Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1886 — POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

POLITICS.

The Knights of Labor Actively at Work in the Political Field, z Here and There. 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 30,000 signatures in favor of Henry George’s candidacy for Mayor of New York have been secured, a convention has nominated him, and his friends and backers are making a vigorous canvass. A cigarmaker and Greenbacker have been nominated for Congress at Albany, N. Y. The New York State Committee of the Greenback party met at Albany and nominated a candidate for Judge of the Court of 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 arid " the temperance people ittt Toronto will try to form a third party. The workingmen of Allegheny County, Pti., are arranging to take a hand in politics, A full labor ticket will be put in the field at Evansville, Ind. The Industrial Labor party of Baltimore has put up candidates for city councils! A labbr convention at Richmond has nominated the District Master Workman for Congress. In some districts the Greenbackers and Republicans have fused, and in others the Greeribackers 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 order to the Legislature. A labor convention was held at Fort Worth. The party there is called the Anti-Monopo-ly party. The Greeiibackers aud Democrats have joined hands iu the First, Third, and Fifth Districts of Kansas, and Jesse Harper is working the State. The farmers and wage workers around Minnt. apolis 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. Tw’o Richmond delegates at Trenton will be 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 of New York will cast 69,2(10 voles, and Henry George may probably be elected Mayor.

Congressional Nominations. Ninth Illinois District, L. E. Payson, Republican: Missouri, M, J. Ratchford, Labor; Twelfth Pennsylvania, John Lynch, Democrat; Fifth Illinois, Charles Wheaton, Prohibitionist; Third Louisiana 7E; J. Gay, Democrat; First Pennsylvania, 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, Janies 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- G. Tuck, Republican; Seventh New York, J. F. Storey, Prohibitionist; First Connecticut, J. R. Buck, Republican. Fourth Wisconsin, John Black, Democrat; 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, Reptiblicah; Third Wisconsin, Hugh J. Gallagher, Democrat; Seventh Wisconsin, S. N. Dickinson, Democrat; First NebraskaTOhWCh Howe, Republican; Second Minnesota, O. P. Bullis, Democrat and farmers’; Twenty-first Pennsylvania, G, T. Rafferty, Democrat; Seventh Missouri, John E. Hutlton, Democrat; Third lowa, J. C. Cook, Democrat; Third Tennessee, J. T. Wilder, Republican; Eleventh Texas, S. W. T. Lanahan, Democrat; Fourth Alabama, J. F. Mc-~ Duffee, Republican; Eighth Illinois, Hiram H. Cody, Democrat; Third Indiana, J. K. Marsh, Democrat; Dakota Territory, O-. ■S. Gifford, Republican; Culpeper (Va-) district, W. H. F.Lee, Democrat. Politics Down in Georgia. ■' 1 ‘ ' —“lNew YorE special*] ~ jGen. Gordon, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, is in New York on allying visit. In response to an inquiry regarding the canvass in Georgia, he replied: “We haven’t any. We are presenting the singular spectacle in Georgia of having only one candidate for Governor. So far it seems that the one we have is acceptable to both parties. There is no particular excitement among us now, and our people are paying the strictest attention to their material interests. Our people are natural politicians, but the necessities of our new conditions have made them pay more attention to their planting and gathering 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 wilj. gain iu popularity before his term expires. He has been handicapped by the Republican Senate in making removals. ' Civil-service reform may be all right, but I think oneffiafc of the people who are in should be turned out before we should apply it. That would be no more than fair. The South is having an era of prosperity, and our people have very little cause to complain.” Republican Nominations in Nevada. The Nevada Republican State Committee met at Carson and nominated the following ticket: Governor, C. C. Stevenson; Lieutenant Governor, H. C. Davis; Secretary of. State, J. M. Donner; Supreme Court Judge, T. D. EdwArds; Treasurer, George Tuity; Comptroller, J. F. Hallock. Charges Against Commissioner Atkins. I Washington s!x»eial.] Herbert Welsh, Secretary of the Indian Rights Association, proposes to prefer charges 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. Postmasters Appointed. The President has appointed the follow-ing-named postmasters: At Georgetown, Col., James W. Forest; at Normal, DL, W. C; Scanland; at Letonia, Ohio; C. N* Schmick; at Media, Pa., J. C. Henderson;' at Brenham, Texas, Julien M. Byrnes; at Shreveport', La., J. C. Loape, at Montevideo, Minn., Mrs. Ella L. Kempe, reappointed: at De Soto. Mo.; James W. Clarke; at Boise City, Idaho, T; B. Goss; at Nashville, Tenn., Anna B. Cheatham; at Prescott, Arizona, P. Behan; at What Cheer, lowa. Richard Burke; at Rena; Nev., J. H. Hagerman; at Afton, lowa, Alice H. Graves'.