Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The New York County Democracy have made the following nominations: For Mayor, William R. Grace; Contro ler, Edward D. Loew; President of the Board of Aldermen, Adolph L. Sanger; District Attorney, Randolph B. Martine; Coroner, Dr. Louis W. Schultzo; Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, Henry Wilder Allen, Edward Patterson, and Alfred Wagstaff. The nominations have been indorsed by Irving Hall and the Democratic German organizations. A Columbus dispatch says the^ total vote cast in Ohio for the Republican and Democratic candidates for Secretary of Slate Oct. 14 was 771,737. Of this Gen. Robinson received 391,462, and Newman 380,275; Robinson's majority, 11,187. In the election for members of the City Council at Baltimore, the Democrats elected eighteen members and the Republicans two, the Democratic majority on the total vote reaching 9,597. The Republican County Convention m New York nominated Louis J. Phillips for Mayor, and other officers. Col. George Bliss criticised the ticket harshly, and was answered by John J. O’Brien, the discussion being animated, O’Brien asserting that Bliss had had a retainer from the County Democracy. *

Ben Butler, in a speech at Taunton, threatened to make speculation’ a penal offense when he gains the Presidency. The stalwart Republicans of Utica, the home of Roscoe Conkling, have issued a manifesto giving their reasons for opposing Blaine.

There are 401 votes in the Electoral College, divided among the several States as follows: Alabama Arkansas T.Missonri 16 California B!Nebraska 6 Colorado 3 Nevada 3 Connecticut C-New Hampshire 4 Delaware 3|New Jersey 9 Flor da 4 New York 36 Georgia 12 North Carolina 11 Illinois 22 Ohio 23 Indiana 15 Oregon.. 3 lowa is Pennsylvania 30 Kansas 9 Rhode Island 4 Kentucky 13|8outh Carolina 9 Louisiana 8 Tennessee 13 Maine cjTexas 13 Maryland B|Vermont 4 Massachusetts 14 Virginia 12 Michigan 13 West Virginia 6 Minnesota 7iWisconsin..< 11 „ Total 401 Necessary to a choice 201

Complete official returns of the October election in Ohio show the following footings: For Secretary of State—Robinson (Rep.), 391,599; Newman (Dem.), 880,275; Morris (Prohibitionist', 9,857; Herald (Greenbacker), 3,580. For Supreme Judge—Johnson (Rep.), 392,917; Mart n (Dem,), 378,963; Roseborough (Prohibitionist), 9,857;' Grogan (Greenbacker), 3,780. For Member of Board of Public Works—Flickinger (Rep.), 893,885; Bonfer (Dem.), 376,802; Kirkendall (Prohibitionist), 9,001; Ogd n (Greenbacker) 3,527.

The Republicans of Chicago organized a monster demonstration upon the occasion of Mr. Blaine’s visit to that city. The parade was a grand affair, the number of torch-bearers being estimated at 15,000 to 20,000. The marchers were reviewed by Mr. Blaine and Gen. Logan from a balcony of the Grand Pacific Hotel. Each of the candidates addressed a few remarks to the great multitude that had gathered in the street!. While the Republican parade was

march Ihg tlrofigh the streets shofit'ng for Blaine Mnd Lo -an, a great gathering of Democrats were listening to Daniel McSweeney and Mrs. Parnell in Battery D Armory. The Cleveland and Hendricks business men of New York had a monster parade in which there were supporters from the Stock, Produce, Cotton, Coffee, Mercantile, Petroleum, Mining, Maritime, Real Estate, Metal, Wino and Distillers', and the Builders* Exchanges, besides the down town merchants, lower Wall street, West and East Side merchants. Wall street clerks, jewelers, Columbia College, 'longshoremen and stevedores, and 5,000 dry-goods men. The total number of men in the parade was not far from 20,000. Mr. Logan addressed an audience of 20,000 Republicans at Bloomington. Gov. Hendricks spoke at Evansville, Ind., to a crowd estimated at 30,000 persons. The torchlight parade was six miles in length. A Democratic demonstration took the form of a barbecue at Grand Rapid*, Mich., where Senator Fondle ton, Gen. Rosecrans, and Gov. Begole entertained the people.