The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-29
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THE Boston Globe says Carl Schurz's regular
terms to speak are $3.50 a night and expenses, to
either party"
SIXTY-FoUR counties in Texas did not vote at
the last presidential election. Many of them
have since been organized and will be heard
from this year.
EX-SENATOR CRAGIN, of New Hampshire, tells
the Tribune that, in his opinion, Senator Ed
munds is the preference of the Republicans of
that State for President.
THE Boston Herald Ind puts this conun-
drum 'If New York wishes to set up proper
measure oil man fit to be made President why
doesn't she name William NJ Evarts as her
choice"
A DIsGUsTED Missouri Democrat says that the
Democratic national convention will be spoken
of as mo. g" and its platform as mo 3" all
because it has been called at Chicago after the
Republican convention.
PHILADELPHIA Record: ''Mr Bob Ingersoll
thinks Mr.. Blaine will be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for President. Straws
show which way the wind blows. Mr.. Ingersol
Is not straw; he is the wind itself"
IT is understood that Mr. Louis Kimmel, of
Lafayette who has been so prominently men
toned in connection with the Office of Secretary
of State upon the Republican ticket, will not be
candidate before the convention He has con-
cluded to make the race for treasurer of Tippe-
canoe county.
The Prohibition party in Connecticut has
called State convention, to be held at Hartford
on March 4, to nominate delegates to the nation
al convention to be held in Pittsburg on May
81, and to nominate candidates for State Offices
and. if deemed advisable members of Congress
and presidential electors.
COLONEL WILLIAM c. WILSON, of Lafayette,
win be presented for the Office of Attorney-gen-
eral before the Republican State convention.
Colonel Wilson has fine record as a soldier, is
an able lawyer. and is public speaker of I'M
usual ability He will, doubtless, be backed by
the solid support of the Ninth congressional dis
trict.
Iowa has four Democrats in the present con
gressional delegation and several of the Repub-
lican members were electedin 1882 by small ma
jorities The facts have awakened an early in
terest in the canvass in the districts The cam
paign promises to be a sharp ore the Democrats
endeavoring to hold the ground they have won
while the Republicans will strive to make the
delegation solidly Republican, as in years past.
| THE Democratic Governor of Kansas has de-
vised neat political trick in the district repre-
scented by the late Congressman Haskell, there
are about 5000 Dunkards, or Seventh-day Bap-
fists, and they are nearly all Republicans Gov,
ernor Click has therefore fixed the date of the
special election to fill the vacancy on Saturday,
the idea being that good Republican Dunkards
won't go to the polls on their Sunday, while if
wicked Democrats will, so much the better. But
it is popularity of such tricks that they usual
ly develop good deal of the boomerang charac-
ter.
The resolution of the Miami county conven-
ton respecting the congressional nomination
was as follows:
AS expression of this convention, Be it resolved
that the Republicans of Miami county in conven-
ton assembled would indorse the candidacy of the
| Hon. James N Tyner for the nomination for Con
gress for this congressional district. That in
favor of presenting his name to the nominating
vention of the party to be hereafter called well
knowing his eminent abilities to make vigorous can
vass, that in judgment would result not only in
his triumphant election but also add strength to the
whole Republican ticket. Should this expression
meet with favorable response elsewhere and result in
his nomination. pledge the hearty and undivided
support thereto of the Republicans of this county