Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-07
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Hon. Benjamin M. Farley, a wheel h orse
of the Wing party in Hillsboro, N Ii ha:
come out for Buchanan.
Hon. Nelson Cobb, County Judge Of Catta.
raugus county, New York, elected last fall by
the Republicans. is now for Buchanan.
An amendment to the State constitution
making judges elective by the people, and to
hold ten years, was voted upon by the people
of Connecticut yesterday.
AT the Florida election, yesterday. a Gov
ernOr, member Of Congress, and the State
Legislature were to be chosen. The following
were the candidates of the two parties:
Democratic dmer,c1D
Governor. I'm Perry. ID. s. Walker.
Congress. ...G. Hawkins. j. M Barker.
The Fremont organs asserted that ex Gov
ernor Martin Of New Hampshire had declared
his preference for the woolly- horse candidate
Mr.. Martin replies with a pointed note, STATING
that he is for Buck and Brock.
The Cleveland (OhiO) PlaindeaIer has . LET
ter from Washington, stating that Chase has
written letter here, telling them that recent
developments have put a new face upon
affairs in Ohio and that unless speakers and
money be sent Immediately to operate with
the Fillmore men, the State would 20 for Blu
chanan
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Gov. Cleveland
anu Nhds D. Aipes nelu Iortn AZ n Republi-
can meeting at Hamden, CT on Friday.
There was a fair attendance. Thirty.oHe
ladies dressed in white, represented the whole
81 States, while another dressed in black,
sy1Aolized Kansas in particular, and ths
ARK deeds of Aboltionism generally
The Rev. and Hon. Mark Trafton spoke st
q Republican meeting in w estfield, Mass ON
the 18th nit. lie declared the Republican
party was not political party, but religious
party. Pennsylvania was tho great battle
ground, and needed ell their spare change
and spare speakers If you have but one
dollar, send it-not to Kansas, but to Penn
sylvania n'
The Democrats held a large meeting at
Middletown, Conn , on Saturday. which was
addressed by Senator Toucey. The main in
cident Of the day was the raising of hickory
pole with thirteen roots to represent the thir-
teen original States and thirty one branches
to represent the American Union of the present
day. The polo was drawn into the city by one
hundred yoke OF oxen.
At Aurora, Indiana, the Democrats assem-.
bled on the Both ult to the number of 10 600
Speeches were made by Judge McC arty, Jno.
W. Stevenson Of Kentucky, and Mr. Buskirk,
Senatorial elector Mr.. Buskirk said be had
traversed every county in the State but seven
and had made one hundred and thirty
speeches. There are several hundred Ger.
mans in Aurora, of whom only eight are Ere.
mopters.
The Rhinebeck Mechanic, hitherto q Ere.
mont paper Of Maine, has dropped the bIack
fag, and hoisted that of Fillmore and Dopel.
son.
The Ithaca New York; Waterman has
struck the Fremont flag and hoisted Buch anan
and breckenridge. and announces its deter
mination to give them and the Democrats
party its cordial, hearty, and undivided sup.
port during the remainder Of the campaign
A nut for the g Repu bicans'' was offered by
the Hon Geo 8 Hillard, one of Mr.. Webster's
personal friends, in his speech upon the reso
!9,ions Of the Wing State Convention "When
the truth about Kansas is known" said he,