Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-18
Among the Politicians.

MOVEMENTS OF THE CANDIDATES CONGRESSIONAL
NOTES.-THE SIDE SHOWS
MI. Blaine, who left Augusta, Me-, yesterday
afternoon, arrived in Boston last night He was
greeted with enthusiasm by crowds all along the
rute and at Lynn 5000 persons were in the vicinity
OF the depot When he reached Boston he was es-
corted through streets thronged with people to
the Revere house. which was decorated with flags
and bunting. Mr.. Blaine introduced to the
crowd from the balcony OF the hotel and made a
rev remarks thanking them for their welcome
He then held reception in the lrlor OF the hotel.
GOV hendricks arrived at Peoria, Ill, yesterday
afternoon and spoke at the fair ounds and at the
asm. Eight hundred men paraded the streets OF
the town in his honor. He spoke upon the right or
Congress to levy and collect taxes, saying that
only so much could be legally collected was re-
Quired 10 righteousy administer affairs.
General Butler spoke before about 1900 people
at The me 1alr gt9unds at Lowve Y, Yesterday
made yesterday: Second New Jersey district,
franklin B. Galnnt, democrat first Pennsylvania
district, II. H. Bingham. republican, third Pennsyl-
Vahla district, Jacob j. GumppeT, republican; NTH
Pennsylvania district. A. {. Har1ner, republican;
second Mary land district, Frank I. Shaw, demo
crat; ninth Massachusetts district French ID. Ely,
republican: third Connecticut district, John 4.
Wait, republican; fourth Arkansas district, John
II. Rogers democrat; second Nebraska district, j.
H. sttckel, ant-monopolisl and democrat; Colorado
George w. Woy. greenbacker.
Hon. Francis i; Hayes, of Boston, has SO much
Improved In health that he has consented accept
the republican nomination for Congress In the 1fth
Massachusetts, district.
The d. mOcratic cOnferees of the twelfth Pennsyl-
vana district, at Pttston, yesterday took $50 addi
tional ballots without choice, and adjourned until
Wednesday,.
the second district OF Wisconsin. at Beaverdam
yesterday, twelve ballots were taken, resulting In
deadlock. Delaney and Gen. Bragg are again as
pirantS, With Sumner and Sawyer as rivals. Two
years ago sumner won alter more than thousand
ballots.
The republican senatorial convention OF the thir.
tepQIl Virginia
There were fifty delegates present, and the meet
ing OF considerable local Importance. as there
is being effort made to carry the district, which
has always been strongly democratic, for the re-
pubiicans coored blaine and Logan club was
formed at Shepherdstown last night.
The Boston prohibitiOniStS met in the fremont
Temple in that city last night. The chairman, Mr.
Roberts. announced that the statement that Presi
dent >eelye had declined tine nomination for COVER
/ nor or the state was not true
Buffers party in Boston held meeting yester-
day. Mr. O'Neil, OF Boston. was selected as tempo
rary president Of the convention to be held Wor-
cester, September "a, and Mr. fiymptOn was deStg
mated as the committees choice for permanent
president. Col. Thomas W. Clark was named as
chairman OF the committee Oh resolutions.
The democratic Stale central committee OF Ar
kansas has called state convention for october p
to nominate candidate TO I'LL the vacancy In The
office of chief Justice caused by the death OF Judge
English.
| nominated presidential electors, a candidate for
| Congress. George w. Woy, and State ticket
headed by John E Washburn for governor.
The Colorado prohibitionist convention, in ses-
| sion at Denver yesterday; appointed committee
| OF fifteen TO place d Ticket in the field.
Gen. HOratio G. King, OF New York, Will repre-
sent Nevada in the national democratic committee
as the proxy Of Hon. John ii. Denis.
Admiral Porter is reported by an Erie, Pa, law
yer as having said in AN interview at Long Branch
| last week: 81 nave been a republican since the
formation Of the party. but do not want to live to
see jim Blaine President OF the United states"
OROssa, the dynamiter, is reported In an inter-
view published in the New York Telegram to have
denounced as false the statement that he and his
"di>ClpleS OF the dynamite school" had gone TO
Blaine. He says they are and Will be opposed TO
| the plumed knight.
At meeting OF German republicans OF Utica, n
Y. last evening resolutions were adopted strongly
cOndemning Carl SchurZs course in seeking to re-
store the democratic party to power The reSou-
tons pledge the German republicans OF Utica to
Use their utmost endeavOrS to secure the election
| OF Blaine and Logan.