The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-18
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.


district have renominated Hon. William D. Kel-
ley for Congress.
Ex-SEcRETARY WINDOW of the Treasury, will
start for Ohio within day or two TO take the
stump in Mr. Blaine's behalf
PROHIBITION ST. JOHN now feels how sharper
than thankless tooth it is to have a serpent
child His boy in the Lana-ofice swears that he
will vote for Blaine.
New York Commercial Advertiser: Mr. Sam
uel J. Tilden has disheartened the Democrats
by sendnga check for $1,000 only, as his con-
tribution to the campaign.
The New York Sun has the following: "a
correspondent suggests that hangmans moose
would be proper badge for the supporters of
Mr.. Cleveland. Well, why notp
The American Political Alliance have nomi-
mated W. L. Ellsworth, of New York, and
Charles II. Waterman, of New York, for Presi-
dent and Vice president of the United States
THE Methodist Episcopal conference at Ian
sing, Mich, rejected the report of the commit
tee pledging members to support Prohibition
candidates, and adopted resolution which per-
mits voting as conscience may dictate
WASHINGTON special: Everything here leads
to the belief that the Democrats have really
given up Ohio. They are ali now beginning to
cratic, but if the Republicans carry it it will be
by corruption.
Six months ago President Watrous, of the
New York & New Haven railroad, was decidedly
opposed to Blaine. Now he declares him not
only eminently qualified for the Presidency but
also worthy Of it. Mr. Watrous has recently
shown his faith by effective work for the Repub-
lican nominee.
EMERY SToRRs says that if he had all the in
dependents in the United States assembled in
some humble parlor, and should attempt to read
the Ten Commandments to them, he does not
doubt that to man they would object to the
reading on the ground that it tended TO raise the
scandal issue and cast personal reflections on the
Democratic candidate for President
HENRY CABOT LODGE resigned the chairman
ship of the Republican State committee Of Mas
sachusetts yesterday. He is the Republican
nominee for Congress in the Sixth district of the
State, and felt that he could not give sufficient
time to the State campaign. He promised to
support heartily the State and national tickets
of the party. His resignation was not accepted.
GENERAL. LOGAN in 1862: express all my
views Of politics when assert my attachment
for tho Union. / have no other politics now,
and consequently. no aspiration for civil place
or power This Government must be preserved
Tor future generations, in the same mold in
which it WAS transmitted to us, if it takes the
last man and the last dollar of the present gen
Grafton to accomplish it,
THE Buffalo Ministers Association have
adopted resolutions in which they say, it having
come to their knowledge that Rev George H.
Ball has been wantonly assaulted on account Of
his statements about Cleveland. they think it
right to say his life and character are above re-
proach, and that his aims are unselfsh and pure.
A long document to this effect was drawn up
and signed by clergymen.
CoRYDoN Republican (Ind.l: Captain MCann.
of Louisiana, attended the fair at this place last
week Captain Mccain is large planter Of Ills
State, and is now a stanch supporter of Blaine
and Logan. He says hundreds of the planters
Of his State are doing likewise, as they see that
if the free trade policy Of the Democratic party
is carried out. there would be an end to the
prosperity of this country.
New YoRK Mall The correspondence of the
independent committee, judging by the samples
thus far given to the public, must be Of highly
gratifying character to the gentlemen who solicit
it Such sentences as this, from tile reply of
Rev. J. Fl. Burrows, Of the First Presbyterian
Church, of Chicago, must be peculiarly soothing:
The present campaign. with all its surprises,
has witnessed nothing moro surprising than the
humiliation of those who discovered in Coy.
Cleveland an ideal candidate"
SECRETARY McPHERsoN, speaking on the po-
1
litcal outlook, says: Ny correspondence shows
much better feeling than has heretofore exist
ed There has been great relief felt in the
certainty of the Maine election. Our canvass
made the majority in the State about eight thou
sand certain. with probably ten thousand. bit
Blaine told his confidential friends, i rather
hope 1T will be 1900 We never dreamed, how
ever. of going beyond that | attribute this
large majority to the Irish vote
THE wool-growers Of the Sixteenth Ohio con
gressional district. at meeting recently re-
solved to support no candidate for Congress who
would not support legislation restoring the old
tariff on wool. Hedges, the Republican candi-
date, is an advocate of such restoration. while
Geddes, the Democratic nominee and present
representative, lodges the question Geddes
will therefore be opposed by the wool erowers
and the opposition will extend to the whole Dem
| ocratic ticket This will probably give the Re
| publicans an additional 200 votes IN the dis
| trict.
GENERAL THOMAS EWING says Of Mr.. Blaine
HE is my kinsman and my intimate friend In
every private relation Of life as son, husband,
| father, friend-I know no kinder, purer or
better man; and among our public men he stands
unsurpassed as an embodiment Of the spirit and
genius OF the American people. don't believe
| ii every letter he ever wrote and every word he
ever uttered were published to the world that
| they would fasten on him single act or thought
Of official corruption. If man be true in all
private relations, as from.his boyhood have
known him to be, he is not likely TO be false to
the people.
THE circular ssnt by Mr.. Curtis to the govern
ment clerks in Warrington, warning them that
| bycontributing to the Republican campaign fund
they made themselves liable to Prosecution for
violation Of the ciyil-serve Law, has not dscin-