Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP

The Albany Register (now removed TO New
York city, is out for Horace Greeley as can
didate for Governor.
Since Ole Bull signifed his intention of con-
tributing good sum of money to the Fremont
cause several newspapers have advised him
hrst TO pay them what ne owes for advertising
Even the Milwaukee American, fierce Fre-
mon, paper, joins in this hue and cry against
the distinguished fiddler.
The Lowell Citizen threatens that unless the
Republicans support Gov Gardiner, the Amer
leans will run separate tickets against the Re-
publlcans TOR all other Offices, from Congress
men down TO county officers, at the risk Of
throwing them into the hands Of the Demo
Gratis
The Maine Free Press says that the Key
stone clubs have been formed in Stratford,
Whiteseld, and other towns in Coos county. n
IL, where they are no " Republicans except
the dandy tourists and losfng clergymen,
VINO go up to the White Hills TO spend the
summer
The venerable Judge Kent, known through
out the legal world by his commentaries on Il Q
constitution, and as one of the greatest consti-
tutiOnal lawyers in the Union, goes heartily
for Fremont He presided at a recent mset-
Ing at Fiskili landing, New York. Is the Judge
| a dlsunion- sectioualist ?-Boston Atlas
The venerable Judge Kent spoken Of in
years.
Political caricatures are beginning to appear
In the papers The Cleveland Plaindea aler has
a cut representing the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, Of 1.-The Church of Holy Rifles"
crouchlng among the canebrakes, Sharp's rife
In hand, with stealthy tread, in search of a
" border ruffan." He ayOws il as his opinion
that 6harp's rifles are better than Bibles, and
ana that 1t is shame to shoot at a man and
not htt him.
a young gentleman who was ardentIy ar
guing In favor of Fremonts election was re-
piled to by buxom young miss who expressed
DOUBTS OF Fremonts success; whereupon the
gentleman proposed to bet kiss th at his can
didate would win, upon these terms: "IfFre-
mont Is chosen, you are to kiss me-if Buc-
hanan is elected / am to kiss you " We
should mt mind gambling a little ourselves
after this fashion.
Let it not be forgotten-let it be told to every
adopted citizen of German birth who is Iikely
to be deluaed into the support of Fremont
that 6eorge Law, the great Know Nothing
leader, who is one of the intimate and conf
Dental friends of Fremont, has written let
ter to say 81 L shall give my support to John
Y. Fremont, as the best representative, in nv
estimation, Of the American people, and Of
fhe Amertca's (Know Nothing) party"
The Delaware Gazette says The people of
bSldWaIc lOOh upOu buchanan as their
neighbor, and believing him to be by far tho
most wise and conservative candidate in the
field, will vote for him without regard 10 party
lines. While this is the feeling Of the people,
the Democracy are 80 we'll pleased with the
choice of the Cincinnati Cony ention, that they
are determined to give our nominees larger
majority, in proportion to population, than the
good old Keystone of the Federal arch dare
roll up for her fayorite son
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electoral vote in New Hampshire, while the
balance was cast for Monroe; and in 1928 r.
| o. j Smith cast one vote from Massachusetts,
| for Gen. jackson, while the balance were cast
| for Adams. Also in 1925 the electoral vote of
| New York was divided among four cand id ates
that of Maryland among three, and of Della
ware, Louisiana and Illinois between two can
| didates.
The Albany Knickerbocker says: cit is
said that heverdy johnson is preparing q let
ter, which will be published shortly, decIar-
ing for Buchanan. johnson is the ATTORNEY
Tor the District Of Columbia, and refused to
have Herbert tried for the murder Of Heating
at Washington. How will Irishmen like the
party when it is composed of such men"
| The knickerbocker has been misinformed.
| Mr. johnson is NOT the District Attorney, nor
did the gentleman who does MI that once
4 (Mr. Key pursue the course attributed 70
| him by the Knickerbocker.
One of our Mississippi exchanges, in noticing
the proceedings of a Democratic meeting in
that State, notices the fact that distinguished
/ member of the American party gave in his ex,
pcrience and took his seat with the mourners.
lie said he had got off the platform of the
American party, but he didn't jump of, nor
| he didn't fall off He was standing erect,
with head lifted, and suddenly he dropped
through. Somebody pulled out the twelfth
section plank on which be was standing, and
be fell through the hole in it-that's Fillmore s
Philadelphia platform.
GooD.-Why is q poor man like baker
i Because he needs the slough. ."-Angiee -