The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-08-21
VISITING STATESMEN.
JUDGE MURPHY, OF IuwA'

Hon. Jere H. Murphy returned
from Milwaukee yesterday afternoon,
and left for Davenport, Iowa, his
home, last night.
Asked rs to the truth Of the ru-
more} stampede of the Irish of Mil
yankee into the bosom OF the Re
publican party, he said that while it
might exist. he had talked with forty
OF fifty of the most prominent Irish
men in the State of Wisconsin, who
were present at the meeting of the
Land league, and they denied to a
man that any such decentralization |
existed, and laughed at the idea that
the Iiish vote would be cast for
Blaine, A few of the dynamiters.
full Of noise and wind, and anxious
to got their names before the public,
were doing good deal OF talking,
but the main body OF the IRISH voters
we're as true to democracy us ever,
and could not be driven to the sup
port OF the enemies Of personal lib.
erty.
A reporter for The TINES met one
of Ipwa'a shrewdest and.best posted
politicians ut the fremont house
yesterday,in company with Hon. Jerc
Nuiphy,and OBJ aimed from him some
points in regard to the situation in
that State. The gentleman, while
too modest to allow his name to ap
pear is nevertheless well posted OF
the situation and sees in 1t II grea'
d al of comfort for the Democracy
He SAWS: "It is well known that the
republican party of Iowa IS NOR,
thoroughly identified with the pro-
hibitionists and the ultra temperance
policy than in any other State, and
as consequence there are n good
many rocks ahead that they are liable
10 strike. When Senator Allison
clnms that the temperance question
Will not figure i'll the coming cam
paign the wish is father to the
bought They will have an ire
presaible conflict in their State Con
vantiun between the candidates TOT
Supreme Judge. Nourse, OF Dek
Moines, now on the bench, is and
has been an extremist of the most
bitter type, while his opponent Is II
more moderate man. Nonrse's fall
IRE to secure the prize would be the
occasion of an outbreak Of wrath
from the fanatics, and the signal for
The running of u St. John electoral
icket, which would draw away 10 $
900 votes from Blaine. That IS what
the managers OF the party are trying
to avoid. They have seen their ma
joriIies gradually reduced until there
is not very much of ii margin left.
Tie Germans have gone beyond all
reclamation Personal liberty means
more to them than personal magnet
ism, and they are permanently al
, outs with the republican party.
Through their detection the party
has los rs per cent. of its old ma
jority, and still the stampede con-
times.
"Another point to be considered is
Buffers candidacy Whatever il
may mean in New York or Mnssa>
chusetts, in Iowa it is Il very danger
GUS business to the republicans, A
portion Of the old greenback element
that was at one time so strong in the
Slate hus drifted back into the re-
: publican party,and Butler is the only
man hat can call it out again, There
, is no doubt but there will be al
agreement arrived at between tbt
greenbackeIs and the democracy
whereby q fusion electoral ticket vii
be nominated. The proposition viii
be either nine Democrats to foul
greenbackers, or eight to five, ant
the fusion conenmmated means a
least from Is 600 to 20 600 added
votes for The combination. II til,
republicans can stand that loss, ant
still eleat their electoral ticket, they
will have to do better ciphering THAI
l can, ana l figure on cold facts.
i tell you,' said he, "ihere are
t going to be some surprises in lows
= this fall,aud they will not be pleasan
ones for the republican party.
Chicago Times.