The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

BosToN Herald The presidential boom is
now epidemic
CAsIUs MARcELLUs CLAY is for Robert T.
Lincoln as the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent
THE New York Independent favors the Blair
educational bill because it believes that the dan
ger of promoting mendicancy is much less than
the danger arising from illiteracy.
PHILADELPHIA Press: If the Republican
papers in Indiana are fair index of the party's
wishes in that State it favors Harrison for q
presidential candidate by a large majority.
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune: Indiana has some very
sound presidential timber. Waiter O. Gresham
and BENJAMIN Harrison in the front rank.
and one Of them may come in handy when the
convention meets.
SAN ANTONIO Express. (Dem.): :"Cleveland
and Carlisle" would certainly carry Texas and
Kentucky, with fighting chance" in some of
the other States, but Randall and good run
ming mate would distance them the country
over
MEMPHIS Avalanche: Evidently the Prohibi-
tionists of Tennessee don't for expenses.
They could be much better employed than in
trying to form q party IN presidential
year There must be niger in the woodpie.
somewhere
LOUISVILLE Commercial: Indiana Republic
ans talk of nominating for Governor the Hon.
John M. Butler The Hoosier Republicans
could do nothing wiser Mr. Butler is q clean
man politically and personally. and he is able
and affable.
DETROIT Evening sJournal, (Dem.): Gen. Ben
Harrlson's small stature and rather ministerial
appearance excited expectation. The people
who had never heard him speak wondered what
he could do They found out. His charactaris-
tic speech fired the Republican heart.
THE Logansport journal says: Captain
Friedley is strong man-brave, brainyiand pop
ular. No man in the State has more warm per-
sonal friends than he has, and he is one of those
magnetic men who make friends of all who
come in contact with him. He is also man
who would be respected by his opponents for
his ability. high character and aggressive cour
age"
HoN. JOHN L. GRIFFITHs, of Marion county,
is candidate for Reporter of the Supreme
Court. A fine lawyer well-equipped in his pro-
fession, a speaker of extraordinary ability ard
young man of the highest character. NJ. Crit
fths would make an admirable candidate and
an equally admirable officer. His work in the
last Legislature gave him State reputation OF
the best.
THE Madison Courier says: 'The tendency
now is to press him [Governor Porterl into the
gubernatorial race, whether he desires it or not,
relying upon his good nature and party loyalty
to accept the nomination thus forced upon him.
From every part of the State the demand comes
for Porter showing his phen omenal strength
with the people Governor Porter stands more
closely to the workngman than any prominent
Republican In the State. Ills ability TO carry
the State is unquestioned."
ATLANTA Constitution Denny Ber Harri-
son, of Indiana, is said to be the most popular
Republican III that State, and wants to make
the race He is one of the most prominent Re-
publlcans of the country and his supporters
say that his nomination would insure the vote
of the solid West. while Sherman would proba-
bly, not carry Indiana. The Harrison boom Is
young, but it may develop into successful prom
inence, the most significant feature of which
will be the Republican bid for Indiana.
CONGRESSMAN Lone, of Massachusetts,, tells
Boston interviewer that in Washington the
sentiment has not yet crystallized in favo- Of
any one man. but there is general feeling that
if the presidential lightning strikes in Ohio Sen
ator John Sherman will be the man, and that
Allison and Harrison about evenly matched,
in Indiana Harrison having a large and infiu-
entail following among the people of that State.
Among New England Senator Hawley
stands most prominent The present indica-
tions seem to be that Western man will head
the :icket. and that The presidential candi-
dafa will he w ark na