National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-24
politics AND POLITICIANS.

Out in Indiana the political thermometer Is
something over 1902 IN the shade. The list of
spcakcrg appointments made by the rcpubli-
can state central committee takes up about
two and half columns of space In tho India
napoHs J9iouai Of Monday; 89i public mceliugs
are advertised. When II Is remembered that
in addition to these meetings. provided for
by The state central committee. each county
committee makes appointments for all local
orators who can be pressed into the service for
the crossroads and school.house campaign"
and that the democratic list OF appointments
IA hardly less formidable, 1t can bo readily
perceived that the voters Of Hoosicrdom have
the amplcst opportunities for becoming well
posted on tho issues Of the campaign Among
the distinguished speakers for whom appoint
mcnts arc announced are Gov. A. g. Porter,
Hon. w. II, Calkins, Hon ]. Il. q. Pitku, Of
Louisiana; A. w. TGnncy and william T. Ficro'
of New York. Gen John NJ. Thayer of Ne
braska; Gen, Paul Vandervoort, John NJ. Butler,
oliver 7. Morton, Hon. Samuel A. Mason, Of
Pennsylvania win Cumback, Miss Nellie lIol.
brook, Of California; Thomas II. Nelson. Hon.
John 7. ScanlOn, Of Illinois; George w. Hip
pie, "the eloquent blacksmith" and n host of
others, more or less distinguished in the field
of political oratory,
Henry Cabot Lodge is making fine cam.
pnlgn In the sixth Massachusetts, district with
fair prospect of Wrestling it from the democ-
racys.s Henry Il. Lowering was elected in 1889
by the combined votes Of the democrats and
greenbackers with majority Of $50, but this
year there are three candidates in the field,
and MIR. Lodge will probably sit in the next
house of representatives.
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The secretary Of the convention that renomi.
mated William II. Morrison for congress has
come ont for his republican opponent The
latter IS very popular man and is making it
remarkably hot for Horizontal Bill" who
finds himself engaged in about the most diff
cult campaign OF his career So many demo-.
crats have openly cspoused the cause of his OPP
poucnt that IL Is fairly possible the noted advo.
cate Of free trade will be relieved OF the cares
and burdens public life.
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The Tcrrc Haute Democrat is orthodox in It's
democracy, but evidently does not sympathize
with the course of the Indianapolis SCHtind,
The Sentinel manager Is getting up campaign
edition, containing history ofthc Blaine libel
suit-frOm a SCHtiHk standpOint-and in send.
ing notice of that fact to the Democrat for in
scriion in its advertising columns, asked for n
friendly notice" Tho Democrat published
the letter Of request In full, together with the
following friendly effort -
Yes, you can havea friendly mention" Any
newspaper that will stab the virtue of u mother
to crafty the cravings Of n putrid brain can
have plenty of friendly mention" Any news
paper that goes into moral bankruptcy to
drown In tears the respect of children for
mother can have plenty of friendly mention"
from the editor of the Democrat; some of II may
be hot, but It will be "iriendly mention" all the
same. Any newspaper that advertisos itself
by luttcntng the bats of moral pollution on the
cEudCncC of depraycd and rotten brains can
have Il friendly mention by the editor of the
DFW0cfOt.
Yes, Charley, will mail you marked copy
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The grecnbackers Of Connecticut have Inadc
queer mistake in their gubcrnatorial nomi.
nation. Mr.. Jam0S Ia Curtis, their nominee it
I IS said IS not II legal voter OF the state, and
consequently ineligible to the Office
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Hannibal lTamlin, the venerable first ropub-
lican vice president of the United States, in
tends to make some speeches In Ohio. He is
now about so years ofage, but is still hale and
hearty. lie was among the callers of Mr..
Blaine phen the latter was in New York.
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Gen Bragg would like to come back to con-
grcss, but finds rough sailing in the way. The
opposition tolhim in his district $50 formidable
that he has been forced to the conclusion that
he cannot afford to let his name go before the
congressional nominating convention, but is
forced to resort to the fotlorn hope that
deadlock among the delegates may bring
about his nomination as Il compromise candi-
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