The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-16
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

AGENTS of the aggressive Mr. Flower are said
to have opened his 'bar1" in Buffalo, the home
of Governor Cleveland.
THE indications are that Senator Jonas, of
Louisiana, may not be able to secure a re-elec-
ton from the Legislature now IN session.
IT is open New Hampshire secret that OK
Senator Rollins could be persuaded to occupy the
seat of Henry w. Blair, whose term will expire
next March.
MEMPHIS Avalanche: Other booms come
and go, but the Hancock boom goes on until
November, and don't you forget it. 1t grows
slowly, it is true, but it grows surely. 1t
solid boom warranted never to break, burst or
go backward
COLUMBUS Republican, Except Tilden, there
is no man in the country who stands good a
chance of capturing the Democratic nomination
as Ben Butler He is sure to be nominated by
the Anti monopoly and Greenback conventions
and it would be just like the Democracy to try
to capture the votes of these organizations by
indorsing their candidates.
- PHILADELPHIA Press: The cute Democratic
journals which used to waste so much valuable
time in sneering at John A. Logan have unani
mously abandoned their folly. 1t is a fact
which the most bigoted Bourbons cannot ignore.
that all through this preliminary canvass Sen
discretion and manly dignity. -ar = -,G#
The Mobile Register, one of the most sa-
gacious Democratic papers in the South, warns
the Democratic party not to follow the Ken
lucky school of politicians. unless they are will
ing to see Southern States become Republican on
the tariff issue. 1t declares that the South con
tains a large element who believe in the protec
ton of Clay Calhoun and jackson -.-
SENATOR SHERMAN says that his brother, the
IL .I~o1.- l.. Il
before the convention meets reiteratiug his de-
termination not to be candidate The Senator
is willing to trust the convention to make a
wise selection. He does not rely for Republican
success upon Democratic divisions. Il have
known them for years" he says, land never
but once in presidential fight were they d
vided, and then two conventions were held
They will be solid this fall
THE Illinois General Assembly has adopted a
resolution submitting to the people a constitu-
tional amendment authorizing the Governor to
veto one more items in an appropriation bill
and approve the rest if he so desires This sys-
TEN, it is said, already prevails in Pennsylvania,
New York, Texas, Florida, Georgia. Louisiana,
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, New
Jersey, Nebraska and West Virginia. 1t is emf
nently wise, and ought to be adopted in every
State and IN the national government
HENRY S. LANE, ofIndiana, afterward United
States Senator, presided over the convention of
1885, from which time Republicans date the be
ginning Of their party in its national aspect The
second convention, the famous one of 1860,
which sat in Chicago, made George Ashmun, of
Massachusetts,, its chairman. In 1864, at Balti-
more. when Lincoln was -renominated, William
Dennson, of Ohio, was in the chair. The Chi
cago convention of 1868 had Joseph r. Hawley.
of Connecticut, to govern its proceedings, which
issued in Grants selection as candidate; while
the Philadelphia convention, which renominated
Grant gave the honor of the chairmanship to
Thomas Settle, of North Carolina Edward Nc
Pherson. of Pennsylvania, is next in the success
! sion, being chairman at Cincinnati in 1876 and
Senator Hoar's name follows, his service being
rendered at Chicago in 1880 Thus the chair
lnanshp has fallen three times to New England,
twice to the West, once to the Middle States and
once to the South