Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22
POLITICAL.

ALBANY, OCls lOs-OOfeIuOt I'LL htio
sent the committee of notification his
letter accepting the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor. In opening ii he bids
for solid Democratic support, saying
This nomination gratefully accept. To
be the candidate of the party which has
givon the state such distinguished exeeu-
tives us Marcy, Wright, Seymour, Hoffman,
Tildon, Robinson and Cleveland Is both an
honor and u responsibility which l fully
appreciate. -..-..
II is reported from Boston that i. II.
Fuller, reporter for the Traveller, Thurs
day visited the Republican stnte head
quarters in quest of political news, when
the chairman A. w. Beard, accused him
of having stolen circular which was
printed in Wednesday evenings TrdDeIter.
| Fuller declared that he obtained the CIR
cular in n perfectly legitimate manner.
| Thereupon Benrd struck the reporter
violent blow, knocking him half why
across the room. The reporter placed the
case in the hands of lawyers. Mr.. Board
being questioned about the matter, said
/ he did not strike Mr.. Fuller, hut gave
him vigorous push which, perhaps, he
would not have done upon second
thought. Tho circular published was in
the nature of confidential letter to
chairmen of district committees, urging
personal efforts ON their part to secure II
full Republican vote, and hnd been sur
reptitiously obtained by Fuller.
Washington special TO the Boston
Record says: "Since the Ohio election
several prominent md influential Demo.
Gratis, Mt least one western senator and
several representatives have been 20 the
| tn httyitl
land. They have gone there to convince
him of what they conceive to be the error
of his ways, and they have come away
moro disturbed than ever.
''Said one of them, THE President feols
uneasy. He realizes there is growing
gulf between him and his party, aud he
is ready enough TO talk about his trouble,
but before he has said dozen words il
becomes apparent TINT he doesn't fecl
this unensiness ON his own account. lie
at once assumes the position that his
policy is n correct thing, and from thif
standpoint he carries on the discussion
"rhis gentleman was asked if there
! was likely to be any change in the Presi
dents policy by reason of tho defeat il
Ohio and n prospective loss of New York
Not n bit of it, was the reply he wa
doadset on his course, and wouldn'
/ change it if eveEy Democratic state wa
to 60 Republican. He can't see that ther,
is anything for him to lose from the Ohio
election. If New York goes Democrat,
/ he will take il as result in justification
, of his course. If it goes the other wa,
he will think it is because the party ha
/ drifted away from his standpoint.
EAsToN, Nd, Oct. 20.-Among th,
| nd Ill Al.
, mass meeting and barbecue held here TO
day was General Bradley Il. johnson o
1 Baltimore; and much to the surprise o
q every one his speech was scathing de
a nunciation of Senator Arthur p. German
whom he called the Maryland Tweed, !
and said that his methods were wors,
/ than those of Malone. Great excitemen
was caused by the speech, as the meeting
a was gotten up by the regular Democrat,
4 in the interest of Germans ticket. Con
= gresham Charles Ii. Gibson afterwart
4 defended German and denounced Genera
= johnson in the most vehement terms
calling him a traitor and a renegade
Considerable bad blood has been engen
7 dered by the affair, which is the talk of til,
s town. ..
. Still another ticket was put in the fielt
- for Caroline county, Md, Tuesday, by
convention of white and colored men
assembled in the court. house at Denton
Il is a disputed question whether tn
u ticket really represents, as pretended, col
s. ored men who are resolved to no longe
!, do the voting and let the white Republi
Il cans reap the benefits, or whether it is
= Democratic dodge to break the colore,
I vote. The following ticket was nomi
IS mated: State senate, DIR. L. e. Atkinson
house of delegates, John H. Hubbar,
e (colored), John II. Webb (colored); clerl
Q of the circuit court, Lincoln d. Kelly
Ii register of wills, Peter J. Webb (colored)
Z, county commissioners, James M. Jones
Q Anderson Matthews (colored), Perry Ken
Q needy (coloredD; county treasurer, iranci
d Friend (colored); sheriff, Captain Pete
, Collins. The county central committe,
is composed of William p. Kelly, DIR. E
!, T. Atkinson and James II. Ross, colored