pointed to
as an indication of the strength of the party
and would be more or less dfscouraging- 1t
was stated that 1 was present at the meet
ing called by Mr.. Parsons to protest against
the course recommended by the State Com
mittee. was not at the meeting and am
matter.
'I understood from Mr. Parsons that the
meeting was for different purpose, one in
which l am in accord with him. l under
stood that this purpose was to consider the
selection of some other leader than Malone.
L think the Republican party of Virginia
should have another leader. At the same
time it must be admitted chat Mr.. Malone
has personal following, and his support of
the Republican ticket is necessary to insure
success. Therefore, if he is to be displaced
fight in the Republican caucus. If he were
beaten in that way think he and his friends |
would continue to support the Republican
party"
Mr.. Bowden said he thought the Virginia
delegation at the National Convention would |
be for Harrison.