The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-30
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

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Hon. S. S. Cox is spoken of as a successor to
Mayor Hewitt
THE Republican candidate for Governor Of
Kansas is an Ohio man.
THE lquordealers of New York have raised
$3.50, 600 to be used to elect Hill.
HARRISON and Morton clubs OF Hebrew voters
have been formed in New York city.
IN Wisconsin it is said the Prohibition party
is going to pieces, two of the nominees on the
State ticket declining to run.
Mosr of the 'lifelong Republicans who are
Topping to the Democracy turn out to be Green
Sackers.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
A REMARKABLE eccentricity Of the campaign
is the formation of q Harrison, Morton and
Hill Club in Rochester. New York World.
GEN. JAMES r. CHALMERS will. IN ell prob
ability. be the Republican candidate for Con-
gross in the Second Mississippi district this year.
SENATOR FRYE will take a part in the Michi-
gan campaign. Senator Ingalls, has also prom
issd to visit the State and make a few speeches.
A REPUBLICAN campaign speech was recently
made at q Vermont Harrison fag-raisine by Gen.
Cushman. Of Rochester. Who is eighty-two years
old.
A GAIN Of ten districts by the Republicans
tuibl y Wouiu XIV tuo bcpuoitSanS u moyOt-
ity Of one in the United States House of Repre-
sentatives.
HARRY SHIELDS one of the most prominent
and wealthy Democrats of Washington, Pa, has
embraced Republication He says the tariff
issue is too much for him.
THERE Was q man-his name was Grover;
When he died. he died all overt
rPoliticai s~peaking)
OAn over the country)-Ex.
CONGRESSMAN NELSON, Of Minnesota, was in
vited by the Minnesota Prohibitionists TO be
their candidate for Governor. He declined, OF
course. He has no sympathy with the third
party movement.
THE Pacific coast does not produce a single
article which is not either placed on the free list
or practically destroyed in value by the Mills
bill; and vet the Democrats talk OF California as
Q doubtful State.
Hon. l.. u. HUMPHREY, recently nominated
for Governor Of Kansas by the Republicans. Is
likely to prove an exceptionally strong candi-
date. He was q soldier In The late war, entering
the army At seventeen.
JOIN p. LYNCH. the Irish patriot of New
York city, has contributed s25, 900 to the Repub-
lican cam paien fund. The money is to be used
In expouuding the principles OF protection and
other Republican truths.
THE Rochester Democrat SAYS Cleveland is re-
marksble for having done two things no other
President ever did-eoing fishing on Decoration
day and leaving the capital 10 go yachting
while Congress is in session.
THE President could not spare one day from
his duties for the purpose of attending the
Gettysburg celebration on the 4th; but he
finds it easy enough TO get off for four days on q
fishing excursion Chicsgo Journal.
THERE are already three separate orgauiza-
-
working for the Republican ticket. English
free-trsde doesn't 60 down with the educated
Irishman.-New York Mail aud Express.
MAYOR SAMUEL MURRAY, of New Cumber-
land, w. Va, conceded to be the most popular
that State, announces that he will support the
Republican ticket this year. The tariff issue Is
what does il.
SENATOR JOE Brown, OF Georgia, comedies
that Cleveland has lost heavily IN al the doubt
full States on the tariff issue. and places his main
reliance for Democratic success on the Prohibi-
tionists winning enough votes from the Repuo-
licans to beat them.
A WHEELING. W. Va, dispatch Gays: The
way the cigar makers. who number about nine
hundred here, and The workmen in the pot
teries. of whom there are about three thousand
in Wheeling, are coming out for Harrison and
protection amounts almost 10 q landslide. "
VEDDER G. REYsoLDs. chairman OF the Dem
ocratic county central committee. residing st
Salamanca, \. Y, announced at a Republican
meeting recently that be would resign his chair
manship and support Harrison and Morton.
He is one of the most influential men In his
\ county.
GENERAL FISK is an Office holder under the
nre.ent Democratic administration. being chair
1917 poard ~ Indian Eommission~rs The
Chicago Journal thinks this situation rather an
anomaly. bur SAYS: However. his running for
ONCE is in the direct interest of the admintstrs.
tion uuder which he holds his Office. and hencs
no request for the resignation of bis present o.