Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-02
Political Affairs,
NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS.

Congressional nominations were made Saturday
as follows:-Joshua Wright (greenblck), eighth
C. L. Acker (dem.), 9TH Pennsylvania: Edward
Memple dem. soth New YORK; James W; Wadsa
NEW (greenback) 18TH New York; E. NJ. Brayton
Gep), second South Carolina; John G. Balentine
dem.), seventh Tennessee; Patrick A. Collins
(dem.l, fourth Massachusetts,.
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
Twelve out OF the fourteen districts in Prince
Georges county have elected republican delegates
favorable TO the nomination OF II. S. WiddecOmbe
for Congress His friends are assured that st.
MaryS, Charles and Calvert counties are also in
Friday at Annapolis to make the nomination.
BEECHER ON THE FoIGER NOMINATION.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered q political
sermon In Plymouth church last night He paid
glowing tribute to the character OF Secretary Fol-
r,but condem ned the manner in which his NOM
1nation was secured. For that reason, as no ma
men would never get a better opportunity OF ad-
ministerng reproof to the party than at the pre-
sent,
WILL SPEND MILLION IF NECESSARY.
special from New York 70 the Philadelphia
Press, says member OF the republican state COM
mittee said Saturday: "We will spend 81 900 900 II
necessary. We intend to elect Foger IL we have
TO move heaven and earth"
sLoCUM's CANDIDACY.
Gen. Henry w. Socum has decided to accept
the democratic nomination for Congressman-at-
large from New York.
REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON.
meeting of the friends OF Congressman Wm
+. Robinson. OF New York, was held Saturday
evening in Brooklyn, for the purpose OF taking
measures to secure his denomination. Special
reference was made to his course in denouncing
the conduct OF the English government In the
treatment OF Ireland.
PROF. LANG sToN AND MALONE
special to the Baltimore Sun from Richmond
says: "Tne Malone people are making arrange
meuts to Increase their activity In the conduct OF
the canvass, especially in the districts where the
negroes are I'm the majority. Prof John NJ.
Langston, cOlOred. OF Oberl1n college, Ohio, has
been in correspondence with James d. Brady, the
chairman OF the coalition republican state COM
m1ttee. The letter says that Prof. Langston has
expressed his willingness to visit Virginia and
take the stump for the Mahonetes.n
SECRETARY FOLGER's LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
secretary Folger, 1t Is expected I'm New York,
Will complete his letter accepting the guberna-
torial nomination to-day or tomorrow A New York
paper says that the friends OF Judge Folger, who
advised him to decline the nomination for gov
ernor, have concluded that their advice will not
be needed.
EX-GOVERNOR FENTON SAID TO BE OPPOSED TO FOLGER.
The N. Y. World says that Ex-Governor Reuben
E. FentOn is now numbered among the prominent
republicans OF the state Who have announced that
the republican state ticket cannot be elected.
The two men have been political enemies for
years and the position now taken by Mr.. Fenton
does Dot surprise those who acquainted with
the past history OF republican state politics.
NEWSPAPERS ssFL0PPING"
Special dispatches from Buffalo intimate that
two newspapers there which have recently gone
over from Cleveland to Foger have been influ-
enced by Jay Gould.