The Washington critic., 1885-10-22
POLITICAL POINTS.

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state this week Of Govcrnor-elect Foraker
Of Ohio. Since the published announce
ment that Governor Foraker would address
meetings i'm Jamestown, Rochester and
New York, the committee has been be
seiged with kilograms and letters of in
quiry for details Of the arrangement, and
local committees at points out Of the city
have been at their wits ends to arrange
suitable places for the crowds that have in
dlcated their desire TO be present. Owing
to Governor Foraker's Virginia engage
ments he can only make the three speeches
at Jamestown, Rochester and in New York
These meetings will be held on this evening"
Thursday and Friday evenings respectively.
The meeting In New York will be at the
Madison Square Garden 1t is also ex-
pectcd that a reception will be rendered to
the Ohio leader at the Union League Club,
but this will depend much upon Governor
Iolakers own plans; ns he at present cX-
poets to leave Tor Virginia on Saturday.
In the case brought up before the Su-
prcme Court in Pittsburg on Monday 1t was
decided that bets made ON primary elections
in Pennsylvania were not Illegal because
neither the primary nor the general election
laws prohibited betting on the results of
primaries. The constitutionality OF the
primary election laws Of the State was in
yolycd but the Court did not pass on the
point, claiming IL was not before them in
the proper form.
Washington special to the Boston
Record says. "SincC the Ohio election suy-
cral prominent and influential Democrats,
at least one Western Senator and several
representatives, have been to the White
House to reason with Mr.. Cleveland. They
have gone there to convince him of what
they conceive to be the error Of his ways
and they have come away more disturbed
than ever One of them was asked II there
was likely TO be any change in the Pres-
dents policy by reason OF the defeat In
Ohio and prospective loss Of New York.
Not bit Of it, was the reply; 'hc was
dead set on his course and wouldn't change
from II If every Democratic State was to 90
Republican. He can't sec that there is
anything for him to lose from the Ohio
election. II New York goes Democratic
he Will take II as Il result In Justification of
his course. If It goes the other way he
will think IL is because the party has drifted
away from his standpoint
The official returns as far as received at
the Secretary of States Office in Columbus,
Ohio, show lifty-siX Republican members
elected to the House ana certificates have
been issued TO them Last night the Can
vassing Board completed the count i'm
Franklin County. All the Irregularities in
returning the poll-books and tally sheets
were eliminated and the result was given as
| though no defects had been discovered
| There does not seem to be any doubt longer
| rs TO the Legislature. Official reports are
| In from all doubtful counties and districts
and the House stands ffty-eight Republi-
| cans to fifty-twO Democrats and the Senate
seventeen Republicans to twenty Democrats,
| leaving Republican majority on the joint
| ballot of three. This gives Hamilton County
| to the Democrats.
| special to the Baltimore american
| from Petersburg, Va, says: "Seuator Malone
| is working harder this campaign than ever
| before in his political career lie works
| day and night In subtcrraneau office of
his handsome residence on Long Market
| street, surrounded 10y some twenty-five or
more clerks, who are kept busy mailing po-
| litical circulars to all sections of the state.
| One day last week Malone sent nearly one
| thousand prints of these circulars through
| the mails, and within the last two days he
has invested over $3.50 in postage stamps
General Bradley r. Johnson, who on
| Tuesday night addressed a regular Dem
ocratic meeting in Maryland and turn
| ing around denounced Senator German,
| spoke quite differently In this city on
then said that Senator German
was the man to be returned to the Senate.
To take him would be the best choice that
could be made. lie even went so far as to
say that almost everything in Maryland
should be subordinated TO securing Sena-
tor GOrman's reelection.
Hon. William NJ. Eyarts arrived in Buff
falo at S;35 Monday evening, and Is the guest
of Hon. Sherman s. Rogers Mr. Eyarts
spoke at the Main Street Rink last
evening. On Monday evening he speaks
at Syracuse, and from there he goes
directly to New York to resume court
duties on Thursday Mr. Eyarts win dc
liver but three political addresses this cam
paigu, one to be given in New York
the week before election. In re.
sponse to an inquiry as to his
views concerning the State ticket,
Mr.. Eyarts said: ~ have felt it all along
that we could carry the state this fall If we
had good men on the ticket. think the
ticket is a most satisfactory one and lap
prove Of 1t as the choice OF Il free con
yeution,"
Judge j. 3. Foraker, Govcmor-clect OF
Ohio, spoke over two hours at jamestown
n. y, yesterday to an audience filling
every part OF the stage and auditorium, aud
which represented every town in the imme
| diatC region. He COntrustel the cause
which led to the going out of power of the
Democratic party twenty-five years ago and
the Republican party year ago. lie said
| that the achievements Of tina Republican
party met with universal appreciation now,
and asserted that had there been a free bal
lot and an honest coUut in the South il
would still he in power.
The rumor that Roscoe COnkling Is 10
come out in favor Of the Republican State
ticket Of New York and perhaps make ouC
or two speeches seems to have some war
| rant II is known that several of his most
particular friends went TO New York three
days ago. just before starting one Of them
dropped remark that Conklug was ready