Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-06
Political Notes.


one hundred and twenty five men were put
TO work at the Capitol to-day, sending off DEM
ocratlc campaign documents.
Congressman Frye, of Maine estimates the
republican majority In Maine to be not below
10000. and to be possibly as high as $4,000.
Republican circles are a little disturbed by a
scary letter In the New York Times from its
Indianapolis correspondent. In which he says
Barnum is working deep game In Indiana. and
that it Is not so certain that the republicans
VIII be successful in the contest.
Representative E. John Ellis is In the city.
HeWill leave tomorrow for Virginia. where he
Will make several democratic speeches.
1t is stated that the men who go around col
lecting the contributions from government en-
plo! es to campaign expenses do not get a per-
centage. but the republican congressional con-
mittee pays them so much month for their
services.
Attorney General Devens addressed political
meeting at the Wtgman in Indianapolis Satur-
day night
A party OF ninety-f1ve commercial travellers
from Indiana and adjacent states called with
their wives, Saturday, on General Garfield. at
Mentor, .. He received them cordially on the
lawn In front Of his house and made them
speech, chiefly Oh the remarkable developments
OF the west. especially of Indiana and Ohio.
After an Introduction to the generals wife and
mother the party left.
E. ". NJ. Mackey and Robert Smalls have
been nominated for Congress in the second and
fifth South Carolina congressional districts.
Senator Sharon once more hOnors Nevada
with one OF his rare visits. At present his
temporary business Id this state is more press
Ing In its demands for attention than his per-
manent concerns In san Francisco, the city Of
his residence. He has made bid for reelection
to the Senate, and has come back to see il the
people OF Nevada are willing to worry along
with one Senator as long as he is willing to pay
for the privilege OF keeping the other seat
empty.-TUgi,.la Guy Chronicle.
Congressman Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania,
pronounces the letter, purporting to have been
written by him stating that a pension bill
gress were opposed to pensions, as an lin
famous forgery
There was strong pressure upon General
Hancock, to-day, by some OF the democratic
committeeman, to write something for publica-
tlon against recognition OF southern war
claims, OF any description, in order to answer
secretary Sherman's prediction that In year
after the democrats were In power, the Treas
ury would be bankrupt. They represent that
there is a strong demand for something OF the
kind In the west. On this point, however, as in
the case OF the rival Tammany factions, whom
he has compelled to re- unite, the General has a
will OF his own. He says, In substance, that II
his letter of acceptance does not cover all that
ground, nothing he could now write or say
would have any effect. The democratic record
in the last Congress, with reference to these
claims, he also Insists is conclusive answer to
Mr.. Sherman, and anything additional would
be but work OF supererOgatiOn; hence he will
write no letter to anybody on the subject
N. ?. Cor. P}tild. Ledger.