Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-25
rHIs puLIiiUAL wUKiu.


The Republican contest tr fresi,eut
Mayor Bohau, Of New Otleaus, has pub
lishcd an address ~ the people u! that city
in regard to the manner in which the cleo
tion was conducted. lie says An the
election polls were taken possession OF by
an organized band commissioned as deputy
shcritt', numbering from 500 to |, 200 who
usurp,d entire control OF tho election, in .
auguratinE such system Of intimidation
as tn destroy for tbs entire day all pros
poets Of fair, FREQ expression Of the pop
ular will, Inspectors uE election were in
most instances denied admission tO tho
polling places, and In some cases driven
from the polls" He adds " Such On
election as this has been but mere mock.
cry, u dehanco Ot the people and is in
law aud Justice but q sham election Tho
Democratic majority in the state Is now
reported to be 80, 600.
A number of business men Of Boston
aud other cities of Massachusetts, desiring
TO form "Reyeuuo Reform Association" ,"
have issued a call in which they say {:
The present enormous surplus IN the
National revenues IL demOraliZiug aud
dangerous that il should be cut dOwu
without further delay, not by increasing
public expenditure, but by lCSseling the
burden OF taxes that this burden should
be removed from the necessares OF life.
and not from whisky aud tobacco, and
that the policy Of taxing imports, not for
the purpose of raising revenue but Of
obstructing trade, is unsrund, and must
ultimately be abandoned"
OF the Maryland delegates chosen by
districts yesterday nina are for Blaine, two
for Arthur aud one for + imuudS.; the
state convention aud delegates at large,
it is expected will b5 for Blaine. In the
Baltimore district the Blaine men secured
coutrOl of the convention The Arthur
mon bDltel. \ committee which was ap
pointed to investigate alleged frauds at
| the election reported that Ia Ous ward car
lied by Arthur false bDttOmei ballot box
was used, which concealed over one huu.
| dred tickets that in another ward a
| judge was caught with one hundred
tickets up his sleeve, aud in still another
ward that judge had been paid s2O to
call out Arthur's lame whenever IL ap'
peared on Blaine tickets. This latter
| charge the judge acknowledged.
In the Ohio convention. after nJm'ult
ing j. b. Foraker for delegate at large,
the convention elected VIM. Mckinley aud
Marcus 4. Hanna in the same way. 4
motion to suspend the rules and elect
| Beatty, another sherman man, by accla
nation, was lost The ballotius for the
fourth delegate proceeded amid cousidera
| BILE excitement aud loud shouting by the
Sherman men for Beatty and by the sup
porters of Blaine for Judge West The
ballot resulted in the election of West by
a vote of 800 to 2j7.
"rhe largest Democratic state convention
ever held in Iowa" met in Burlington. J
B. Hall, Of Des Mpines, WAS chosen por
| mauept chairman. Resolutions were adopt
ed favorng revenue and tariff reform anC
opposing prohibition legislation. The
delegates TO the national convention wer,
not instructed, but are said to bo all il
favor of Tilden.
Tho Michigan Republican convention
met in Grand Rapids. Tho delegates a.
large 10 the national convention are
headed by Congressman HOrr. Noprefer
ences were expressed. The district dele
gates are divided between Blaine auC
| Efmuuds, the former having majority
| Massachusetts, chose some more Ed.
munds delegates yesterday Name turned
| up in spots for Blaine Vermont and Min
uesota for Edmunds.
The Greeuback Labor convention Of Al.
legheuy county, Pa, elected delegates t.
the Indianapolis convention, and endorsed
| Is. +. Butler tor president.
The Greenback state convention o
Maine met in Lewiston, elected delegates
to Indianapolis, aud resolved in favor 0
| General Butler for pres dent.