The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-04
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

WAYNE MoVEAGH announces that he is tout
of politics" This will be gratifying news to all
members of both parties
EX-SENATOR WINDOW returns from Europe to
be candidate again for the Senate against ex-
Governor Davis, in Minnesota, with Senator
Sabin to help him.
THE Buffalo Courier reads Mr.. Hendricks, Of
Indiana out of the presidential race. 1t tells
him that he forfeited all claim upon the Demo
Gratis when he refused, in 1880, to consent to the
nomination of the old ticket.
GEN 3. A. PERRY, whom the Democrats. of
Florida have nominated for Governor, is New
fore the war and served on the rebel side
throughout it's continuance He has never held
political Office.
THE campaign in Maine will be opened by
four great meetings, held on the same day, at
Augusta, Bangor, Portland and Lewiston The
exact date of the meetings has not been decided
upon yet, but it will probably be sometime the
latter part of this month.
The Massachusetts Greenbackers express a
determination to make thorough canvass of
that State this year. Some Butler and West
clubs have been organized already, and meet
ing to ratify the candidates of the Indianapolis
convention will soon be held in Faneuil Hall.
SOME Greenbackers of Alabama have held a
for State officers, except that they adopted the
Democratic nominee for Secretary of State, a
kindness which that gentleman is generally be-
ieved to have devoutly wished to be saved
from.
THE Chicago Inter Ocean suggests the follow
ing notices for the Democratic convention at
Chicago: "The Great Fraud of 1876 Cipher
Dispatches Are Not Safe;, Seven More Mules Is
Not Enough for Indiana Let Us Mourn for
Gronin Who Is Left in Oregon Now The Oil
Tank Is as Good as a Barrel Bless the Wool
growers and Damn the Sugar growers
Prominent Republican politicians in Concord
say that plans are already being laid for the
next United States senatorship from New Hamp-
shire It is understood that the following men
are, or soon will be, active candidates in the
field: Henry w Blair, of Manchester, the
present Incumbent General Gilman Marston of
Exeter; Edward a. Rollins, William e. Chand-
Ter, of Concord; Ossian Ray, of Lancaster;
James w. Patterson, of Hanover; and Charles
Il. Burns, of Wilton.
New York Times The statement attributed
to Ex-Governor Bishop. Of Ohio, in a Cincinnati
dispatch printed in our yesterdays issue, to the
effect that in 1880 an arrangement was made be-
tween himself and Mr. Tilden by which he was
to receive the nomination as Vice-president on
the Tilden ticket is pronounced mere fable by
an intimate friend of Mr.. Tilden. 1t is denied
that Mr. Tilden ever had such a conversation
with Ex-Governor Bishop or that he had any
plans at that time about the ticket, save his own
purpose not to ask or accept nomination for
President
THE young independent Republicans of Penn
sylyania who organized in the Wolfe campaign
of 1881, and increased in numbers and influence
in the Beaver campaign of the next year, are
now enthusiastic supporters Of the Republican
national ticket; and their late candidate, Mr.
Wolfe, and the chairman of their COMMITTEES,
Mr.. Mckee, are among the most cordial adj
herents of Blaine and Logan Said Mr. Mckee,
afew days ago: You may canvass the State
from one end to the other, and all the independ-
ents you will find who are against Blaine you
can count on the fingers Of one hand.p
Col. JAMES p. BARR, one of the proprietors
of the Pittsburgh Post, the only Democratic
daily in Western Pennsylvania, takes no stock
in the alleged New York conference which is
credited with having selected Ben Butler as
the man who can save the Irish vote from Blaine
The Colonel has charge of the Randall boom
from that end Of the State. He said "If Butler
is nominated / will not vote for him. Alder
man Reilly will follow suit Tom Armstrong
of the Labor Tribune, thinks Buffers chances
are good, and is wearing a dainty gold spooR as
Butler badge. One hundred members Of the
Irving Club, of Pittsburg go to Chicago to shout
for Tilden. Cleveland is their second choice
They don't want either Randall or Butler.