The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-21

lin, d. D.. chancellor of the archdiocese Of
Philadelphia. ~ its president. Rev.
Joseph H. Mcmahon. Of New York. il the
first vice president; George Parsons Lath-
rop, New London. Conn.,, second vice
president; Rev. DR.. Thomas ]. Conaty.
Worcester. Mass. treasurer: Warren E
Mosher. youngstown, o., secretary: Rev.
Thomas Mcmillan, C. 8. r., New York.
chairman board Of studies.
The death of Congressman Enochs not
only removes from public life . good
hearted and popular Republican. but
brings to mind the remark ably exciting
contest several years ago when Gen.
Enochs secured his frst nomination for.
congress. BY the act Of the Ohio lsgisla-
ture which gerrymandcred the state just
after the Democrats elected Mr.. James e.
Campbell governor, Gen. Charles III. Gros-
venor and Judge Thompson were thrown
into the same congressional district. At
once gigantic tussle for political su-
premacy Was commenced between Gros-
venor and Thompson. They lived in ex-
treme portions Of . peculiarly carved dis
trict. but after the various counties had
elected delegates to the congressional con-
vention il was found that Gen. Enochs
Was backed by his own county, and he
held the balance of power. Two conven-
tons were necessary before the contest
could b settled, aud finally Gen. Enochs
walked away with the nomination, leav-
ing both Grosvenor and Thompson out in
the cold. The Republicans once more re-
gained control of the Ohio legislature, and
then they fixed the districts % that Gen.
Grosvenor had his old bailiwick to him.
sell. with large and safe majority behind
him, but in the other district Gen. Enochs
was given . second term.
Mr.. Harry Carroll was intimately &C.
quainted with George Frederic Parsons,
the well-known New York Journalist who
died on Wednesday. Mr.. Parsons was ia
nous for his microscopic copy" and
Mr.. Carroll il the possessor Of sample of
1t written for the Sacramento Record Union
ten years ago. II is an editorial on 1.-THE
President and the Cameron Clan"
and is written in purple ink on
. sheet OF paper six inches vide
and four inches long. There are.
on an average, thirty words to . line
and ten lines to an inch, making 100
words Of copy on . scrap of paper which
most men would cover with fifty words.
The writing is clear and in . rapid, flowing
hand, although painfully trying to the eye.
It is said that compositors demanded and
received . large bonus for setting up HE
copy.
1t is likely that William l. Wilson, of
West Virginia, will be chairman Of the
ways and means committee Of the next
house. and consequently the leader of his
party in the fight against the protective
tariff. Congressman Springer has never
recovered from his severe illness of last
year. and will be unable to take his old
position. Congressman McMiilin, of Ten
nessee. Is fine parliamentarian and de-
batter. but Is not so well-informed on tariff
matters as Mr.. Wilson. So the tariff Law
that will replace the Mckinley Law will
probably bear Wilson's name.
Mrs. Maria Louisa Travers, widow of
William X. Travers, died at her summer
residence in the Pinard cottage at New
port. Il. l.. last Monday. Of Bright's dis
ease, with which she had been troubled for
the past two years. She Was the daughter
of the late Reverdy johnson, who was
minister TO England under President
Grants administration. Previous to her
marriage she was one Of tho bellies of Baisi-
more, where she was born in 1877. Her
father vas also United States senator from
Maryland.