The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-07-30
POLITICAL NOTES,

tor General Of the State OF Pennsylvania at the
next Convention. Gen. Gregg is very pOpu-
lar man In his native State, which. coupled
with brilliant war record, will 90 long ways
toward making him tho nominee for the posi-
ton he desires nomination is equivalent 10
an election, for the old soldiers OF Pennsylvania
stand by one another through thick and thin.
Incorporation TO Harrison among the negroes
Of Indiana has become so well defined that ex-
Senator Bruce has been sent TO the State on a
pacifcatOry mission.
Henry Watterson denies that he charged Hill
with treachery TO Cleveland in lsSS.
It looks as il the Farmers Alliance was TO
make more of figure in North Carolina next
year than anywhere else. The people down
there of all parties, are anxious for q change,
and TO get rid OF the old leaders and their
cliques, and the Alliance offers them an oppor-
tunity.
The Alliance campaign opened In Georgia
last week with great meeting in Atlanta, at
which Col l.. /. Livingstone, President OF the
Georgia Alliance, presided. Gen. J. b. Weaver
was the first speaker and devoted himself
mainly 10 arguing the need Of moro money.
He said there are 3S000000 more people i'm
the country than there were % years ago and
O2,00O000 less money. He advocated the
free coinage Of silver. Col. l.. i. Polk, Presi-
dent of the Farmers Alliance, followed with n
picture Of the way Gen. Sherman had laid the
South waste with fire and sword. but declared
that this was nothing 10 the suflerings caused
by john Sherman. Now the boys who wore the
gray, and faced the Union soldiers amid the
blaze of battle. were going TO join hands with
them TO strike The shackles from the limbs Of
50,O00OO0 working people. This aroused great
enthusiasm in the audience. Col. Polk bitterly
denounced Cleveland for surrendering to Wall
street Jerry Simpson followed with one Of
his Characteristic speeches, and then the Rev.
Sam w. Small attacked both the old parties
bitterly, aud announced that he was going TO
get on the Third Party train at the next stop.
Judge R. A. Hill, who has been for p years
Judge OF the United States Court of Missis-
sippi, has sent in bis resignation to President
Harrison. Judge Hill was appointed by Presi-
dent Johnson in 1865, aud has more friends
than any other Republican in Mississippi lie
has always been fair and conscientious Judge,
and his place will be hard to ill.
Political circles in Ohio are strongly excited
over a rupture between Senator Sherman and
eX-Gov. Foraker. 1t grows out of the latter's
alleged candidacy for the formers place. An
attempt was made 10 have meeting between
the two in Cincinnati last Monday but Foraker
refused 10 visit the Senator saying that he did
not propose 10 put himself in the attitude OF
being cited before Senator Sherman 10 give an
account Of his position. lie was not running
for the Senat0rship, nor was he running away
ing about the SenatOrship now. That was
something 90 be settled after the election. lie
is making no efforts 10 secure members OF the
1 Legislature, aud does not know that anyone
intends to vote for him. But IL they do, he
knows no reason why he should not accept
/ their votes ON the other hand. Senator Sher.
man denies that be went 10 Cincinnati for the
purpose Of a conference. lie says that hc
merely went 10 visit his two nioces, and knows
]. a.
/ withdraw from the Senatorial race
The Maryland Democrats are very much
afraid that the Alliance will capture the nexI
4 legislature.
The Arkansas Alliance will run a full Stat,
ticket next year aud probably Congressional
candidates In several Districts.
The Farmers Alliance, knights Of Labo
Good Tcmplars, and several trades unions o
| Washington have organized a Peoples PARTY
for the State. and propose to stand on the Gin
cinnati platform.
Gen. w. w. Dudley is strongly OF the opin
ion that the opposing candidates next year vii
/ be Blaine and German. He says that Blainl
/ can have the nomination If he wants it, Uar
rison has given the country a clean, honest
capable Administration, aud what mistakes b,
has made have been from a want Of poitica
tact In the last GO years but two Presidential
incumbents have been re-elected-LincOln ant
GRAFT. Outside Of these whenever an incum
bent has been Tenominated il has been az tn
I expense Of unity IN the party. He is ais
| strongly convinced that Senator Quay shoult
not be allowed 20 retire from the Charmanshil
Of the Republican National Committee
Hon. J. II. Manley, Of Maine, who Is Blaine
right-hAnd man in that State. says that tht
/ Secfetary's health Is being rapidly restored
and that he will return 10 Washington in tn
Fall a well man. lie will not be candidate
for the nomination, bot Ii the Republican partl
| wants him FOR the standard bearer in 1892 al
il has 10 DO is TO nominate him, aud lac vii
accept
Charles A. Dana says that IL Is all nonsense b
talk about Cleveland, since he cannot carr,
| his own State, and that State II pivotal one
" Some Of Cleyeland's friends seem to realiz
this, and are just slOshing round and chewiB,
up the scenery 10 ease off their vexation o
spirit" Other strong States will back thei
/ own men in the Convention. Indiana will in
struct for Cray. Maryland will push German
/ Illinois back Palmer Pennsylvania PattisOn
Ohio may want Campbell. Gov. Hill killo,
himself when be accepted the SenatoTshiE
against which Dana warned him with all th
emphasis possible TO give Still IL Is likel,
that Hi will be backed in the Convention b,
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio anI
Indiana, four strong States ill has Ia
party by the nose, and Cleveland by the tail
both will have IL by the ears" Then Gormal
will step in "a a compromise candidate. III
will suit everybody. The Indiauians will b
pleased with Gray for the second place.
will make an alliterative ticket.
Sam Small, who has left missionary work an,
entered politics, says that the farmers OF Ia
South are unanimous for the Alliance AM
Democracy. They don't want any third party
simply for the Democracy 10 adopt few plank
IN their interest They are opposed to Hill Of
his whisky record aud 10 Cleveland on the silve
issue. Atprcscnt they seem TO prefer Gen Johi
M. Palmer, Of Illinois.