Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1888 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

A Blaine meeting was held at Springfield, 0., Friday night. , The-District of Columbia Democrats fired 100 guns Thursday in honor of Cleveland and Thurman. 5 The anti-Mahone Republican committee has organized at Richmond, Va., for a vigorous fight. General J. B. Weaver, of lowa, has been nominated for Congress by the Union Labor party of his district. The Republican delegates from the Pacific coast left San Francisco, Sunday, and will arrive at Chicago on the 16th. Stephen W*. Dorsey, at Denver, Col., Friday, denied that he was preparing to knife Sherman, Gresham, or any other Republican. - The Democratic National Committee temporarily organized, Thursday afternoon, with W. H. Barnum as chairman and Samuel Pasco, of Florida, secretary. The Randall club of Philadelphia, returning from the convention, stopped over at Columbus, Thursday evening, and serenaded Mr. Thurman. That gentleman responded in a short speech of thanks and clearly intimating that the nomination was a very great pleasure to him. A conference of New York politicians was held at Whitelaw Reid’s house the others night. The only definite thing learned was that Chauney Depew was not a candidate for the presidential nomination, and had no idea of his name being used. They could not agree uppn a ticket, however. Patrick Egan, of Lincoln, Neb,, is one of the delegates to the Chicago convention. He will go on the stump for the ticket, and with Alexander Sullivan, will be frequently pitted against Patrick Collins, whom Mr. Cleveland depends upon to win back the Irish voters who swung over to the Blaine column in 1884.

A Pittsburg “Press” special from Washinton, Monday morning, says the Blaine leaders have agreed to support Harrison, of Indiana, and Phelps, of New’ Jersey. This is given as a straight Blaine tip, and comes from authentic sources. Backers of the ticket say Gresham would lose 20,000 votes in Indiana were he nominated. A Washington special says that the President is much pleased with the nomination of Judge Thurman. They became very warm friends during’the visit of the Judge to Oak View some months ago, and stories are told of the famous times they had together there. It is understood that Judge Th urman will pay him another visit in the near future. Friends of Gen, Harrison claim half the Vote of New’ York for him if Depew’ is not not a candidate. They are also inclined to claim the solid vote of North Carolina and a portion of that of Virginia. It is almost certain that Sherman will have the greatest vote at the strte, if not at the finish. Sherman has been ' saying little, but making’“hay,” nevertheless.