The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-14
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

ROBERT INGERsoLI: If I had the privilege of
picking out the President would name John NJ
Harlan, of the United States Supreme bench
He came from Kentucky. He is about fifty
years of age, and is man of bravery and
splendid ability
REPRESENTATIVE HoRR, of Michigan, was
asked whether Michigan would send any Arthur
delegates to Chicago. He replied that he thought
the delegation would be divided between Blaine
and Edmunds He reported the latter to be
quite strong in Michigan.
Mr. WILLIAM D. ScH1EFER, of Fort Wayne,
who is a candidate for Treasurer of State before
the Republican State convention, is the present
sheriff of Allen county. Mr.. Schiefer received
5613 votes for sheriff in 1882, and a majority
over his Democratic competitor of 252
PHILADELPHIA Telegraph: That White Mans
Republican party, which certain citizens Of
Georgia are proposing to organize, will be an in
teresting curiosity when it gets into working or
der. Barnum ought to start some negotiations
for its purchase for he can doubtless get it, and
at tolerably moderate figures.
Iowa is still Blaine State" said Governor
B. R. Sherman, of Iowa, in an interview at the
Grand Pacific on Saturday, 'but think the dele
cation will come to Chicago uninstructed Ar
thur will no doubt have some of the delegates
He is regarded as a SAFE able and satisfactory
AN Angola correspondent writes: SIN Steuben
county the Republicans have the prestige of a
complete victory this spring with which to go
into the fall campaign. They elected twelve
trustees by increased majorities. They are
united, the old and young Republicans will pull
together in The harness for the election of the
nominees, and an old-time victory may be
looked for in Steuben."
The Hartford Conn Courant believes that
the Republicans can only be beaten in the presi-
Dental election by putting up a who has
not the confidence of the country. The party,
it says, may be embarrassed whom to select
but it can make mistake if it trusts itself to
its instinct of taking man of universal acknowl-
edged capacity and integrity, and does not
bother itself with the false politicians cry of
availability"
THE programme for another Democratic rec
onciiation has been mapped out This time it
will take place in Baltimore, and will consist of
the usual banquet and speeches. The failure of
the Democratic caucus to settle satisfactorily
the tariff issue is the principal ground on which
the meeting is called. All the great Democratic
leaders, including Mr.. Tilden, invited to be
present, and they will be expected to bring with
them plentiful supply of ''harmony." Where
they will obtain this desirable article is not
clear
THE Bangor Me. Commercial says that ex-
Chiefjustice John Appleton, of the Supreme
Court of Maine, has frequently declared that
while the prohibitory law may have worked well
in the country towns, he was inclined to believe
that high-cense law would work better in the
cities. He has also said that he regarded the in
clusion of lager beer in the prohibitory statute
as great mistake. 'These opinions of Judge
Appleton says the Commercial, ''are well I'M
derstood here, and we do not understand that he
has manifested the slightest disposition to qualify
or retract them"
Mr.. j. H. CLAYPooL, of Connersville, denies
that Mr.. r. NJ. Hawortb of Union, was nomi-
mated for joint representative at the primary on
Monday last. Mr. Claypool carried che county
of Fayette by ifty-four majority over all other
candidates. and he claims he is therefore en-
titled to the votes Of the nine delegates from
that county Mr. Haworth carried the county
of Union by majority of 400 over all other candi-
dates and is, therefore, entitled to the votes of
the five delegates from that county Mr. Clay
pool claims that, by the resolution of the 2Sth
of February, adopted by the central committee
of Fayette, he is the choice of that county.
A resolution subsequently adopted on the 9th
of April to the effect that the aggregate vote of
the two counties should govern the choice was
passed without his consent, and he claims it to
be of no binding effect upon him
GENERAL JosEPH.E. JOHNSTON has given his
views on the political situation, of which the
following is a brief synopsis: 1.-THE South will
not adopt the trade ideas of Messrs. Carlisle
Morrison and Watterson. Tilden and Hen
bricks were once elected but there will De no
old ticket this year-perhaps some other year
The Democratic party has no leader, and ought
to be ashamed of itself on general principles. In
fact, it ought to dissolve and unite with other
parties which have some principles in common
Blaine Conkling, Lincoln or Grant would be
the strongest Republican candidates in the
South, because each in his way is fighter
Finally, there is only one well-organized party
in the country to-day, and that is the Repub-
lican party" General Johnstons vigorously ex-
pressed views will cause weeping and gnashing
of teeth among the Democrats but there is no
doubt that in most things he hits the nail pretty
fairly on the head.