Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-17
Political Notes..

The Pennsylvania democratic state committee
announce that IL Is intended 70 inaugurate the
national campaign throughout the state Septem-
Der p. IL II proposed 10 hold 1000 meetings
B~rks COunty's quota Is nfty meetings, all of
which Will be held ON the afternoon and evening
OF that day.
Representative springer, OF Illinois, addressed
Tour thousand democrats In Solar Zip Base Ball
PARK. at 24th street and Columbus avenue Phila-
delphia, saturday night.
A Wheeling, W. Va, special to the Philadelphia
Press reports i. Z. Crawford, OF the New York
World, saying In Wheeling: 81 went TO
Europe confirmed tariff reformer; i returned
pnoJectiOnlst. and II every voter In the United
states could take the tour and witness the results
OF a Iree-trade policy as did, Harrison would he
elected unanimously"
Hon. j. IL Burtt, OF Wheeling, who was nomi-
mated By the union labor party for the Office OF
state auditor OF West Virginia, withdrew from
the ticket saturday, and assigns as a reason that
every interest OF united labor would be enhanced
by the election Of Harrison and Morton
state senator James y Rutan. OF PENNSYLVANIA
Cenis the report that he had been trying TO raise
money Tor the republican party 10 carry on the
campaign and that he had succeeded In only get
tlnS 5000 from the iron and steel manufacturers
The Inauguration OF the republican campaign in
Chicago took place saturday night under the au-
spices OF the Chicago Young Mems Blaine Club.
Among the speakers were Representative W. E.
Mason, AttOrney-GeneTal George Hunt states AT
toruey LOngenccker, and others
The national committee OF the united labor party
had lls niat Jay session 10 arrange plans Tor The
campaign at the cooper Union in New York Sat-
urday.
Nominations for Congress have been made as
Iyl4OHS. lNcuty-Jnlfu New Ork DlStricJ-JOhu
r. MCMAHON, democrat; sixth Pennsylvania dis
trict-Sinedley Darlington, republican; tenth Mis-
sour distr1ct-Nilllam NJ. kinsey, republican.
second " iscOnsln-CharleS RarWig democrat
EN->ecretary Litchman, OF the knights OF Labor
Will begin hls canvass OF Indiana to-day Assembly
:EIi. h Of l., OF Philadelphia, has adopted res0-
lutiOns cOndemning Ltchman and favoring the
passage OF the Mills bill
Chairman Jewett, OF the Indiana democratic
state committee, announced that Judge Thurman
VIII not visit Indianapolis during the Campaign as
was anticipated but Will speak at Shelbyvllle oc.
tOber Il.
Gen. Hovey returned TO his home at Mt Vernon
Ind, saturday, and starts for Washington to-day
his leave OF absence having expired.
representative McCOmas has accepted an inyi.
tatl0n frUm Mr.. lily. kyd Douglass, the democratic
candidate In his district, for joint debate on tht
issues OF the campaign
The democrats held mass meeting at Cumber-
land, Md, Saturday night
Mr.. John Lloyd Thomas the Maryland prohibi-
lion orator. and the secretary of the national pro
hioition bureau In Baltimore, met Dr. o. r. Bur
ton, OF the New York state republican committee
az Erastina staten Island, Saturday night. TO dis
cuss the subject Of prohibition VS.. the tarifI
Judge Thurman, who Is suffering with rheuma
tlsm, does not expect 10 make any more speecne:
until after the arguments have been made In thu
telephone case, set for hearing october o