Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1888 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Chauncey M. Depew 'says he is not a candidate for the presidency. The Ohio State Republican convention will meet at Dayton April 18. Anti-saloon Republicans will hold a convention in New York April 18 and Is. Gen. Phil Sheridan savs that he would not accept the nomination for President under any circumstances. Wm. Walter Phelps thinks Blaine’s letter of declination places Hiscox’s chances of nomination away up among the first. The Commercial Club, of Providence, R. 1., gave a banquet Saturday night at which Congressmen Mills and Breckenridge discussed tariff reform. Mr. Childs says, in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Friday, that he will not be a candidate ior the presidential nomination, and would not serve even if elected. A New York special says that Father McGlynn is going to be a candidate for the presidency on the labor platform and a savage attack on the Catholic Church. Seymour (Republican) was Tuesday elected to Congress from the Eleventh Michigan District, over Breech (Democrat and Labor), to succeed the late Seth C. Moffatt. The Republicans of the Kentucky Legislature urge the nomination of Hon. W. O. Bradley, recently candidate for Governor, for Vice President on the Republican ticket. -■■== Julius Dexter, president of the C., H. AD> railroad, a former prominent Republican, says he will vote for Cleveland against any Republican on the basis of his tariff message. The Ohio Republican League gave a Lincoln birthday banquet at Columbus, Monday night The banqueters were mostly Sherman men, and the letter of Blaine, made them particularly hilarious. It was a rousing Sherman meeting. Governor Beaver, Pennsylvania; Governor Luce, cf Michigan; Senator Sherman, Governor Foraker,ex-Govern-or Foster, Judge West and J. P. Forter made addresses. The Anti-poverty Society of New York has struck a rock. At Monday night's meeting of the executive committee, Dr. McGlynn, as president of the society, announced that he had appointed ten new members of the committee. This was charged as an attempt to pack the committee in his favor in order to stave off a possible censure of himself —for his recent criticism of Henry George. A row ensued, and the factions separated. Each then re-or-ganized and read the other faction out of the party.