The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-11
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

THE Now York Republicans are now dis
cussing Gen. Horace Porter as q possible
candidate for Mayor of that city next fall.
SENATOR SHERMAN thinks New York is
the pivotal State In this campaign, and
says Republicans should concentrate their
forces there.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw smiles whenever
any one doubts Harrison's strength in New
York. TO him the chances of Cleveland In
that State are 25 per cent. loss than in 1888.
Mr.. Depew says that his connection with
the campaign will only be that Of volun-
teer speaker.
GENERAL WEAVER 10 reported as saying
that General Stevenson. the candidate for
Vice president with Cleveland, IS q good
Greenbacker. Stevenson was in Congress
when Weaver occupied the eeat from the
Sixth Iowa district. and WAS in the habit
Of cauoussing with the Greentsckers.
GENERAL WEAVER is tifty-nine years old.
General BrIwell. the Prohibition candi-
date for President is seventy three. The
wife was sQusw. His second wife is q
lady of culture. It 10 under hor in
fiuencs that Mr.. Bidwell developed into q
man Of pOlitica
GEN. V. d. GRoNER a Republican leader
of Virginia, says: I'm the past four years
alone venture to coy that the white dis
tricts in Virginia will show an increase of
per cent. of voters IN favor of protection.
Naturally. this change will help the Re-
publican party. and 1 do not mind saying
that Virginia will go Republican next No
vember."
THE Iowa State Register thinks the Peo-
pies party Ougnt to find great many fol-
lowers in the State of Georgia. One of
their planks is for the federal ownership
and operation of railroads. This state of
affairs mas been practically reached in
Georgia. The federal courts of that State
to-day operate over three Thousand miles
of railroads. IL is by all odds the greatest
railroad corporation in the State.
TIE SpriDheld (Mass Republican, q
Cleveland paper, warns the Democrats Of
Massachusetts, that the Republicans of
that State are thoroughly organized for
tho campaign this year: mo such thor
ough organization, reaching into every
county and affec tin every State office end
voter has ever been attempted before"
The Republican adds that never before has
Repu bllcan enthusiasm been largely
aroused.
Ex-GOvERNoR WARMorH thinks Presi-
dent Harrison is going to carry the elec-
toral vote of Louisinns. He says: "Our
people want protection for their sugar. rice
and lumber, and the free trade plank in
the Democratic platform Is . little too hard
dose for them to swallow" He adds that
the Peoples party is going to cut q big
figure in the Louisiana elections, and will
Doll, at a low estimate. e. 600 votes, which
will reduce the Democratic strength just
that much.
THE Chicago News states that Gen. John
c. Black, Cleveland's Commissioner Of
Pensions, says he decapitated more Repub-
lican office. holders than any other subor-
dinate during the Cleveland regime. Then
he ADDS: Il had but one competitor in the
slaughtering business: that was Adlai T..
Stevenson" who was GrOver's First As.
sistanr Postma ster- general. Not only that,
but Cleveland. then and now the patron
eaint OF civll-service refOrmers and mug
wumps. never made a single protest OF even
objection to their deospitation.
THE NOTICES FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
Let the notices of tho party, when our banners
are unfurled,
Be shown that their import may be known to
all the world;
And the Democratic managers will view them
with distress:
Protection, Reciprocity, Prosperity. Success
New York Press
Grover would gladly
Part with Adai
To please his mugwump friends,
But part they can never.
Fate threw them together.
But November their compact ends.
New York Commercial Advertiser.