The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-07-05
Political Notes.


The Rhode Island Democratic delegation
is unanimous for Cleveland. -
E. B. Hale, member of.the Massachusetts
Republican state committee, refuses to sup
port Blaine, and has resigned from the com
| mittee.
Joseph w. Harper, of the publishing firm
of Harper & Brothers, has declined the nomi-
nation for presidential elector on the Repub-
| lican ticket in New York.
s'God knows / have differed from the Re-
publicans from childhood, and will never affil-
late with them so long as | have breath in my
body. From John A. Logan's speech in
1859.
At meeting of the Independent Republi-
can Committee in New York, last Friday, il
was reported that the anti Blaine feeling was
growing, and that the call for the conference
was receiving more signatures than the Com
mittee had anticipated.
The Boston Traveller quotes Gen. Neal
Dow as the authority for the statement that
Mr.. Blaine recently said that he is total abb
stinence man, and so far in favor of prohibition
that he would vote for prohibitory clause in
the Maine State constitution. e.eji-
The Arkansas Democratic Convention sen DIS
uninstructed delegates to Chicago. The Con
vention adopted, amid great applause, u resolu
ton ''regretting Samuel j. 1ilden's refusal to
accept the nomination for President and des-
ignating him as 'the greatest statesman and
patriot since the days of Jefferson"
A conference of colored Democrats from
several different States was held in the Garlic
ton Hotel, New York, last Friday evening.
Isaac Hudson, of New York; Daniel Davis,
of Connecticut, and James Winnie, of Virgin
ia, were chosen delegates to attend the Dem
cratic National Convention and ask represen-
tation there for the colored Democratic voters
of the country.
Gen. Francis G. Barlow, one of the most
prominent New York Republicans boilers
from Blaine and Logan, in card to the
Times expresses the opinion that none of the
candidates who have been mentioned on the
Democratic side would receive the enthusias.
tic support of the independent republicans to
such an extent as Gov. Cleveland would.
Gen Barlow adds that it is ''certain there will
be no third candidate if Cleveland is the Dem
ocratic nominee. y
The Havre de Grace, Nd, Republican,
rep. saws: The star route thieves in collu-
sion with high officials swindled the govern
ment out of millions. The farcical blunder-
ing, prosecution, through which the rascals all
got scot free, cost the government another
million, and now the costly government coun.
sci. Bliss and Kerr. are in high dispute and
passing the usual compliments of "1on re
another with unctious freedom. This but
the proper finale of the whole miserable blum
dering of the Department of Justice
The Philadelphia Record says: "The men,
bers of the various trade organizations in the
State will combine in an effort to defeat Cal.
win Wells, proprietor of the Press, and one OF
the electors at large upon the Republican
Ilchet' Inc ilioseiiieu' 10 senul.o &c al
n NAG us infep'i1T ili ane ST. SaI Wn;os The
hii"u Z p"es ~ NJ Will, or;sa,
&C., tho foot that some time AGO the union
comnos;tors Mt work upon the Press we're dis.
CHARGED and non.union men were put in their
,,lansS ;,
BIZ nrn,.,1. Toy J,5 pa,
N W III, sio,iJ ha obia ~ coo that
g MI oo ohn THey om ronran.;on docs or
~, ",'s' t Gh;noc,o - o,,Iv ,vbot he dictates
ai,s ~ ~ -, La d. i r,;obt as we'll on ont
o % bslaSs ~ tIe nreS;det;af election of 1884
~ pa.e"'b;o IndanandantS and Raformers
ih1 '... II $1,000, of oil sorts
anu ulsc9n'en's e .lnu AT. d., T.o,lJ ha h,,,
VINO slhnu away i0n, III tLa ro;"u"an,s and
squaus eonipI me wiz. tnG ny nso,Id rouoIt
prlgaueS vi DI 1anJ r. WI Ron,onrat;o oartv
asaii iS suc ia ieau an XII Jon't
shouiu sec ti''s, o'e" NJ ~
Phitddetphaa Ledger, ma, heP
III - t1'o 20 q. 90 - a,o;ns, covarnnr IyIden
.s iouu an nr % ,,er{od to he aoainst Governor
az nc 70 NJ" isTiJ 49, =. s,,;nataS tben he
t,l -, L., !, a. Ctoto Of Nev
Vas soiiis " , ~, - Romo howl
YIN, anu ~ = - ooru;oJ
Eoyerhor illueli waS noI Wui.a. VI NJ I'LL,
InI Io. - VI CIV 1901 ont Z
e'vnei Jso "n',l TEL ',L;oL IT, e. Louis
nia'sergu very ut ,I'', oons;doro,on ot Cb;cago
Ie 20 ~ G1arIonJ - tta r;abt man 70
IL cosernE[ oLe.J iI h 10 80 tnu 5sba,har NJ
Illuminate ~ ne snou 'i o' ''N0'
Nelly says yea Vi nay
The New York Independent OF last week,
speaking OF the anti Blame ltepuDncahs' ue.
slres to have II distihcuy UNDERSTOOD .na'
the new movement Is hot movement lnso
the Democratic party. It's sympathizers nave
no sympathy with Democracy. They propose
to keep their separate organization. me
feeling ut the New York meeting was unanl-
nous that they had no Animation with tne
Democratic party except that, IN case the
Democrats should nominate pronounced
reformer like Cleveland, they would vote lor
him rather than for Blame, who represents no
reform. But, even in that case, 1t will be by
separate convention that they VIII ADOPT
him as their candidate, keeping their party
individuality, and voting Tor Republicans for
all other offices except the presidential.
Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour was interviewed
Inv a New York World correspondent at Deer
field last week concerning Gov. Cleveland's
candidature and his strength in this State,
nrhe contest" he said. made by Mr. Flower
shows him to be a man of energy and capacity
and that he is well liked by the Democrats
where he is known, but it seems from such
reports as reach me that Gov. Cleveland is the
I
regard him as :, man of great strength in this
safe The elements of onnosition to him in
the State are not sucb. in NV Judgment, as
would fail 70 snnnort him after his nomination
# will ba remembered that Gov. TYlden carried
the State in 1876, although n much more for.
m;dahIe combination onnosed his nomination
ut ST. Ion;s Than will nnnose Gov. Cleveland
ot Ch;coao Gov CIeyeland's conrse has
aaon IN adn,;rohIs ono far the hest Interests
Of orr Stata and commands the annroval of
oil V fa;r minded mon w;tbont regard 70 Marty
ga 'eti ,i ~ n fli