The National tribune., 1892-08-18

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NV week. Nearly all the
= zIln members of the Demo-
NJZujMO cratic Campaign Com
~ " mittee were in New
@O/Ik York, and many con-
WW/ (CN situations were In prog
~ ress in the committee
rooms and in odd corners of the hotels Mr..
Smalley of Vermont has been chosen Chalr,
man of the Committee on Speakers. he VIII
have charge of the National CommlItees
arrangements, and Mr.. Quincy will be Chalr'
man Of the Publication Committee
Mr.. Sheehan was chosen as Chairman lot che
Campaign Committee last week. In accepting
his responsibility he assured the Committee
that he should leave nothing undone thac
might be within his power to assure the sue
cess of Cleveland and Stevenson i'll November.
He also asked, and added that he expected,
the earnest cooperation of every member Oh
the Committee. Charles r. Defreest, OF Troy
was elected clerk to the Campaign committee.
The building occupied as the Democratlc
headquarters is fine old brown-stone manson
situate on Fifth Avenue, seemingly CHOSEN ior
its immediate prox unity to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Hoffman House, and other establishments
around Union Square The rooms, altnoush
not vet completely fitted up, will not be so
elegant as the Republican headquarters rooms
and furnishings are.
1t is understood that Chairman Harrty, OF
inson, of the Executive Committee, Will Work
in complete accord, CO operating with reference
to all the features of the work, and when one
has occasion to be absent the other VIII remain
in his seat. so that one or the other OF the team
of managers will be constantly on deck.
The various members of the campaign COM
mittee when interviewed during the past week
were enthusiastic over the outlook Tor the DEM
ocrats all over the State and asserted that there
was M dissatisfaction anywhere.
All hands are hard at work at the RepuDilcan
headquarters. Everything has assumed Dnsi-
ness like, gone-in-to-win appearance. Inc
headquarters are fitted up in elegant style. In
the front part Of the building, which Is STU
ated on Fifth Avenue, quite distance from the
center of political activity, is the general recep-
ton room. Back of that the large parlor has
been cut up into little rooms for the men en-
ployed by running high wire screens across.
The large and handsome dining room is Secre-
tary McComas's headquarters. Chairman Gar
ter has his office upstairs in the big front room.
his Private Secretary has desk close at mana
and a corps of clerks are engaged in adjoining
rooms. Secretary McCOmaS receives the callers,
and where their business is of sufficient I'M
portance to warrant it, he visits Chairman Car
ter. and then if Mr.. Carter wishes to see the
callers they are ushered up to him. All this IS
done to save the time that would otherwise be
altogether taken up in receiving visitors
A very large proportion of the men working
at these headquarters have had long years of
experience in Washington. They know every
Congressman, politician and political tramp
who comes along, and are able to size up each
man as to what attention he ought to have,
or whether he ought to have any. 1t seems to
be all business at the Republican headquarters,
and everything moves like clOck-work.
Chief Justice Peter Turney, of the Tonnes
L. H., ,tttnt nh fnr
Governor by the Democratic State Convention.
Over l, 900 delegates were present and the best
of feeling prevailed. The platform indorses
the Chicago platform and Cleveland and Ste
venson, declares for economical State Govern
ment, the abolition of the penitentiary lease
system opposes double taxation. and officials
receiving favors from corporations.
Senator Ransom, in an interview at the Dem.
ocratic National Headquarters in New York,
the other day said "There are some disturb.
ing elements at work in North Carolina, but
they are mainly on the surface. The Southern
people upon sober thought must know that di-
vision is their ruin. They have trouble of
which you in the North know nothing. One
third of their population is colored. In some
of the Southern States majority OF the voters
are coored. Were the whites in all the South
ern States to divide the colored people would
hold the balance of power. The Southern peo-
pie know that this would be the result of two
parties in the South, each striving for the col
Ored vote"
The Georgia Republican State Convention at
Atlanta last week decided not to put out
State ticket. 1t also decided not to put out a
candidate in the Tenth District, now repre-
sented by Watson. The leaders say that the |
of the District will vote for Black,
the Democratic candidate against Watson. The
negroes of the State, however, are in politics |
this year. Heretofore they have not voted, but |
now that the whites are divided, they are anx-
ious to vote with the party that will put up the |
most money. The Third Party leaders are |
making overtures to them and promising |
money later but the regular Democrats will |
have the bulk of the money spent in the cam
paign, and it is probable that the great mass of
negro votes will go to the Democratic candi-
dates.
The Democratic State Convention nominated
the following ticket: For Governor, w. j.
Northen; for Secretary of State, Gen. Phil
Cook; for Comptroller, Gen. w. A. Wright;
for Treasurer, r. u Hurdeman; for Commits
sioner of Agriculture, r. T. Nebitt, and for
General, ]. NJ. Terrell.
The Democrats of Jerry Simpsons Seventh
Kansas) district met at Dodge City on Tues
day. Aug Is, to nominate candidate. Simp-
son has used every exertion to secure Demo-
cratic Endorsement, and unless he receives the
!, 1000 Democratic votes of the district he will
have but little hope of reelection. Fifty-three
out of the 100 delegates to the Democratic Con-
vention are positively against Simpson, and 20
have not expressed an opinion; the others
probably favor Simpson. The opposition comes
from The Infusion Democrats, who believe
their party cannot afford to go into partnership
with the Peoples Party on either the Congress
ional or local tickets.
The Prohibition Convention of Rhode Island
at Providence, was not very largely attended.
A resolution was passed sanctioning the election
of women delegates to future Conventions.
The Republicans of Washington in State Con-
vention renominated j.. L.fWilson, of Spokane
and nominated w. III. D0olittle, of Tacoma, for
Congress. The State ticket was made up prin-
cipaly of the following: For Governor, John
II. McGraw, of Seattle; for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, F. III. Luce, of Davenport; for Secretary
of State. James II. Price, of Tacoma; for At
torney- General w. G. Jones, of Spokane. The
action of the Conventions is an Endorsement of
Senator Aliens course, and ne will probably be
re- elected
The Prohibition State Convention of Michi-
gan met at Ow0sso last week and nominated
State ticket, with Rev. john Russell, of New
Haven, Governor; Z. L. Hrewer of Owasso,
Governor; G. X. Malone, of Lans.
ing, Secretary of State; David B. Taylor Treas
urer; L. w. Adams, AuditOr.G General; M. H.
Il