Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-17
Political Notes,

There are twenty seven Hancock and English
clubs In New Haven, Conn.
Efforts are being made in Tennessee to form
coalition Of the republicans and repudiationisU
democrats against The regular democrats.
1t Is time that the city of Chicago having
50e,0OO inhabitants and a commerce next in i'm
portance to that OF New York, should be repre-
sented fn the Congress OF the United States
chicago T'ib1ige.
letter received from prominent Illinois
republican from the district now represented
by Hon. William X. Morrison, says that the
republicans are extremely confident OF their
ability to defeat Morrison and to elect the
republican candidate Jno B. Hay. The reasons
assigned are that The republicans are now
thoroughly united upon the candidate, which
they have not been for years before, and the
latter is very popular with the Germans, much
more SO than Morrison and IS likely to secure
the united German vote, In the Belleville pre-
clnct alone 1t Is predicted that he viii have $50
majority.
Mr. S. B. Chittenden is meeting much opposl-
tion In his district in Brooklyn and the opinion
is expressed that he Will not obtain renomiua-
tion TO Congress.
Ex-Gov. Austin Blair, OF Michigan. who
dritled into the democratic camp with Horace
Greeley in 1872 has returned TO the republican
fold and is out strongly for Garfield
The republicans at Fredericksburg, Va. are
at war, there being a split between The adaer-
entS respectively CT MeSSrS. BrOgdOn and WoltZ,
1lvals for the republican nomination for Con-
gfesS III that district.
Bob Ingersoll," of profane fame, becomes
''Hon. Robert IngerSoF' when he makes rigor-
Gus denunciatton OF the democratic party. and
circumSpect deacOnS consent to shake hands
with him.-BOstOA Herald.
The '.New York Woman Suffrage State Con-
mittee" is trying hard 20 coax the women o,
that state TO use their great powers for the
first time cOnceded"-that Is to say, the right OF
vOtirg for school trustees. district clerk, tax
collector and librarian.
The nominations in Maine on both sides have
been completed. TIE coalition between the
democrats and gTeenbackers Is complete, they
having united ON candidate for governor not
only, but On nominees for Congress. Harris NJ.
PlalSted, the fusion candidate tor governor, was
formerly republican Congressman, is a hard
worker and popular campaigner
They are getting politics somewhat mixed up
in Massachusetts. club OF independent
republicans has been organized in Boston. with
eX-Ccllector simmons as president, and they
declare Tor Hancock for President and Butler
for governor.
The New York Sun rebukes those over-Zealous
democratic journals which are claiming that
Hancock and English can be elected by an over
whelmfng majority without much effort.
Gov. ColQuitt, OF Georgia, has accepted the
action Of the majority of the democratic state
convention In recommending him for re- election,
and mas deHned his position on railroad and
other matters. HGOpposeS the sale OF the state
road.
Jay A. Hubbell, chairman of the Congress
s1onal committee. who has just returned to this
city from an extensive trip throughout the
country, expresses the confident opinion that
the republicans with carry both Maine and
Indiana
Color blindness is for the first time made an
issue In political campaign in Connecticut.
The republican party has been held responsible
for law requiring railroad companies in the
state 10 discharge railroad employees who should
not satisfactorily meet certain tests for color
hlindnesS. The convention adopted resolu-
ton promising to repeal the law at the first
OppOit tunity.