Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21
REPUBLICAN, POLITICAL NOTES.


Maine Notaltsses.
indianapolis, Ind. Special Telegram. Aug.
The following Dispatch was received here
this morning:
B.r Hartor. Me- Aug l4~Col W. * Hal
loway: / have this morning received The slro-
eioas libel OF the Indianapolis Sentinel Inc
s.ors = utterly and abominsbly false in every
ststsmsnt and in every implication Political
SANDER / do moi STOP 10 notice, but Tins editor
s.sail. the honor OF my wife and children 4
Ses,re Won. without an hours delay, 70 employ
the proper attorney and have the reSponsiDio
pubfisher OF the Sentinel sued Tor hpci ~ VIC
United States district court OF Indiana. IL -
nv only remedy, and / am sure hat honorapic
Democrats, alike with honorable kepuoncSns,
M iustlfy me in defending the honor OF my
FAMILY. IL need be, with my life ~lsigaedl
~ James @. Blaine
yhe matter has been placed in the hands
az Senator Harrison, who, In obedience 70
the request, ia connection with Messra NIL
Ter and Eden, attorneys, this evening MED
me following complaint with the clerk OF tho
circui, sourf: James @ Blaine, plaintiff; va
The indianapolis Sentinel company and john
C. Shoemaker, defendants for libel Exclnmns
M Legal verbisge, the gist OF the libel 10 found
nj an article copied from tho Sentinel IN which
n 4. stated that there Is hardly an Intelligent
nan In the country who has not heard that
James q. Blaine betrayed the girl whom ne
married. and then only married her ~ we
muzzle OF . shotgun MI blame Wa
rcoundrel 70 betray an innocent girl, and II
after despoiling her he was a craven - rofuse
her legal redress, giving Legitimacy 10 her
-bid until a loaded shotgun stimulated his
/ ,,onscience. then there is q blot on his private
character more foul, II possible, Than any OF
the countless staine on his political record
In the Fourth iowa district W. z fuiler is
the man chosen by the republicans for con
gresS
Al the Seventh Iowa district republican con-
xeption NJ q smith and Il III Conger were
nominated for congress, the former for the
abort and the later for the long term
Gen J. Il Chamberlain, president OF Bow
dom college, Ne. who has been claimed as 2
Cleveland man, is out in q card saying ne snan
vote for Blaine.
Encouraging reports have been received At
the Wisconsin republican headquarters at Nil
xaukeo from the strong German districts
The detection Of which the democrats speak Is
nowhere visible.
Col p. j. Condor OF Topeka, Ksns-, vho is
well informed regarding the political feeling
Of his eountrymen IN that state, says that q
large proportion Of lrishmen are for Blaine IN
al bWnc ulfoaSnpuA hAhosa
Ex-senator George r Spencer Of Alabama,
says Of Blaine's chances in the south: The
prospect Of carrying Louisiana is frstrate,
and there IL = strong PROBABILITY OF West ylr-
ginia and North Carolina going R~epublican.
We shall, at any rate, gain some Republican
congressman in the South on the protective Is
sue,
The Wisconsin Republicans win have Q rally
at Madison, Sept 8 tho date OF tho state son
vention Gen Logan, Gov. Longo o. MAsschu-
seits, Gov. Dies 0yiesby OF Illinois are the
speakers who have promised 70 be present
TN will be the principal meeting OF Tie cam
pAign Of Wisconsin
Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky, comes out for
Mr.. Blaine, being much moved by the COpiAh
outrages, which he thinks a part OF the gcn.
eral policy OF I be South; This IL not =
conflict he says, 'between parties, but be-
tween two distinct civilizations which cannot
coexist"
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette sums
up the argument against Governor cievelAad
very c~oncisely as follows: Grover Cleye.
land was q professed lawyer who had found
running for the Office of sheriff more prohta-
Bile than the law, and from that had been elect
ed mayor. This in a large city indicates the
managing politician Of a lower order, rather
thsn q man Of ability and character
Secretary MoPherson has received q let.
