Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-20
Presidential Politics.
A SPEECH BY GEN. HARRIsoN-oOUssEIs or PART
LEADERS ETC.

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LEADERS, Erc.
About 500 visitors from Illinois being delega-
tons OF republican clubs from various cities OF
state, were received by Gen. Harrison yesterday.
In addressing them he referred 10 the great men OF
Illlnois-LoveJoy, Cthe martyr 20 free speech, Ll-
coin, Grant, Logan ana Douglass-and SAID: II
congratulate you to-day that there has come out
VI this carry agitation out or the work OF Lovcl0,
the dIsturber: out OF the great debate Is,s and
out OF the war for the Union, a nation without
slave [cueersl; that not tine shackles OF slavery
only have been broken, but that the scarcely less
cruel shackles OF prejudice, which bound every
black man IN the North, have also been unbound
We are glad 10 know that llg gntened sentiment of
the South to-day unites with US In our cOngratu-
have come 10 realize, and many OF their Dcst and
greatest men 20 publicly express the thought that
progress and material development 20 he South
that was forever closed az ainst her people willie
domestic slavery existed; We send Them ,he a.
perlty shall now oank-fuii. We would lay upon
their people no burdens that we DO not willingly
bear ourselves They Will not think lt ams- N
say that the burden which rests willingly upoa
ouf shoulders Is a faithful obedience 10 Tie SOI-
stitutioD, and the laws manly assertion by each
OF his Individual rights and a manly concession OF
equal rights 20 every other man IL the boast and
the laws OF good citizenship" In the evening the
delegation from shelby vile, lnd, 1000 IN nuinoef'
AZ The temporary headquarters OF the national
republican cOnmittee, In The Fiftn Avenue hoteL
m New York yesterday, clerks were busy under
the direction OF Assistant Secretary Leecn, In at
tending TO correspondence, etc, but the real WORK
OF the campaign will not be begun by the fepuo~
ucans before Monday next.
AT the democratic headquarters, IN 2ytlf street.
New York, yesterday, the irst visitor Was tdwin
l. Albeit brother VI Ex-Governor ADbett, OF New
Jersey. Soon after MS arrival he was followed ~
Calvin s. Brice, chairman OF the national canl-
paign committee, ana Arthur sewall OF Maine, VI
the national executive committed. Among The
other visitors were United states Treasurer Sherls
j. Canda, Congressman Ben Lefevre, John :. Moore,
OF Maine, and Capt J. p Walker, United ststes
Army. hr. Brice emphatcally denies ever baSins
had any connection with the aqueduct contracts
OF Brown, Howard Co, beyond becoming secuf-
ity for them on some OF their c0ntfacts
The democratic state convention OF hicngan
yesterday nominated Wellington X Burt for Gov.
erBor and indorsed the Presidents message and
the 81. Louis platform Among those VINO ina1e
speeches was ex-senator Jones' OF fi0rlda h0L
John Mercer Lanston, Candidate for Congress rom
the Fourth Virginia, states that he WILL aot retlIo
from the neld for Malone or any Ssn white OF ooF
ored men.
Delegates from all the Democratic clubs 10 Ncw
Jersey have been called 70 meet ~ conScnuob u
Trenton August % ana 2a "
The Arkansas republican central commn@.s ~ s n.s
decided not 90 put q ticket fn the neid- out wan
jackson 8. schultz, David H1fsh be0tenant Coi-
WELL william p. walton, and Charies nlkk,e -
are among the prominent New YORK sno nsocAve
democrats who have declared tor harr1eon.
Al the second ana last days session ~ ne Ahn-
sas state prohibition conyention yeeterusy ~
state ticket was nominated, beaded ~ the namS
of ,. D. Bctkin fcr governor. keeoautsohs 49,
adopted indonang prohibluon - naoooAl oDe&
giving wo0sn n hlght a sunrsge .