The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-04-12
Political Notes.

The Republican primary elections held in
Berks county on Saturday afternoon show an
almost unanimous sentiment for Blaine and
Lincoln.
Nearly twenty Republican County Conven-
tons were held on Saturday in Illinois. In
all but one of them, as far as known, Logan
delegates were chosen.
A poll of the leading business men of Knox
vile, Tenn, shows that the Democrats favor
Tilden almost unanimously, whilst Blaine is
the favorite of the Republicans.
The Republican Conference of the Tenth
Congressional District of Pennsylvania met
on Saturday in Bethlehem, and selected Blaine
delegates to the National Convention.
The Democrats of Kanawha county, West
Virginia, on Saturday elected delegates to
their state convention. The Democratic
leaders of that and other portions of the state
are said to favor Tilden for President.
The Democratic convention of Pennsylvania
met at Allentown on Wednesday and selected
delegates to the national convention at Chi
cago. Hon. Samuel J. Randall was Endorsed
for the Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency.
At meeting of the colored Republican
voters of the Fourth Congressional District of
Maryland, held in Baltimore, Monday even
ing, Il resolution declaring themselves entitled
to the District delegate to the Chicago Con-
vention was adopted.
Ex-senator Conkling has not, as recently
reported, become reconciled to Mr., Blaine.
1t is said that when somebody recently VEN
tured to interrogate the former on the subject,
the response was such an emphatic gesticula-
tory negative as will not speedily be forgotten.
Ex-Secretary Robson is making a strong
! fight fer Blaine delegation from New Jersey.
Mr.. Robson wants to go as a delegate to the
Chicago convention, where he proposes to
make ''the greatest effort of his life in Sec
ending the nomination of Mr.. Blaine. Should
Blaine be nominated and elected, it is under
stood that Mr.. Robson expects to secure the
naval portfolio.
The Young Mems Democratic Club of
Brooklyn gave dinner on Saturday night to
endorse the Morrison bill. Edward NJ. Shop
pard, President of the Club, presided, and
about $50 gentlemen sat down at the tables.
The principal toasts were responded to by
Senators Bayard and Pendleton, Congressman
Blackburn, Hurd, Slocum and Tucker, and
Andrew Mclean. Letters were received
from Coy. Cleveland, ex-senator Herman, eX=
GOV. English, ex- Mayor Grace, Congressman
Morrison and Hewitt, and Speaker Carlisle.
The New York Evening Post Republican,
of Monday devoted more than n column to n
savage personal attack upon Mr.. Blaine, and
practically gives notice that if he is nominated
it will bolt the ticket and support the Demo
cratic ticket. 1t divides its indictment of him
into six parts. Two of the counts charge him
with prostituting the speakership to forward
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad schemes;
the third with suspicious Northern Pacific
Railroad transactions; the fourth with break
ing his word regarding the Millgan letters;
the fifth with sensational, unsound and unsafe
administration of the Office of Secretary of
State, and the sixth with packing the conven-
ton and organizing literary bureaus.
The most authoritative exposition of the
attitude of Southern manufacturers toward
the proposed 20 per cent. reduction of tariff
rates yet put before the public is contained in
the reply of Mr.. W. II. Young, president of
the Eagle and Phoenix Manufacturing Com
pany, at Columbia, Ga, to a Georgia Con-
gresham, who had written him letter asking
what he thought would be the effect of the
enactment of the Morrison tariff bill on the
cotton industry of the South. Mr.. Young's
reply is that it would have no effect at all, but
if the reduction were carried good deal fur
theF the South would be greatly benefited.
In the lines of goods which the mills of the
South are now making, competition is not to
be feared from any quarter, aud if the tariff
were removed altogether, the only effect would
be that the Southern mills could then compete
as successfully with Old England as they now
do with New England.