Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-22
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
The NariusAL CAMPAIGNS rRuaRkss
Tammauy's Rousing Ratification OF tho
Democratic Tichet-Tioket named oy
tho New YORK County Democracy


Democratic Ticket-Iicket named py
tho New YORK County Democracy.
Tammany Hall, New York, was packed
Tuesday night on the occasion of the
Cleveland and Hendricks ratification meet.
ing of tha. institution. Mayor Edison
presided. After the mayor had made
brief Introductory address he introduced
Senator Thomas +. Bayard, of Delaware.
who received an enthusiastio greeting. A
speaker has rarely met with such q well
come in that city.
Among letters received was the following
from Governor Cleveland
On the 18th instant | received au invita-
ton to attend and address Democratic
mass meeting, to be held to morrow even
ing, the 2lst. regret that shall not be
able to be present on the occasion, owing
to other engagements and the pressure Of
official duties.
Letters were also received from Abram
S. Hewitt, Perry Belmont, Leon Albeit
and Mrs. Parnell and others. Resolutions
we're presented and adopted indorsing
Cleveland and Hendricks and the Tam
many nominations for appeal court judges
and New York city officers, headed by
Hugh J. Grant for mayor.
Senator Thurman, who was vociferously
| received, made speech, in which he de.
MED that Blaine's Interpretation of our
| foreign policy was the one recognized by
our government. John Kelly also made
speech.
Senator Bayard was interrupted in his
| remarks by the passing OF the procession,
which passed by the building with over
| 20, 900 men 10 line. The break in the
| speech was not long, however, as the audi
ence seemed desrous of hearing the
| speaker oat and sooE returned to their
seats. Then the speaker continued amid
| the enthusiasm that attended his almost
every sentence.
| Ex- Governor John B. Carroll, of Mary.
land, spoke and received warm welcome.
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
| At a conference Of the committee of the
New York County Democracy and com
mittees from other organizations the fol-
lowing county ticket was agreed upon and
was submitted to the County Democracy
convention Tuesday afternoon: For
Mayor, William Il, Grace; comptroller,
Herman Oelrichs; president OF board of
alderman, r. B. Mooney district attorney
Randolph B. MARITIME coroner. General
Franz Sigel judges of tho court Of COM
mon pleas Henry Wilder Allen. E. Ellery
Anderson and William A. Boyd.
The county convention made some
changes in this list, and the following
ticket was nominated Mayor, William
r. Grace comptroller, Edward d. Loew
district attorney, Randolph b. MARITIME
president of board OF alderman. Adolph
l.. Sanger coroner, DR.. Louis w. Schultz,
!, judges Of court of common pleas, Henry
Wilder Allen, Edward Patterson and
Alfred Wagstaff.
1t is rumored that Alderman Hugh J.
Grant, the Tammany nominee for mayor,
will withdraw in favor of Mayor Edison
aud for this his reward will bs an appoint
ment 10 the police commissionership, va
Gated by the death of Sydney p. Nichols
The Irving Hall county convention in
dorsed the County Dsmooracy's ticket
The Republican committee adjourned
5 without suggesting candidates.
= The County Democracy convention
Tuesday night indorsed the following nom
nations made by Tammauy Hall for Con
-, gress Sixth district, Nicholas Muller
Seventh, John J. Adams Ninth, JOSEPH
j. Pulitzer Tenth, Abram S. Hewitt.
REPUBLICAN FRAUDS IN WEST VIRGINIA
An exciting contest is taking place il
the Third district, of West Virginia. owe
y returns from the recent election. +. w
Wilson, the governor elect, is now il
Fayette county and, with District Attor
r ney st. Clair, is engaged in hunting dow
o | the fraud, which ia apparent on its face
| Fayetto county returned 2 200 titheable
in August for taxation and yet cast $40
votes last week. Upon Investigation it wa
found that several car loads of negroe
: had been brought in by the Chesapeake
5 & Ohio road and actually voted by the ca
load at several places, aud it transpre
that the commissioners of election at tt os
precincts were not sworn in until after th
polls closed.
There are a great mauy negroes at worl
in the miBes between Coal Valley an'
Quinnemont, most of whom were brOugh
, there by Eastern Republican contractors T.
supplant white labor at reduced rates, an,
these strange negroes were difficult t
recoguize. Two carloads of thom wer
taken east after dark on election night.
dispatch from the Investigators say
that the fraud is the boldest ever practice,
in this state aud will result in throwing
out that precinct. This is not in thu in
terest of any candidate, as tho entir
Democratic ticket is elected, and it ha
created great excitement in tho Goa
Valley.
Additional official returns received verif
, earlier figures and elect the ticket by al
, average majority of 5000. Wilson vii
, run slightly bslow this, and Dutfy, fo
auditor, considerably above.