The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THERE are only fourteen aspirants for the
Democratic nomination for Governor in Mis-
souri,.
DISTRICT Attorney Holstein, in relation to the
talk about him being chosen as delegate-at
large to the Republican national convention,
states that he is not an aspirant for the position
nor would he be.
THE Michigan Republicans think that they
can contribute to the election of party majority
in the next Congress by recovering at least three
of the districts in that State now represented by
Democrats. The Michigan delegation was for
some years solidly Republican.
PATERSON GUARDIAN: Some Democrats In
western Pennsylvania are advocating as presi
Dental ticket Samuel j. Randall and General
| W. S. Rosecrans They wish to raise the battle
cry of Randall, Rosecrans and reform That
would be a sort of Railways Ready Relief ticket
A CORRESPONDENT of the journal warmly in
dorses the suggestion of Col. Geo. w Parker,
now of Madison county, candidate for
Treasurer of State upon the Republican ticket.
Col Parker was gallant soldier IN the ola
Seventy ninth and gentleman of the highest
integrity and character
SOMEBODY, indefinitely designated as a New
York politician. is said to have remarked in Bos
ton day or two ago that he had heard many
people talking up Hon. William Caiin for can
didate for the Vice-presidency, and that he
thought he would be good annex to some
whooping Westerner from way back
VERMoNT's canvass will be of peculiar i'm
portance this year. Besides Governor and a
Legislature that will choose Senator Justin s.
Morrill's succ essor, a Secretary of State and an
auditor will be elected the last two Offices being
! filled for the first time by the popular vote
! There is no presidential boom for Edmunds in
| the State, there being no necessity for one as
| the party is unanimously in his favor
! ONE of the many rumors sent out from Wash
ington and published in a Chicago paper is to
| the effect that ex-Congressman Singleton, of
Illinois, is quietly working up Curtin presi-
! Dental boom. Mr.. Singleton is reported to be
! nominally for Morrison for the first place on
the ticket, in order to get together much
| strength as possible. and then turn it over to
| Curtin for President and tack Morrison on for
| Nice-president
POLITICAL affairs in Georgia are growing in
teresting. 1t is rumored that Governor Nc
Daniel, elected last year to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Governor Alexander H.
| Stephens, will not be candidate this year
| Governor Boynton, who was defeated by Nc
! Daniel, and who has been threatening to oppose
| Congressman Hammond IN the Fifth district
now publishes letter declining to run for Con
| gress, and intends to again run for Governor.
The Samuel J. Randall association, of Phila-
dephia has already made arrangements to send
sixty representatives to the Democratic nation
al convention. They will wear full-dress suits
and white silk hats and as Squire McMullen.
who presided at the meeting. said, will do all
! they can in the interest Of Mr.. Randall" The
Americas Club, of Philadelphia. has also made
arrangements to send representatives to Chica-
60 and it is expected that fully one hundred Of
| its members will go.
In answer to a circular letter sent out by the
Lewiston Me Journal to prominent Republic
ans in all parts of the State asking for the first
choice of the Republicans for candidates for
! President and Vice president and also for the
second choice, sixty replies have been received
and out of that number fifty name James e.
| Blaine for first choice, and the rest divided
| between Edmunds, Sherman, Arthur, Lincoln
and Hawley. A majority seem to favor Ed
munds for second choice. Lincoln is the general
! favorite for Vce-president. Blaine and Lincoln
are the most popular ticket. Mr.. Frye and Mr.
! Dngley are frequently mentioned for Vice-presi-
! dent
SOUTHWESTERN Indiana, or the section of the
scented among the candidates before the State
Republican convention by William NJ Hoggatt
who is being favorably spoken of in connection
| with the nomination for Reporter of the Su-
preme Court. He is one of the foremost law
| yers in the First congressional district, and al
| though he has been one of the most indefatiga-
BILE workers in the party, he has never been a
candidate for office. He is graduate of old
| Asbury University. was soldier in the late
war. and is lawyer of recognized ability, He
is strongly supported by Southern Indiana. and,
! if he should be nominated, would make a good
candidate.