The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-23
Political Notes.

Mr.. Blaine is bestowing his pity on the ad-
mini stration of President Arthur. II wish 1t
well, poor thing!'i he said in Chicago the
other day.
The independent Republicans have nomi-
mated Thos. j. Martin for Congress in the fifth
district of Pennsylvania against Congressman
Harmer.
The Republican convention of the third
| Wisconsin district split on Saturday, and Ha-
zelton, the present member, and 0. w. Keys
were nominated.
William A. Duncan, of Gettysburg, was
nominated for Congress last Friday by the
Democratic convention of the nineteenth con-
gressional district of Pennsylvania. The dis
trict is composed of the counties of Adams,
York and Cumberland
Official returns of the Maine election, ex-
cept six small plantations, the vote of which
will change the result but little, show the fol
| lowing Total vote, 1873, IT'S; for Governor,
ROBBIE, Rep, 1864 Plaisted, GO, 1866; Chase,
1928; Vinton, 262; Eustis, 3O5. Robes plu
rality, 8,79S.
The tariff commission held session Thurs
day at st. Paul, Mimi. Hon. Abram S. Hew-
lit, of New York, by invitation, gave his views
touching the expediency of imposing duty
on iron ore. He argued that the cost of trans
porting ore across the ocean is sufficient pro-
lection to the mining interests in this country,
and that no duty should be imposed.
Hon. D. A. jenkins, ex-state treasurer of
North Carolina, and one of the most promi-
nent Republicans in the state, has written a
letter announcing his purpose not to support
the fusion ticket. He says ''this movement
of the revenue officers to barter away the name
and fame of the Republican party should meet
the firm resistance of every Republican"
Four Republican state conventions were
held Wednesday. The New York Republican
convention met at Saratoga and nominated
Judge Folger NOW Secretary of the Treasury
for Governor; the Massachusetts, Republican
convention, at Worcester, nominated r. b.
Bishop for Governor, and the Connecticut
Republican convention nominated Gen. W.
l.. Buckley for Governor. The Missouri Re-
publicans held convention at Jefferson City
and nominated ticket for state officers
w. w. Wilmer, manufacturer of brass
goods, told the tariff commission at Des
Moines, Iowa, Saturday, that what manufac
turers needed was not protection, but as COM
plete free trade with foreign countries as be-
tween the states of the Union. R. j. Cue,
editor of an agricultural journal, showed that
under tariff protection of wooden interests the
sheep of Iowa had dwindled at the rate of
10000 year, and the wooden factories of
IOWA udu Idlleu IrOm the nuulDer OF elSHIy-
nine in 1867 to forty in 1882.
The Rev. j. NJ. Dawson, the colored NOM
inee for Congressman at-large of the Virginia
straightout Republicans, has published a card
giving an emphatic contradiction to the report
recently industriously circulated that he was
about to withdraw from the contest. He says
he has not withdrawn, and that 'there is no
power or influence, state or national, that
could induce him to withdraw" 1t had been
reported that Malone had offered or intended
to offer Mr.. Dawson federal position if he
would retire from the canvass. Mr.. Dawson
is making vigorous canvass, and is well re-
ceived by the colored people.
Hon. Seaborn Reese, Democratic nominee
for Congress in the Augusta, Ga, congress
sional district, has declined an invitation to
participate in joint discussions with his indie
pendent Democratic opponent, Hon. H. D.
D. Twiggs. Mr.. Reese says if his opponent
is Democrat, as he claims to be, there can
be no difference between them as to Demo
cratic principles and no political issues invol-
we'd in the canvass. AS such canvass would
consequently resolve itself into personal one,
Mr.. Reese says modesty forbids such step ON
his part, as he "is not enough in love with
himself to discuss his own merits"