The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-21
THE OHIO NAN.
Foraker and Robinson on the Po.
htical Situation-.-Other Poli.t-
ical Notes.

CINCINNATI July 90 Judge Foraker, in
en- interview in The Commercial Gazette
talks as follows:
Gas the result of my observation and the
information have gathered, ] can conf
IDENTIFY assert that the Republicansarep pleased
with the position and cOrrespondingly conf
dant OF success, They regard themselves
square and right on the two great issues Of
the day-the tariff and the liquor questions
and certainly don't propose to be diverted
from an aggressive discussion of these i'm
portant points by the gable about the i'm
peachment of Andrew johnson, whisky
trials presidential thievery, and other stuff
which would have about as much bearing on
the points at issue as the silly jangling of a
lot of boys over last years birds nests
think we are well prepared for a very de
cided victory"
You do mol think the campaign will be
regularly opened before the lst of September,
them
mot regularly, in my opinion. Meantime
we shall be busy attending county conven-
tions, soldiers reunions, and other gatherings
to which we may be invited. Of course, as
said, this will necessarily lead to the cam
paign proper. And it may as well be dis
tinctly understood that we don't propose to
be backward in the slightest degree whenever
occasion offers This last was said with a
pleasant smile, in the beaming light of which
the reporter vanished.
CHICAGO, July 20.-The Hon. James S.
Robinson, of Kenton, O., representative in
congress from the Ninth Ohio district, being
at the Grand Patifc was asked by a reporter
Glow will Hoadly take with the peoplef'
"Well, he is a smart man, but full of wild
theories. When a delegate TO the constitu-
tional convention he advocated the abolition
of the lower house of the general assembly
and the substitution for the senate of a body
which should consist of thirty two members,
these thirty-two to- be sole legislative
power in the state You may form your
conclusions about the man from this. He II
a very active man, and will make a pro
digious effort to be elected, but he has already
succeeded in antagonizing powerful elemen,
in his own party and the impression prevail
that there viii be extensive trading don,
against him 1t is said that the late confer
ence at Cincinnati between John G. Thomp
son, Bookwalter, and McLane fell through
and no definite understanding was reached
Results will show"
A REPUBLICAN FOR TTLDFN.
The Hon Martin l.. Townsend, of Troy, N
e, who represented the Seventeenth New
York district in congress for several terms
was at the Grand Pacific. In conversation
with reporter he said that there was Yer.
| good feeling existing now among Republican
| throughout New York state. Only two news
| papers, which should be nameless, appeare
| not to be reconciled and were still pre-
| nouncedly anti-stalwart in tone. They wer
| not published in New York city. There wer
some elements in New York city which wer
| always hard to handle, but he thought a
would be in line together this fall How tn
election would go he did not care to prophesy
| As regards presidential candidates MI
| Townsend said: Our Republicans al
not talking about candidates as yet. All th
trouble we got into last fall was through eau
| didates But will tell you who We are a
for if You won't repeat it-Tilden. We war
| Tilden nominated by the Democrats becaus
we know we can beat him TO death. r
could not carry New York, and he would los
| half the southern states. But | don't reall
think Mr. Tilden wants the nomination, {
would accept it. What he does want is
dictate the Democratic nominee, and it lool
as if Randall would be his choice, Sam RAJ
dali is going to be the next speaker, you b.
your bottom dollar on that, and when he
elected speaker look out for his boom fl
president. But remember don't pat this
the paper, because, as | said before, we Ne
York people want to encourage the Tide
boom all we can, with the hope that the Der
ocratic party may really be persuaded to p
him up. If they do any Republican ca
sweep the country"
TRIANGULAR TALK DECLINED.
DEs MONIES. Iowa, July 20-Since the a
rangement has been made for joint discU
sion between the Republican and Democrat
candidates for governor, Gen. Weaver, |
Greenback candidate has asked to be a
mitted to the debate Chairman DoI1nan,
the Republican state committee, in answt
ING the Greenback chairman and declini
the request says ut is very plain to eve
one that the real contest is between the
publican and Democratic parties. The III
necessarily occupied by the candidates
these parties III anything like
full discussion OF the issues
volved will render these meetings inevitat
long. The questions at issue between the !
publican and Democratic parties are bros
No such wide variances exist between
parties which you and l represent /
greenback question appears to have be
practically settled by the people themselv
Upon tine saloon question, which so many
gard as the most vital issue Of the campais
and which they are ready and anxious to hs
fully debated, your party has arraigned its
on the Republican side of the issue. | the
fore very respectfully and courteously decl
your proposition.