The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-19
NorNs am NoTscas.

Il is encouraging TO learn thAk he
Caaadian papers bolt the nomination of
Mr. Blaine.
One by one, sad Oftea ivo ct time.
the Independents are returning 10 tAs
Reptblic&a camp.
Frank Harton has revoked his de-
cisiUn % Tsaain in Chieseo until HI.
Arthur Is nominated.
II is minated that the Democrats will
take strong grounds In favor OF the Keely
motor in theft national platform.
The Republicans %h5 voted fot Gar
fell will support Blaine. Rethember
that and draw your own conclusions
It is understood that most Of the DEM
ocratIc members of Congress will attend
the Chicago convention as dark hcrses.
The New York Republican kickeps
will feel like Kicking themselves pretty
soon. Things are wothine IN tHst
direction. s
WAasis the use of talking about Fiele
Of California, as q candidate whea -
delegates from his OWL state are mostl
instructed against hunt
1t is minated that BIr. Blaine WI
not win not write more than q chapGss =
dsy on his book, bslSeen now ana the
second Tuesday in November.
Fort Worth; Texas, is arustling town.
It has a white elephant, cattle ex-
change. . variety show of beautiful
blondes, q gambling saloon aad 500 GIN
mills. There Is some talk of building 3
church.
An Ohio paper says that every time
any one tells Governor HOadley that he
ought to get the Democratic presidential
nomination he smiles. Then another
paper cruelty says he Is seldom known
to smile.
John RuskIn is an enthusiastic collie
tor of diamonds and other precious
stones. He 10 said to possess gems
which will rival in size and brilliancy
those worn by the wealthy ladies' of
Kansas CITY to market.
Senator Ingalls, is afraid that the gov
eminent IL becoming not only too fra
ternal, but too maternal. 1t reminds
him Of the couplet:
"Who ran to catch me when ! fell9
Who kissed the place to make it wellT
Ny mother"
The kickers are reminding US that it
was New York that defeated Clay for
President in 1874 by casting 1900 votes
for Birney, the candidate of the Liberty
party. 1t is true that such was the case F,
but we have never heard that New York
prided herself particularly upon the
fact that she thus Effected the election Of
James Il. Polk.
The Cleveland Herald remarks: "Mr.
q. w. Curtis has fred his gun at the
Chicago nominations in the current
number of Harper's Weekly. instead
of the well-simed, solid shot at Blaine
which was expected, 1t turns out To be a
blank cartridge, and most Of the wad-
ding has hit the Democrats instead OF
the Republican nominee"
The campaign poetry of this year, 20
far, is what may be termed bideOus. II
is softer than usual. Il is apparent that
| the editors have turned on their poets
and have gone 10 writing their own
Blaine soHgs. Betwixt the Wood-cuts
and the campaign songs Blame and LO-
gan must be seriously discouraged al
ready.
The New York Herald. under head
designed to show that the press Is against
Blaine 70 surprising extent, quotes the
Boston Herald, which was for Tfleen
ana reform, and the Chicago Herald,
which Is Democratic newspaper. The
alleged revolt of the press against Blaine
and Logan is matter of personal van
ity and foOlishness, and will have no
weight with the country.