Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-17
IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS.
GOOD NEWS FROM ALL POINTS.
LAYING Campaign Plans Token. or suec,..
Pouring Into the


The New York Heraid q, vo,,..,..
The headquarters Of tho N.,,ono JaI n says'
| cratic Committee had. as usuaI = nunoran.
throng OF visitors Yesterday Charles =
| Thomas, member Of the National Commit'
| tee, from Colorado. made bis tirst annear.
anee. ana was Received with n warm wei.
come by the members OF the snb.comm;,.
| tee, consisting Of Messrs. Rarnum. Jonas
| Thompson, aud Smallcy. He WINS show,
over the building, and the processes OF the
campaign-machinery were fully exclaimed
to him.. Inc advisory committees OF the
Nationai ana State Committees were I'm sea.
sion ior several hours, and a great deal OF
campaign business was Transcend.
Among tue VISITORS were State Senator
James w. NcGralh, OF Missouri: Dwight
Morris. {. l.. Bowers, and Frank Wheeler.
OF Connecticut; Don VI. Dickinson, Michi.
Gan; G. a. Thomas. Denver. Col; John
i. Scott, Terre IIIute. Ind; Henry W.
Livingston, Plainiieid, y. j.; J. rallmin
Waters. Nyack; V. *. Stevenson. Senator
seebacher, and eX-llayor Cooper, New
York city.
Ex-senator W. II. Barnum. chllrman OF
the National Democratic Committee, was
on duty at the headquarters at No. II west
| Twenty'iourth street, and was visited by
large number OF prominent Democrats
from different sections Of the country In
relation 10 the business OF the campaign.
He WIS for some time In consultation with
Messrs. Thomp-on. Smalley, and Jonas, OF
the Executive Committee, and Mr. Don VI.
Dickinson. the national committeeman
from Michigan. and also MesSrs Roswell
=. Flower. Edward Cooper. and w. +.
Smith. chairman OF the State Executive
Committee.
The following prominent Democrats have
been invited 10 cooperate with the National
Committee during the campaign in their
respective localities, with the concurrence
| 81 The state and local organizations: J. Il.
Mcpherson, Of New Jersey; Smith VI.
Weed, jonathan Scoyille, William X. Ira
ycrs. Willis James, II. III. Porter, Edward
Cooper, Nathaniel Wheeler. of C0nnecl-
cut: l.. u. Letter and John Il. Mclean, OF
Washington. ID. C.: n. G.. Davis. OF West
Virginia; John G.. Priest, OF Missouri, and
j. q. Brown, OF Georgia.
EX-Judge Scott, OF Terrc Hautc. Indi-
ana. assured the committee that the State
OF Indiana VIII give Cleveland and Hem
dricls not less than $1,000 majority.
WHAT The CORRESPONDENCE rNDiC iTEs.
Among the letters IN yesterdays mail is
one from Davenport, Iowa. which says
L" Tic Democratic plrtyIn this state shows
more vitality than I have ever seen before
sincc nv coming here in 1854. In orr town
oi 5000 inhabitants we have already nine
Cley,l land aud Hendricks clubs. and three
more ORGANIZING. Since my return from
ihc Fa.i ( ind the Cleveland sentiment in
the West stronger than expected. think
Indiana certain, Ohio probable, and there
Is a iair chance in Wisconsin, while in Hi
moi. there are many cautious and conscrvl-
tive men who believe the STATE will De car
ried for Harrison and the national ticket"
4 communication from Adrian. Mich,
accompanying large order Ter copies OF
Grover ClcYcland'> public record. says:
= We don't want them for defensive pur-
| yo.os. bui the reverse. We shall get 4
| large share 81 the Republican vote. and
| viii EJECT Colonel EldrGge to Congress"
Among the notices Of Cleveland and Hen
| dricks clubs received j. one from Vim
c,nncs. Ind, Of four hundred. chiefly me-
| thanics. over enc hundred OF whom were
! formerly Republicans, and who are about
| 10 cast their first presidential vote. Knox
county. Ind, will give Cleveland and Hen
! dricks loo majority. an increase OF 300
| Cleveland clubs gre reported from Oak
! town. FrcCland,yile. Edwardport, Blck-
| hfll. BiuttNlht. f.NiIO' wy, W u'Attdlu'
SanbOrn. and Deckcrs.
