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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1880
Page
3
The Defiance County Express reports a Republican move with a solid delegation for a presidential candidate. It notes the New York convention to appoint delegates to Chicago meets on the 25th of the month and questions whether the office seeks the man or the man the office.
The New York Herald donates $100,000 to Irish suffering relief while Europe braces for possible spring war. Rumors swirl about TiveN and Miss Rank marriage, with mockery of Bayard in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Iowa debates an early convention as Grant looms in 1884 politics. Frank Culley folds his Grant flag. Wood County Sentinel teased as clearly identifiable.
The Cincinnati Commercial quips at Senator Gordon objecting to labeling ex Confederates as secession traitors. It notes how persecution by letting them stay harms the country and comments on Blaine and Grant in PA, then cites Artemus Ward’s comic brawl anecdote.
Washington dispatches report the Tur House committee favors the Bicknell resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to elect the President and Vice President by the people. The clause letting a state's highest court decide contests in that state has been removed by the committee.
The Antwerp Banner reports O A Russell left Paulding under mystery. He told some he was coming to Defiance but a letter from Ft Wayne says he is going West and won’t return until next summer. He was a prominent county lawyer and former two term county clerk, praised for honesty. The paper questions his accounts and seeks swift light on the matter.
The piece argues no party can nominate a universally accepted candidate. It recalls 1872 when Grant faced opposition inside the Republican Party led by Schurz and Davis and Liberal Republicans who backed Horace Greeley. It notes the Cincinnati convention and Democratic endorsement of Greeley as signs that Grant might fail, yet the final nomination favored Grant.
The article argues Grant would win the 1880 nomination and election, noting his 1872 victory with 286 electoral votes and a large popular majority. It contrasts party opposition, cites media critics, and questions a candidate's respect for Washington as it frames Grant as the favored figure among veterans and supporters, ready to rally if nominated.
A Britt in Congress this week urged government payment to Georgia for cotton destroyed and confiscated during the war. With a Republican in the White House, the bill is unlikely to pass, but it reveals ongoing animosity toward the administration.
The exodus committee fails to push sufficient materials into the current of colored emigration. The flood waters into Senator Voorhee’s home city threaten to overwhelm local conditions and public sentiment.
The Chicago Tribune notes Mr. Seward's Alaska purchase may prove more valuable than expected as mineral deposits attract migration. Whites may soon be strong enough to defend against natives. the region is noted for minerals furs fish and woods with milder climates in some areas than New England.
In New Haven Register style a young man escorts his bride to a minister, pays the fee, and proclaims his look in the eye as pure kindness. The bride deserts him before the honeymoon, leaving the couple’s marriage as a brief, comic miscue.
The Tribune notes Thurman’s brisk push through the state as old allies shift to Tilden. Converts rally for the Sage, claiming Tilden holds a solid delegation edge. The piece mentions a sly man profiting from back taxes.
The Volksfreund praises General Logan as a strong dark horse with striking hair and brave, eloquent leadership admired by soldiers and many Germans. The Inter Ocean notes opposition to Grant's third term, calling him unscrupulous and contrasting Washington's era with Grant's world voyage.
The Harrisburg Telegraph reports that three loud Blaine advocates in the Pennsylvania Convention were hostile to him, driven by revenge on Senator Cameron. Grant men remained unopposed toward Blaine, while Blaine’s real friends faced misleaders who misrepresented him and rallied the convention against his interests.
The Miami and Erie canal deepening and widening plan between Toledo and Cincinnati gains strong backing in Congress. A House joint resolution by Mr Hull asks the War Secretary to survey the line and estimate costs to widen the canal to ship canal depth for Great Lakes vessels, with Toledo and the lakes seen as the natural outlet for Southern Ohio commerce.
Dr Fanton reports a careful examination of the obelisk foundations supporting Lt Commander Gorringe’s finding of Masonic emblems. He argues the sun emblem links to Osiris, suggests Masonry began with pyramid construction, and notes higher degrees and hidden emblems revealed. Gorringe, a Mason, approves of Fanton’s explanation.
43 Zanesville Accommodation will leave Columbus daily except Sunday at 515 p.m. and arrive at Zanesville at 810 p.m., stopping at all stations. Passengers cannot ride on Mixed Passenger and Freight Trains without special permits. Fast Express trains run daily, other trains daily except Sundays. C. D. Hudson, Superintendent, Chicago. SamuL Powys, L. M. Cole, AsstG.T. & P. A Gen's Ticket Agent W. C. Burk, Agent, at Defiance, C.
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