Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

at is not at all likely" says The Star
of June IA, 1880, that the applica>
ton Of the District Of
DISTRICTS Columbia and Of the
Delegates several Territories to be
sentation in national Democratic con-
ventions viii be granted. The expert
ence of the recent Chicago convention
with regard to its Territorial and Dis
trict delegates will scarcely be lost upon
the Democrats. At Chicago the dele
gates whose constituents have no vote
In a presidential election held the
balance Of power in effecting q tempo
rary organization and in the fortFia-
ton of the committees.
"eThe Democrats, In their FIRST ma
tional convention, adopted q resolution
admitting only delegates from the
States. The delegation from the Dts-
trict Of Columbia protested vigorously
and made an earnest contest for seats
in the convention with the right 10
vote, but they were defeated by a very
small majority and since that time the
party has maintained and enforced the
rule then established. At the Demo-
cratic national convention in 1874 quite
number of the delegates insisted that
States which regularly cast their votes
for the opposition should not be per-
=
ticket, but this proposition was too
absurd to receive much support. It
was answered that the political status
of . State could not be determined In
advance; that to exclude from the con-
vention q state because it usually cast
q majority for the Whie party would
at once destroy all chance of ever carry
ing 1t for the Democrats"
1.-THE unusual sight in this city" says
The Star Of June IS, 1880, 'of yes
HOwgate Polar stores ssa for : cruise SHU"t to
Expedition. the polar regions
was witnessed yes
terday at the Messrs. Stephenson's
Wharf foot of Eighth street, by large
novelty of the sight. The 0uinare, a
staunch Clyde-built brigantine steamer,
recently reconstructed for the Howgate
expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, and
which has since been condemned by the
naval inspectors, was brought around to
the wharf from the navy yard several
days ago and yesterday the work of tax
ing on board and packing her stores was
commenced by an experienced stevedore,
MIR, McKenny, brought here from Bal
timore, the work being under the eye
of Capt Howgate. Wagonload upon
wagonload Of supplies furnished by
MesSrs. B. w. Reeds Sons were oarted
to the wharf and taken on board, On
Saturday after her arrival at this wharf
the Messrs. Stephenson put 1000 tons
of coal into her hold, all that she could
take with her cargo Of stores.
This boat was originally built for the
English coast survey service, and was
an iron hull. The work of reconstruct
ing her comprised covering he9 entire
iron bottom from her waist with q solid
mass of oak timber IA inches thick. well
trunnioned and calked and q similar
thickness on her inside She also has
been braced with heavy oak timbers.
THE cargo of stores comprised pack
ages of every variety Of strong and sub
stantial food, done up in the most COM
pact forms. These stores are designed
to be left at the two houses to be
erected for the coloney at Lady Franklin
Bay for the supply of the officers and
men left there. The prepared lumber
for these houses, all ready v be put
together, is ut the wharf. The food
for the most part consists Of
beans, -four, pork, dried beef, dried
buffalo meat pressed and packed in the
hides, dried fruits of many kinds, sugar,
tea, coffee, vinegar, rice, pilot
bread, concentrated milk, pickles and
condiments. tobacco, alcohol, but no
whisky
The expedition win sail direct for
Lady Franklin Bay without stopping
until the coast of Greenland is reached.
and 1t is proposed to depend mostly on
the sails for propulsion and to save the
coal to deposit at the colony stations.
Rations for the crew have been pre-
pared Tor 10 months, although 1t Is not
expected that the voyage will take half
that time. When the steamer arrives
at her destination wooden houses are
10 be Immediately erected and the coll
ony put upon a permanent basis. After
sealing them well started, the vessel viii
return for more stores and new recruits
for the colony, the latter taking the
place Of the former, who are 70 ba adx