The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-11-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator Hill says he is "letting ether fellows
make the explanations"
J. B. McCullaugh, editor of the St Louis Globe
Democrat, denies that he is candidate foI
Senator from Missouri.
Ex-senator Warner Miller says that the Re.
publican party strongly Endorses Police Com
missioner Roosevets course in New York City.
Congressman George r. Wellington, Chair
man of the Maryland Republican Committee,
and chief organizer of tho recent victory, has
announced his candidacy for Senator to succeed
Mr.. Gibson. He believes that the law pre-
scribing that one of the Senators shall come
from the Eastern Shore is unconstitutional, aud
will test il by his own election. He lives al
Cumberland, in the western part of the State. =
Josiah Quincy. who became SO unpopular
with President Cleveland and others while
serving as Assistant Secretary Of State, that he
felt impsled TO resign, has been nominated by
the Democrats for Mayor of Boston.
Ex-Gov James b. McCreary still has hopes
that he will be Senator from Kentucky. he
says that he will go into the Democratic caucus
with 80 pledged votes, and expects to finally
beat Blackburn there, and afterward secure
enough votes from Republicans on the sound
money issue to elect him.
The work of reform in Maryland has begun
with the arrest of Charles Schlaffer, President
of the Oriental Brewing Co., on the charge OF
procuring the registration Of unnaturslized
foreigners.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee says that there Is no fea r
that tho wave of Republicsnism will extend
into Virginia. The State will probably send
sound money delegates 10 the National Demo-
cratic Convention.
The enemies of Tom Plat accuse him of
throwing the election in New York to Tam
many.
The St Louis Republic finds some comfort in
the fact that tho Democrats were nowhere
showed under as badly as the Populists were in
Mississippi.
Representative Long of Kansas. thinks that
the contest in that State for the succession to
Senator PETER has narrowed down to ex-Sona-
tor ingalls, and Mr.. Burton, who is a brilliant
LAWYER and came within one vote of securing
the Republican caucus nomination at one time
for Senator. Burton has the best of the organi-
cation so far, but Ingalls, seems to have lost
none Of his old hold on the people,
The Populist party in Indiana has dsbanded
The party received its first severe blow some
weeks ago, when the Farmers Mutual Benefit
Association of the State cut loose from it, The
men who are at the head Of the Mutual Benefit
Association have been the foremost in advocat-
ing the principles Of tue Populists. The party
organizations have heen abandoned at Ind ian
apols, Lafayette. Fort Wayne, Logansport,
New Albany, Richmond, and Muncie There
is some talk of organizing a labor party, which
shall take I'D and advocate the principles for
which the PopuIists have been standing.
Ex-senator Warner Miller has a powerful
element ia his State in favor of returning him
to the Senate as the successor to ID. Il. Hill
The Louisville C0urier-Jomraal says that en-
lucky was carried by IAN agglomerstion of
i'm nd yicy,, yl,,ga ii,
may mean.
VIM. c. Whitney says that he Is determined
not TO accept the Democratic nomination fer
President under any circumstances.
Col. w. c. Z. Breckenridge announc es that he
will DC candidate for Congress next year.
For the first time in more than % years no
outside independent Democratic candidate was
elected III any New York constituency. The
two straight tickets were unbrokeu-where
Democrats did not win, Republicans did; where
Republicans did not win, Democrats did.
Representative Livingston of Georgia saws
that II this Administration remains i'm power
two years more. even Georgia will 20 Republic
can.
Ex-Speaker Charles +. Crisp spoke before n
joint session Of the Senate and House of the
Georgia Legislature at Atlanta Nov l3. lie
confined himself almost exclusively to the sill
yer question, coming out emphatcally for the
free coinage OF both gold aud silver at the pres
eDt ratio. and arguing that the United States
with her 100000 of people, was sufficiently
powerful To establish bimetallism the world
over. His speech was received with the great
est enthusiasm.
Senator Allison said in Chicago: my own
state Will present my name to the Convention
OF 1896. The leaders there say they want to
pay me that compliment if ii goes no further
II Illinois would support me, would appre-
ciate it very much, but do not want it under.
stood i am max ing scramble for the place"
Senator Sherman has written a California
editor: The recent elections have cleared the
political sky, and believe fairly opar mo-
Tor the nomination Of Mai. ".x,,,ior H. n.
W.T.. VIII NC nearby eupp".. led from Ohio, and L
''"'' "''' " NO Minated aud elected"
- tee Sat Lake City Tribune says that Utah is
In the Repu bican camp to stay.