The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-18

dent. and this has given rise TO GER, Ger,
tain suuerstitution that none ever VII,
be- the dauntiess ha~ke :, vApteSir 'heir
Tan,odate Senator Allison Is tormiua-
Ole candidate. his strength rs chlehS Ia
tho West. but he possesses the eYhnueuSo
of the business classes eVefy"ners' ~ ~
~ naturally conservative III action, az
well as in thought. but al the sainc
time ne is one OF the strongest as nc
Is one OF the ablest OF partisan he-
publicans.
REVIVAL. OF OLD METHODS.
The action of the Iowa delegation y
curious and interesting iSNMH sor
prosifent which prevailed in the early
years OF this century. that oi tr,,' -
tion by congressional caucus. aiy hut
Is revived In modihcd ioiln al since
more than seventy years nave "e', Si ist
William II. Crawford, u Georgia, a,ts,arai W
candidate nominated by cons ,, ,.aa
caucus, was thus honored. ana ne w. w.
defeated. II was IN 1874. iheIe ~.
four candidates, Crawford, Adams, SS' IN
SON and clay Crawford stood tHitu ~
the number Of electoral votes. N,e',ton
OF them had majority so the ei.S,io,s ',,s
was thrown into the House ana Ao1'l.ss
chosen THIS result killed the pan rHa HHi
nominating uy congressloha c'S ,o,ero
people had begun TO tire OF ~ ~ ,ho
because IL WAS not the lntenlon V.-as. =.
N.
should bc the electoral consse, so,,,v.e,,
ercantioual .a-es The relations between
the President and congress ",,l,,tcai
that 10 would bc the heiYhl OF po1,,s ~, m.
I unvis,lom 10 make one the creature 49, oi "
other The common sense or the PcoP'
revolted against the approach 10 n1., II 49,
we'd I'm the congressional caucus hoin.lia.
ing the candidate, ana the pohticisths v 49,
nfliged Ia abandon H. They followed
fhc plaf. OF naming prcsidcntial can
didatfs by State Legislatures ~ wa m
! this way that Andrew JaSkson "a,
oriufnallv brought formally before tt'
country as a presidential possiblii,,y'
j This pian did not last long. some pohti-
/ cal genius invented the nominating cor"
veution. the hrst LOT we he,,,s held by
/ the first third party IN our pohtlVd, d,t,r
tory. the Ant-Masonic- Nolhi.S ,iSn
has been devised. 30 tnat . t,9 ,asars
gives promise OF iasuns TOT many
TO 'o''''' IowAs ACTION.
what effect will Iowa's action have on
| the other Republican delegations III ,Vi's
! gress2 Wil IL cause them 70 ,, SasVus e., '' ~
unanimously nominate the iaNVIi'e son oi
fh,ir State2 Niu Maine amble 10 tno
/ front for Reel! Nni the ono dei,Ea,,ion1
/ meet 10 wnoop things up Tor NC nii".y
[ WIN New York IN Cong @ess come ~
/ for Norton One thing Is ceitaln; III,
/ diana's drleg ltiOn I'm congress VIZ ~.
he solid for Harrison. lr!i = '"'n"
/ Henry l.. Johnson has come OUT II a., az
! H. -i,r.e.ienf IL g believed hat in
! III. matter Mr. Johnson stands Whrrc
/ he stoOd in the matter OF salporu,S I've
/ Combine that elected me oina,L9 ,',,. 90 ,he
! HoIs-alone There IS no doubt puS me
| VAST majority OF the RepuDlcans OF II
diana want Harrison. II Is ilot no e ~
! they care much Tor Johnson besiues, 'ne
| peori. are mighty apt TO res mt tle lhtvi-
| f.,i-c. 40 the taan fhey elect 20 Congress
/ ir assuming TO dictate to them what they
| should do In matters they were hol cheSSn
4 20 look after II congressman Neic ',iSS ani,SS
to dictate TO the people who tney Shouip
! ronninata for President they would prhS-
/ ucally nunify tre Consututloh VII" .s,
! has not given them a voice in the nan-
| ,' ,s.' ~ the president save in "A certain
! exceptional case when no candidate re-
! cNives a majority Of the votes IN the
| Electoral College.
MAY PROVE \ BOOMERANG' t.
| II is pretty clear from this hasty survey
| of the field that the other state deieGa-
tions will hardly follow i0W9 leau III
/ this instance. There does not appear any
/ thing TO gain worth having ny thls
/ course 10 only emphasizes the iact mat
the candidates state is tor MN, H., II !,
/ does so much as that, for the delegation
! does not elect the delegation 20 the hohi-
] mating convention. That ~ done by w
/ people acting for themselves, witho9'
! any necessity resting upon them OF hten
/ inr what the congressmen may want
| on think or prefer II rs not Impossible
/ that this revival of the ancient con-
! ereesiOual caucus may YET prove pOoih-
| erang. and IN unskilful hands the boom
| eraug D. a dangerous weapon-to III"
/ thrOWer
NO SEEDS NOW.
THE fact that the Government viii not
I distribute seeds as heretofore, should save
/ members OF Congress great deal OF an
! noyance There Is no longer any reason
] viv constituents shotId apply 10 them
/ for seeds because under the ruling OF
| tho Committee Of Agriculture ana the
/ Secretary Of Agriculture free seeds are
! now as di1icult 10 get az offices.
! The last Congress instructed the Sec
rctary OF Agriculture TO purchase seeds
/ for free distribution frOm the lowest Dld-
| der instead Of In the open market ana
! 90 limit such purchases 20 rare seeds or
such AZ would promote Ne development
of agriculture and horticulture.
| As a result the proposals received ~
! the Secretary IN response 10 his adVer-
| tisement for bids were such az ne could
| not accent under the terms OF the act OF
| congress Consequently, the Government
/ has no seeds 20 give away. ana II IS
| doubtful II the custom will be again re-
vived.
PERSONAL.
Thomas Segeaman. W. d. Courtney.
! of Richmond. r. al WOodrum, Roanoke.
and r. A. Haughton, Richmond, are at
c. 4. clash. Richmond, is at the coch-
=. II. Myers Richmond. IS at the Hotel
" l.. seabrook. OF Winchester. IS at the
! National
j. b. Tdmunds, Lynchburg. Is at the
/ Metropolitan.