The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-09-13
Political Notes.

EOllLICdl NOtOos
The Brooklyn Knights of Labor, at large
ly attended meeting Saturday evening, declar-
ed for Cleveland and Hendricks.
A dispatch from Cleveland (O.) announces
that an independent German club in that city,
5000 strong, Saturday night declared for
! Cleveland and Hendricks.
John Clary, of New York city, Republi-
can for the past ten years, has decided to sup
port Cleveland and has contributed $3.50 to
the campaign fund of the Nineteenth Ward
| Committee.
An effort was made on Tuesday in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, to organize an Irish-American
Blaine and Logan club. The call was freely
! circulated and vigorous efforts were made to
drum up a crowd, but only six persons re-
sponded, and all were pronounced Rcpubli
cans but one, and he defeated candidate.
The New York World says The betting
men of Harlem are looking for investments
on the following basis: 200 to $3.50 that
| Cleveland is elected; 81 900 to $3.50 that he
will carry New York State by 1000 majority;
81 200 even that he will have 10000 majority
in this State; $1,000 to $500 that Cleveland
will carry the State. The men and money
can be found at the Centennial Hotel, No.
2313 Third avenue.
Hon. Carl Schurz is doing good work in
the West for Cleveland, addressing large
meetings in both English and German. He
addressed great mass meeting of Germans
in their own language at Schlitz Park, Mil
waukee, on Saturday evening, on the polite
al issues of the day There was an audience
of TO- 700 persons in the pavilion, and it is esti-
mated that 5000 Others surrounded it, unable
to gain admission. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Independent Repub
licans.
Hon. Carl Schurz addressed an immense
audience of independent Republicans at Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, Tuesday evening He
spoke in English, and his audience is estimat
ed at 10, GEO. at least 5000 of whom were Re-
publicans who will vote for Cleveland. Elk.
Gov. Pound, John p. McGregor and Ii.
Crocker, all of whom were delegates with
Mr.. Schurz to the convention which nominated
Abraham Lincoln for President, also made
speeches.
Representative Mortimer c. Earl, of Brook
Ign, author of the mechanics lien and car
drivers bills, vetoed by Gov. Cleveland, is
out in a speech. justifying the action of the
Governor. He says that the measures were
so amended and mangled by the committees
through whose hands they passed that they
would have fallen wide of their purpose if
Don NJ. Dickinson, the member of the ma
tional Democratic committe from Michigan,
has telegraphed the chairman as follows:
Captain John Pidgeon, one of the largest
shipowners on the great lakes, and one Of the
foremost citizens and capitalists of the State,
and before the nomination of Blaine always
staunch Republican and large contributor
to their. campaign funds, refused their appli-
cation for subscription and sent me letter
covering liberal contribution and declaring
for the Democratic ticket"
Last Saturday night the announcement was
sent out to the country that the Car Drivers
and Conductors Association of New York
city had denounced Gov. Cleveland and had
strongly Endorsed Mr.. Blaine. This perform
ance was fraud. The alleged Association
which performed this mighty work is made
up of handful of ward politicians who are
in the pay of the Republican managers. The
men who are busy driving cars aud conduct
ing them do not know the alleged Association
and were not consulted relative to the in
dorsement of Blaine. The whole thing is a
piece of Republican trickery.
SIT should be remembered that in 1876,
when Tilden carried the country, the Repub
lican majority in Maine in September was
more than fifteen thousand, though the DEM
ocratic party made a vigorous canvass and
sent to Maine some of their very best speak
ers. We made no effort in Maine this year
nor did we in Vermont. In Arkansas few
days ago State election was held at which
the Democratic candidates received an over
whelming majority. No attention has been
paid to the returns. because it is of no more
Importance than the elections in Vermont
and Maine. This Presidential contest will be
decided by the votes of the doubtful States.
Senator Jonas, Of Louisiana.
At a meeting on Tuesday evening last the
Tammany committee on resolutions unani-
mously adopted an address and resolutions
indorsing Cleveland and Hendricks. These
were submitted to the Tammany general
committee last friday night. motion to
call the leaders of the districts on that night
and let them vote for their respective districts
was voted down. and it was resolved to call
the roll of the general committee and give
every one of the 300 members an opportn-
nifty to vote. During the evening Mr.. John
Kelly, who presided, took the floor and said
he thoroughly Endorsed the proposition put
forward by several speakers that there should
be an emphatic Endorsement Of the Democratic
national ticket.