The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex-Gov. ALBEIT. of New Jersey. is for Hil
Hewitt anybody to beat Cleveland.
THE recent deadlock by Democratic flibus-
ters the House is estimated to have cost
100000 of the peoples money
In Milwaukee, where the Socialist municipal
ticket was recently defeated only by Republic
an-Dsmocratic fusion. the same programme
for other Offices next fall is under considera-
ton. sI
Mr.. WHARTON BARKER, who failed of elec-
ton delegate to tie Chicago convention, says
he is satisfied with the verdict and will go to the
convention anyhow and do just as much work
outside as in.
AMONG protracted political conventions, the
one which has just closed at Gallipolis, o., in
tho renomination of Congressman A. C. Thomr-
son, will take high rank. He won the battle on
the 879th ballot.
JUDGE ScHoLFIELD, of Illinois, whose name
has been presented to Cleveland as good one
for Chief-iustice Waites successor, is a candi-
date for election to the State Supreme Court
this year When he first ran for Judge in
1873. less than one hundred votes were cast
against him in his own county, and not one in
his native town.
PALATKA, Fla. has just elected Republican
municipal ticket by an average majority of 100,
whereas last year, of the Oldest and most
peeted residents of that town was made
Mayor by q majority of only four. His sue
cessor, Wilbur j. Webb, went TO Florida from
Bangor, Me-, in 1888 and engaged In the real
estate and insurance business.
THE New York Independent which was
mugwump paper in the last presidential cam
paign, says it will not again support Mr. Cleve-
land, because of his unfaithfulness to civil
service, unless 1t is forced to do SO by the re.
nomination of Mr.. Blaine by the Republicans a
contingency which it can scarcely deem posi-
BILE. As to the other candidates, it says: with
either Deuew or Hawiey from the East or Shar-
man, Allison or Harrison from the West, the
Republican party would, we believe, be sure Of
success.
PHILADELPHIA Times: The public will soon
learn the exact truth as to Mr.. Blaine's health.
and then the difference between newspapers and
partisan organs will be appreciated. He is not
in any immediate danger, and he might even
survive another national contest with the
guardian care that would be thrown around him.
but there is not well-informed friend of Mr.
Blaine who does not know that another cam
paign would likely be fatal to him. and that
there would not be one chance in a Thousand of
him living through a presidential term if elected
PHILADELPHIA Press: The delegation to the
national convention from Pennsylvania will go
uninstructed. Had Blaine remained caudi-
date this would not have been so, and with the
exception of q few of the Philadelphia DELEGATES
all would have been instructed for him There
would have been break nywhere in the in
terror, and the State convention would have
made the NEST positive declaration on that
point in obedience 10 the practically unanimous
sentiment OF the party. The six district dele
gates elected previous 20 Blaine's withdrawal
had been instructed for him. Uninstructed as
il will be, however, it is quite certain that the
Pennsylvania delegation will not waste its
strength by scattering votes when il gets to the
convention aud il will have nearly two months
after the State convention In which to further
sound the sentiment of the party il represents.