Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1882-10-13
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

It is announced that Tx Governor and
Ex.S nator Reuben + Fcnton will not
support FoIger
So FAR as heard from the Connecticut
town elections show a Republican loss OF
three towns aud Democratic gain of
the same numOer.
The independents of Philadelphia will
probably nominate county ticket of
their own and not endorse either the
Democratic or Republican nominees.
Congressman Peter V Deuster was
Yesterday renominated for Congress by
the Democrats Of the Fonrth Wisconsin
district aud NJ Z. Post by the Wyoming
Democrats.
John F Moul-on is the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Thrty-se-
ord New York district, and Alexander
II Cofroh the .mocratic in the Sew
,uteenth Pennsylvania
If Congressman Blackburn succeeds
in bling reu,minatcd in the Seventh
kentucky district, he will be- invited by
Ars5ury, his colorcd opponent, to a
JOINT discus ion, 50 Ausbury says.
R T Davis is the Republican candi
late for Congress in the FIRST Mass1chu-
sets district in place of w. w. Grape,
nd George W. Ray, republican in
he Twenty-irst New York.
Congressman Fulkerson stated in one
f his recent speeches that Robert NJ.
Mayo, now the coalition candidate for
Congress in the First V rg MIA district,
,otel for Garfield though he was an
elector on the Mthone, Hancock and
English ticket
1t is sid that the prominent colorcd
uan who Is to stump Virginia for the
atraightout Republicans Is John F.
QuarIes, of Georgia, formerly consu! to
Malaga and now lawyer in New York
gty He is equal to Bruce, Langton,
Douglas, Greenor, Or any other colored
(an
Tti Philadelphia Press styles the
Charge that the clerks in Controller Pat
isons Office have been assessed $50 each
for campaign purposes an absurd
charge"
The Philadelphia Press is discussing
the eminentIy practical question as tc
who would be President after March 1
1888, if President Arthur were to die
tomorrow aud Senator Davis sncceed
him. This is an easier task than sup.
porting both Beaver and Stewart a,
joint candidates for Governor
If Judge Charles Andrews, who is
now chief judge of the New York Cour
Of Appeals by appointment, should b,
defeated as the Republican candidate fo
chief judge this fall, he will not 90 of
Che bench, but resume his place as asso
ciate Judge to there continue during til,
period for which he was originally elect
ed
The Peoria (Ill) Transcript think
that freshmen should by all means vot,
the Democratic ticket this fall-that i
If they still wear the British free trad
collar" 1t is slaves who wear collars
not advocates of any sort of freedom
The Transcript not only wears the col
lar but lets the whole world know how
glad it is to be allowed to DO so.
The only speech of Representative
John II Starin, of New York, is sal,
to have been made under these circum
stances: 4 bill was under discussion
for the sale of portion the Brooklyl
navy-yard for ab)nt $500, 900 \ syn
dicate of politicians were to be the purch
asers. Mr. Starin rose in his seat, pal
asa ghost aud said, earnestly: mir
Speaker, | am not familia. with all O
your rules here and | do not know
whether OF not [ am in order; but yor
have property here which you are 60
/ ing to sell for $500, 900, and | will a
/ this moment draw my check for it 70
$500, 900" The bill was killed.