Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-25

CAMPAIGN NOTES FROM SEVERAL STATES
Madison, Wis, special to the Philadelphia Press
says that Senator Edmunds has written private
letter TO state official there in which he declares
that he never wrote or said that Blaine "acs as at
torpey for Jay Could, as has been asserted by the
democratic press of this city and country for said
he, 81 am not conscious of having thought So
He closed his letter by affrming hts intention OF
voting the republican ticket.
Mr. w. G. Web ter, OF the Treasury department,
the first civil service appOintee from Illinois, will
address republican ratification meeting at Prince
ton, n. j., Tomorrow night.
A committee Of fifty from the Young Republican
Club OF Brooklyn waited upon Mr.. Blaine at the
Fifth avenue hotel yesterday and advised him of
the action taken by the club in his favor. They as
sured him OF the clubs hearty support, and that
1t would add 10000 votes to his strength.
An Irish republican state convention was held at
Staunton, Va, yesterday. 50 delegates being pres
ent. Addresses were delivered by ". E. Craig and
Jacob YOst. Delegates were elected to the Irish
national republican league to meet in Cincinnati.
Gen. Logan made seventeen speeches yesterday
on the route from Akron, Ohio. to Wheeling, West
TO address republican meeting at Wheeling this
afternoon, and Hon. w. D. Kelley speaks there to-
The Colorado democratic convention, at Denver
yesterday, nominated Alva Adams. OF Pueblo for
governor. Gen. Grant having positively declined
renomination i9I The convention then adjourned
The following nominations for Congress were
made mi Yesterday Twelfth PENNSYLVANIA district, D.
w. SounoHN, utulOcIaJ, TeflolnlnateQ: SXteen1G
New YORK district. John Swinburne, independent
citizens; third Connecticut district, Charles s.
Johnson, democrat; ninth Massachusetts, district,
Henry E. Fales. democrat: fifteenth Pennsylvania
district, F. C. Bunnel republican: tenth Michigan
district. A. NJ. Webster. prohibitionist
the South Carolina republican staJe convention
was In session all day yesterday, but did nothing
beyond receiving the report OF the committee on
credentials.
The straightout republicans of Texas at their
convention at Dallas yesterday. nominated full
state ticket headed by Judge A. B. Norton for gov
ernor. After the appointment OF n committee to
issue an address 10 the republicans OF Texas. the
convention adjourned sine die. This action is taken
in opposition to the recent republican convention
which endorsed the Independent state ticket
There has been fusion OF all the elements In favor
OF Blaine and Logan in louisiana, and an electoral
ticket chosen.
Ex-Gov. Hendricks will speak at the great demo
cratic ratification meeting in Columbus Ohio to-
day.
The Massachusetts, state convention Of the peo-
pies party tButier'S at Worcester yesterday,
nominated Judge McCafferty for governor; Col
John F. Marsh for lieutenant governor, and finished
the ticket follows: Secretary of state Col John
P. Sweeney, OF Lawrence; treasurer, Nathaniel s.
Gushing. OF MiddlebOrO; aud.tOT, Israel W. An
drews. Of Danvers attorney general, Col. Thomas
w. Clark, OF Boston. The platform endorses But
ler and West