The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-07
Political Notes.

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George w. Curtis, editor of Hdrpe,'s Week
ly has announced against the New York Re-
! publican ticket.
The sslittle election" in Delaware on Tues
day resulted in a Democratic majority of about
400, an very light vote.
/ The New York Independent is the latest
influential Republican journal to announce
against Judge Folger.
The Democrats carried Georgia on Wednes-
day by about so, 900 majority. The vote was
light but nearly every county went for Steph-
ems for Governor.
s7.ssNo Indian ever has his horse shod, OBJ
serves the Detroit Free Press, "and yet the
Indian department is charged with $3.50
worth of horseshoes per year.. 43i@ s
AT meeting of thirteen representative min
listers of Brooklyn, all of whom were hepu6-
licans, says the Rev. William q. Stiles, only
one of them expressed his determination to
vote for Folger. 4.ee
For neglecting to pay an assessment OF S26,
levied by the republican State Commute, A.
Owings. a clerk in the Pittsburg postofice,
has been discharged This is civil service re-
form with a vengeance.
The Havana Itemizer, Republican news
naner of SCHUYLER county, New York started
by the friends of Garfield two years ago, re-
fuses to support the Republican State ticket
and declares for the Democratic candidates,
at the same time supporting the Repubhcan
local nominations.
Since A.. B. Hepburn declined to accept
the Republican nomination for congressman
at-large in New York, quite number OF
prominent Republicans have been offered the
place. Several declined because they intended
to support the Democratic ticket, and others
| 10 ba bur;od NV Gan SlOcum. the
Democratic nominee.
The Young Mems Garfield Club, of New
York, has with great unanimity refused to in
dorse the Republican nominations for State
officers Mr.. Lewis E. Carr, one OF the fore
most Republicans in Orange county and one
of the most able speakers in the Republican
ranks, has bolted Folger and announced his
purpose to do his utmost for the electonAot
| Cleveland.
Gen. Butler will be elected by the sober
action of the people who believe change IN
the State administration will be wholesome,
and who prefere in their highest State office
a man of brains, independence and power,'
rather than a man whose highest capacity
would be to turn decorously the crank of the
party machine. Mass Sentinel
The Anti Monoplists, of New York, is the
latest organization to endorse the Democratic
ticket In an address they say: "The repub-
lican convention was directly controlled by the
federal administration the administration was
controlled by prominent attorneys, and the
attorneys were retained by corporations which
were interested in striking down Governor
who had incurred their hostility by faithful
serving the public interest. a. +. r.
Congressman Fulkerson, who lisa candidate
for Congress in the ninth district of Virginia,
now announces that if reelected to Congress
he will vote with the Democrats on all nation
al questions. 1t is understood that State Sen
ator Newberry, who is also candidate Tor
Congress, will withdraw in favor of Fulkerson.
thus leaving the contest between the latter
and Bowen, coalition candidate, with chances
largely in favor of Fulkerson.
The Philadelphia Press, Republican, has
declared against Cameronism. In its issue OF
Monday it said that the great problem before
the Republican party of Pennsylvania is to
save the Republican organization, and at the
same time relieve it from "despotic DONNA
tion," and it declares it speaks the Republi-
can sentiment when it demands ''that the
blight of Cameronism shall be removed"
The Press comedies that the Republican
party in Pennsylvania is imported because
of Mr.. Cameron S despotic and disastrous rule :.
and that 'sthe one way of safety is to unload
him. g --.t $50
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sylvania Democratic State committee, is
quoted as saying: SIT is no exaggeration to
state that the nomination of Cleveland in New
York will roll up an increased majority for
Pattison in Pennsylvania. By the way, the
Young mems boom has so thoroughly perme-
ated Pennsylvania that a most extraordinary
revolution in politics will be witnessed be-
tween this time and election day. That boom
has settled the question of Pattison' election,
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ning." He is convinced that both Pattlson
and Cleveland will be elected ..a..
Gen. B. F. Butler, expresses great conf
dence in his election as Governor of Massa.
chusett,. Just now, he says, linen are OF
very little account down there, but principles
are everything, and as this campaign it to be
fought out on that basis, principles will win. "
The anti-monopo1y feeling, he further de-
clares, is very strong in the Bay State, and no
man that sets himself up to resists, be ne he
publican or Democrat, has the slightest chance
of success. He also predicts that anti monop-
oily will be the winning card in the next pres
idential election!
Henry Ward Beecher on Sunday night in
his sermon advised his congregation not to
vote for Folger. He said: When Christ was
crucifed, Herod and Plate were friends, so
when Cornell was defeated, avarice and re-
yenge met and kissed. May my right hand
forget its cunning if vote to put a man in
his place for the sake of avarice and revenge,
and the leaders can't blind me by putting up
a good man to vote for. would have you
saw to Folger: 'tYou are mere catspaw,
used to put the face of responsibility on an act
: that is internal" ...-.---
Ex-Gov Reuben E. Fenton is now num-
bered among the prominent Republicans OF
New York who have announced that the
Republican State ticket cannot be elected:
Ex-Speaker Sloan, ex-Assemblyman Dugmd
and Thurlow Weed Barnes are also against
the Saratoga ticket. They say that there is
no possible chance of its being elected. Elk
State Senator William B. Woodin, OF SYRIA
cuse, New York, one of the most prominent
Republicans of that section of the State, has
telegraphed his congratulations to Mayor
Cleveland, the democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, and assured him of his earnest support.
The executive committee of the republican
committee of Kings county, n. y, at meet,
ing last Friday, by vote OF y to 3, appointed
a committee to call upon Secretary Folger
and tell him candidly the alarming disaffectlon
among the Republicans in Kings county over
the Saratoga ticket and asked him to decline
to accept the nomination for Governor. The
committee waited on Secretary Folger at the
Hoffman House Saturday and stated the &C.
ton of the committee. Secretary Folger,
after listening to their statement, said that he
: could not see how he could withdraw from
: the ticket, although the outlook was not bright.
f A DUEL IN THE DARK.