Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-23
Progress Of the Campaign.

MOVEMENTS OF THE CANDrpATEs-CoNGREssIo
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTES, ETC.
Alderman James Smith, Ir., member OF the DEM
Ocratic state committee OF New Jersey; Samuel
klotz and b. ]. Ford, all OF Newark, N. j., and a
committee OF the Essex county On. J1 club paid
their respects to Gov. Cleveland, at Albany, yes
terday. About one hundred members OF the Ameri-
can institute OF architects now In session there,
also called on the governor. The governor has ac-
cepted the invitation TO visit his native county
Essex, \. j. next Monday, and will review the
procession In Newark on that evening.
Mr.. Blaine spoke at Evansville, Ind, yesterday.
In reference TO our foreign policy he said We seek
no Intervention In the struggles and contentious
European governments, but We do seek expansion
OF trade with our American neighbors, and as a
prerequisite thereto we seek friendly and peaceful
relations with all the countries OF North and south
America [CheerSl
Gen. Butler went to Boston Yesterday afternoon.
He VIII return to New York, and resume his stump
ing tour OF the state next week.
Gen. Logan was met at GaleSburg, ILL.,, yesterday
by reception committee and escorted TO Peoria
At a point one mile west OF Knoxville, an attempt
made to wreck the train by croSSteS laid across
the track. The engine ran over two OF them before
1t could be stopped, but no one was hurt On the
O'Clock, various clubs assembled at the depot,
formed into line and escorted Gen. Logan to a
hotel At the evening meeting he made a speech
and reviewed the tariff question at length, and
then replied to certain remarks OF Gov. Hendricks.
Gov. Hendricks arrived at Pullman. ILL.,, yester-
day morning, and addressed the trade and labor
wOrkmen and residents OF Pullman and the
neighboring towns OF kensington and RoSeland
assembled In front OF his hotel and Gov. Hendricks
addressed them briefly
The following congressional nominations were
made yesterday: Tenth district OF Massachusetts,,
James II. Mellen, OF Worcester, peoples party;
twenty-eighth district of New York. John Arnot, of
Elnira democrat; first district Of New York, Perry
Belmont, democrat; fifteenth district OF New York,
Lewis Beach, democrat; eighth district OF New
York. S. S. Cox, indOrsed by the county democracy;
third district OF Illinois, John H. Ward, democrat:
fourth district OF Massachusetts,, Patrick A. Col
linS democrat
The New York republican county convention
nominated the following ticket last night: Mayor,
Louis j. Phillips comptroller Charles Sper; judges
OF the court OF common pleas, George w. Blunt,
Edward Z. Graves and j. c. j. Langben; district
attorney, Col c. Spencer president OF the board OF
aldermen, George W. Hilliard; coroner, Ferdinand
Edman
The returns from all the counties OF West Viz
ginia, most OF which are official, shows the
democratic majority to be about $500. According
TO these returns the democrats carried the first
congressional district by 6s6. second by s7a, third
by 2,725 and the fourth by 1 ,250.
Members Of the first branch OF the city council OF
Baltimore were elected yesterday. The democrats
elected eighteen members and the republicans two,
the democratic majority on the total vote IN the
city being 9,591-a democratic gain OF over 6,00a
The republicans OF Representative HOltonS dis
tr1ct held large mass meeting at Oxen HILL Nd,
last night. Speeches were made by DIR. w. G.
Green and Capt ID. l. Pitcher, OF New York.