The state journal., 1884-09-27
Special to JOURNAL.
PHILADELPHIA.
HHHADEI DHIA -

: Republican Philadelphia has sounded
the blast, and all over the State The
, procession begins to move up and
close ranks for Blaine and Logan.
The State Central Committee have
during the week, filled the vacancy
on the electoral ticket, sized up the
prospective majorities in different
sections of the State, was assured by
Don Cameron that he was with the
boys, and adjourned without giving a
moments consideration to the fact
that 10000 of the truest and most
faithful adherents of the party were
knocking at the door. asking for SO
small thing as representation on the
State Committee. They adjourned,
however, perfectly satisfied that the
black vote, as usual, would flow into
the channel, the course of which it
has unwaveringly followed for years.
Every now and then some one comes
to the front and says | am tired OF
standing in the traces, and they kick
out. This has occurred in the Sew
enth ward Legislative district, the
Negro Republican stronghold of
Philadelphia. This is the one corner
of this great Commonwealth where
our wishes are consulted, where we
dictate, where we demand, and where
we enjoy whatever the fruits of vic
tory or the gall of defeat may be.
While we have never sent a colored
man to the Legislature from this dis,
trict, and while the eyes of the people
of the State are-u upon us, we simply
inform them we are here with all of
our boasted intelligence, political
shrewdness, and reputed wealth,
without any more representation in
the States councils than any other
section of the State. But if any one
will come to Philadelphia and select
from among our many ambitious,
wealthy and leading colored men the
man who is willing to go into a can
vass with his coat off and his shirt
sleeves rolled up so that he can
reach down into his pockets, without
hindrance, and dispense of the soap
which is an all essential commodity
to the success of man in politics, be
he white man in a black district, or
aRl9lGfib6 Isl paaa.ia asRbite district. What
can run for an office in this city OF
Brotherly Love unless be uses his
own soap or his friends, and until a
colored man liberal enough, shrewed
enough and wise enough to see this
point is fCund, don't look for any
representative from this city to Har-
risburg until some unthought OF and
unseen MIRACLES performedin politics.
The legislative fight in the Seventh
ward is going to be a hard one.
Somebody is going to die a hard
death. Somebody will enter into
sleep that will know no waking. The
regular ticket for the Legislature is
Boyer and Wheil. White, who was
a member last year, wanted to be re-
turned. He had quite following
until he went to the convention, when
he was just short of delegates enough
to give him the nomination. His dele
gates declined to go into the conven,
ton, which nominated Boyer and
Wheil. The friends of White then
held a convention Wednesday and
put another ticket in the field, con-
sisting of White and Osburne. Both
parties claim for themselves victory,
but If you really want to know who
will be successful you will have to
read it in the stars, for | cannot tell.
The Gray Invinoibles received the
Baltimore Rifles here on Thursday.
The Rifles were accompanied by a
large number of visitors. At three
D. m. the companies formed on Chest
nut street opposite the armory for a
parade, headed by the Second regi-
ment band and followed by an i'm
mense throng of people. They
paraded through the principal streets
to Broad, where's dress review was
held in front of the Union League
club house. Both companies looked
we'll and elected much applause. In
the evening Musical Fund hall was
filed with visitors and friends of the
Grays. Dancing was induled in un
til late hour.
J. II. Howard, manager of TIE
STATE JOURNAL, spent several days In
y the city on business in connection
with the paper.
r An Eighth ward letter will be pub.
, lished through the columns of the
JOURNAL.
Gilbert Ball is leading the revolt
ing faction of the Seventh ward.
Go to LIKE Whites, 410 South
r Seventh street, for the JOURNAL.
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