Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-10
POLITICAL MELANttE.
HGtisr Th:Hks cleveland viii Havo tn
SolIl SOnIn-Demo EnthunIasm

| HGtisr Th:nks cleveland viii Have tho
solid soutn-Demoorsiic Epthutissm.
Both the Autobiography and Greenback
state conventions met in Lincoln, Neb
on Tuesday. After passing resolutions
favoriDg fusion with the Anti Monopo-
lists and Democrats, the Greenback con.
vcntion adjourned and went into session
with the former. An Adjournment was
declared for the purpose Of receiving and
listening to General Butler, who, after
partaking of supper, spoke in the open
air. lie advocated minority representa-
tion and advised fusion with the Demo
Gratis. tie declared that he wanted elec-
tOrai votes only TO hold tho balance of
power and make the other parties come TO
the Peoples party. He said the Anti
Mon0polists need not fear fusion here. as
Cleveland would win if he carried New
ork and lose if he did not. He said that
be lbutler) could not be elected, as Cleve.
iahd would have 145 votes in the South
"Iich lie (butleT) would have with a free
| ballot and fair count.
ESu-ing Democratic Meeting IA York
iUeSuay was gala night in York. The
\ oung Mems Democratic association
| opened the campaign with a torch Eght
| procession and banner raising. Ibc strests
We're thronged with people and the enthr'
slasm aud excitement was intense. Centre
| square was filled with a mass of peonlc
eager TO hear and see. After the proces-
sion of the Young Mems club arrived in
tue tquare clad In their beautiful new
| unilulns they were drawn up in line in
front OF tbs stand by George w. Heiges,
esq president of the club, who delivered
a short address and then adjourned the
meeting to the court house, where w. u.
| hensei, esq, who would not speak in the
| open AR, addressed them. The large court
house was soon packed to overlooking and
Notwithstanding the intense heat of the
evening, this young Democratic leader
held his audience for over an hour, The
interest manifested at this meeting aug urs
we'll for big Democratic majority in No.
yember.
Fa.ion IN HUNTINGTON county.
The largest Democratic convention ever
heid IN huntington county met in Hunt
ingdon on Tuesday. After a full discus.
SION the convention decided, by q large
majority, to form fusion with the dissst-
| ished Republicans who held convention
there ON Monday, and nominated part of a
county ticket The nominations made by
the two conventions form a oomplste
county ticket, and it is believed that the
Sonoihatloh Will DO strong enough to de.
leat tue regular Republican ticket. The
nominees for Assembly on this fusion
ticket are Republicans, but it is under.
stool that they will oppose the reelection
| OF j. Donald Cameron to the United
States Senate. David Caldwell, of Hunt.
ing6on, was nominated for Congress
Hon. ii. j. McAteer. of Alexandria, was
nominated for state senator. Hon. John
NJ. Bailey, of Huntingdon, was nominated
for president judge. The candidate for
Congress, Senate aud president Judge were
authorized respectively to choose their
! own conferees.
Cnester county Democratic TioIst
The Democratic county convention held
in West Chester, on Tuesday, nominated