The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-08-02
Political Notes.

Three Cleveland and Hendricks clubs have
already been formed in Staunton Va, with an
aggregate of 400 members
A large number of influential Republicans
of Rockland, county, N. Y, have enrolled
themselves as members Of the Cleveland and
Hendricks clubs.
II is announced that M. Isaac N Mills,
Superintendent of the Delaware Railroad, and
for years one of the leaders of the Republican
party in Delaware, when the Stalwarts, under
Dick Harrington's rule, had control of the
machinery, refuses to support Blaine, and will
do all he can to aid in Cleveland's election.
At a meeting in Utica, N. Y, to organize
a Blaine club, the audience insisted on a
speech from Judge William j. Bacon. lead
ing Republican. The Judge responded, but
surprised his audience in declaring that he
could not vote for Blaine, for the reason that
he ibid not believe him honest, upright and
sincere"
The New York correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun says: The prospects for the over
whelming success of the Democratic ticket in
this State are daily increasing. The move
ment in the Republican ranks against Blaine
is growing rapidly, is more pronounced in
tone than was the opposition to Folger in 1882,
and promises to increase it in magnitude.
A grand torchlight procession and welcome
to the returning delegates from the National
Democratic Convention took place in San
Francisco Monday evening. The procession
was more than a mile in length, and COM
prised all the Democratic organizations in the
city. The streets were jammed with specta.
tors. who cheered enthusiastically for Cleve-
land and Hendricks as the procession passed
by.
The Democratic barbecue at Lexington, Ky,
on Tuesday was an immense affair. Over ter
Thousand persons were present in the grove
There were several speakers, including VIII
lam Dorsheimer, of New York, Senator Black
burn, Senator Voorhees, and Gen. Durbir
Ward. Eighty-fve oxen, south down sheer
and hogs were roasted whole in trenches anC
served with wagon loads of bread, roast fowls
vegetables, &c.
The Wytheville (Va.) Enterprise, says
ssFrom 800 to 500 former Readjusters, of Dem
ocratic antecedents, in this county, recognize
the fact that the Readjuster party is a thing o
the past, and will now wheel into line in sup
port of Cleveland and Hendricks. Quite
number of them were participants in the rati
fication meeting last Monday. 1t is safe, W,
think, to predict that our county will give
Democratic majority of from 500 to 600.
A Republican employer said to his hire:
man: s'1f you vote for Cleveland and Hen
bricks you will vote for reduction of you
wages The reply Of the laborer was-s'I
yOu SOf M. lOu "Ouiu ~
only vote for Cleveland and Hendricks bu
YOU would bend all your energies to secur,
their election That settled the boss aal
exposed the fallacy Of the reasoning Of suci
Republicans who drum up shallowpretexts Il
the effort to work upon the iaboring mans
fears of reduction Of wages. a.i5l
A meeting of the Indepedent Republican
was held in Philadelphia on Monday. A per
inanent organization was effected under tn,
name of the Association of Republicans ant
Independents of the City of Philadelphia,
and the following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Henry c.. Lea; first vice president
Stuart Wood; second vice president, JOSEPH
Parrish; secretary, Lincoln L. Eyre; treasurer
Samuel Wagner, Jr Aresolution was adopt
ed declaring that s.the paramount issue of tn,
presidential election OF this year is mora
rather than political" and reeommends th,
use of all honorable means to accomplish TIL
defeat Of Blaine and Logan.