Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-14

The Blaine bolt in Massachusetts, has taken
definite form. AbGGt -l signatures were obtained
Of republicans, who voted for Garfield calling for
aneetiaE consider the situation. and last night
five hundred more of the ,igners met in hall in
3oetCU and organized as an anti-Blaine body. The
Ieeiiag displayed quite bitter or TO use more
BOstCIiln wCTd. Intense" \ set OF resolutions
adopted At the meeting declares that TIE republi-
can candidates were nominated 'in absolute dis
regard Of the reform sentiment OF the nation" and
Lhat the country Will be better served by opposing
the nominations than by supporting them" The
democrats are advised to put up one Of their good
men, and in that case the independents pledge
them their support.
The vote of Massachusetts,, with New York and
the solid south. would elect the President; so that
II becomes question OF practical importance how
solid a foundation this bolt may prove TO have.
For two or three reasons Massachusetts, has OF late
been swinging away from the republican party.
Its large fOreign-born cement has grown numer-
Gus as 10 swamp numerically the ballots OF culture
The sharp competition of manufactures has brought
about a desire for tariff reform in certain direc-
tons in antagoniSm with republican policy. And
the state. moreover. has a personal dislike for
Blaine owing to a feud OF long standing. Hence
the conditions for serious bolt In that state are
favorable. Still the chances that the democrats
will be able To supply candidate, platform, and
campaign tactics CT satisfactory purity, to the faS
tdiOus Bay state boilers are rather dubious
The opposition made in the Senate to the $4,000
Nicaragua contingent fund item in the consular
and diplomatic BILL and the still greater opposition
10 the same Item promised In the House, Indicate
how foreign and unpopular are secret methods OF
administration with the American people. In al
most all other countries an appropriation OF this
sort would occasion no surprise or debate but here
Ii has already excited sharp criticism and will
probably meet stubborn resistance hereafter. The
action OF the State department Is presumably hon
est and proper and the money desired for legiti-
mate purposes, but the people are jealous OF their
right to audit their own accounts And WHILE very
likely this difficulty in keeping secret from the
public often leads TO embarrassment and loss, the
disadvantages OF publicity are far unbalanced by
the benefits.
News from Egypt is about as cloudy as II was Ia
our own country In tie palny days OF 1.-The reliable
eontraband" One day We hear OF the fail of Ber-
Der, and the slaughter of its inhabitants. The next
morning this is cOntradcted. and are told that
the Aahdis forces are disbanding On the heels OF
this report comes q confirmation OF the first bad
news, and an alarming statement that the Mahdi
Is closing in about khartOum more tightly than
ever, but few hours later we learn that Gordon is
quietly descending the Nile AMI VIII soon bob up
serenely" at Cairo. This IS very confusing, and
confirms the opinion of King David and Falstaff
that this world is much given TO lying.
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Gov. Cleveland IS not to have 4 vFaIk-Over In his
race for the nomination. MI Flower does not pro-
pose 10 be laughed out Of the field ana his roll of
delegates Is certainly no laughing matter for his
rivals. Very likely the LIST Will collapse at Sara
toga. and then, again. it may not But, in any
case, Gov Cleveland will have to meet some oppOsi-
ton II is claimed that lie has shown partiality
for corporations and that his instincts are arStO-
cratic lie has had his quarrel, too, with Tam
many, an1 though that organization seems to be
showing forgivng spirit, it is not always safe to
count on surface Indications in such matters Yet
the drift is very decidedly IN favor OF Cleveland.
"
The A5AeI'icGn Queen, which ought TO know, says:
"There are not more than a dozen really clever
young men in New York society. We are speaking
OF those who really are in society, and who frequent
all the fashionable entertainments: and not those
Who are occasionally within its sacred circle
The statement can readily be accepted as a true
one, for how any really clever young man can de-
vote himself To frequenting ''alI the fashionable
entertainments OF New York society is difficut to
Imagine. Men OF talent and promise have some
thing batter to DO than 10 make business OF such
foppery.
The ST. Louis Republican having intfmated
suspicion that Mr.. T1lden didn't really mean what
he said. the Chronicle OF that city teegraphed to
Tlden 10 find out, and was referred to Mr.. Man.
Mig, who replied that lir. TiIden did mean what
he said 1t viii now be IN order for some skepttc
10 asktf Mr. TideE really meant to really mean to
decline, and so On, indefinitely.
Washington may not do much at base ball. bat
when it comes 10 a chicken fight our local birds