The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-17
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

The st. Louis Chronicle, prominent Demo
cratic paper, bolts the Cleveland ticket and pre-
diets its defeat.
PROFESSOR SLLDIAN says he would rather
see Blaine President with the Republican party
back of him than George Washington elected by
Democratic votes.
DR.. EGLE's Historical Register for June gives
an account of 1.-THE Family of Blainen in Penn
sylvania, starting with James Blaine, who set
tied in Cumberland county prior to 1745
OF LOCO men employed at the Mccormick
reaper factory, in Chicago, most of whom have
hitherto voted the Democratic ticket it is stated
on Democratic authority that fully 80 per cent.
win vote for Blaine.
BOSTON Journal: What will Butler do2 The
Journal ventures to suggest that he will run for
Congress in the Eighth congressional district.
In fact, we may say that we almost know that
such is the intention.
Mr.. GEO. Il. BOXER, of Philadelphia, who will
take an active part in the campaign in his State,
declares that the Union League has not been so
unanimous and enthusiastic for any other candi-
date since the war as it now is for Mr.. Blaine.
THE Republican campaign in Maine will open
about month from this time. Many of the
ablest speakers of the Republican party will take
the stump during the canvass, and large ma
jority is expected at the September gubernato-
rial election.
GENERAL JOHN L. SWIFT, of Boston, says
that there are 5000 Irish-Americans in Massa-
chusetts who will vote for Blaine, and enough to
more than offset the independent Republican
vote in that State. He claims Massachusetts as
being sure for Blaine by a rousing majority
FRANK HURD approves of the Democratic
platform because "all idea Of protection Of any
kind is clearly excluded from it, Mr.. Converse
approves of it because the theory of protection
is fully recognized It is a platform ''broad
enough for all men to stand on with both feet"
CHICAGO Herald (Ind): If Grover Cleveland
has ever uttered word which would thrill the
Democratic heart, if he has ever taken decisive
ground on any issue Of national moment, if he
has ever framed sentence which will show him
to be fit leader for a great party, where is the
proof of It'll
THE State Republican committee of Maine
will meet at Augusta, Friday next, to map out
plan of campaign. 1t is expected that the first
of August, when General Logan is expected to
speak. Thereafter the canvass will be vigor-
ously pushed in the Pine-tree State.
COLONEL JOHN 7. CRISP, an ex-confederate
and long leading Democrat of Western Mis-
souri,, says he is for Blaine because he wants
man for President who has brains, courage and
character. He claims that during his travels
exrconfederates who were supporting Blaine.
THE division in the Democratic party of
Florida is causing serious alarm to the party
leaders. They carried the State in 1882 by less
thans 500 majority and the independents, who
have nominated State ticket this year. control
from q 600 to g. 600 votes. An energetic canvass
on the part of the Republicans would doubtless
give them the State.
GENERAL GARFIELD was nominated on the
d.of june and his letter Of acceptance appeared
July IL Mr.. Blaine was nominated june 6,
and, according to the above standard, his &C
ceptance is not due before July 16 This is said
to quiet the fears of those boiling papers that APP
pear to be worried about the time Mr.. Blaine is
taking up in the preparation of his letter.
IN his attack on Mr. Blaine, in the convention,
Carter Harrison resorted to free trade in facts,
and drew pathetic picture of Mr.. McSwiney,
the San Francisco cattle dealer, lying in Brit
ish dungeon, and appealing in vain to Secretary
Blaine to get him out. Without deciding, at
this moment, upon the merits of the case, it is
Just as well to explain that Mr.. Blaine had been
succeeded by Mr. Frelinghuysen before Mr.. Me-
Swiney's Imprisonment was brought to the at
tention of the State Department. After publicly
stating the facts in detail, last week, Judge
Cooney, of San Francisco who drew up the
Major HarrisoD's wild speech in the convention,
added II have been thus explicit because do
not wish injustice done to any man, as was GER
tainly done by Mayor Harrison in his structures
upon Blaine in this matter"