Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1888 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Congressman Steele has been unanimously renominated. Connecticut Republicans have nominated Hon. Morgan S. Buckley for Governor, General S. E. Merwin, of New Haven, for Lieutenant Governor, and R. J. Walsh for Secretary oL jitate, aßd a full State ticket. Mr. Blaine arrived at hjs home in Augusta, Tuesday evening of last week., His trip was an ovation at every stopping point" and at Augusta it ; seemed that all the town had turned -out to~wel—come him. He enters into the Maine campaign at once. 7* A New York evening paper alleges that Brice has been practically deposed from the chairmanship of the National Democratic campaign committee by President Cleveland, owing to his lack of energy in pushing the campaign on the tariff reduction lines laid down in the President’s message. "It is stated that the President, in an interview with Col. Brice, criticised the latter’s course in very emphatic terms, and that afterward at the President’s desire, Senator Gorman was put in active charge of the campaign. The statements are denied at Democratic headquarters. A proposition is under consideration by the Democratic campaign managers to arrange for a joint discussion of the tariff question by Speaker Carlisle and Mr. Blaine. It is proposed to challenge Mr. Blaine to meet Mr. Carlisle and dispute the question in alternate speeches in the twelve principal cities of the Union, six to be named by Mr. Blaine, and six by the Speaker. The opinions of a number of prominent Democratic Congressmen as to the advisability of such a course have been asked, and there is a very general concurrence of approval.

The Union Labor State convention of Michigan met at Detroit, last week, and a row was immediately started by the i 'report of the committee on credentials, ! which recommended that no proxies of any kind fee recognized. Vigorous protests were made by a number of delegates, after which the convention adjourned until 7:30 o’ciock. ; 'Cpon re convening Bartley Breen, candidate for Auditor-General on the —Democrats Greenback ticket, stated that he had credentials to cast the vote of Menominee county, and as this right was contested he would withdraw. He was (followed by fully hnlf the delegates present. The anti-fuskmists then nominated a full -State ticket. The bolting '.taction assembled shortly afterwards in the Merchants' Exchange and indorsed the entire Democrat-Greenback ticket.