Rhode Island election outlook favors Democrats for electoral votes
The Rhode Island election shows Democrats likely to win four presidential electors despite defeats in state offices and Senate seats. Providence and Jamestown populations shape a fragmented Senate map, but Democrats are favored to secure the four electoral votes in the fall.
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Congressmen Brown Interviewed on Indiana Delegates
In a Courier-Journal interview Hon. Jason B. Brown discusses Indiana delegates to the convention, backing Mr. Gray, doubts about a silver plank, and critique of the tariff and internal revenue. He notes he is not a candidate maker and expects Western Indiana support for Gray.
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Hitt Viewed as Leading Figure in Democratic Future
The passage praises Mr. Hitt as a superb politician who has never faced defeat. It says he will be tested to act as a patriot and maintain party harmony. It notes New York Democrats have damaged their nomination, which is expected to move westward and expand with the country.
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Secretary Blaine Considers Cabinet Resignation
A newspaper note says Secretary Blaine plans to resign from the Cabinet and move south likely to Mississippi or Louisiana. It implies a permanent retirement from politics but requires confirmation due to the speculative nature of the statement.
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Ingalls in Kansas political miasma sparks withering critique
Contemporary editorials mock former Senator John James Ingalls, praising his mouthy rhetoric yet deeming his career as leader failing. The piece contrasts tariff debates with wages and notes Ingalls’ absence from recent campaigns and funerals. It touches on Indiana politics and the Gray faction with editorials from multiple papers.
Questioning Government on Buffalo Extermination and Seal Protection
A New York Evening Post correspondent questions why the Government protects the seal yet did nothing to prevent buffalo extermination. He suggests seals serve rich officials while buffalo hides keep Western poor warm, and calls fighting for Rhode Island in this era grotesque and absurd.
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Noonday landscape clock admired in Japan frame three by five
Reporters debate revolver use as a sprinter argues self defense is doubtful. A remarkable Japanese clock depicts a blooming foreground, hill stream and sun on silver bells with a tortoise hour marker and birds at each hour.
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Minnesota Farmers Alliance Eyes Democrat Fusion for State Race
Minnesota Farmers Alliance leaders plan to unite with Democrats for the upcoming state and national elections. A fusion would have Democrats backing an Alliance governor candidate and dividing presidential electors five to four in favor of Democrats, potentially creating a large anti-Republican majority. The 1890 totals show Democrats 85,844, Republicans 88,111, Alliance 58,614, indicating a possible 50,000 plus swing.
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Indiana Democrats clash over Cleveland bid in 1888 race
Indiana newspapers criticize the Cleveland leadership bid and defend Gov Gray as a presidential candidate. They reject a Cleveland victory plan, urge supporting Gray, Voorhees, and Turpie, and attack Shanklin, the Courier, and other journals for pushing a Cleveland slate.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Pledge
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The note, sworn December 6, 18, states the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials offered. price listed as 75 cents. sold by druggists.
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