Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-26
Progress Of the Campatrn.

Progress Of the Campaign.
WHAT THE CANDIDATES ARE DOING AND WHAT THEY
ARE GOING TO Do-coNGREssIoNAL NOMINEES
STATE CONVENTIONS, ETC
1t has beeh arranged that Mr. Blaine shall visit
Indianapolis on Thursday, october I'd Gen. Butler
and ex-Gov. St John will be there on that day and
Will, It Is said speak from the same platform with
MIR. Blaine.
Governor Cleveland will 20 to Buffalo some time
next week. probably Thursday, it being his first
Vislt 10 MS home since his nomination.
Gen. butier made political speech at the Grafton
A mass meeting of Cleveland and Hendricks
ciuDs was neid at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, and
Drought together democratic assemblage OF
four different stands, by ex-senator Thurman,
Senator-elect Payne. Gov. McLane, senators Bay
ara ana pendleton, Gen. Collins, OF Boston, and
t0fchilght demonstration. A letter from Gov.
CleVelano was read, regrettng his inability to be
present and setting forth reform the chief issue
seriously tnjurng Gen. j. w. Denver
~, Al wheeling, West Va, Gen. Logan, ex-senator
Powell Powell Clayton OF Ark and Gen Nathan Con ad
grounds In the afternoon, and at night Hon. W. D.
heLey spoke on the subject OF protection A street
night Mr.. Logan left Wheeling this morning for
Cleveland to meet Mr.. Blaine.
Inc 1OllOWlng nominations for Congress were
mace yesterday: Eighteenth Pennsylvania district,
A. ). Patterson, democrat; same district, L E. At
klnson, republican, renomnated. Colorado, Charles
s: Thomas, Of Leadville, democrat. sixth Massa-
chusetts district, H. b. lowering, democrat. re-
nominated Sixth Kentucky district, j. J. Ian
da, dGnm, republican. Montana, Joseph K. Toole,
N. Campbell republican, renoninated sixth fl!i-
nols district. Thomas Butterworth, democrat, and
ern e. D. aIs1Tcl Rhode Island
A. B Chadsey, prohibtionists.
The Colorado democratic convention yesterday
aeopted opted platform favoring the unlimited coinage
enemy OF silver. The state ticket was completed.
Alva Adams is the candidate for governor and An
ernor. Charles s. Thomas, OF Leadvil!e. was nomi.
nated % lor Congress- and presidential electors were
The South Carolina republican convention made
tne iollowlng nominations: For governor, D. T..
Corbin, OF Charleston; lieutenant governor, D. A.
sIraker tcolored Richland; adJutant and Inspector
general T. j. St0lbrand, Richland treasurer, C. C.
MCCOY, Chester; secretary OF state, r. L. Smith,
4coOred), CharleSton; superintendent OF education
sx Rev Joshua Joshua Wilson !colored Darlington attor
general, E. j. Sawker, Marlboro. The platform
committee did not complete its work, and all mat
tIe tIis persnng 10 platform, &C, were referred to
Blaine ana Logan club, comprising many dem
ocratic ish.Anercans, has been organized In Co
lumDia county, Pa.
The democratic congressional conference OF the
twentieth PENNSYLVANIA district Is likely TO result
In tne de1eat OF Ex-GOv. Curtin.
Az meetlng or the New York state executive
committee OF the national (greenDack) party yes
lerday the resignation OF George O. Jones as an
eiector-a-large was demanded, and his call for a
meeting OF the party at Albany on October 9Th
Was denounced as unauthorized
Iongr. ss!nan beiord, OF Colorado, says that the
only truth there is In the story that he would run
as an independent candidate for Congress is the
Iact that he received such proposition and de-
publican party.
hon. John M. Moring, OF North Carolina, ex-
speaker OF the lower house OF the legislature and
prominent Democrat, has come out for Blaine and
against the democratic state ticket.
mere was meeting OF the Ir1sh-American
night