Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1886 — POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

POLITICS.

The Knights of Labor Actively at Work in the Political Field, Hera and Thera. And They Will Probably Upset Many a Calculation—Political Notes and News. Workingmen Taking Political Action. The workingmen throughout the country are talking a great deal about political action, and will no doubt do better than they have done heretofore in that direction. The 30,009 signatures in favor of Henry George's candidacy for Mayor of New York have been secured, a convention has nominated him, and his friends aud backers are making a vigorous canvass. A cigarmaker and Greenbaeker have been nominated for Congress at Albany, N. Y. The New York State Committee of the Greenback pariy met at Albany and nominated a cannida.e for Judge or the Court o:' Appeals. Gideon J. Tucker is their choice. The New Hampshire Greenback State Convention met with the Labor party of the State, in convention, at Manchester. The labor men and the temperance people at Toronto will try to form a third party. The workingmen of Allegheny County, Pa., are arranging to take a hand in politics, A full labor ticket will be put in the field at Evansville, Ind. The Industrial Labor parly of Babimore has put up candidates for city councils. A labor convention at Richmond has nominated the District Master Workman for Congress. In some districts the Greenbnckers and Republicans have fused, and in others the Grembackers and Democrats have joined hands. The Petersburg (Va.) Republicans have nominated a Knight of Labor for Congress. The Milwaukee Knights expect to elect members of their older (o the Legislature. A labor convention was held at Foit "Worth. The party there is called the Anti-Monopo-ly pa ty. The Greeubackers and Democrats have joined hands in the First, Thiid, and Fifth Districts of Kansas, and Jesse Harper is working the State. The farmers and wage workers around Minneapolis are working on the same platform. A Knight of Labor has been nominated for Congress in Muscatine, lowa, and will be supported by the Republicans. Two Richmond delegates at Trenton will he run for the New Jersey Legislature. The Democrats and Knights of Labor will unite on a preacher in the Salem, Mass., district. It is estimated that the labor organizations cf New York will cast 69,200 votes, and Henry Georg.' may probably be elecied Mayor. Congressional Nominations. Ninth Illinois District, L. E. Payson, Renublicau; Tenth Missouri, M. J. Rntchford, Labor; Twelfth Pennsylvania, John Lynch, Democrat; Fifth Illinois, Charles "Wheaton, Prohibitionist; Third Louisiana E. J. Gay, Democrat; First Ptnnsylvania, H. H. Brigham, Republican; Second Pennsylvania, Charles O Neil, Republican; Fourth Pennsylvania, W. D. Kelley, Republican; Fifth Pennsylvania, A. C. Harmer, Republican; Sixth Maryland, Victor Baughman, Democrat; Second Nebraska, James Laird; Fifth Missouri, William Warner, Republican; First New Jersey, George Hires, Republican; First Maryland, Thomas S. Hodson, Republican; Second Maryland, W. M. Martine, Republican; Fifth Maryland, W. C. Tuck, Republican; Seventh New York, J. F. Storey. Prohibitionist; First Connecticut, J. R. Buck, Republican. Fourth Wisconsin, John Black, D.-inocrat; First Wisconsin, L. B. Caswell, Republican; First Michigan, H. A. Robinson, Republican and Labor; Ninth Indiana, B. F. Ham, Democrat; Eleventh Michigan, S. C. Moffat, Republican; Third Wisconsin, Hugh J. Gallagher, Democrat, Seventh Wisconsin, S. N. Dickinson, Democrat; First Nebraska, Church Howe, Republican; Second Minin sota, 0. P. Bullis, Democrat and farmers’; Twenty-first P< nnsylvania, G. T. Rafferty, Democrat; Seventh Missouri! John E. Hutltou, Democrat; Third lowa, J. 0. Cook, Democrat; Third Tennessee, J. T. YVilder, Republican; Eleventh Texas, S. W. T. Lanahan, Democrat: Fourth Alabama, J. F. McDutt'ee, Republican; Eighth Illinois, Hiram 11. Cody, Democrat; Third Indiana. J. K. Marsh, Democrat; Dakota Territory, 0. S. Gifford, Republican; Culpeper (Va.) district, W. H. F. Lee, Democrat. Politics Down in Georgia. |Now York special.] Gen. Gordon, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgians in New York on a flying visit. In response to an inquiry regarding the canvass in Georgia, he replied: “We haven’t any. We are presenting the sin ular spectacle in Georgia of having only one candidate for Governor. So far it seems that the one we have is acceptable to botu parties. There is no parti ular excitement among us now, and our people are paying the strictest attention to their matirid interest;. Cur people are natural poliri i ius, but the necessities of our new conditions have made them pay more attention to their planting and ga'hering than in those days when they had somebody to work for them.” Gen. Beauregard on Mr. Cleveland. Gen. G. T. Beauregard of New Orleans, who is in New York, said to a reporter: “Mr. Cleveland appears to be making a very good President, and I think he will gain in popularity before his term expires. He has been handicapped by the Republican Senate in making removals. Civil-sen ice reform may be all right, but 1 tuink onehalf of the people wbo are in should be turned out before we should apply it. That would he no more than fair. Tbe South is having an era of piosperity, and our people have very little cause to complain. ” Ucpuklican Nominations in Nevada. The Nevada Republican State Committee met at Carson and nominated the following ticket: Governor, C. C. Stevenson; Lieuteunnt Governor, 11. C. Davis; Secretary of State, J. M. Donner; Supreme Court Judge, T. D. Edwards; Tieasurer, George Tu.ty; Comptroller, J. F. Hallock. Charges Against Commissioner Atkins. I Washington special.] Herbert Welsh, Secretary of the Indian Rights Association, proposes to prefer chaiges of bad administration against Commissioner Atkins, of the Indian Bureau, and Assistant Commissioner Upham. Welsh claims to have affidavits showing mismanagement at a number of Indian agencies.