The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-09
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THE New York World informs its readers that
no Republican is so obnoxious to Mr.. Tllden as
Senator Edmunds.
EMORY A. SToRRs thinks that if Blaine is to be
nominated he must be chosen within three bal
lots. He thinks the delegates for the Kennebec
statesman will not stick.
CLEVELAND Herald (Rep.( There is Just lit
tie bit of talk in the East about Grant They
had better have care about his name too near
the Republican convention. 1t is loaded.
THE Lowell Mail is quite sure that General
Butler will not add to the attractions of the Dem
ocratic national convention by his presence but
will send his eloquent spokesman to present his
claims, ex-Mayor Palmer
THE New York Tribune has not made good
guess about the Republican presidential nomi-
nation for twentyf four years. 1t said that LIN
coin would not be renominated that Grant would
not be nominated either time and so on
SAMUEL J. TILDEN alive is my first choice"
said Maine Democrat few days since "and
Samuel ]. Tilden dead is my second choice. -
This goes 10 prove that the Democrats who have
been voting for jackson for forty years are aware
that he is dead.
THE report that Mr. Kellogg, of Louisiana,
threatens to take the delegation Of that State to
Mr.. Blaine, because OF the attempt to punish
him as a starrouter will not hurt the President
or anybody else. except the candidate who gets
the votes on that ground
CIvL-sEBvICE Commissioner Gregory says
there is nothing in the law to prevent govern
ment officials from attending political conven-
tons as delegates or otherwise. They are only
prohibited from using their official authority to
influence or cOerce the political action of their
subordinates.
THE Republicans of Button, Wells county,
have organized fine club having about 120
names to the call, The officers are: Asbury
Duglay, president; George H. G. Townsend,
vice-president; Emanuel Mosiman, secretary;
Louis C. Davenport corresponding secretary;
Adolph j. Tribolat treasurer; Henry White, ser
geant-at arms.
THE Massachusetts delegates TO the Repub
lean national convention have chosen Senator
Hoar chairman of the delegation, Mr. Grape vice
chairman, and John F. Andrew, of Boston, sec
rotary. Most of the delegation will go from Bos-
ton in special cars, on tho evening of May 30,
and will reach Chicago on Sunday two days be-
fore the convention
Boston Journal The New York World
Dem publishes long screed about Senator
Edmunds to show that he is not reformer. 1t
advises the Republicans to nominate Mr.. Blaine;
SO does the New York Sun, the Washington Post
and other Democratic papers. 1t is the only
topic on which the Democratic press is agreed at
the present time III.
JUDGE LUKE P. POLAND of Vermont is not
believer in woman suffrage. He thinks their
interests are protected, and as a member of Con
gress he dissents from the bill reported The
Judge says: 1.-The Office and duty which nature
has devolved upon woman during all the active
and vigorous portion of her life would often rem
der it impossible and still more often indicate
for her to appear and act in caucuses. conven
tons or elections, or to act as member of
Legislature or as juror or judge
WASHINGTON letter: General "Joes Hawley,
of Connecticut who was born in North Carolina,
is regarded as promising dark horse. The pres
tige of North Carolina nominees for the presi-
dency has been one of uniform success Polk,
Andrew Jackson and Andrew johnson were all
natives of North Carolina. jackson was sup
posed for many years to have been native of
South Carolina, but recent investigations are
said to have discovered that he was born little
distance north of the South Carolina line in
North Carolina. This good fortune of North
Carolina presidential candidates gives the friends
of Joe Hawley some encouragement. General
Hawley is a native of North Carolina and is
very popular in that State. In most celebrated
book of local biography joe Hawley holds the
leading place