The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-28
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

HON. GEORGE L. WALTON, of Louisiana, one of
the most prominent Democrats Of that State, has
declared for Blaine and Logan because of their
position on the tariff question.
CHAIRMAN PLYNPToN, of the Massachusetts
Democratic State central committee, will resign
his position. He is reported by Democrats to
hold the opinion that Blaine will carry the State
by 30, 600 majority.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN MURoH, of Maine, who was
elected by the Democratic workingmen, an
nounces that he will support Blaine and Logan,
and stump in West Virginia and Ohio in the in
terest of the Republican ticket.
AT the Planters House, in St Louis recently,
a stalwart Democrat looking at the polar map
in newspaper, said: mo wonder the Repub-
lican party wins 1t sent twoships to the north
pole to bring back seven votes for the November
election
THERE is a general bolt against Cleveland
among the workingmen Of the New Jersey
manufacturing towns An independent paper
published at Trenton says ''the Democrats have
lost their grip on the State The Republicans
are rapidly organizing
THE prohbitonist convention has had its little say
And John st. John and Daniel among the lions of
the dav;
But when the sovereign people have poled their vote
St John will long for Patmos and Daniel for his dem
Philadelphia Record.
REPRESENTATIVE CONVERSE, Of Ohio, con
firms the report that he will decline reuomi-
nation. He expects to enter heartily into the
campaign service of the Democracy, and will
take special pleasure in showing to the Demo
Gratis of Ohio that the party platform is a sound
protection document.
CHRISTIAN Union: Among the ten Thousand
good men who desire the election of Mr.,
- ~
DR. Olmstead, of the Waterman, at Bos
ton, Mass We are pleased to hear him say that
he would not only vote for him, but that he
prayed for his election.
THE New York Times is not overioyed at the
selection Of ''Seven-mule" Barnum as chairman
of the Democratic national committee, and
serves warning follows: "'Mule buying
forged letters, and similar devices may easily
check the rising tide of popular favor which has
been driven III Democratic direction by the
course of the Republican convention
CHICAGO Tribune The Republican conven-
vention consisted of 800 delegates, of whom $40
honorable men. There is one delegate whose
peculiar conscience compels him in the interest
OF clean and patriotic politics to bolt the
choice of his 819 associates and give his support
to an alleged ibertne and a notorious copper
head. Curious conscience.
THE Buffalo Express says that strong Blaine
and Logan club has been organized in the First
Ward of that city composed entirely of Irish
men, that well-qualifed judges doubt Mr..
Clevelandis ability to carry the ward, though it
usually gives one thousand Democratic majority;
that so far is he from being the universal favor
lite he has been represented his friends would
not dare take test vote in this his home at this
moment; and that ''the city of Buffalo will give
majority of its votes to Blaine and Logan next
November
AT great ratification meeting in Worcester,
Mass, Judge E. lockwood Hoar shamelessly
proclaimed his devotion to the Republican party
and its candidates. and moreover was mean
enough to characterize the boilers by the neat
est illustration Of the campaign. Imagine a
party said Judge Hoar biased on the dislike
of an individual Any such party which an
nounces itself WILL for the verdict of the people,
receive very much such verdict as | saw re-
Gently in the case of a baby found dead; That
it came to its death in the manner following, to-
wit; it was born dead