The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-31
POLITICAL INIELLIGeNCe.
The Preparations for the Presidential Contest


KENTUcKY.-The Frankfort Yeoman gives COM
plete returns from all the counties In the State OF
the vote tor Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
but they are not all Official and we therefore give
only the aggregate vote -
Crittsnden. .66 $50 Helm. .63772
Powell. ........ .5s,l2i Martin. $3.50. .55 65l
Crittendens maj. =. 1906 Helms majority. 8l2l
The aggregate vote cast for Governor, according
to the above, is I2l,6l3, while In 1874 1t was
ll4,736 showing an increase this year over the
vote of 1874, OF 9,S77.
The Inauguration of Mr.. Crittenden, as Governor
takes place on the 9Th of September.
INDMNA.-Alihough the democrats have malo-
riiy IN the legislature elect, II Is doubtful whether
Senator flanagan can be reelected, as there are
many OF the democratic members pledged to vote
for free soil man TO represent the State in the
u. s. Senate.
OHIo.-Moses Il. Corwin IS the WING candidate
for Congress in the Champaign district, and his
son, John A. Corwin, is the locofoco candidate 1t
is to be hoped they will conduct the canvass fairly
William Kennon, Jr., the present representative
from the fifteenth Congressional district of Ohio,
has been nominated, by the locofocos, for re-
election
Joseph M. Root, wing, has been nominated for
reelection in the twentyfirst, or Huron district
PENNsYLvANIA.-The democrats Of Delaware
CO., have nominated Alexander McKeever for
Congress. The district is composed of Delaware
and Montgomery counties, and Is now represented
by John Freddy, wing. In 1911, 1t gave Mr. Polk
49, majority
John Van Buren, is about stumpng part of the
State of Pennsylvania in favor of the free soil
question. He is accompanied by Mr.. Wilmot
VIRGINA.-A portion of the wings of Hanover,
the native county of Mr.. Clay, assembled on
Tuesday, the 2lst August, at the Slash church,
and, repudiatlng the Philadelphia nominations,
unfurled their banner to the breeze with the names
Of Henry Clay for President, and John Minor Bolts
for Vlce-President inscribed thereon. FIfty-four
names are appended to the proceedings, "as cltl-
zens of old Hanover, and stand like pillars of gra-
mite, supporting the temple Of civil liberty, and
bOlstering the great cause. "--N0rfOk argus.
John Tallaferro is announced as an independent
candidate tor Congress in the eighth district of
Virginia, now represented by Richard T. L. Beale,
locofocO. Mr.. Taliaferro Is Wing
GEORGIA Hon. Alexander II. Stevens has been
unanimously renomina,ed by the wings of the 7th
Congressional District of Georgia.
WlscoNsN.--A State convention, to nominate
a Van Buren, electoral ticket, and take measures
for organizing a free soil party throughout the
State, was held at GAINESVILLE, on Thursday, August
24th.
The Rock County Democrat, published at James
vile, Wisconsin, has hauled down the Cass flag,
and now goes for Van Buren, and Adams. The edl-
tor saws that the detection from Cass IS so great
in that region, that the party had better abandon
him altogether.
gentleman from Wisconsin informs us, that
the vote of the State is very doubtful, the friends
of Cass, Taylor, and Van Buren, being, 1t is sup
posed, nearly equal in strength.
MASSACHUSETTS, Gen. Caleb Cushing was
to have spoken at Faneuil Hall, last night
MAINE.-John Jameson, of Cornish, has been
Congress, by the wings of the York and Oxford
Congressional districts. Gideon Tucker, of Saco
was nominated district elector.
The Van Burenltes of Bangor, have nominated
Jeremiah Curtis as candidate or Congress from
the sixth district, in opposition to the wings and
democrats.