Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The Illinois Greenbackers have issued a call for a State Convention at Bloomington on the 27th day of August. A Boston dispatch says the Massachusetts Greenbackers of that State will hold a convention for the nomination of State officers Sept. 4. The State Committee feel confident that Butler will accept the Presidential nomination tendered him by their party. The municipal election at Portsmouth, N. H., resulted in the success of the entire Democratic ticket for the first time in seven years. In the county elections in Utah the Mormons elected all the officers. Ex-Gov. St. John, of Kansas, will make a canvass of Illinois in furtherance of his political ambition. He will speak at Chicago, Joliet, Peoria, Jacksonville, Decatur, and other towns. He expects to receive 60,000 votes in Illinois. Boston telegram; Gen. But'.er has decided to run for the Presidency on the Greenback and Anti-Monopoly tickets. This has been pretty well understood for several days, but to-night the General sent the following dispatch to Editor Dana: As a means of reaching more querists than I can do in any other way I write you this note, for such use as yon may choose to make of it. Answer: I do intend to stand by the nominations of the Greenback and laboring-men and the Anti-Monopolists, and I hope everybody will vote for me who thinks that it is the best thing to do. I will give the reasons

for my action, which are controlling, to the public as soon as I can have the benefit of Mr. Cleveland's letter of acceptance, so that wherein I disagree with him I may do him no injustice. 1 cry truly, your friend and servant, Benjamin F. Butler. The indicat’ons are that Butler’s candidacy will not be a quiet one, but he will take the stump. Indeed, his route is already partially laid out. He will confine himself at first to New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Albany (N. Y.) dispatch: “Gov. Cleveland has left Albany for the Upper Saranac Lake, Adirondack's, where he will probably pass a two weeks’ vacation. The Governor states that all rumors concerning his letter of acceptance are without foundation/’ The National Executive Committee of the American Poiitioal Alliance, in secret session at Boston last week, ordered all councils in the United States to make nominations for President and Vice President of the United States. These nominations will be forwarded to the State councils, where they will be audited and then submitted to the National Council, which will hold a convention with open doors Sept. 5 and announce their candidates. Ihe Democrats of the Fourth Ohio District have nominated C. M. Anderson for Congress, rejecting R. M. Murray, the present incumbent. A special correspondent interviewed Mr. Cleveland at Saratoga, and elicited tho information that his letter of acceptance will not be published for some time. The Governor slightingly referred to Gen. Butler’s candidacy, appeared to feel sanguine of his own success, but was reluctant in answering a question touching his opinions of the conduct of his campaign. ' The Postmaster of New Orleans has forwarded to Washington a statement admitting that his force Is inefficient, and pleading that the reason is found in the material he is compelled to appoint for political purposes. Washington special to Chicago Times: “Some of the Democratic politicians about headquarters are aaylng that, while Butler’s candidacy will hurt them in New York very materially, it may also be the means of carrying Pennsylvania for Cleveland. They say that the Republicans depend upon the labor vote for their large majorities in that State, and that Butler will take this from them. Upon this assumption they hold that if Cleveland is beaten in New York he still may be elected. The situation ia looked upon in all quarters as anomalous, and Republicans say they think it is Butler’s intention to Injure the Democrats, and that all his efforts will be to this end.” In an interview at Saratoga the other day, John Kelly Is reported to have stated that Cleveland did not represent the Democratic principles, but nevertheless the Tammany organization would recognize the party nominations, but would not make efforts to secure their election. While not directly bolting the ticket, the Tammanyites would vote individually, and indications pointed to the fact that Gen. Butler would receive a large majority of their ballots. Mr. Kelly feels that Butler will play an important part in the pending election.