The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-10-04
Political Notes.

Over FIVE hundred Independent Republicans
are enrolled on the club books at Chelsea,
Mass.
Edgar A. Werner, chief clerk of the New
York bank department, prominent Republi-
can, has come out for Cleveland.
The county executive committee of the Anti
Monopoly League of New York City has ia
bled resolution indorsipaBB Butler.
One of the oldest and stanchest Republican
papers in Connecticut, the Litchfeld Enquir-
er, has been overcome by the last batch of
Mulligan letters and bolts Blaine.
A correspondent of the New York Herald.
who has visited more than half of the "a
counties in West Virginia, predicts that the
Democrats will carry the State in October by
at least 10000 majority.
The Brooklyn Eagle gives a computation
made up at the headquarters of the indepen-
dent Republicans by which the vote of that
party is estimated at 1000 for New York
State. The Herald thinks the estimate is much
too low.
The independent Republicans OF New Jer-
sey, in the address adopted by their State ex-
ecutive committee Saturday, declare that the
party ''can only gain renewal of life and
health and future usefulness by the defeat
of Mr., Blaine.
Christian Morelein, a wealthy brewer, and
the most influential German in Cincinnati,
has declared for Cleveland. He supported
the Republican ticket last fall. 1t is announc-
ed that all the leading brewers in Cincinnati,
nineteen in number, have decided to support
Cleveland.
The independent Republicans of New Jer-
sey have formed q committee of one hundred
which proposes to issue an address in favor
ofCleveland to the Republicans of New Jersey.
The committee embraces the names of some
prominent gentlemen who have hitherto voted
the Republican ticket.
The members ofthe New FORK Mining Stock
and National Petroleum Exchange organized
Cleveland and Hendricks club Saturday
] last. 1t was announced that over two hum
dted members had signed the roll, of whom
one.third are Republicans. W. w. Clayton,
lifelong Republican, was elected president
of the club. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to nominate an executive committee
of twelve Republicans and twelve Democrats
The New York Truth, which is an indepen-
dent daily paper, and which has heretofore
declined to express presidential preference,
on Monday came out for Cleveland in lead
ing editorial. Among other things it says:
'We are for Cleveland for President After
weighing all the evidence pro and con we do
not hesitate to recommend every voter to cast
his ballot for Cleveland and Hendricks.
As an instance of how the Germans feel it
may be mentioned that, during the past week,
the German Correspondent, of Baltimore
city, received one hundred and forty-six new
German exchanges, out of which one hundred
and forty were outspoken for Cleveland and
Hendricks and not one for Blaine and Logan.
The papers which favor Cleveland and Hen
bricks are distributed by States as follows ;
Iowa "a, Minnesota 8, Wisconsin &c, Illinois
"a, Indiana 10, Michigan 0, Ohio 81, Kansas
=, and Nebraska 8; total 40.
Hon. Carl Schurz was asked in Cincinnati
| if he had seen the statement that he is receiv-
ing $3.50 a speech from the Democratic man
ayers. ''Yes, was his reply, 81 have noticed
that such a story is being circulated. The
ia cts are that | am not receiving one cent
fr ON any source for my speeches in the con-
test, and that | am paying all my own travel
imp expenses. | am simply doing what | con-
slider my imperative duty-warning the people
against turning over the administration of the
national government to self convicted cor
rupt man. | cannot think they will do it"
The New York Herald, speaking of Tam
many standing alone and nominating city
officers, says: ''Some faint hearted Demo
Gratis are likely. to be unhappy about these
Tammany nominations, because they were
persuaded that a united Democratic local
ticket, framed on the basis of the most liberal
concession to Tammany, would have secured
the vote of that organization for Cleveland
They may apparently make their minds easy
on that score. No local ticket that could
have been named would have made Tammany
loyal to the national ticket. But there is no
venom in her tooth. If Tammany could give
to Blaine just twice the vote she is really able
to give-even then Cleveland would carry
this State by an overwhelming majority"
Monster Democratic mass meetings are be-
ing held in Ohio and Indiana and an army of
able speakers are on the stump. At Column
bus, Ohio, a state mass meeting was held
last Friday, which was attended by over 90,
900 persons. The speakers included Gov.
Hendricks, Senators Bayard, Payne and Sher-
man; Gov. McLane, of Maryland Speaker
Carlisle, Gen. Patrick A. Collins, of Boston !;
James R. Doolittle, Gov. Hoadly, and others.
On the same day barbecue at Shelbyville,
Indiana, was attended by $4,000, and speech
es were made by Senator Voorhees,, Holman,
Manson and others. Seats were provided at
tables for 5000 persons at time, and thirty
steers, fifty sheep, poultry &C., were provided
for the dinner.