Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
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The Democratic convention of Anne
Arundel county, Marylsud, met Tues-
dag in Annapolis. DR.. George Wells was
renOminated State senator. The dale
gates elected to the state convection ere
understood TO be opposed to the renomi-
nation of Governor Hamilton.
j. B. Yellowly, lately q candidate for
lieutenant governor, and James Hill,
colored candidate for congressman against
Barksdale, in Mississippi, last fall, have
come out in support of the DEMOCRATIC
Republican fusion ticket in MadisOu
county, iu that state.
Professor R. |. Greener, colored, of
Washington, thinks change in policy
would secure many negro votes to the
Democratic party. Even such conces-
sions as were recommended by the Demo.
cratic convention Of Lynchburg, il offered
10 years ago, would have secured Vir-
ginia to the Democracy.
Edmund Stephenson, cashier of the
Fifth National Bank of New YORK., in
answer to Dorssy's statement and the
current stories that he (Stepheusou)
cashed checks to the amount of $500, 900,
the Indiana corruption fund OF 1850,
carried the swag to Indianapolis, guarded
it there and dealt it out on Dorsey's
orders, denies that he had aught to do
with any such fund.
The thirty eighth joint ballot for United
States senator in the New Hampshire
| Legislature WAS taken yesterday, and
resulted as follows Lsdd, Stevens, Til
ton, Ella, Benton, Burnhsm and Patter.
son, each Carrier, Spalding, Prescott
and Rollins, 2 each ; Gsllinger, Tap
pan, Z; Chandler, 81 Maraton, % /;
Burns, SO; Pike, 50; Bingham, la.
Necessary to a choice, 1853.
It is denied that Mayor Edson of New
York has offered John Kelley the vacant
oomp!rollership or that Mr.. Kelley is q
candidate for the plsoe. The Mayor
wishes to appoint business man nm
connected with any of ths Democratic
factions, hut Kelley thinks the sppeintee
should be acquainted with the city de-
partments. In other words he favors
some politician and office holder.
Preliminary reports have been received
| from the heads of the local committees OF
of the two parties or from active Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in all parts of Ohio
in which they set up claims as to their
expected vote or the probable vote
OF their adversaries in October. These
claims in many instances are rather
conflicting, and show wide difference
of opinion between the contendiug party
managers. After carefully sitting them
they may he stated thus The Democrats
claim msiorities in AZ counties aggregat-
ing 81, 045, and concede the Republicans
msjoritie5 In the remaining 81 counties
aggregsting 35, 1875. On the other hand
the Republicans claim that they will be
able to carry 81 counties this year by ma
jorities aggregating 5s,525, and oonoede
the Democrats majorities in the remain
ing 81 counties aggregating 33, 100. To
bring about this result the Republicans
would have to gain %, 797 and the Demo.
Gratis lose 20,625, In 1882 the Republi.
cans lost Cuyshoga county (Clevelaad)
by 1851 and Hamilton (Cincinnati) by
10, 6s9-13, 270 in all. In their claims L
majorities this year they estimate 5000
majority in Cleveland and 1900 in Gin,
cinuati. In other words, they expect t
make change of 23,72 in these two
cities.