Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-21
The Political Campaign.

MEETING OF THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
POLITICAL sTRAws.
senator Sabin. the chairman OF the republican
national committee. has gone 10 Chicago to attend
meeting or that committee Tomorrow. when
arrangements will be made for the national cnn
yention. In an interview he stated that he was in
favor OF nominating any candidate for the presi-
dency who will carry the stale OF New York and
The country. and the delegates from Minnesota
VIII doubtless take the same view He tu.liavad
the national committee would open Its headu,l,r
ters for The campaign in New York next month
! ne democratic state raj committee INF Vtr
Elnlahei session ~ he Rr,dduck house Yesterday
non D. :. harbour Ill the chair An order for u
state convention To assemble al Richmond on iha
lith OF May. and elect delegates To the convention
AT Chicago was made. A rasOIur ion was adOpted In
Hpl"'r, :" Ihe rnnHntg" newspaper published by
rage Met artN. and directing that 1900 comics Gf
Ile h,A' ISSUE b' purchased by the committee A
resolution urging diligence on the port of tho CIR
ginia delegation, in Congress in bringing in EVIL
dthce 10 ref'lte the charges made In the Danyillp
case was also passed; and the committee laid down
as special platform that the agitation OF the tariff
question ''Should BE- discouraged and thar on
democrats should subordinate all differences In
concentration upon the one question OF r+-
FORM" The committee adjourned 10 meet at Rich
mond on the night before the state convention
The republican city convention OF Cincinnati yes-
terday made the nominations for city Officers, nj
, ADOPTED resolution commencing Gen. Logan for
introducing the bill TO distribute public lands
among the soldiers of the late rebellion, and
asking for its passage by Congress. N
Col o. H. Payne. son OF Senator Payne said ves-
terday that his father is not candidate for tho
democratic presidential nomination. He said Mr. ,i,s
I1d"n should be the nominee at Chicago "
The democrats Of Delaware county, Pa reStor
day elected DIR. j. L. ForwOod delegate To rho M
;ional convention, and instructed Tor Randall fnr
President. '.AA ioi
The YORK county PAY democratic convention
Yesterday selected delegates to the state conven
tion. No Instructions were given.
, interviews with nifty prominent democrats
throughout West Virginia show T1lden IN be
me almost unanimous choice OF the Democracy OF
that state for President az! VI
ne delegation from Philadelphia to the repub,
eau national convention stands six TO four for
Blaine In the rest OF Pennsylvania he is 20 ru.
meeting with no opposition " 30 GU A''1
Rhode Island leads of with the first delegates tn
the democratlc national convention The entire
elght are SAID 10 be for T1iden FIRST and NcDonaid
second. ~ -"SOont'iu
Inc republican state ticket In Louisiana "a falnno
10 pieces, the candidates for attorney general and
treasurer both having declined. e"' ''A"
senate Yesterday the bill prohibiting poiittcai
assessments was defeated In the house OF dele
gales The appropriation DILL for 1886 was passed.
botn me general Apr prlatlOn bills have been sent
10 ne senate The house passed the bill for main
tanning tue sinking runds and sent 1t to the senate
me oeeI monopoly bill was defeated beyond re-
demption The Al1egany county liquor prohibition
bill was defeated.