From Whitewater. Wis. il is reported
that eighty-iye Republicans have joined
the Cleveland Club. including the prcsi-
| Dent Of the Garfield Club OF 1880, and Pre-
| >iGeBt Slearns. OF the State Normal School.
The State Democratic Committee re-
cciyed large nail containing encouraging
! reports OF the progress OF the campaign.
| One letter from Allegheny county reported
| that in enc OF its election districts there
! were eighteen Cleveland Republicans. the
| same number OF Prohibition Republicans,
| und one Democrat who will not support
| Cleveland.
| WHY Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR DAVIS Is
INDIGNANT.
II il reported that eX-United States Sena-
| iOr II. G.. Davis. OF West Virginia, Is high
| " indignant at the assumption on the pat
81 the Republicans tha. because Mr.. ElSIps
is enGeaYoring TO carry that State for
| Blaine. and Mr.. Eikins happens TO be the
| cy.SenatOr's sOn-in law, therefore the eX-
senator will be lukewarm in support OF
| Cleveland. Mr.. Davis Is not unmindiui OF
| the great honOrs showered upon him by
| his PARTY, and announces his purpose to do
all in his power to insure its success in Oc-
| tober and November. lie l. naturally in
| ccnsed at the indicate manner IN which
| Republicans have spoken OF his relations
toward Elkns ald other offensive insinul-
| items against his party fealty. Ii Is not I'M
| likely that Mr.. Davis will throw himself
| into the canvass Tor Cleveland with more
than his wonted ardor and I'LL OF his accus-
| toned success.
! GERMANS FOR CLEVELAND.
| Over \ hundred Germans met last eye
ming in Neith's Hall. No. 29j east Third
street. and organized themselves into
Cleveland and Hendricks campaign club.
| Mr.. }. LoowenStcin, who was elected chair
man. spoke at length OF the many msleeds
OF the Republican party during it, term Of
Office. OF the high hopes and lofty aims OF
the Democratic party at the present mo-
| mcn,, OF Cleycland's mblemished record !.
Mayor Of Buffalo and a. Governor o. New
York, OF Blaine's trickery and knayish mis-
use Of Lis official position, and OF the GER
tainiy that. until bare-iaced corruption was
cast out OF the land. America could never
hope TO attain the felicity oi that Scriptu-
| raj country which is ever flowing
with milk and honey, and ever abundant
In sweetness and light. Referring 20 the
charge that Cleveland lacked experience,
| and was a tyrO As fGf as regards statesman
| ship, he msintainsd that the man who had
been IGNORED by the citizens Of Buffalo a
the best mayor their city had ever had aud
| who, as the Governor Of the most powerful
State in the Union, had won almost as high
| a reputation as Samuel j. Tildeu, had &C.
quired nober aud more thorough
knowledge Of stateerait than the man who,
during his many years OF political life, had
NOT alone originated no great measure, but
| hfd suffered his hands to be stained with
| blibcs, and his own penonal aggrandize-
meut 10 become Of more importance TO him
than the honor and wel-being Of the Com
| mOnveal,b.
Dir. Leopold Garde pointed ont that the
Democratic party was the party OF true
| liberty. and that 1t behooyed all Germans
who desired to be faithful 20 the traditions
| Of their Fatherland 10 stadd by one another
| in this great crisis and cast unanimous
! vote for the two men whose records were
| untarnshed and whose names were SYM
bois OF purity and uprightness.
| Mr.. Young drew attention TO the charges
| that had been made against Cleveland on
account OF his treatment OF Maria Hslpin,
| and cOntrasted the honorable verdict given
| Nv his fellow. citizens in his favor with the
| silence observed by Blaine's admirers in
regard 10 the many charges OF chicanery
| ard malversation made against the Repub-