The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-08-16
Political Notes.

The attempt to get up an Irish bolt at
Youngstown, Ohio, resulted in the organiza-
ton of an Irish American club enthusiastic
for Cleveland and Hendricks.
A State Convention of the Prohbitionists
of Kansas will meet in Lawrence, on Septem-
Der I'd, to nominate State ticket and Pres-
Dental Electors.
The Executive Committee of the Indepen-
dents of Massachusetts has adopted an ad-
dress to the voters of that State. The address
says the Independents, shave no alliance with
the Democratic party, but thatit present can
didate has proved his fidelity to the principles
avowed by the Independents, and that in the
coming election he commands and will receive
the support of the Independents. The ad
dress concludes: "We urge our fellow citi-
zens to unite with us in our effort to secure
the election of Grover Cleveland, and to Or
ganize in their respective neighborhoods, that
the vote of Massachusetts may be given in
November for honest government
Prior to the Presidential election on the 4th
of November elections are TO be held in six
States, to wit: Arkansas, September l; Yer
mont, September .; Maine, September 8;
Georgia, October /, and Ohio and West Vir-
ginia, October IA.
The Executive Committee of the Prohibi-
ton State Central Committee of Indiana met
on Tuesday in Indianapolis and decided to
put an electoral ticket in the field. 1t is said
that the naming of an Electoral ticket is SIM
ply to enable such Prohibitonists, as so de-
sire. to vote for st. John, and the members
of the party will not be pledged for its sup
port.
Last Friday evening the colored people of
Cincinnati organized Cleveland and Hen
bricks club, with 143 members.
Mr.. Josiah Crosby, of Dexter, Maine, an
ex-president of the State Senate, and one of
the most influential republicans in Maine, re-
pudiates Blaine and declares himself in favor
of Cleveland. He thinks that Cleveland
''may be relied upon to give the country a
more honest administration than Blaine. -
n. J.. Herald.
Dewitt J. Seligman, son of Jesse Selig-
man, the eminent banker, has for some time
past been member of the Republican Com
mite, New York, representing the Nineteenth
Assembly District in that body. But Mr..
Seligman finds it impossible to support Mr..
Blaine, and has addressed a letter to the
chairman of the committee resigning his po-
sition.
A Democratic organization has been formed
in one of the districts of New York, to be
known as the "Cleaver Guards" and they
will be active workers in the cause of electing
our standard bearer to the Presidency. The
symbol of the organization is a large wooden
cleaver, with which they propose to create
havoc and distress in the Republican ranks.
The following motto has been adopted by the
organization:
"Wc Poke them,
We PIERCE them,
We Buch them,
And by the help of God
Well 'Cleve' them"
Senator German, according to a report of
what occurred at recent meeting of the
Democratic National Committee, declared
that if any attempt was made by that organ-
cation to print or circulate charges affecting
Mr. Blaine's private life he would resign the
Craftsmanship and retire from the committee.
This declaration was brought out by a sugges-
ton that in retaliation for the Cleveland scan
dial there was a story about Blaine that might
be published. Chairman German was sus-
tanned in his denunciation of such methods of
political warfare by the committee.