Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-07
What the Politicians Are Doing.

BLAINE AND BUTLER-TAMMANY NOMINATIONS FOR
CoSGREsS-PULITZER A CANDIDATE, ETC.
Mr.. Blaine made tariff speecn at Grafton,
West Virginia, yesterday. Large crowds greeted
him at all the small towns through which he
passed during the morning, and at Grafton there
was large mass meeting. After his speech there,
which was very enthusiastically receivedpth the party
CONTINUED their tour, turning again towards the
O.iiO river.
Gen. Butler spoke for thirty minutes to the crowd
OF citizens who me; him at the depot at Kalamazoo,
Mich. yesterday. denOuDcing the civil service re-
form law as taking away the privileges OF the
people and creating Glasses. He spoke at Lansing
last night, and then atarted for Iowa
The fammany hall convention in New York city
last night nominated congressional candidates
he surprise OF the evening was tue nomination Of
Joseph Pulitzer, editor OF the New York World, In
the niuth district, in which Large majority OF The
follows: sixth district, N. Muller seventh district.
John j. Adams; eighth DISTRICTS. S. Cox; ninth dis
trict, Joseph Pulitzer tenth district, Abram S.
Hewitt; eleventh district, John Hardy; Twelfth dis
trict, orlando b. Potter; thirteenth district. Egbert
L. Vfele. The German Independent Cluizens as
sociationS OF the county also held congressional
conventions. In the sixth. eighth and tenth dis
trlclS the Taminany candidates were nominated.
In The other districts conference committees were
appointed.
The democrats of Massachusetts have nominated
Richard 5. SpoGord, who is well Known In this city,
for Congress from the seventh district {Ben. But
lers OLD distticO, and reports received al demo-
cratic headquarters to-day say that his election Is
almost certain. The democracy OF the Third Mas
sachusetts district have nominated Horatio E.
Swasy for Congress. Hon. Geo. A. Post was re-
nominated last night
The greenbacker5 Of Mississippi yesterday pro-
posed fusion with the republicans of that state
on the presidential ticket, tut the latter refused
the offer. II IS thought that Butler ticket will
be put in the field.
During BlaineS reception at Wheeling, West Va.
Charles Codwell, well-known lawyer and dem
ocrdt, declared himself for Blaine, and addressed
Tie Blaine meeting.
The constitutional amendment for biennial elec-
tionS and sessions OF the legislature was car
ried in Connecticut yesterday. Hartford voted
against prohibition; many OF the Smaller towns
for II.
The republicans made gains 10 the town elections
throughout Connecticut yesterday.
Henry Ward Beecher has addressed letter to
Gen. r A. Alger, republican candidate for COY.
ernor OF Michigan. with relation to a telegram
statement accredited to Mr.. Beecher that Blaine
had offered the naming OF q congressional COM
mittee 10 JOY II he would take Little Rock bonds
OF his (Blaine's} hands Mr.. Beecher says that
statement to him at private dinner: "When q
difficulty occurred In regard TO certain lands In the
southwest in which was Interested a committee
was about TO be appointed by Congress to examine
Through friend asked Mr. Blaine to have one
sound lawyer appointed on that committee
In a day or TWO Mr. Blaine sent me word
through friend that he had certain deprecated
bonds, and that II / would enable him 10 place
them at par I could have my committee as
wanted it."
Mrs Lockwood. the equal rights candidate for
the presidency. has :een invited by the editor OF
Thompson 10 visit the Louisville exposition, and
Will be there some time between tho 18th and s5th
instant.
senator Bayard is to leave Deer Park, Nd, To-
day for Ohio. He intends to speak at Lima on the
9th, Cincinnati on the 10th, Cleveland on the 18TH
and Chicago on the 18th.