Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1892 — POLITICAL [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL

Vermont went Republican by 21,000. James G. Blaine did not vote at the recent Maine election. Senator Steward, of Neveda, has declared in favor of Weaver and the People’s party. Returns from all except two Arkansas counties give Fishback (Dem.), for Governor, nearly 25,000 majority. The State election commissioners have arranged the ticket and provided for printing ballots to be used in the November election. The Democrats of the First Congressional district of Colorado unanimously endorsed Myron W. Reed, the Peoples party nominee, on the 14th. The big Republican meeting hold at Elwood on the 13th was very materially interfered with by an incessant rainfall, Gov. McKinley and Gov. Chase were the principal speakers. A farmer of Monroe county. Tenn., wanted his wife to let him crucify her for the sins of the cholera sufferers, but she did notsee Jl b> tbatlight and refused, whereupon he became violently insane and had to be taken into custody. An order of court has been obtained requiring Charles W. Peck, commissioner of statistics of labor, to show why he should not comply with a demand that he exhibit the letters and documents on which hts famous tariff report, “Tariff and Wages,” was based. The Massachusetts Republican State convention Wednesday nominated for Governor by acclamation William HHaile, of Springfield. Roger W. Olcott was nominated for Lieutenant-Governor. William Olen for Secretary of Stalo, Albert E. Pillsbury Attorney-General, John W. Klmbpll Auditor and George A. Mardan for Troast/rer and Receiver-General Returns of recent Vermont elections have now been received from the entire State. Fuller (Rep.) for Governor has 39,190, Smalley (Dem.) 19,528, Allen (Pro.) 1,650; Fuller's plurality 19,684 and majority 18,014. Compared with 1888, this is* Republican loss of 9,262, a Democratic loss of one vote, and a Prohibition gain of 278. Kansas Democrats who opposed the in dorsement by the Democrats of the People's party State ticket havo called a convention to meet in Topeka Oct. 7th. In the calf they say; “By the action of th* convention you are not only deprived of the opportunity of directly expressing your appreciation of tho wisdom, distinguished servicesand unexcelled patriotism of the worthy successor of Jefferson and Tilden, Grover Cleveland, but an attempt was also made to deliver you to a hostile political organization, which, if successful, would destroy our party in the State and bring disgrace and ruin to tho Interests of Dispeople. While we acquiesce in the action 'or the edrivention with refer enco to the electoral ticket, we protest against its action as to the State ticket as unprecedented and revolutionary. No I Democrat ts bound thereby.”