Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-06
Political Notes.

Congressional nominations were made ye--
rtrday as follows: A. M. Scales, democrat, 5th
North Carolina district j. L. Spaulding, repub-
1caD, 6th Michigan district; Wallace Leach
CemCcrat 4th California district; Durbfn Ward
Democrat Sd Ohio district; Daniel Campbell,
deEyecrat, I'd Vermont district; j. T.. HOke, re-
publican, I'd West Virginia district; r. NJ: A.
Hawk, republican, 5th Illinois district; John
Paul, readJuster, 7th Virginia district
The republican state convention of Michigan
yesterday nominated David Fl. jerome, of Sagi-
nav, for governor.
MI. F. A. Potts will accept the republican
nomination for governor OF New Jersey.
At meeting OF the executive committee Of
the regular democratic New York state COM
mittee, yesterday, communication was re-
cetyed from the Tammany Hall democrats ask
ing fer a consultation In relation to holding a
state convention. A committee from Tammany
Hall subsequently waited on the executive COM
mittee and it was finally resolved to heal all
i cal differences and unite in the coming cam
pagn.
A reception was rendered to General Garfield
last night by the Central Campaign Club of
New York. OF Gen. John c. Fremont, who was
present, Gen. Garfield said that he was the first
candidate for President that he (Garfleld) had
voted for. Gen. Garfield will leave New York
Tomorrow, stopping over Sunday at Chatauqua
Lake.
At the municipal election in Memphis, Tenn..
yesterday, the vote OF the city was $500. P. r.
$500; Ed. Shaw (colored republican,, 1890, and
John Powell (greenbacker}, 500.
Mr.. Blaine has made heavy draft upon Ohio
for republican speakers for the September cam
paign In Maine, and Messrs. Foster Grosvener,
Glesen and Mckinley are among those who
have responded to the call.
{. Z. Lockwood, the congressional candidate
OF the bolting republicans In the Cleveland dis
trict, has withdrawn from the canvass
The Wilmington (Del.l Eref'g Ecenino (deu1.)
says that the only thing that can break up
southern solidity" is the success or the demo-
cratic party, which would give full play to the
political differences already existing among the
southern people.
The Marlboro Gazette puts forward Hon. Fen.
dali Marbuly for tne democratic nomination
for Congress in the 5th district of Maryland.
= marked feature of the gathering at the re-
publican conference in New York yesterday
was the large representation OF journalists
from different states. Among the editors were
Clayton McMichael, OF the Philadelphia North
Colonel Fitzgerald OF The lem; Murat Hal
stead, CT The Cincinnati Commercial: John NJ.
Francis, OF The Troy Times: Edwin Cowle3
OF O, T'e Cteue'and Leoder; George Dawson, OF
1he albany Erenlng Journal: j. d. Warren, OF
3he BtTdl0 Commercial ADVERTISER; j. ii. Stone
OF The Detroit Post ana Tribune; J. NJ. Mat
theWs. OF The BufdlO Express; S. NJ. Yost, OF
Kefter, editor OF The C7ereland Herald; and Car
roll E. Smith, OF The Syracuse Journal
David d. Bruce, ESQ.,, leading lawyer and
democrat OF some prominence Of Ptttsburg, Pa,
has declared in favor of Garfield and Arthur.
Indiana is doubtful state. Were 1t not for
the fact OF the state ticket being loaded down
with two heavy fatic weights there would be
no reasonable doubt OF democratic victory
with LanderS and Shanklin on the ticket the
result Is extremely doubtful If not hopeless, for
the democracy.-Ne1c Albany (I,adiarlaJ Stand
ara. dem.
Why should General Weaver, who Is a .sfiatn
money apostle, be passing the hat around for
dollar subscriptions for election expenses? Why
DON'T he make the dollarS?.-I'hild. Ledger.
The N. Y. Times (rep.) is probably little sar-
castle when, in commenting upon the conspic-
uous absence of Senator Conklfng from the re-
publican conference yesterday, it says: .'Seua-
TOT Con kings avoidance OF public association
Win the representatives OF the republican
party who assembled yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue hotel was, doubtless due to his sincere
oeslre for party harmony. The Senator has
somewhat OF talent for making enemies-a
talent which he did not fail to improve at Chi
cago-and 1t Is but natural that he should care
Iully avoid any occasion to reopen wounds in
fiicted on party llvals were it only by his reap
pearance as the leader of New York repub-
licans This scrupulous regard for the feelings
OF others augurS well for the tact and self-sac-
riffctng effort which Mr.. Conkling is likely to
carry into the canvass. Mr.. Garfield will doubt
less leave New York thoroughly impressed
with the msgnanimity and dfsinterestednes3 of
cur senior Senator