Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-02
What the Politicians are DOin

What the politicians are DOinRs
MOVEMENTS OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES, ETC
Mr.. Blaine arrived at Cincinnati at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, after having made stops at
Hamilton and other places. where he received a
hearty welcome At Hamilton Mr.. Blaine made
quite long speech in eulogy Of a high protective
tar1n. The Cincinnati depot was so thronged that
the party found dificuty in reaching their carri-
ages, and the crowd which filled the streets fol-
lowed Mr. Baine's carriage all the way to his hotel
Many OF the windows along the line OF march were
draped with flags and the people shouted and
cheered. From the balcony OF the Burnett house
the candidate thanked the people for the welcome
they had given him. In the evening he visited the
Exposition building and held an informal recep-
ton. after which he was escorted to the stage and
briefly acknowledged the courtesies paid him Sem
ator sherman, Judge Foraker and Congressman
Follett also made q few remarks. After the speak
ing Mr.. Blaine was given complimentary dinner
by the commissioners of the Exposition.
Gov. Cleveland, accompanied by Hon. Erastus
Corning, A. B. Banks, mayor Of Albany; Hon.
slmm ". Rosendale. Hon. John A. Mccall jr, ard
Gen. Austin Lathrop, Of the governors staff. left
Albany Tor Buffalo on special train at lao this
where elaborate preparations for the governors
reception have been made.
Gen. Butler addressed 5000 people at the fair
grounds at Fort Wayne. Ind, yesterday: He de-
nounced civil service as humbug, and predicted
that the party which shall be defeated at the No
vember election will unite with the peoples party
Gov. Hendricks left Louisville yesterday for his
home.
The following congressional nominations were
made yesterday: Second Louisiana district-P F.
Harwigg, republican. Sixth Louisiana district
Coldwell c. Swayze. republican. Sixth Massa-
chuSettS d1strict-Wm. +. johnson, prohibition.
TWenty-sixth New York districts. c. Miilard, re-
publican Fifth Missouri district-Mat William
Warner, republican.-Sxth South Carolina dis
trtct-Edmund H. Deas, republican and indepen-
dent.
The delegates at the democratic congressional
convention at Elizabeth, n j., got into row over
their nominations yesterday Judge Robert S.
Green was nominated, having a majority OF the
convention; but the friends OF William Mcmahon
bOlted, and nominated him by convention.
The Irish republican convention at Cincinnati
yesterday afternoon passed resolutions indOrsing
Blaine, denouncing Cleveland and the policy OF the
democratic party, pronouncing against free trade,
and declaring themselves in favor OF the Monroe
doctrine.
Henry G. MCDANIEL was elected governor OF
Georgia yesterday without opposition. Not mere
than one-third OF the vote in the state was pOed.
A democratic mass meeting was fired into by a
drunken man at Charleston, West Va, yesterday.
A negro man was killed and white man fatally
wounded.
A large republican meeting was held in Annap-
oils, Md, last night and Blaine, Logan and HOl-
ton club was formed
The prohibition state convention at Marshall
town, Iowa, yesterday named thirteen presidential
electors, Including seven prohibitonists and six OF
the thirteen electors named by the American
ultra-pfohibttiOn and antSecret society party, the
others having withdrawn