The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-08
DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION
Labor Day Celebration an Emblem Of
Triumphant Democracy.
NEW YOUES CUDERFATOUIAL CONTEST.
IL n Case OF spieen--The Republican
Convention.
NV YORK BUREAU, RIoHMoSD TfNxs. |
Sept. Z. 1891.

Labor Day, our fifth patriotic holiday. Is
firmly established in its place as future in
our civic and popular life. With each recur-
ring celebration il is made more clearly mani
fest that Labor Day is the emblem Of 'tri-
umphant Democracy. and its observance
this yoar was more thoroughly Democratic
than ever before. But It Was signalized
by an exhibition Of division laborers own
ranks There we're two parades. one
embracing the organizations included IN the
Central Labor Federation. and the other those
IN the Central Labor Union. ID was natural
under the circumstances. therefore, that there
should be considerable rivalry as 10 which or
ganzation would turn out the greater num-
Der of paraders. Fortunately for the paraders.
the weather proved TO DO clear and each made
good showing.
a PIEcK or spLERS
Professor Richard r. Greener, the colored
secretary Of the Grant Monument AssOcis-
ton, whose a.. 400 salary has been the subject
of much discussion among the members Of
the Association and the public OF large, said
to-day that the whole fight against HIM a
piece of spleen. meeting OF the executive
committee viii be held on Monday to fix the
matter.
The opposition says that their principal
Greener's salary Is that IL is impossible 20
obtain any considerable subscriptions 10 the
Grant monument fund 30 long a. the Associa-
tion continues TO psy such large salary TO
the secretary and that such payment Is wrong
and unnecessary.
THE GUBERNAToRIAL CONTEST.
A number Of delegates started tonight for
The Republican State convention which meets
in Rochester on Wednesday Before they
left they were told that Boss Plstts oand-
date was Mr. White. and that unless Dir.
Plat is dssuaded from his support of Nr.
White between now and tho balloting IN con-
vention, Andrew ID. White will DO
the next Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of New York. Both parties a.e
much confused at the mixed pickle state of
politics and greater uncertainty exists as 10
the issue of the preliminary contests than has
State of New York to the Republicans for the
last time. There is no live candidate on one
side and too many on the other.
HILL eIvEs UP
Governor Hill has bad an interview with
Hugh Mclaughlin. the Kings county loader.
In which he had, however, reluctantly decided
to renounce the hope of himself being nomi-
mated for third term. which many have per-
sisted in imputing TO HIM, and to declare him |
self favorable 70 the nomination Of Roswell L. !
Flower for Governor The Brooklynites who /
favored Mayor Chaplin as the candidate say /
the Governor has tracked thom, and make |
threats that inside OF another year, with Hill !
outside of the executive chamber he will no /
longer be able 10 control the State conven-
ton. Ex-Msyor Grace is credited with hay
ing said since the break between the Cover
nor and Mr.. Mclaughlin, New York State
will ldrely be for Grover Cleveland in 1892"
UNIQUE MoNsgRosITY.
unique monstrosity was shown 10 some
physicians this afternoon. IL consists of
fully developed boy, bright and intellig emit,
with arms and legs of another human being
growing out of his abdomen, He was born Of
Indian parents in Oudh twenty wears ago.
When he was in Glasgow three years
ago a distinguished group of surgeons
debated the possibility OF cutting OF
the outgrowing body. This stepwas not taken
on account of danger TO the boys life. The
lower eItremities have not only legs. but some
intestines. so that some Of the organs prop
erly belonging to the attached body are proba-
bly, mingled with those of the boy proper and
The risk OF separating these would be too great
tor an Y surgeon TO undertake