The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-08-21

A Buffalo dispatch says: "A local
committee composed of John NJ. Cowie and
fifteen other Independent Republicans of
this city have issued an address to the indie
pendent Republicans of the nation giving
the result of their investigation into the
Cleveland scandal. They say that they have
felt it their duty to examine these stories
in detail, not 10 satisfy themselves.
but to satisfy others. They say that
the general charges of drunkenness and
gross immortality which were made against
Gov. Cleveland are absolutely false. His
reputation for morality has been good. The
charge that he has recently taken part in a
drunken and licentious debauch in Buffalo
on the occasion of a visit here is entirely
false. The facts of the Halpin case show that
the woman was not seduced and that the ale
cations respecting her abduction and ill-tredt-
ment are entirely false. The circumstances
occurred years ago. The woman in question
was at that time 80 or 40 years old and had
two children
The Rev. Mr.. Ball, of Buffalo, the
Baptist clergyman who was partly instru-
mental in placing the story OF Gov. Cleve-
lands immoraities before the public, has
brought suit for libel against the Boston
Herald for having published dispatch which
insinuated that he was not a clergyman in
good standing with his denomination and
other matters derogatory to his chara cter.
Damages are laid at $4,000.
Scion Chase, the noted Maine Green
hacker, has written letter indorsing the
candidacy of Blaine.
Conkling positively refuses to have
anything TO do with Blaine or his canvass,
but is inclined to favor the candidacy of
Batter. Grant, on his last visit to Washing
ton, spent two hours with the Maine states
man, and it is said he will yield him hearty
support.
James S. Eckles, of Princeton, has
been nominated for Congress by the Demo
Gratis of the Eleventh Illinois District.
Republican Congressional conven-
tons have nominated w. 4. Fuller in the
Fourth Iowa District, Col. Ralph Plumb in
the Sixth Illinois, f. III. Conger and II. Y.
Smith in the Seventh Iowa, and A. j.
Holmes in the Tenth Iowa. The Democrats
placed in the field Preston Stevenson in the
Fifth District OF New Jersey, and the Green
mated w. w. Berry
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Prohibition State Central Commit
tee of Indiana was held at indianapolis last
week. 1t was decided to put an electoral
ticket in the field
Albany On. " dispatch: A letter
received from Upper Saranac Lake to-day an
nounces the safe arrival of Gov. Cleveland
and DR.. Ward at the Prospect Hotel Stops
were made on the way at Loon Lake and Paul
Smiths and, although tho Governor desired
no demonstration, his friends at each place
rendered him a reception in which all the
guests at the hotel Joined.
The Democratic State Convention oil
Georgia met at Atlanta and made the follow
ing nominations: Governor, III. ID. Mcdaniel;
Secretary of State, N c. Barnett; Controller,
w. a. Wright; Treasurer, X. A. Hardman;
Attorney General, Clifford Anderson. The
nominees, with the exception of Hardman
are the present ncumbents.
The Republicans of Michigan,
in convention at Detroit, nominated
Gen. II. A. Alger for Governor, aud
c. =. Luce for Lieutenant Governor
Thefest of the ticket stands as follows, the
incumbents being renoninated in each case;
Harry A. Conant, Secretary of State: Ed
ward II. Butler, State Treasurer; William c.
Stevens, Auditor; Gen. Minor s. Newell,
Commissioner of State land office; Moses
Taggart, Attorney General; Herschel Gass,
Superintendent of Public instructions; James
NJ. Ballou, Eember of State Board of Educa-
ton.
The Democratic State Convention
CT Missouri, in session at Jefferson
City, made the following nominations: Foi
Governor, ]. S. Marmaduke, OF st. Louis; fol
Auditor, John Walker, the present incum
bent; for Register OF Lands, Robert McCul
Iough, present incumbent; for Judge of su
preme Court, Judge f. Black.
The Republican State Central Com
mttee of Arkansas has no'r mated a full
State ticket, as follows: Govefnor, Thoma.
Boles; Secretary of State. Paul Graham
Auditor, J. X. Berry; Treasurer, S. A. Dukes
Land Commissioner, J. A. Barnes; Attorney
General Jacob Triebar; Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, J. Ii. Ward.
James q. Blaine has ordered a sui
for libel to be brought against the Indianapo
IFS Sentinel for stating that he betrayed a CIR
and married her at the muzzle OF shotgun
John l.. Reutt has announced him