Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-20


NEW JERsEY-A DENIAL BY GEN. BUTLER-NRw
YORK POLITICS, ETC.
Mr.. Blaine's journey Saturday was through the
rich agricultural belt OF southern Michigan. He
had greater crowds and better meetings than on
any day since his arrival In the state. The most
1900 students of the University OF Michigan at Ann
Arbor. Before ,the June convention these college
students, by vote OF 500 majority, declared q
preference for Mr.. Blaine as q candidate He made
them a short speech, and also spoke at Jackson
and several other towns On his arrival at South
Bend, Ind, in the evening. he had an enthusi-
aSfc reception and made the most elaborate speech
of the day. He remained there over Sunday, and
called upon his cousin, the sister superior OF the
school Of Notre Dame He will wind up this week
Saturday In Chicago, and will start for New York
An Albany dispatch to the Philadelphia Times
sn the state sommttee m M GOV ceveIanS % xiI visit
Newark, N. j., on the 9th or 2Sth instant He Will
be received by the Essex county democratic club.
ised to review the National Guard troops In New
York city. On some evening Of next week he will
go to Troy to review democratic parade In that
city.
Gen. Butler spoke to about thousand persons at
Oneida, n. Y, saturday Later he spoke to two
thousand persons at the Grand Opera house at
Syracuse, and afterwards made speeches at Lyons,
Clyde and Batavia He will return to Massachu-
sets on Wednesday to do two or three days Of
campaign work In that state.
The New York Times prints dispatch from Bal
timOre stating that the Butler movement there
"has gone TO smash, owing 70 positive Information
having come to the knowledge OF the head OF the
organization here that Butler is acting under Or
ders OF the republican national committee, and has
his expenses paid by the republicans who also
the authority Of Gen. W. H. Parsons, who is chair
man OF the national greenback-labQr committee for
Maryland Gen Butler says there is not one word OF
truth In Parsons statement, and adds: 'He applied
to me some weeks ago for money to organize Mary
land. declined and told him my plan OF campaign
had been placed In the hands OF r.Plympton, whom
Off nd 4
Parsons. Plympton told me that he had refused to
have anything to DO with him. had heard OF
Parsons before, and that he was a fraud"
The democratic campaign committee in Phila-
delphia Will consider at their meeting to-day what
steps will be necessary to prevent the use of dep
uty q. S. marshals at the polls in the approaching
election II the presence OF these federal Officials
cannot be prevented the committee will be asked to
make arrests and press test case to decision be-
fore the courts. The Philadelphia democrats turn
ed out in force Saturday night to welcome Senator
PendletOn.
Congressional nominations F. Chidsey,
rep, tenth Pennsylvania district; Joseph H. Rum
sew rep. twenty fourth New York district; Josiah
Turner, coalition, fourth North Carolina district;
Bernard Bigler, Irish American Independent, tenth
New York district; John NJ. FarQuhar, rep, thirty
second New York district.
Mrs Belva Lockwood, candidate for the presi-
dency, spoke saturday night at To- chickering hall
Lockwood recapitulated the arguments she has
used on previous occasions
The citizens committee in New York Saturday
night nominated ex-Mayor William r. Grace for
mayor of that city, and 1t Is well understood that
all the outside democratic organizations, the
county democracy, Irving hall and the rest Will en-
dorse the nomination. This means fight against
Tammany Hall, which has already put q ticket In
nomination.
The young republican clubo Brooklyn held large
mass meeting in the rink Saturday night, about
5000 being present Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, Mr..
Sherman s. Rogers and MI. Stewart l. WOOdford
spoke in behalf Of the republican nominees for the
presidency. Mr.. Roosevelt was received with
cheer after cheer. He said he thought that the
fight In which they were now engaged was the
same that has been carried on for the las quarter
OF q century.
The supporters of Blaine and Logan among the
downtown business men In New York city have
arranged for great demonstration In front OF
the sub-treasury building In Wall street this after
noon.
At meeting Of democratic county committees
OF Hamilton county, Ohio saturday afternoon, an
auxiliary committee OF democrats and Independent
republicans was appointed to manage the 1lnan-
cial part OF the campaign for the November eiec-
tion.
An invitation has been extended Gen. Logan by
6N ex-confederates to speak at Harrfsonburg, Va.
The signers OF the Invitation say they have fought
against Logan and have never voted any but the
democratic ticket, but intend now to vote for the
republican standard bearer.
Benjamin Brown, Snert6 OF Richmond county,
N. Y, has resigned his position as democratic pre-
sidential electOr, to which he had been nominated.
and Frederick White, banker, has been nomi.
mated In bis place.