The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-06
Political Points.

| Arkansas held an election on MONDAY
which passed oil quietly though u larger
vote than usual was polled. The den1oora.
tic state ticket was elected by about the
usual majority, though the united republi
cans and grcenbackers clam q few gains in
the legislature. In few counties PROM.
bitlon was'made prominent issue On the
| legislative tickets.
Judge Folser has consented 10 be can
dldate for governor OF New York, Cornell
having killed himself off by his attack on
Conkllng and Jay Gould, Folgcr becomes
A candidate at Prtslden Arthur's request
10 beat Wadsworth, a half.breed, who would
otherwise get the nomination.
Information Is quite cheering from Geo.
NJ. Rohesou's dislrct in New Jersey that
he will be Jeff out III the cold tot renoAl.
nation. He ia opposed by a Mr., Nixon,
who has thus far carried all the primaries.
Its great disappointment to Robson,
who was especially anxious to get home
endorsement, and who, If nominated, had
the promise Of Speaker Kelfer to make Sc
veral speeches IN the district IN his favor.
Says the La Sale Times Congressman
Cullen was in La Sale on Monday, He
acknowledged, contidentialiy, that his fen
ces in this quarter were all down.
The Peoria Democratic Convention una,
nimously instructed It's delegates to the
state convention to support the nomination
of w. T. Dowdall, of the Peoria Dsmocrat,
for State Treasurer Mr.. Dowdall Is one
OF the truest and ahlest men in the state
and would made strong candidate.
There Is more trouble for Jay Hubbell
among the treasury clerks at Washington.
J. +. Mollerc, who resigned clerkship to
accept the job 10 collect the assessments
from the government employees for the re-
publican committee at q percentage, asked
Folger for permission to go through the
treasury department, but received blank
refusal Thereupon he went ahead on his
own hook, without permission, but met
with Indifferent success.
Public. Printer s. p. Rounds has refused
10 allow the Virginia employees in his office
to pay the political assessments made by
| Nc Readiusters for the campaign The as
sessment is per cent mahcna has enter.
cd complaint 10 President Arthur, and
there is likely to be row.
One of the most interesting fights we
shall see IN this campaign Is on the tapis
IN Col Morrison's, or the Bellev1lle dis
trlct, IN this state. The republican leglsla-
ture last winter, IN gerrynandering the
state, arranged neat and commodloss
slaughterpen for Col. Morrison, and now
they have put up rich and popular Ger
man against him on the protection issue.
IL would, we fancy, have been wiser for our
republican friends not to have forced this
particular issue, because Mr. Morrison is
a formidable fighter when it comes to econ.
omic questions, and there is great deal OF
,nfamms5le matter lying round loose en-
the Western prairies which the first free.
trade torch will kiudle into flame. The
chances are that he Will whip his antago-
mist on tho battle-ground selected by the
enemy. and in any case the people of that
part of Illinois Will get dore OF sound
economic doctrine which will have ITS ef.
test of good two years hence when she Pres
idential campaign opens.