The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-09-29
Political Notes.

| sets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. party Oh Iueouay'
Gen. A. L. Pridemore, a former readiuster
and one of the most effective speakers III
Southwest Virginia, has taken the stump fol
the Democratic ticket.
The colored Republicans of Maryland have
elected hundreds of their white brethren tc
Office but this favor has never been recipro
Gated in a single instance. washington
Post.
The Democrats of New York on Thursda.
nominated Israc Ii. Maynard for Secretary o
State; Dennis O'Brien for Attorney General
| Alfred C. Chaplin for Comptroller, and Rober
A. Maxwell for Treasurer. A strong ticket
Well-informed New York Republicans hav'
no expectation that their party will elect thu
State ticket this year. They propose to maxi
the fight solely with reference to the legisla
ture, are not very hopeful of success in tina
quarter.
The Republican Senatorial Convention al
| Pulaski, Oswego county, n. y, Monday, re
suited in split. Twenty four delegates re-
nominated Senator Lansing, and slxteel
| Oswego stalwarts nominated Manister Works
Bitter speeches were made.
Judge Hoadly will leave Philadelphia to-
Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, where he will at
tend Democratic mass-meeting, at wheel
ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, will be thu
principal speaker. If able Judge Hoadly vii
also address the meeting.
The colored people of Minnesota held ;
| State convention, and elected It's delegates t
the National Convention at Louisville. A
resolution was introduced endorsing the Re
publican party. 1t was defeated by a large
majority. Thus the independent movement
! goes on.
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, announces
that he is not a candidate for the Presidential
nomination. He believes ex-senator Nc
| Donald is the coming man. He comedies the
| old ticket has much of its former strength
but does not think it will be pressed. Mr.
Voorhees, regards a Democratic victory III
| 1884 as certain.
In Gallia county, Ohio, the colored voters
have become so disguised with their treat
ment by the white Republicans, they have
bolted the regular nominations and nominal
| ed straight ticket of their own. The vote
of the county is-colored 1920, white Re
publicans 1850, Democrats 1900. Gallif
county will go Democratic.
If Tariff for protection is so good thing
as it's advocates claim, why should not the
| fundamental law be amended so that each
State may fence out the products of every
other State? Indeed, why should not each
county be permitted to quarantine, by pro
hibitory tariff, against the industries of every
other county. Why limit the enjoyment of a
great blessing.
Gov. Charles Foster writes to Murat Hal
stead, of the Cincinnati Gazette: The over,
confidence in Republican success daily eX'
pressed in your editorial columns is not only
not justified by the real situation, but has
worked immense injury to Republican pros
poets. If we are beaten on the 9th of Octo-
Der you will be held responsible.
Advices from Virginia indicate large
Democratic gains. In some counties con-
versions from Malone are very numerous.
His friends are already beginning to despair
of majority in the State Senate. The boss
may not be completely crushed this time, but
he is sure to be seriously disabled and pre-.
pared for perfect pulverization next year.
He is now on the defensive and will be kept
so.
The Civil-Service Commissioners have re-
reived a letter from Representative Dozen
dorf stating that Mr.. C. Clark, who is, he
says, Senator Mahone's political assessment
agent, made an assessment last week of per
cent on the salaries received by all of the
employees of the Norfolk Navy Yard, and
that this was the third assessment levied upon
the same employees by the same man inside
of year.
Chairman HenseI, of the Pennsylvania
Democratic executive committee, says his
reports from various sections of the State
show the party to be in excellent condition,
with a better organization than ever before,
and he feels certain the Democratic ticket can
be elected. The plan of organization com
prehends direct communication with at least
$4,000 active Democratic workers in the
State, the dissemination of information and
aid in getting out the vote.
The Annual Town Elections in Connecticut
will take place next Monday. These cleo
tons are always looked to as indicating the
drift of political sentiment. Though Con
necticut will elect no State officers next No
vember, it will choose a full House of Rep
resentative and half a Senate, the latter
holding over and participating in the selec-
ton of the next United States Senator.
The Democrats of New Jersey have already
opened their campaign in earnest, and Hon.
Leon Albeit, nominee for governor, announces
his purpose to make aspeech in every Assem-
blv district in the State. A very large meet
ing was held at Newark Monday evening,
which was addressed by Senator Mcpherson,
General Geo. B. Mcclellan and Mr.. Albeit.
Gen. Mcclellan said that Democratic control
of the next national House of Representatives
'meant economy and rouSing success IN the
next presidential election, whilst Republican
ism meant Capitalization and curtailment OF
the tights of the people"
The colored people of the United States
held a national convention at Louisville,
Kentucky, this week. Delegates were present
from every state in the Union. Fred. Doug
lass was the chairman. His speech was a
dopted as the convention S address to congress
al 10 oHvOnatpH In a q
privileges for colored men everywhere-rail-
roads, hotels, theatres, &c. Speaking of the
Republican party he said These office
holders are afraid of our aspirations. We do
aspire, and will continue to do so. We shall
never cease being despised and excluded
class so long as we are shut out from political
preferment We cannot ignore the fact that
to this is to be attributed the degradation of
our race. Elevate one of our class to the
vice presidency, or to position in the cabi-
net, and our equality shall have been estab-
lished.''
Elk Congressman Dezendorf, straightout
Republican, respecting the political prospects
in Virginia, asserts that the cOalitionists are
losing ground in several counties where they
expected gains; that they are making no gains
elsewhere; that they are making a desperate
fight, and are resorting to various disreputa-
BILE methods to corrupt colored voters. For
nearly week, he says, Collector Brady, of
Petersburg, has been at Norfolk, engaged in
attempts to seduce influential colOred men
from their allegiance to the Republican party
by offers of places and pecuniary assistance.
Mr.. Dezendorf also asserts that Postofiice
Inspector Giddings is going about the State
making political speeches instead of attend
ing to his official duties; that Postmasters
Boiling, of Petersburg, and Morris, of Lynch
burg, are doing the same thing, in disobedi-
ence of orders from the department, which
require them to be on duty at their offices ex-
cept when absent by leave of the Postmaster
General.