The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-27
POLITICAL POINTERS.

POLITICAL POINTERS.
Governor Mckinley will speak at To.
peka October Sd.
The Democrats OF Utah nominated ].
L. Rawlins for Congress,
The women of Colorado vote for the
first time in the coming State election.
EX-Secretary OF War Steve Elkins will
be a candidate for Senator from West
Virginia.
Both the old parties will make a de-
termined effort to capture West Virginia
this fall.
Mr.. Morton, it is now conceded, will |
be nominated for Governor by New York
Republicans.
Ex-Governor +. Wilson OF West Vir-
ginia will meet eX-Speaker T. Il. Reed
on the stump in that State.
Colonel Breckenridge is hesitating,
now that Ashland refuses to send him
to Congress, whether to enter the field
as lecturer or the pulpit as a preacher.
Chauncey NJ Depew returned home
on the American liner New York. Mr.
Depew was asked regarding his political
position. He laughed and declined to
commit himself to anvthin
New York Populists have nominated
Charles b. Matthews of Buffalo for Gov
ernor, Il. c. Hewison for Lieutenant
Governor and Thaddeus B. Wakeman
Judge for the Court OF Appeals.
Mr.. Reid of Maine has received invita-
tons to speak in every State where
there is an active Republican organiza-
ton. He will make his first speech
about September 25th in New York.
The revolt in the Republican party of
Nebraska, led by L. Rosewater, against
the head OF the State ticket, Thomas J.
Majors, opens its campaign this week,
Mr.. Rosewater will stump the State
against Majors.
/ Unless the situation changes the Re-
publican New York State ticket will
read like this: For Governor, Levi p.
Morton; Lieutenant-Governor, Francis
Hendricks; Judge OF the Court OF APP
peals, Albert 5. Halght.
The Central Committee OF the New
York County Democracy has adopted
resolutions applauding the efforts OF
President Cleveland and Chairman
/ Wilson to secure tariff reform and con-
demning the action OF Senator Hill.
The Breckenridge element in the Con-
gressional contest in Kentucky has is
sued manifesto of sensational
character, charging all sorts of trickery
to the opposing side. There is predic-
ton that blood may flow at the pri.
maries.
The Democrat party of Nevada as
declared fairly and squarely in favor of
Government ownership of the railroads
which are indebted to the Government,
advocating the foreclosure of the mort
cages as they fall due, and opposing the
Reilly Funding Bill.
Returns from i45 towns in Maine give
Cleaves (Rep) 67,047, Johnston Dem
2s,963, RLssey (PeoPle's) 1856, Bateman
Pop) 4,sjS. Republican plurality, 49,
Os4. This is an increase of 1880 in
Cleaves' vote over 1892 and a decrease
in Johnston's of 23,155.
Boilers from the Democratic party
met at Carson, New, Friday and nomi-
mated a ticket in opposition to the regu-
lar Democratic ticket no minated on the
18th inst. The nominations were all
mad by acclamation, and the platform
was adopted unanimously.
In an interview at London Mr.. Will
son of West Virginia decidedly stated
that President Cleveland had no thought
of again being a candidate Tor the Presi
dency. Reed and Mckinley were, in
his opinion, candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination, but he thought the
Republican party would probably select
"A tariff conservative like Allison.
"The issue of the next campaign"
says Senator Davis of Minnesota, sis
the conspicuous failure of the Demo
cratic party to administer the affairs Of
the Government in diplomacy. in
finance, in everything. The Democratic
party will be on the defensive through =
out the campaign, endeavorlng to iusti-
fy its acts. The Republican party has
its record and will stand upon that"
The Independent American party held
a meeting a Chicago last week and
nominated ticket, adopted platform
and formerly entered the campaign.
Over 500 men and women were present,
A series of resolutions by A. Winters,
declaring for the protection of the
American Constitution, the flag the
public school and the complete separa-
ton of church and State was adopted.
Two men were killed and score OF
people injured, half OF them fatally, in Il
cyclone at Charleston, Mo-, Sept. 18th
during which a train was blown from
the track. When the train and the
cyclone met, the wind lifted the entire
line OF coaches and landed them dis.
lance OF twenty feet from the track al
most turning them over. Those who
we're not hurt seriously had to free
themselves and rescue others less forth.