Tor from Buffalo, the home of Cleveland,
which portrayed in glowing colors the pros
poets OF Republican success The Republican,
are thoroughly organized IN every ward, there
being also q number Of independent Democrai
blaine and Logan clubs, having . large mem
bership. The writer predicts that Buffalo win
give Blaine iuiiy 5,uWmalortiy.
The Wisconsin State Journal will publish
card to-morrow from James Burke, a promi.
nent ~Irish-Ahserican, who has been q pro-
nounced Democrat for thirty years past IL
which he earnestly advises HIS fellow Irish cit
liens TO support Blaine and Logan and 10 re.
pudiate Cleveland, whom he deDounces as 9
m~onopolist and gross insulter Of Irishmen
The Kepnebec Mel Joarnal, discussing the
charge that Blaine once belonged 10 the Know.
nothing party, says: aMr. Blaine was never 4
member OF a y nownothing organization. The
riotous proceedings against Catholic priests il
Bath and Ellsworth in 1854, which, ii was as
serted, were excited, orat least not ~disapprovet
by the Kennebeo Journal, OF which Mr.. Blain,
was editor, took place months previous TO Mr.
Blaine becoming a resident OF the state, ans
months prior to his becoming the editor Of th,
Kennebec Journal
The papers heretofore Republican that d
notsupport Blame end Logan are very few il
number. They are the Boston Advertiser, th
Springfield Republican, the New York Times
Harpers Weekly and the New York Independ
emit These comprise all Of them
Prof J. NJ Gregory of Howard university
has just returned from Ohio, whore he Ia,
spoken at Cleveland and other places. Ii
Ohio, he said. there appeared % be better or
ganization and more enthusiasm among n,
II RppnHhCAne than in the (tarfiRlH earn pafor,
The liquor question was not involved In this
campaign, and the Germans, who are Republi
cans at heart, would support Blaine. Prof
Gregory had no doubt .hat Ohio would bc
carried for Blaine and Logan rhe friends oi
Garfield are stronger, he said, and they are
attached to Blame.
In a dispatch 10 the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette Murat Halstead says: Tho fact thai
Gen Grant has not ceased 10 believe that the
welfare of the republic depends upon the con.
tnued ascendency OF the republican party IL
testimony OF the integrity OF fis Judgment Ht
has had differences with Mr.. Blaine, but does
not remember them in any narrow and captious
spirit aud while he does not think that hs
should go 70 the frontin the presidential cam.
daign, he docs not hesitate 20 make known thai
tho republican ticket has his good wishes, and
50 far as his personal influence can 90. his
earnest support John Einerty, tbs Irish co.,
gresham from Chicago, says: Blaine h 4
brilliant msn-everybody knows that He il
the boldest living representative Of the demo
cratic Monroe doctrina / don't believe Blaine
would lead US into war with m nation. He Il
too shrewd for that but l believe he would
make the power OF America felt and respected
in a proper way everywhere II Ia singular
That he has made his greatest reputation by
e~xpounding a democratic doctrine.s
Attbe Michigan Republican State couycn.ion,
X A Alger and C A Luce were put IN nomi.
nation for governor. Alger was nominated ON
the first ballot Luce was then nominated by
acclamaton for lieutenant governor Inoe
declined, and Archibald Buffers was Nominated
on the first ballot The rest OF the ticket
stands rs follows, the incumbents being re-
nominated in each case: Harry A. Conant
secretary OF state; Edward ii. Butler, rtats
treasurer; William q. Stevens, auditor: GEN
Miners Newell, commissioner Of The state land
OHIO; Moses Taggart, attorney general; Hers
eheli Gass, superintendent OF pnblic instruo-
ton; James M Ballou, member OF the state
board Of education.
Secretary Mcpherson, Of tho Republican con.
sressional committee, believes the Republicans
viii make large gains In congressman, although
he - not vet willing % ssy fie believes they will
DC able TO capture the house.
Hon. John O New Ia asnec;.iI, n..u-a