Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1883 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Senator Sherman attended A Republican county convention at Mansfield, and made a speech In Which he claimed that Republioan losses in the North were being offset .by gains in the South. Gen. Grant, in an interview at Louisville, Ky., speaking of the political situation expressed the opinion that Blaine and tiogah were eaoh very strong men for the Republican nomination in 1884. Gov. Hendricks was interviewed the other day. He expressed great admiration for Gov. Tildeft, and said there seemed to be a strong sentiment among the Democracy “in favor of the old ticket’—meaning Tilden and Hendricks. The Massachusetts Board of Health and Charities refused to remove its Secretary, Mr. Sanborn, at the bequest of Gov. Butler, who accused Mr. Sanborn, of showing disrespect for him in the oOurse of official correspondence. The Pennsylvania Senate has passed n bill tb Abolish the oontract system In prisons and reformatory institutions. It also passed a measure designed to prohibit political assessments

Both house of the Pennsylvania Legislature have appointed a committee to investigate the charges against the Standard Oil Company. The lowa Democrats, in convention at Des Moines, nominated L. G. Kinne, of lowa county, for Governor, and adopted a platform v hich pronounces for a tariff for revenue only, declares In faVor of Civil Service and opposes constitutional prohibition. The OhiC Republicans assembled at Columbus and placed in nomination Judge J. B. Foraker, of Cincinnati, for Governor, Senator John Sherman peremptorily declining the honor. The platform favors a protective tariff, indorses President Arthur’s administration, approves the submission of the prohibitory amendment to a vote of the people and favors a reform of the Civil Service.

A meeting of the Indiana Greenback State Control Committee, at Indianapolis, was attended by about fifty persons, representing eleven Congressional Districts It was decided not to join with the Ant-Mo-nopolists, hut to strengthen the party throughout the State by organizing clubs. H. Z. Leonard, of Logansport, was elected Chairman of the Committee, and the missionary work devolved upon him. At the session of the Wisconsin Prohibition Convention, held in Madison, the following resolution was unanimously adopted; “That, in view of the developments of the past two or three years we declare it to he our oonviction that no real friend of prohibition can consistently support any man for publio office or any politloal party that is not fully committed to the prohibition of the liquor traffic. ”