Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-01
Political Notes.

Ihe democratic congressional campaign com
mittee are devoting their attent!on chiefly now
TO Ohio and Illinois Nearly all the documents
sent out 60 to those two states. The demo
cratic managers here say that Indiana is s ife.
and Therefore they are sending the ammunition
TO tie states that are doubtful.
In Senator Conkling's table OF the quantity
and value OF American crops raised last year
used In bis Warren speech-he omitS sugar to
bacco and rice, three staple products OF thi
country.
The Nebraska democrats have nominated 70
governor Thomas T1ptop; lieutenant governor
y. calhoun: secretary OF state, q. w. johnson
audlter. u. G. Patterson; treasurer, Fran
FolGa; attorney general, General q. E. Prigch
ett ana for congressman. X. X. Livingston.
Tie followins5 congressional nominations ar
announced: ,Ichn Van voorhees, republican 3otf
New York; Henry Hilton, democrat, Goth New
York; A. A. Raney. republican, 81 Massachu-
setts; John T. Farnsworth, democrat, I'd III
nofs.
There is a bitter democratic fight In the Louis
Vile (Ky.) congressional district. Two demo.
cratic candidates are in the field. both claiming
TO be regular. The Courier Journal says both
have dfSgraced themselves by their conduct
ard demands that both retire and "let us tthe
oemocratsl nominate man whom we can vote
for without a sacrifice OF either our dignity or
honor.' Congressman Willis, the present mem
Der, is one OF the candidates now In the race
The Richmond State says Col. Hopkins, Chair
nan OF the readiuster committee OF Rocking
Ram county, Va, denOunce5 the Malone elec.
toral ticket as snare TO catch unwary demo-
Gratis, and comes out for the regular democratic
ticket.
Congressman Morse, of Boston, says he be-
lteves he was fairly nominated and will stand
nv the action OF the convention II &c be the iaSt
act or his life" The democrats are endeayoring
TO harmonic matters. and 1t looks now as IL eX-
Gov. CASTOR will withdraw and leave Morse
the field.
The Indiana election is near at hand; which,
ever way that State goes. New York will re-
main the great battle ground OF the PreSiden-
tfal can,aSS. Even IL Indiana should give a
certain, New York would be the scene OF a DO
ltical struggle Of the most pertinacious na-
ture.-N. Y. Herald, to-day.
Dar. Dougherty, 'the siIver-tongued orator. >
as his enthusiastic friend Forney calls him, de.
ciines the somewhat doubtful and decidedly ex-
pehs1Ve honor OF running for Congress in dis
trtct where majority OF about five thousand l.
piled up against him in the start. Mr.. Dougherty
IS doubtless holding him. elf back for a first
class diplomatic position when Hancock come;
In. That service does not present so good
field for oratory pure and simple as Congress
tut in the way OF affording opportunities fol
is by no means to be despised. In these lines
Mr.. ID. considers himself, and is considered by
his friends no Slcuch.
The chief managers OF the republican intere: 4
here are particularly 1uOilant tonight They
claim to have Information that the recent den-
Ccratic poll OF the state was far from satisfac.
tory, that the division among the democrats
resulting from personal differences and widely
divergent political interests is more deep seated
throughout the state than was anticipated OF
uncovered, that the labor and farming Interests
are becoming alarmed, and t1at the laborerS are
understanding, FINALLY, that protection will pro-
tect. These factors, added TO the unQuesucne
dissatisfaction OF the taxpayers at the defeat
by the court. OF the constitutional amendments
are making the best kind OF still hunt In the
state OF lndiana--IadtandEolt oils Cor. NJ Herald,
SflDt. so.