The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

CINCINNATI Commercial Gazette: General
Logan is not swinging around the political circle
but his progress through New York has been
like triumphal procession
THE Springfield Republican is considered to
have given up the idea that Cleveland can carry
Massachusetts. It's hostility to Butler has some
what placated it toward Blaine
SENATOR GoRMAN says Mr.. Clevelands letter
of acceptance will be published in about week,
and that it is not true that Mr. Tilden is either
writing it or put his foot on one Cleveland had
written.
THE Smith M. Weed who is the constant
companion of Governor Cleveland is the Smith
NJ Weed who undertook as the cipher tele-
grams show, to purchase the electoral vote Of
South Carolina for Tilden, in 1876
THE Arkansas Republicans have nominated
straightout ticket for State officers, and are pre-
pairing to make vigorous campaign The
Democrats are quarreling among themselves
and the Republicans derive considerable hope
from it.
.GATH's' Saratoga letter: Undoubtedly the
temporary current is in favor of Blaine, and
nearly all the Democrats I see, including those
conducting the campaign, admit it. but they in
yarlably refer to Hancock being Just as far ahead
as Blaine at the middle Of August, 1885, They
say the contest will be a long one and that all
kinds of changes are possible.
A LARGE Republican meeting was held at
Michigan City. Ind, Saturday night, presided
over by Mr.. Thomas Donnelly, heretofore
strong Democrat but who came out on this &C.
casion for Blaine and Logan and Calkins Mr.
Donnelly is one Of the most prominent and in
huential Irish Americans in Northern Indiana
The principal speaker of the evening was John
r. Seaman, of Chicago.
SENATOR LOGAN evidently has faith in his
election. In fact, since the Senate is Republic
an, his chances remain good, even if the cleo
ton should be thrown into Congress. where the
Senate would elect the ce-president He has.
therefore, completed arrangements for keeping
house, and has rented very attractive place on
Capitol hill, Washington, where he will have
every convenience for entertaining literally
PHILADELPHIA Press: Here they stand before
the people: Cleveland, the novice and Blaine.
the statesman; Cleveland without known
opinion on any public question, and Blaine with
a long and clear record; Cleveland without anv
knowledge of public men. and Blaine with the
broadest acquaintance of any man in public life:
Cleveland man of only average talent, and
Blaine the foremost leader Of the day. Between
such candidates what right-minded voter can
hesitate2
GENERAL GRANT says the letter of accept
aDce written by Mr. Blaine is a document in.
which all Republicans should take great deal
of pride. l have read it very carefully, and re
gard it as one of the most remarkable political
papers ever written. 1t is like the writer frank
and open. do not regard it as too long as he
could not have SO thoroughly covered the ques-
tions which all lovers of our country are inter-
ested in SO deeply in a shorter one. 1t is beyond
doubt one of the ablest papers ever given to the
public.
CHICAGO Tribune The Democratic breeze in
Indiana is is scarcely strong enough to float two
sucbJarge pieces Of bunting as Mcdonald and
Hendricks carry The friends of the former
think he was treated STABILITY at Chicago by the
procurement of the latter and are poutinp.
while all feel that the nomination of Hendricks
for the second place by a convention so exceed
ingly anxious to avenge the fraud of '76p was
Aentemptible While it is true that Mr. Hen
drickss nomination is acceptable to the masses of
the Indiana Democracy, it is not true that they
were either gratifed or enthusiastic about it
The publication Of the Davenport Morey let
ter disclosures produces CONSERVATION among
Democrats in the Erie, Pa, congressional dis
trict. William L. Scott, who figures in Daven
ports story, has just been nominated for Con
eress, and had many friends quietly getting dis
satisfied Republicans to sign call pledging him
their support SCOTS only hope of getting
elected was to secure liberal number Of sigma
lures, which he thought to get because of the
soreness felt in Erie county over Congressman
Brainard's defeat. Davenport's book has turned
the tide so against Scott now that it is thought
he will abandon the field.
JAMES REDPArH, in an interview in the New
York Tribune, explains the detection Of the
Irish from the Democratic party at great length.
This detection Mr.. Redpath does not hesitate 10
pronounce unparalleled in the history Of the
Irish in America He Analyses the causes Of