Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-31

In a word, Harvard's republican plurality
was Is in 1884. I47 in 1888 and 263 in 1892
Much of the credit Of this handsome gain IS
due the Harvard Republican Club. 1t organized
before the state campaign last year and now
has over 600 names on its rolls. ]. L. Dodge
Of Iowa, A. K. Stearns Of Brooklyn and A. p.
Stone OF Cambridge now represent the club on
the stump. The club had its first rally in Saun-
der's Theatre October 10, at which Ex-Governor
Brackott spoke. President Eliot found il neces-
sary to rebuke their demonstrations of enthusi-
asm. November the club will have a big
meeting in Boston rivaling the one in 1888, when
Rev. Edward Everett Hale presided, and Senator
Hoar, Ex-Governor Long, Ex-Governor Robin
son. Henry Cabot Lodge and other alumni
spoke.
The Harvard Democratic Club is equally
wide awake They held their first meeting on
the last night of September and were addressed
by Parke Goodwin Of New York On October 2
the club was addressed by DR.. William Everett,
Josiah Quincy and Mayor Mathews. They sent
representatives to the convention Of democratic
clubs in New York city.
The Intense Feeling at Amherst.
This week, as has been stated, the storm
center Of college politics has been over Am
herst. The eighteen professors set the ball
rolling by coming out with strong indorse-
ment for Cleveland over their own signatures.
As they were majority of the faculty and the
democratic papers which printed the manifesto
did not spare the head lines nor hesitate to
make their own generalizations, howl
OF Indignation went up from the repub-
lican undergraduates and alumni. The
action was denounced as unprecedented, and
as gross Misrepresentation Of the real politi-
col attitude Of the college. poster was at
once gotten out, distributed to the students
jority Of the Students Of Amherst College" and
said, among other things: We do most emphati-
cally deplore the consummate lack Of judg-
ment which has led some Of our professors to
issue a manifesto avowedly in opposition to the
expressed sentiment of the college.
We protest against the dragging of our be-
loved alma mater into politics. and into such
politics as are upheld by a minority Of the
students.
President Gates was deluged with letters
from the officials of the college and influential
alumni. Indignant alumni have rushed into
print. Rev. c. L. Woodwith, As, wrote to the
Amherst Record; H. p Field. 80, pens an open
letter to the offending Prof. Grovsnor and bis
associates. Some letters have appeared in the
Boston press
Rev. l.. Ii. Angler OF Boston, class Of 80
eighty-two years old, says: "If God didn't en-
OF Saloam alias Tammany Hall, has fallen with
common sense enough to prevent them from
becoming the allies Of that notorious wigwanl
they never should have been appointed instruct
ors in Amherst College"
Charles F. Morse, class Of 1853. in an open
letter says: GAS an alumnus of Amherst College
l feel grieved and disgraced by your action.
and doubt not nine-tenths OF the alumni Of
the college have a similar feeling"
by the way" says another slumrus, sis it not
time that the alumni took steps toward having
the various chairs in political economy filed
with stanch protection advocates?'
The Amherst Student, published today at the
college, Gays: "1he prevailing opinion in Am
herst among the faculty and the undergraduates
Is that most Of the signers of the appeal are
the victims OF sharp political trick. 1t is con-
sidered by many that it will injure the college.
but to what extent time alone will tell. Letters
have been received from parents inquiring into
the subject, and at least two students Of the
freshmen class have been advised to leave the
college"
THE RANK AND FILE ARE REPUBLICANS.
But in Amherst, as in Harvard, the rank and
file Of the students are republicans, as the fol-
lowing statistics, gathered since this contro-
versy arose, will prove: