The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-08
POLITICAL.
Notes Relative to the Presidential
Campaign.

The following Congressional nominations
were made during the pastweek:
Alabama-George H. Craig, Rep, Fourth
District.
California-Olin Wellhorn, DEM, Seventh
District
Illinois,. W. Hunter, Dem., Tenth Dis
| trict.
| Georgia-Seaborn Wright, Peoples Party,
Seventh District
| Maryland-George A. Baker, Rep, Second
| District.
| Mississipp-Chas f. Hooker. DEM, Seventh
District; w. P. Radcliffe, Peoples Party, Fifth
| District; James B. Burkcts, Peoples Party,
| First District
Pennsy S. Ross, Rep, Nine
teenth District; E. Cav Flanigen, DEM, First
Elbridge E. Mock, DEM, Fourth District; c. 4.
Andrews, Rep, Twenty eighth District; VIM.
Ker, Dem Third District.
South Carolina-George w. Murray, Rep,
| Seventh District
Tennessee-Josiah Patters on, DEM, Seventh
District.
Texas-William smither, Dem, Twelfth Dis
trict.
Virginia-Calvn L. Martin, Peoples Party,
Fifth District; j. r. c. Lewis, Peoples Party,
| Seventh District; w. Z. Cobbs, Peoples Party,
Sixth District.
There is fierce political fight in Virginia
| the campaign being in many respects the most
remarkable that the old Dominion State has
| ever experienced. Never before have the agri-
| cultural classes been aroused to such pitch of
| activity. The Virginia farmers have hereto
| fore scarcely taken any interest in political
campaigns Now these same farmers may be
seen at every political gathering. They arc
weary of the political faith of their fathers,
and are eager for new men and new measures.
The Democratic managers are finding the
Third Party leaders foemen worthy of their
steel. This party, which was scarcely heard of
IL months ago, has become an important factor
in the States politics, and is playing havoc
with the Democratic party Many hitherto
Democratic farmers who revolted at the worry
mention of NEGRO control" as it is called now
scott at the idea and say that they no longer
dread the misnamed force" bill. Many be-
leve that Weaver will be elected. The Gen.
eral will make campaign tour, beginning
Oct. 1.
E. G. OBren, Comm Missioner Of Navigation,
has just returned to Washington from a visit
to northern New York, where he had special
opportunity for making political observations.
His views seem to bear out the opinions ex-
pressed in this column last week in regard to
the sentiment in favor of the Mckinley bill in
that section. In interview Mr.. OBrien
said: New York is State in which no other
issue than that of the tariff has been con-
sdered. What the voters there are most in
terested in is the success or failure of the Re-
publican tariff bill. There is no doubt about
its benefits now and the Democrats are simply
at their wits ends to invent some denial of its
success.
1.-The report of the Senate Finance Com.
mittees investigation WAS sufficient in itself to
f,1c yt,tc, rf in
ley tariff, but Commissioner Peck's report,
coming on top of it and bearing out every
claim made by the protection Republicans, is a
'clincher' These two reports mean, at the
least calculation, the addition of 1000 votes
to the last Republican majority in the State.
President Harrison will have a majority of
from $4,000 to 10000 in the State this Fall,
according to the most conservative estimates"
There has been break in the arrangements
between the Republicans and Third Partyites
in Florida. There is now likelihood that the
former will put full State ticket in the field
and perhaps County tickets. 1t is alleged that
the Republicans do not approve of the supposed
deal made with the Third Party people. through
which Tom Hind was placed as Elector on the
latter's ticket. Hind, it seems. has let the Ma
tional Republican Executive Committee know
that if he and his associates should be elected
they would cast Florida's vote for Harrison.
Of course, as a result of this, Hind would lave
the dishing out of the Federal patronage in
Florida.
The Republicans do not like this sort lof
thing, and they purpose to block Kinds game.
These men realize that through their eagerness
to beat the Democrats through Third Party
combine, they may lose their grip with the
Administration.
But in the event of Harrson's election, with
straight Republican tickets in the field, the
Eala rnl IL, ,har hao
been, with Dennis Eagan and Joseph E. Lee,
and not pass into Peoples Party hands.
Hind is shrewd fellow and bright poll
tcian. He is an Englishman, but for many
years resident of Florida He has been
Republican State Senator from Putnam County
and was delegate to the National Republican
Convention in 1888. But he is now an arrant
Peoples Party man, and is stumping the State
for Baskin and (ostensibly) for Weaver.
The knights of Labor of the District of Col
umbia have issued circular calling attention
to the eight-hour law recently enacted by
Congress, and tho penalty attached to its viola
ton. 1t also gives a list of the Congressman
who either voted against the measure or did
not vote at all. These circulars will be spread
throughout the districts represented by these
gentlemen. The Congressman who are tacitly
classed as unfriendly to the laborng men are
Alabama, Clarke and Cobb; Arkansas Breck-
inridge; Florida Bullock; Georgia. Everett,
Lawson, Moses, Turner, and VIM; Kentucky,
Dickerson; Massachusetts. Williams; Missis-
sippi Kye; North Carolina, Branch and
Grady; Ohio, Harter and Ovens Pennsyl-
vania, Mutchler; Tennessee. Cox Texas,
Albeit, Cubertson. Kilgore. Lanham, Long;
Virginia. Buchanan, Epes, and Lawson.
Chris Magee said in Chicago the other day
I" I do not see how the so-called Force bill issue
can hurt the Republicans, unless it be in the
South, where we have nothing to lose, and
where the Republicans, if reports be true, are
bound to make gains because of the social and
industrial revolution which has been in pro-
gress there for several years. The labor
troubles, If they count at all, count on the Re.
publican side. If anything is clear, it is that
the Homestead trouble is not due to the Nc
Kinley tariff, and the deplorable riot there has
only emphasized the high wages fairly earned
by American workmen, skilled and unskilled,
under our system Of protection.o1g
Last week in Jersey City FL more of the
election inspectors who either were convicted
of or pleaded guilty to balot.box stuffing at the
November election in 1855, were sentenced.
There were in all rs inspectors indicted, and
3s of them were some time ago sentenced to
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