The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-28
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

A CORRESPONDENT of the journal at Union
City suggests the name of General John w.
Foster in connection with the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor
THE Ithaca IN. Y journal speaks in highly
eulogistic terms of President Andrew D. White,
of Cornell University, and regards him as a
promising dark horse in the Republican national
convention.
THE Democrats of Kentucky, in their county
conventions, made a loud and emphatic demand
for "a tariff for revenue only Their prefer
ences for leaders are about fairly divided be-
tween Mcdonald and 'the old ticket
ALEADING Republican senator is quoted as say
ing; For my part [ could be well satisfied if we
could nominate David Davis. / don't suppose
we could, but he could certainly be elected
Davis and Hawley would be a very clean and
strong ticket"
A WASHINGTON letter to the Charleston, rs.
CO. News and Courier, says; Friends of Blaine
are industriouslv circulating the report that if
he finds himself unable to secure the presden-
tial nomination he will throw his strength for
Senator Allison, of Iowa. one Of his warm, init
mate friends"
AUSTIN L. XUMLER, of Lafayette, will be a
candidate for the Republican nomination for
congressman in the Ninth district He is
leading member of the Lafayette bar, is young
and energetic, and a man of much earnestness of
purpose. 1t is said he will have the solid sup
port of the Tippecanoe county delegation in the
convention, and that he will receive number of
votes from Clinton and Boone counties.
c. NJ VAN HAAIM, editor Cincinnati News
journal: 'There is in Ohio and elsewhere in the
West, among Democrats, a growing conviction
that the party could not 90 astray in nominating
that noble old Roman, Allen G. Thurman, for
President. The nomination would place the
party and its campaign on high plane. There
is nothing to be said against Mr.. Thurman and
everything for him. He could carry Ohio against
any Republican L doubt whether Mr. Payne
could carry it at all.
REPRESENTATIVE RICE, of the Worcester dis
trict in letter to Hon. 7. c. Bates regarding
the man whom he will support if a delegate to
Chicago, says: II am no more a Blaine man
than am an Edmunds, or an Arthur or a Sher
man. or Harrison man. If | go delegate
go unpledged, ready to go for the candidate
whose nomination l shall decide, after hearing
from all sections, is most likely to insure success
to the Republican party, in which believe more
than in any man.
PRESIDENT ANDREW y. WHITE, of Cornell
University who was elected delegate at large by
the New York Republican convention, says of
the issues of the coming campaign
'The coming presidential election will turn
largely upon the issue of general political re-
form, and especially the continuance and devel-
opment Of the new civil service policy. do not
at all mean to say that those who distinctly ia
vor the new civil-aervice policy in the major
ity, but am convinced that they form deeply
earnest and devoted minority, scattered through
all parts of the State of New York. There is in
them something of the same fanaticism so
called which animated those whose convictions
were the germ of the Republican party in the
old anti slavery days On these people ordinary
political ties now sit very lightly. They believe
that a return to better modes of government
national, State and municipal-s the leading
question, To them it is the only living question.
No matter how much our trusted party leaders