Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]
POLITICAL.
The New York County Democracy have made the following nominations: For Mayor, William R. Grace; Controller, Edward Loew; President of the Board of Aldermen, Adolph L Sanger;"District Attorney, Randolph B. Martine; Coroner. Dr. Louis Ws , Bchultze; Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, Hemy Wilder Allen, Ed-
ward Patterson, and Alfred Wagstaff. The nominations'have been indorsed I>y L-viiif Hall and the Democratic German brgainza tions. / There are 401 votes in the Electoral College, divided among the States ns follows: “—— Alabama. iOMiLisaippi 9 Arkansas.... 7. Missouri. .... fff California SjNebraska. b Colorado 3 Nevada 3 Connecticut... 6 New Hampshire....'. 4 De1aware.;........... 3iNew Jersey. 9 1 lor da.............. 4 New Y0rk............ 36. Georgia 12 North Carolina 11 Illinois. 22 Ohio 23 Indiana..... 15 Oreabn... 3 10wa........ ........ 131’ennsylvanfa .....A So Kansas 9 Rhode Island 4 Kentucky...., 13 South Carolina 9 Louisiana 8 Tenne55ee........... 12 Maine 6 Texas 13 Maryland 8; Vermont 4 Massachusetts■.;.... 14 Virginia 12 Michigan 13 West. Virginia C Minnesota 7 Wisconsin... 11 Total 4in Necessary to a choice...... ¥ .201 The Republican County Convention of New York met and nominated the following ticket: Mayor, Louis J. Phillips; Comptroller. Charles Speer: Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, George W. Blunt, Edward 0. Graves, and J. C. J. Laughlin; District Attorney, Col. Chas. C. Spencer; I’m.:.tent Board of Aldermen. Geo. W. Hilliard; Coroner, Ferdinand Eidman. Col. Geo. Bliss declared the ticket inferior to that nominated by the Democrats, and was put up only to be knocked down. John J. O’Brien answered Col. Bliss with bitterness, saying that hi had no doubt the Colonel had a retainer from the County Democracy in his pocket. The discussion was-animated. Col. Bliss and a few others left the hall. A Columbus dispatch says the total vote cast in Ohio for the Republican and Democratic candidates for Secretary of State Oct, 14 was 771.737. Of this Gen. -Robinson received 391,462, and Newmaii 380,275. Robinson’s majority. 11,187. The Conklingites of Utica, N. Y., have issued an address giving their reasons for opposing Mt. Blaine. ltrs signed by 156 “Stalwarts.” Complete official returns of the October election in Ohio show the following footings: For Secretary of State- Robinson (Rep. i. 391,599; Newman (Deni.). 380,275; Morris (Prohibitionist), 9,857; Herald (Greenback'r). 3,580. For Supreme Judge —Jffiinspii (Rep.), 392,917; Martin (Dem.), 378,963: Roseborough ’(Prohibitionist), 9,857; Grogan (Greenbacker), 3,780. For Member of Board of Public Works— Flickinger.(Rep.), 3.13.885; Bonfer (Dem.), 376.802; Kirkendall (Prohibitionist), 9,004; Ogden i Greeubacker), 3,527. The Republicans of Chicago organized a monster demonstration upon the occasion of Mr. Blaine’s visit to that city. The-narade was a- grand affair, the numberof t welt-bearers beiir;' estimated at 15.090 to 20,000, The inarchers were reviewed by Mr, Blaine and Gen. Logan from a ba’cony of the Grand Pacific Hotel Each of the candidates addressed a few remarks to the great multitude tint Ind gathered in the ■stifiefs. While IhA-ltapubli can pa-rad A-wa s.. maichiag through the streets ■•shouting for Blaine and Logan, a great; gathering of Democrats were listening to Daniel Mc-Swcem-y and Mrs. Parnell in B-itteiy D. Arm >ry . . .The Cleveland and Hemhicks b sincss men of New York had a liiotister. parade, in which there were supporters from tin- Stock. Produce. Cotton Coffee, Mercantile, “Peti-oleum,. Mi sing, Real Estate. Meta), Win? and Distillers*, and the Builders' Ex-banges, besides the down town merchants, lower V all street. West and 1 ast S de mer.-bants. Wall street clerks, . jewelers, Columbia' College, hongsbiireinen and stey« dores, and SJHMI dry-goo Is men. The to’.al immlier of-meu in the parade was not far frSm 20,009. . ,;Mr. Logauaddressed air-itudinice •of 20.0 *0 ReprJfiieans nt B otmiingtou..... Gov. Hendricks spoke at Evansville, Ind., to a crowd estimited at 30,1'00 persons. The torchlight parade was six miles in length... .A Democratic demonstration took the form of a barb, cue at Grand Rapids, Mich., where Senator Pendleton. Gen. Roseerans, and Gov. Begole enteitaiued the people.
