Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-28
HOME AND ABROAD.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THOMAS
A. HENDRICKS.
gan Prohibitionist Convention
The War in China-Turf
Matters
SPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE RrconD-usIos
DOMESTIC NEWS.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The American Party and the Prohibition
lists.
WASHINGTON August 27th.-The Ameri
can party, an anti-secret society and tenn
perance organization, having for Presiden
tial candidates Pomeroy and Conant, ha
its headquarters in this city Secretar,
Bailey, of the committee, thus outlined tn
purposes of the American party: "Th
proposition is to substitute st. John anC
Daniel for Pomeroy and Conant Thi
proposition reflects in no way on Mr.
Pomeroy. 1t is simply a question policy
| AT our Convention in Chicago st. John
name was mentioned, and it is likely tina
he would have been nominated, ex
cept that it was pretty well un
derstood that he was to be nominated
by the Prohibition party. OF course, as WI
were the weaker of the two parties tn,
Prohibitionists would not like to take theil
nomination secondhand from us. Oul
Convention however, showed its desire t.
work in harmony with the Prohibitionists
| by appointing fraternal committee to visi
| them at PittSburg. Our committee visited
| PittSburg, and intimated our preference fol
| ST. John. Whether that had any influence
or not, don't know; but st. John was
nominated. Now our Convention author
| lied its national committee to fill any va
cancies that might occur. MeSSrS. Pomeroy
and Conant will present letters to the COM
mittee, recommending that the party sup
port ST. John and Daniel, and expressing
| their own Willingness to withdraw This
proposition will undoubtedly meet with
| opposition from the radical members of the
party.
''Iyhen will your National Committee
meet?"
In about two weeks, either here or in
Chicago
DO not the principles of the parties diff
fer considerably ?n asked the reporter.
"They are united in sentiment upon the
temperance question: said Mr.. Bailey,
and upon the question of tariff or
finance. Both parties favor a conservative
course, and both favor civil service reform
but the ProhibitioniSts do not adopt the
anti Masonic features Of the American
party. We will support the men, and not
| their party"
is St John regarded as an anti-Mason?"
He has been a Free Mason said Mr.
Bailey, but has not, as I am informed,
attended a Lodge meeting for seventeen
years. He is, l am told practically with
us in sentiment, though he has never
made an issue of the matter If the propo-
Sition prevails" said Mr.. Bailey, -" we will
have a Prohibition headquarters here, as
well as our own
Another Letter from Hendricks - His
Views of the Cleveland Scandal.
DUBUQUE Iowa, August 27th.-The Her
aid will publish tomorrow the following
letter from Governor Hendricks, received
by citizen of this city, i'll answer 10 an
inquiry concerning rumors affecting a
change in the national Democratic ticket
consequent upon the reports against Gov
ernor Cleveland:
INDIASAPoLIS. August q, 1884
l have your letter of the 18th instant | can
not consider with favor your suggestion of a
change in the national ticket The action of
the Convention cannot now be recOnsidered,
must stand. and think il ought to stand | do
not agree with you in respect to the probable
result. think the probabilities are favorable to
the success of our ticket. The Cleveland scandal
viii not have weight with the people, and
ought not to have weight. It's unworthy of the
national contest. Three times Governor Cleve-
land has stood the test of popular canvass
once for the Office of Mayor of his own city
and each time he received the Endorsement of
his neighbors by vote largely above his party
strength. Whatever there may have been of the
scandal existing before that, it is not Just
either to him or the people, now to revive ii.
by his public record by his capability and
fitness for the discharge of responsible and i'm
portant public duties, and not by an old and
exploded private SANDER. Very respectfully,
yours, etc, T. A. HENDRICKS.
A Note of Alarm to the Republicans.
New YORK, August 27th.-The C0Bmer-
cidI this evening" in leader headed, "To
the Republican Committee, earnestly calls
attention to the following facts as POSSIBLE
ItipS While tho
New York are hopeful, less cheering re-
ports come from Ohio. The temperance
question is causing trouble there, and the
Democrats, making a quiet but apparently
effective canvass. are encouraged with the
outlook. The Republicans complain of
lack Of money for campaign expenses, while
the Democrats seem well supplied. From
accounts that come to us it appears that
while the National Committee is devoting
much of its time and its energies TO West
Virginia, the Democrats are quietly prepar-
ing to carry Ohio. One thing is manifest
namely. that this campaign is not to be
mere child's play. Republican hand-organs
may assure their readers so, but the
Democrats are preparing to fight for
everything. Its managers will concentrate
their attention on a few States besides the
solid South, and their ability TO control the
votes of these States will determine the
election.
Senator Edmunds at a Republican Rally.
New YORK, August 27th.-A Tribune Bur
lington (Nt.) special says: Senator Ed
mundS presided at a notable Republican
rally here to-day The City Hall was
packed to overlooking. He said Very
close study and observation of the preach
ings and practices of the Democratic party
in Congress and the country have demon
strated TO my mind that the safety and the
welfare of the people of the United States
continue to demand its exclusion from
power Whatever doubts or difficulties may
embarrass our countrymen here or else
where, ii seems to me, in the present atti-
tude of political affairs. the defeat of the
Democratic party is fairly paramount to
any other. 1t has been wrong for more
than quarter of a century, and | fear it
will be so for as long time TO come.
Logan in Illinois.
ROCKFORD Qll.), August 27tt.-General
Logan arrived at noon to-day on a special
train from Chicago, and was escorted to his
hotel by detachment of the q. A. r. In the
party accompanying the Senator were ex-
Governor Oglesby and a number of other
well known gentlemen. Mayor Taggart
delivered an address of welcome Logan re-
oi'piiNilii- bAiOhNs INillliS buC
General Logan made short speech to an
assemblage numbering 5000, on the sub
iect of tariff and labor. There was a
torch-light procession tonight in honor of
the visitor. The special train, with the
distinguished passengers, returned TO Chi
cago at a late hour.
Michigan Prohibition Convention.
LANSING, August 27th.-At 10 o'clock this
morning the Prohibition State Convention
was called to order under temporary organ
ization. \ committee was appointed and
recess taken until this afternoon.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
LANSING, August 9th. This afternoon
the Union Prohibition Convention adopted
resolutions recognizing God as the ruler of
all; asking the support of all opposing the
liquor traffic, and all desiring better gov
eminent and civil service reform pledging
favorable action in behalf of the interests
of the laboring men, regarding it mex
pedient to fuse; favoring woman suffrage;
indorsing the platform of the National Pro-
hibihon Convention; calling attention to
the lack of principle in fusion; claiming
that the Republican party was unable to
grapple with the liquor question \ full
State ticket and electors were nominated
The Arrested Oklahoma boomers s.
Statement by Captain Payne.
Fort SMITH (Ark.), August 27th.-An
Associated Press reporter to-day visited
poypa and bic