The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-27
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.


GEN. BUTLER says the independents of Mass
achusetts cannot muster more than 10000 votes.
IT has been suggested in New York that
Henry Ward Beecher would not refuse the Dem
ocratic nomination.
IT is announced that ex-Speaker Keifer will
not be candidate for reelection to Congress
from the Eighth Ohio district.
ST LOUIS GlobeDemocrat: The New York
Sun comes boldly out for Bayard That settles
him. Gone to meet Holman.
THE Ithacan, a Greenback paper, bears two
crossed spoons beneath the names of its presi
dental candidates, and the motto, with these
spoons General B. F. Butler scoops up all the
other candidates
JOHN B. HENDERSON says Cleveland will be
weak candidate, but he will get the nomination
at Chicago on the 9Th. He says that Randall
would get it, but for the fact that the Morrison
men would knife him.
THE New York Sun announces that it is about
to publish a story by Mr. Bret Harte, en-
titled "a Bluegrass Penelope" AS we have
no conflicting information at hand, we are led to
surmise that Mr.. Harte has hit upon the true
story of Mr. Wattersons star eyed Goddess OF
Reform.
IT is understood that Congressman Hurd will
refuse denomination this fall unless the Chicago
platform shallcontain unequivocal tariff reform
plank. The reason assigned for this decision is
that Mr. Hurd feels the need of such moral
support to Offset the dissatisfaction which exists
in his district over his own position on the
tariff.
GEN. BUTLER questions the wisdom of putting
an Ohio man on the Democratic national ticket
He says it would be like risking the whole bat
tie on a skirmish, if Ohio should be given only
the tail of the ticket even; but if the first place
should be given Ohio, that would be risking the
battle and the safety of the commander-in-ch
both on a skirmith.
THE name of DR.. Melvin L. Hall, of Vermil-
lion county, the present chairman of the central
committee of that county, has been suggested as
a candidate for Congress from the Eighth dis
trict. DR.. Hall is Republican in whom there
is no guile, of ability and high character,
and if made the nominee would be certain to
carry the whole Republican vote of the district,
and would beside, receive not few Democratic
votes, especially in his own home, where he is
highly regarded as citizen and friend.
Ex-GovERNoR VAN zANDT, who, as chairman
of the Rhode Island delegation in 1876, opposed
Mr.. Blaines nomination, says he would have
voted for Mr. Arthur had he been delegate to
the convention of this year But, as the choice
of the convention and the people, Mr.. Blaine
will now receive his cordial support and will. in
his opinion be elected. II think" says the Gov
ernor that most of those who were dissatisfied
with Mr.. Blaines nomination will come to his
support before the election. l do not believe
that dissatisfied minority ought to con-
troll a satisfied majority
SPEAKER CARLISLE, who passed through Pitts
burg on Sunday found time to tell reporter of
the Commercial Gazette that Mr.. Randall was
really a Republican, that Governor Cleveland
was an untried man with pretty good local rec
ord, and that Mr.. Tildens refusal must be &C
cepted as final "Hows Hoadlyl" inquired the
reporter abruptly Mr. Hoadly," replied
Speaker Carlisle with due solemnity. ''resides
in State hopelessly Republican" Mr.. Carlisle
observed that Palmer, Watterson, Mcdonald,
on the Democratic ticket acceptably but he
omitted to name his first choice for the presi-
dency; probably because he did not have bis Wis
iting card with him and feared that the name
would be misspelled.