National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-23
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.


receive the lions share. II viii be conceded
the inayoralty. probably the comptrollership,
and two of the three common pless Judges.
The comfy democracy will be given the dis.
trict attorney. one common pleas Judge, and /
coroner. A strong effort was made to induce
.tohn Kelly TO stand for tho mayornlty hut he
has refused to allow his name to be used for
any public position whatever. Mayor Edison
Hugh j. Grant has many friends who are push
ing him. with lis record I'm opposition to the
broadway Surface railroad steal as their
trump card. Hon. 8. s. Cox was urged to be-
come a candidate. but refused on the ground
that he profcrred 10 stay i'm congress. Joseph
j. O'ponohue and ca. CONGRESSMAN Dupro are
also mt forward ms ovoilnblo candidates,
Whoever is mt forward for the nomination
must pledge himself TO rcappoint Hubert o.
Thomson commissioner of public works in
order To receive the s,ipport of the County
Democracy Thompson's \ present term expires
during Mayor Edsou's incunnbency. and II the
latter refiscs To reappoint him nm effort will
be made to have the present board of alder
men Law the nomination on the table until the
new mayor comes into Office.
Peter d. Olnuy wants to be his own SUCCESSOR
in the Office of district attorney, but the County
Democracy will insist that Col. John X. Fol
lows shall have the nomination, though ho is
obnoxious to Tammany. If the County Dom
ocracy Is Obstinate in its demands, the AMIGA
bic division of the spoils may not come oil.
Tammany is not noted for nny very tender re-
gard to its rival organizations, and has al
ready declared in favor of putting forth full
ticket of its own.
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Tho ron,,bi,co, oo,,noi,, &, onio is growing
very warm and enthusiastic Tho Indianapolis
Ssojjpsrs brutol nuerics and Mr. Blaine's
manly rcpIv tbotcto have stirred nm the peo.
Mo In ,ho ,nost ,nortcd manner and very
much In Blaine's fnyor. The visit of Blaine
and Iogon to tho stnto is expected TO very
matoriallv iuorease tho rcnublican majority
Gen. Lopan was welcomed by 10, 600 people at
YOUNGSTOWN on Saturday In one of the most
magnificent demonstrations on record. The
businpss mon of Columbus crowded Comstock 4
opera house 10 hcar Senator sherman Wcdnes-
day night. and on Saturday 5000 people gath
cred Mt the same point TO hear Gen. Beaver, OF
Pennsylvania. and A. NJ. Hardy. of Kentucky.
Judpe Foraker at DAYTON. md Hon. Wm. Law
renee Mt Urhonn smoke toycry lnrpeiaudicnCes
ON the same nlrht.
A novel f.niuro In tho camnaicn is the in.
troduction of monster toni meetings which
have been originated by Charles T.. Bolton,
49,, ~ NO. = hrro ,o,,, Win occonmoda,,on
c,r IN ooo noo,,io ana ,iios conahle of shelter.
H., IN n9o 80 Tho frs, hos, of n. usefulness
,riI ho r,oJc ot Akron to-day senator sher.
man is ATTRACTING unprecedented audiences
,ybnrevcr he goes.
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Al rousinr meetings of German republicans
hold in utica and Buffalo, n, V, last week
| Carl Scburzs support of Cleveland was vigor.
ously denounced. The Buffalo meeting was
quite remarkable fornumbers and enthusiastic
republican feeling,
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r,o,,r ioint dobatos have been arranged be.
twoen Messrs. Calkins and Gray, the republi
! cap and dcrnorrotic Nominees for poyerpor Of
Indiaro T,bss alwovs bann the custom IL
ilul"Ia' ~ mas Always peuu ',iH .''I.h =, =. "
have thirteen meetings oi TINS kllu Ill thh'
| state between gubernatorial candidates-ont
I'm each congressional district. Mai. Calkins
| ,S,,.S, e ,,,,,,.,, a ,,,,,,hor ,L,s ,oor h,,,
ch"ichsVu loi ,ne us"'' Iunivl ..i's '.ai, 'u
! Gray could win dlnlchlty only De induced l0
meet his eloquent opponent at four points
His failure to come to the scratch after the
.snal r,shion will bc internreted unfayerabl,
uSuai '''si,io' "n' OT 80,
,onnb lb r,ith in a condidotc who viii dodge
Joint debate.
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The Chicago Ners' Cincinnati correspondent
has been conducting an investigation to deter
mine the extent to which Irishmen in Ohio
WIN bllyo heratofore -beep democrats, will de
IN - A. S,,0V VI '"''
no'eLs wiz give their suffrage 10 Blame, ant
fortities his statement by interviews with
Irishmen prominent in the movement who's,
position for observntIon gives tbow cood On
S-.,,,i,is' ~. ','.n' So, So .,.oNi soou op