The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-07-26
Political Notes.

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Ex-Governor Hendricks expects to leave
Indianapolis Sunday night for the East, where
he will remain three or four weeks.
About 1900 names, including many promi-
nent citizens, have been enrolled in the In
dependent Republican organization of New
York City,
The New York independent Republican COM
mittee receives about 800 letters on an average
every day from prominent boiling Republicans
in the North and West.
The Democratic State Central Committee
of New York met on Wednesday in Albany,
and nominated Eugene Kelly, the banker, for
Elector Large in place of Purcell, resigned.
Hon. John NJ. Forbes, of Boston, who
usually contributes $4,000 to the Republican
presidential campaign fund, refuses to sup
port Blaine, and announces his purpose to
support Cleveland.
Ezra A. Tuttle. the Republican candidate
for Assemblyman from the thirty third dis
trict of New York city last year, was one of
the speakers at a Cleveland and Hendricks
ratification meeting in Harlem Wednesday
evening.
twenty-five prominent Republicans OF En-
gewood, N. j., the home of Hon. William
Walter Phelps, have announced their purpose
to vote for Cleveland and Hendricks on the
ground that the Republican nominees are
unworthy of support" The signers include
Rev. Dr. Wise, OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
One of the Oldest and most influential Re-
publicans in Philadelphia, Mr.. Henry c. Lea,
the publisher, has declared his intention to
support Cleveland. Mr.. Lea would have been
satisfied with either of several other candi-
dates mentioned, but Blaine's record, he
says, makes it impossible for him to support
him for the presidency.
Hon. Roswell P. Flower, who contested
with Cleveland for New York's 70 delegates
to the Democratic National Convention, says
he is entirely satisfied with Cleveland's nom
nation, and will give his money and talents
for the success of the ticket. He predicts
5000 majority for Cleveland in New York.
i The Workingmen's Protective Association
of the Connellsville, Pa, coke region held q
meeting at Scottdale, last week, at which
resolutions were adopted "boycotting the
Philadelphia Press and Calvin Wells, the
Blaine Presidential Elector- at Large, on &C.
count of discharging members of the Typo,
graphical Union and refusing to employ any
such men,"
The New York World, in answering the
question as to what Blaine ever did for the
Irish race, says: 'We must say that we can.
not answer it. We never knew Mr.. Blaine as
the special friend of the Irish race. There is
no speech of his in print which manifests
sympathy for the Irish people. He has be-
longed all his life to the party of Know Moth
ingism."
An Independent Republican club was or.
ganized in Englewood, New Jersey, on Satur.
day night, with the following officers: Presi-
dent, Herbet B. Turner; Vice President, E. B.
Converse; Secretary, E. d. Foster; Treasurer
Barstow ID. Smith; Executive committee,
Charles W. Hassler, William j. Marley, Sam.
uel F. Gold, d. w. Evans. The club num-
bers 100 members.
The Democratic National Committee or
ganzed in New York ON Thursday by the re-
election of the Hon. W. III. Barnum, of Con-
necticut, chairman, and Hon. +. o. Prince,
of Massachusetts, secretary. The committee
adjourned to meet at Albany next Tuesday,
on which date it is expected the committee to
notify Gov. Cleveland of his nomination will
also arrive in Albany.
State Senator John Foster Andrews, OF
Boston, a son of the late Gov. Andrews, and
delegate to the late Republican convention
at Chicago, has bolted the nomination OF
Blaine and announces his purpose to vote for
Cleveland. Mr.. Andrews says he lean see
no reason for continuing in party led by
men like Powell Clayton and Steve Elkins. u
He has also concluded that ''the continued
ascendency of the Republican party would be
bad thing for the country" and he will
therefore vote against it.
Hon. James Speed, distinguished Ken
lucky Republican, and the last survivor of the
men composing President Lincoln's cabinet,
has bolted the nomination of Blaine. His
reasons for so doing, relate to Mr.. Blaine
views of our foreign relations and his views
touching the ''surp plus revenue" Mr.. Speed
openly declares that voting the Democratic
ticket is the least of the evils that an honest
Republican has to face in this crisis, and he
cites the fact that he ''voted with the Demo
Gratis to kill off the folly and wickedness of
the Know Nothings, and has never regretted
it."
I. In reply to question as to whether Gov.
Cleveland vetoed a bill allowing Catholic
priests to visit Backwell's Island, the New
York World says :-"Gov. Cleveland never
vetoed such measure. No such bill was
ever presented to him. Gov. Cornell, Re-
publican, did, however, veto a bill giving
Catholic priests the right to enter the State
institutions and hold religious services. 1t
was known as "The Freedom of Religion
Bill" This charge against Gov. Cleveland
is one of the five hundred lies already set on
foot by the desperate Blaine managers. These
lies will all be collared and thrown in due
time"
John Boyle O'Reilly says through the col
umns of the Boston Pilot, leading Catholic
paper: awe opposed the nomination of
Cleveland, the candidate; we shall faithfully
and earnestly work for the election of Cleve-
land, the Democratic standard bearer. We
say to Mr.. Blaine now that had he been a de-
fender of the rights of naturalized citizens
when those citizens were flung into foreign
prisons, untried and unchanged, the Pilot
would support him to-day, and q million
Americans of the Irish race would vote for
him in November, But he did not do it, and
his pretentions of fair play and friendship now
are sheer humbug'
In Congress it was blaine who referred to
Conkling' ''super eminent, overpowering tur-
key-eobler strut" 1t was Blaine who, in
the mantle of Winter Davis had fallen on
Conkling, exclaimed ''The resemblance is
great. Il is striking, Hyperion to Satyr.
Thersites to Hercules, mud to marble, dung
hill to diamond, singed cat to II Bengal
tiger whining puppy to a roaring ion."
And then it was Conkling who styled Blaine
a "friyolously impertinent fellow" Under
these circumstances it is doubtful whether a
kindly feeling exists between Blaine and the
New York statesman.
In its Presidential campaigns hitherto the
Democratic party has had arrayed against it
the most powerful journalistic intellects of
the metropolis. The illustrated press has
been especially vigorous enemy. This year
the Democratic standardbearer is fortunate
in having on his side the ablest newspapers
and the brightest caricaturists of New York.
Here is the Press roster: For Cleveland
The World, Herald, Times, Journal Of Com
merce, Stats Zeitung, Erening Post, Graph
&c, Morning Journal, Truth, Telegram, Dial,
Ia. TTa,a D,cI.
per s. Weekly, Life and the Independent. For
1pla;,o Tbo Tir;b,,no Go,an,e,.c;oI 1,Irerfisea.