Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1885 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

George T. Downing, of Rhode Island, a leading spirit among the negroes, has addressed to several prominent Democrats of New York an open letter declaring the election of Creveland a happy event, and arguing that to win the oolored vote is better than to int midato’ it.....c At a Democratic Congressional caucus in Washington, Mr. Randall expressed the opinion that by March 4 every appropriation bill would have been and he urged that no money be voted at this session for an increase of the navy.

Republicans of the Connecticut Legislature nominated Orville H. Platt for United StAtes; Senator, and the Democrats named William H. Barnum... .The Legislatrwfi of Nevada hns re-elected John P. Jonedßro the United States Senate. An organized movement hostile to Senator Garomas Cabinet pßtipects is reported to be-On foot among Democrats in Washlp||j|j ton. It is charged that Senator Garland is q.Fjederalist in disguise. ' .SL jlqhn is out with another letter, in which 4)jr denies the imputations cast upon him by certain members of the Republican party, and says that he at no time considered negotiations lookng to his withdrawal as a candidates. To this Editor Clarkson hastily replies that what St. John says is more of u confession than a contradiction, and charges that he only deals with quibbles and evades the main facts. The Springer Committee which has been investigating the election irregularities at Cincinnati adjourned last week, subject to call, and repaired to Washington. a , ',