Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-29
Political Notes.

A letter received here from quite a distin-
urgu1shed Ohio politician says "the annual
scare OF the republicans In this state is now on.
St1ll see no reason to doubt republican success.
republicans but little"
Ihe democratic county conventions In Florida
are all instructtng their nominees for the legl--
lature to support Senator Jones for reel 5cllon
10 lne T. 5. Senate first, last and all the time
Mr. r. T. Merrick is In Ohio making Hancock
and English speeches and DR.. j. Webb Rogers
has gone to Indiana to perform like service.
Tie reported confederate flag flying In
Georgetown turns out to be a flag With blue
feld OF twenty six stars and three stripes Of
White red and white. instead Of field OF eleven
stars with bars OF red. white and red wal. b
formed the confederate flag. 1t was mai, for
some children very cheaply, and at distance
was calculated to deceive one. A full regula-
ion US. Tag has been put In its place.
The following further congressional nomina
ions have been made:-H. L Pelouse rep Sd
Virginia, vice Ramsdell, declined; A. A. Harden
6urgh, dem., Jersey City On. J.) district; Robert
klotz, dem, 11th Pennsylvania; Henry w. Lord,
rep, 1st Michigan.
There have been misapprehensions and mis-
takes concerning the date of the election to be
held IN Colorado Most Of the political manuals
for 1850 announce that the state officers and
members OF Congress are to be chosen on Octo-
Def5. DOUBT having arisen In regard to the mat
ter, Chairman Barnum, of the democratic
national committee, telegraphed to Mr.. j. F.
Welborn, chairman of the democratic state
central committee OF Colorado who responded:
I'VE have no election In october. 1t is Noyem-
Der }" SO Georgia will be the first state to vote
In OCTOBER, that state election taking place on
the 9Th OF that month.
While Senator Bruce was delivering a speech
at republican meeting in Spencer county, In-
diana, the other day, one of the audience Inter
rupted him with the QueStiOn:-"What about
Ben Butler?" The Senator repled:-"Sr, en.
,ertain only the kindest feelings towards Gen.
| a 10 Cfa1 ~.
but cannot, and will not, abuse Butler"
Tie Danville (Va) Post (dem.) nominates
Gen. Plaisted, OF Maine, for secretary OF the
Lazy In Hancock's Cabinet II Hancock should
find need or such a thing.
The fusioDists of Maine Will do more for Gen.
Weaver than he Is willing to do for himself
they Will give him four electoral votes In place
OF none at all. And yet the unreasonable man
Is laIe0 at the prospect OF getting them.-Letr-
LStOH Gazette
In recent interview with Bob Ingersoll, pub.
lshed In the Chicago Times, he SAYS: GAS the
game now stands. IL is about six and six. with
Hancock's deal. He may turn Jack. II he does
not 1t is our beg, and " have got him. think
1t is going to be an exceedingly close contest"
Frank Hughes. Of Pottsville,sa prominent
Pennsylvania greenbacker, having published an
open letter to Gen. Weaver, taking him to task
lor Ills congratulatory dispatch to Scion Chase
tne gfeenpack nominee for President, now In In
dlaLapolis, makes sharp retOrt In which he SAYS
ne Is opposed to joint electoral ticket with the
democratic or republican party In any state, and
ACES: " We shall see whether Scion Chase and
myser have forfeited our claims to the conf
dence OF the people by the course we have taken
ID Maine, or whether you have forfeited your
s,htahclng ,ha IN the greenback party by slandering
the Men who are risking health and even life In
ueItnce OF me right In building up our orgar1-
aallon. AS 10 your 1nSinuation that am actu-
a1ed py sinister motives In anything said or done
Cy ,,n me ouriI the campaign l denounce you as
aslanderer and calumnn1atOr"
congressman Bayne of Plttsourg, Is in the
Glty: Gay He says the talk OF Hancock carrying
dI1 ivanla is all bosh; that the Allegheny
saiieid. This for the reason that it is manu-
iaSStuIlng district and the business men fear a
MLoiesale revision of the tariff In case of demo-
LintiC it success He says Errett will defeat Hop
Kills IN the 22d district, and that the only real
UWahger Wtl!g OF less OF Congressman is In Harry
SSa MnieeS dlstrict, where there Is considerable