The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-03
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THE sound of McDonalds name is now scarcely
heard in the land.
A PHOTOGRAPH of Ben Butler hangs outside a
Broadway window with this inscription: Some
Day. Who Knowssn
IT is said that after the Chicago convention the
Flower boom will be used by the delegates to
make button-hole bouquets
ATToRNEY-GENERAL GRAY, of Delaware, will
make the speech nominating Senator Bayard in
the Democratic national convention.
MAJOR CALKINs has accepted an invitation to
deliver the first formal speech of the campaign
at Richmond The date has not yet been Sc
looted.
JUDGE RoBERT S. TAYLOR, of Fort Wayne, Is
the author of the Republican State platform, and
w. H English is the author of the Democratic
platform M
'THE Democrats. SO far as am informed,
says Mr.. Reed, Of Georgia, aare for Hendricks
for Vice-president They want him second on
the ticket, no matter who is given the first
place."
THERE are some hints that Governor Robin
son. of Massachusetts, may not consent to accept
denomination this fall He was reluctant to
give up his congressional career last year, and is
said to think now that some other man should
be called upon to make a sacrifice for the party.
The independent free-traders of Boston are
chagrined at the conclusive evidence that their
revolt is not spreading through the State. On
the contrary, Massachusetts, Republicans have
been aroused to unusual activity and energy by
the SANDER and disaffection which were expected
to corrupt them.
THE New Orleans Picayune decides that the
Democratic candidate must come from the East,
and probably from New York, but ventures to
remind the convention that ex Governor Inger-
soil, of Connecticut; Joel Parker, of New Jersey,
or better than either of them, General Hancock,
would prove an excellent solution Of the prob
lem.
sCoNGREssMAN BAyNE, of Pennsylvania, ex
plicitly denies the report thathe designs to make
contest for Mr. Cameron's seat in the United
States Senate 81 shall not be candidate
under any circumstances" says Mr.. Bayne; 'sf
my constituents of the Twenty third district
elect me- / shall come back to the House for
another term. That is the extent of my, ampi
ton at present
THE New York Sun serves warning as follows:
''The phraseology, the precise form of words is
of little Importance but the principle of SO adj
justing duties on imports as to put the American
laborer and producer fully in situation to com
pete with the foreign laborer and producer must
be clearly and indisputably set FORTH or the
game Is up at the beginning, and playing it out
will only be matter of ceremony"
GLOBE -DEMocRAr 1t would surprise no close
observer to see the choice, narrow down to Bay
ard and Mcdonald. Mr.. Payne can hardly rise
with the Standard Oil Company on his back
Buffers ambition is not regarded seriously save
by his henchmen. The General win not have
the undivided vote of his own State. But, after
all little about the canvass is certain at this
moment beyond the gradual decline of Cleveland
stock
THE New York Tribune wisely remarks that
the national Democratic convention can scarcely
| do better than to insert the following tariff
plank in its PLATFORM s.keso|yed, That we notice
| with feelings too deep for. utteraHee that the
| New York Democratic State convention re-
spending to the cowardice of its lack of conyic-
ton, declined to say anything about the tariff;
and, inasmuch as the rest of us are troubled
| with the same complaint, we heartily adopt the
| tariff plank Of the Now York Democracy as our
| own I f
THE new Blaine and Logan badge, as author
lied by the Maine Republican State committee
has appeared. It is typical of the part which
| the Pine Tree State bears in the campaign. At
the top is gided pine cone, life size. To the
| stem Of the cone is tied red ribbon bearing the
words, srFhe woods are full of Them Below this
| is white ribbon, with the words, Blaine and
Logan At the base Of the cone is a broad rib
/ bon of blue which bears the motto, ave mean
victory with the Man from Maine and the Black
/ IdB1o VI 1AAtiAoAo-
In one Of its column-and-a-half paragraphs,
the London Times gravely announces that mr..
| Sherman, formerly Secretary Of the Treasury
and an important parsonage in Ohio, has an
no need that he will support the Democratic
ticket The South is believed to be still solid
4 on the Democratic side, although great part of
| Mr. Blaine's majority at Chicago last Week con
sisted of the Southern negro delegates represent
ing no serious political strength" 1t adds that
presidential candidate since the earliest days Of
| the republic.
THE New York correspondent Of the Boston
Herald wrote as follows to his paper last Satur-
day: 1--WE. who mingls with the Democrats,
know that Blaine is regarded as very forlnida-
Bile opponent, and that the ticket Of Blaine and
Logan is looked upon with great deal OF appre-
hension by Democrats in whose hands the reins
Of power rest The opposition to Blaine began
rather pronouncedly 1t was too Yiruleut to
last Its very extravaganza acted like boom