The National tribune., 1892-05-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

Gov. Bots, of Iowa, is said to have written q
letter in which he states that he will accept a
nomination for the Presidency, but will not
take second place on National ticket.
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, has joined the
ti-ClsveIand faction in his State. At the
organization of the Democratic Convention at
Atlanta last week he said "I hope that our
Convention will send an unrestricted delega-
ton to Chicago delegation that will help to
select as a Presidential candidate Democrat
who will believe so strongly in Democracy that
ne will believe in RELOCATING the Republicans
out of Office when he comes to making the
selection Of his appointees. ApplaUse.l We
believe there are more men than one in the
Democratic party who combine capability,
character and honesty. [Applause1 If that
he true let US select man who can win. 1t is
ridiculous for men to come to us and say that
we are circumscribed ard that there is but one
man in the United States who is available as 4
candidate when, as matter of fact, the very
man of whom they speak cannot possibly win.
Renewed applause.l Mr.. Cleveland got the
delegation notwithstanding.
Jerry Simpson, the sockless KaUsan, will not
have walk-over this coming election. At q
meeting of prominent Democrats Of Simpsons
district on Monday, May 16, at Hutchinson, il
was determined to open the fight against his
reelection. J. b. Crouch, editor of the Hutch
inson Times will enter the fight as Democratic
candidate, and dozen Democratic editors in
that district will oppose any fusion with the
Peoples party, and demand that Democratic
nomination be made.
One of the Indiana delegates to the Mime
apolis Convention will be ex-seeretary of the
Navy Richard w. Thompson, whose wife is said
to have exclaimed, when he was appointed
Secretary of the Navy" Why, Richard can't
even swimi"
Mr. VIM. f. Wharton, First Assistant Secre-
tary of State will resign his position shortly to
become the Republican candidate for Congress
in the Third District of Massachusetts,, now
represented by John F. Andrew. Dir. Wharton
has made most admirable official, aud has
been the prominent representative of the State
Department during the recent prolonged abb
sence of Dir. Blaine, and while the important
negotiations connected with the settlement of
the Italian Chilean, and Boring Sea controver-
sizes have been carried on. He has been the
able assistant of John w. Foster in this diff
cult and exacting work, and deserves much Of
the credit attaching to the successful settle
ment of the numerous diplomatic complications
of the past year. Mr.. Wharton will not con-
tinue in his present Office after the 4th Of March
next, even should he be defeated for Congress,
no matter which party is successful in the
Presidential election.
A few days ago ex-Speaker Tom Reed, of
Maine. received letter from constituent in
which the big ex-Speaker was earnestly adj
vised Ito get on the Harrison bandwagon as
rapidly as possible" 1t is a well-known fact
that Mr.. Reed is bitterly opposed to the re-
reasons. perhaps the principal one being that
he has his own eye on the position. He an
swered his constituents communication quite
briefly, saying: your reference to band
wagon is an erroneous figure of speech. Mr..
Harrson's vehicle is an icewagon."