Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-16
GENERAL POLITICAL MATTERS.
Gen. Stevenson Talks to the Irish-Go,
Buchanan to Hun Indepen EVIDENTLY.

Gen. Stevenson Talks to the Irish--sov.
Buchanan to Hun Independently.
Gen. A. E. Stevenson, who was the guest Of
the Ancient Order Of Hibernians at Blooming
ton, ILL.,. yesterday told them in q brief speech
that he believed better day was coming for
Ireland. THE time" he said, sis in the near
future when, under the leadership of Gladstone
and others Of his party, the people of Ireland
will enjoy the same freedom that we have here
When that day comes there will be rejoicing in
the hearts of Irish people in all the world"
Washington Hessing, editor and proprietor Of
the Chicago Stats Zeitung, called on Mr..
Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay yesterday and
urged upon him the importsnce Of making q
great effort to carry Illinois and Wisconsin.
Caleb Carrot, John Pestonj Davis Grown and
Burton Brown quarreled- over politics at q
peoples party convention ut McCune, Tex,
yesterday. After the convention the four met
on the street and fought duel with pistols and
knives. Two Of them were killed outright aud
1t is reported that the others cannot live.
Gov. John P. Buchanan Of Tennessee has an
nounced himself an independent candidate for
reelection, opposing the regular democratic
nominee. He expects the Involvement Of the
peoples party convention and hard campaign
Is expected In the state. In his platform he de-
clares in favor Of state and national matters as
follows: Free coinage OF gold and silver at the
present ratio. Increase OF circulating medium
by the general government sufficient to meet all
the necessities Of trade. business and COM
merce. Abolition Of national banks. A grad
uated income tax. Free commerce and O tariff
only when sufficient revenue cannot be raised
by other sources. Election Of United States
Senators by the people. Restrictions in deal
sition to the force bill and interference with
state elections. No alien ownership Of lands.
Mr.. Reds TRIP.
Whitelaw Reid. who leaves New York for the
west tomorrow morning, will be accompanied
on the trip by Congressman Burrows Of
Michigan. Mr.. Reid will 90 direct to Spring.
field. H., where he will speak Thursday even
ing. He will then return eastward as far as
Ohio. visiting the home Of the Reid family and
making speeches at different points in the
state. He expects to be back in New York in
about ten days.
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CONVENTION.
]. 8. GARRISON, president Of the National
League of Republican Clubs, has issued o notice
stating that the date Of the Republican National
League convention called heretofore for Buffalo,
n. Y, September l, is postponed until Thurs
day, September Is. This postponement, which
Chairman Carter and the national committee, is
made because the earlier date would prevent
the attendance Of a large number OF republican
clubs in the western states, where the harvest
OF the various crops will not have been finished
by September l.
THE VIRGINIA STATE CoMMITrEK.
The Virginia democratic state central ind
executive committees met last night in Rich
mond. From all the points came the reports
that earnest and vigorous work and free circula-
ton Of newspapers and campaign literature
were necessary for the success Of the party in
the approaching campaign.
There was some feeling Of anxiety in some
sections regarding the third party movement,
but the belief was prevalent that when the
issues of the force bill and the tariff were pre-
sented to the people they would come back into
the democratic fold.
The Virginia republican state executive COM
mittee also met last night, and after discussion
decided that the question Of holding conven-
ton in Virginia would be left to the representa-
tives of the committees and The people Of the
ten districts Of the state. A resolution was
adopted authorizing the secretary, Butler
Malone, to notify the President that COM
mittee Of ten was organized in Virginia, and
that one should have the recognition Of that
committee before making appeals to the ad-
ministration. Gen. Malone presided