The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-08
POLITICAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

INTERVIEWS with the Catholic clergy Of Troy.
N. Y, have developed the fact that majority
of them are for Mr.. Blaine.
CARTER HARRISON has gone to Albany to
confer with Governor Cleveland Mike Melon
aid could not accompany him, as his lookout
was sick.
E. MOODY BoYNToN. of Massachusetts, two
years ago an ardent Greenbacker, and who ran
for Congress several times in the Bay State,
will take the stump in Maine for the Republican
ticket He is an able speaker.
THE Information which comes from Albany
by way of Washington is that Mr. Cleveland's
letter will be given to the press for publication
on the 18th instant and that Mr.. Hendricks's
letter will be made public at the same time
NEW YORK special Henry Watterson, who
is here, is quite downcast over the situation in
this State He is authority for the statement
that Abram s. Hewitt has made up his mind to
come out and oppose Cleyelands continuing as a
candidate
THE Rev. DR.. Strong, president of Rochester
Theological Seminary whose accession to the
ranks of the Republican boilers was heralded in
every Democratic and independent paper in the
country says that he is waiting for more light
before proceeding further in his advocacy of Mr..
Cleyelands elevation to the presidency.
WILLIAM TwoMEY an influential citizen of
Goshen, Ind, and lifelong Democrat, says he
shall cast his first Republican vote this year for
Blaine and Logan II object to voting for
Cleveland, he says, mainly because / believe
he is opposed to the labor interests of the coun-
try, and because his election would be detri-
mental to the interests of the mechanics and
laboring men of this country"
AT the dedication of the new Republican wig
wan in Bangor, last Friday the venerable ex-
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key-note of which was: ''We are going TO elect
our candidate because he is worthy OF it. That
is the secret of Mr.. Blaines strength. The
country has known him for twenty years and is
satisfied. a small part of the country has
known Governor Cleveland for eighteen months.
In New York and Boston admission to the So
| called independent meetings is had by ticket,
and even the ticket-holders have to sign pledges
to vote for Cleveland giving their names and
addresses. A number of young men, through
mere spiritof mischief, have secured tickets and
| have signed fictitious names when entering the
/ meeting places. They greatly enjoyed the re-
formers speeches and the boasts of the strength
of the reform movement, founded largely on
the presence of the joke-loying young men.
Boston JOURNAL. 1t has been reserved to the
Lawrence Daily Eagle to print the most absurd
explanation Of Governor Cleyeland's offenses yet
! published According to the Eagles version
| Mr. Cleveland nobly assumed the responsibility
and paid the $500 for settlement in order to
j shield brother lawyer and the Eagle is greatly
moved by the "chivalrous" character thus ex-
hibited, This invention is both too thin and too
/ late Mr.. Cleveland's friends have already adj
mitted his intimacy with the woman and the
! paternity Of the child, but have endeavored to
plead extenuating circumstances. In fact the
i explanations thus far made in Mr.. Cevelands
! behalf N itually destroy each other and leave
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