The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-04-28
POLITICAL.

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lican club has been Fecently formed in New
York. The large mass of our foreign pop
uIation. excepting only the Irish, are wheel
ing into The Republican line. Democratic
afAiation with Know Nothingism. in Con-
gEsss and at the recent election in Rhode
Island. has had the effect TO open the eyes
of the intelligent foreigners. =
The spring elections for town officers
in, New York. Indiana and, Michigan indi-
cate large Republican gains. ssIaa g.
| The Louisville Democrat has been for
many years the leading Democratic journal
| of Ksntucky--she rival and antagonist.
through numerous campaigns, of the Lou
isville Journal. under Prentice. Latterly
it has lost caste somewhat by espousing the
cause of Douglas and popular sovereignty,
and now its editor. Thomas w. Dawson.
has sold out, left the paper. and openly es-
poused the Republican paper in Clay couu-
fty. in that State. This is an important and
significant change; and Mr.. Dawson says
in explanation of it: - rsr g.
"To carry double face during the coming great
struggle between right and wrong, in our opinion
would be highly criminal; therefore, we were
very glad to sell out at the first opportunity that
we might have our limbs free to fight ons the side
Of right at the next election as also that each
party might have paper to represent them
| The Cleveland Herald says: 1.-The Democracy
have once more been failed opt in this city, and
the Republicans have pretty much swept the
board The Democrats fought desperately, but
were signally defeated at every turn. Glory
enough for one day" The Republican majority
in the city is 100 Heretofore Cleveland has often
been Democratic, especially at Spring elections.
/ The Democratic Standard, published
at Concord, N, H., says that Douglas will
not have a majority of votes at Charleston
that he cannot carry all the delegates from
Maine, Massachusetts. or Indiana that he
probably. viii not get one from New York
nor one from California, nor Oregon; that
in fine, he stands no chance of securing the
. nomination; 'snor do we believe he possess
es sufficient strength to dictate the candi
date. That would be-. equally fatal to the
true interests of the Democratic party"
claiborne f. jackson has been nomi
/ mated by the Democrats Of Missouri as theil
candidate for Governor at the ensuing Au
gust election. He is a Democrat of the
John c. Calhoun school, disunionist anG
tireeating generally. -t
The following lucid and overpowerihs
biographical sketch of Mr.. Douglas is from
the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
I. Judge Douglas is the oldest young man on TIN
: of kialc nd He he forty
six on the 23d of April, but his mind is store
house of learning, craftsmanship and experience
He has been in public life more than quarter o
century, having begun his remarkable career jus
as he entered manhood. He was County Judg
when almost boy then member of the Legis
lature then United States District Attorney, thel
a Judge of the Supreme Court, and from 1874 T.
i 1860, has occupied leading positions in bot
branches of Congress. He knows, to day, NOR
than most men who survive to twice his age
Should he be chosen President, however, he vii
not be fftyone ut the expiratiouof his first term.
The returns from the Wisconsin cleo
ton indicate the election of Sloan, regula
Republican nominee, over Dixon, Indepen
dent Republican, who was also supported b.
the Democrats. The issue was estate
j Rights VS.. Federal Usurpation-the regu
lar Republican nominee being committed il
]. favor of States Rights, the Independent
against. al
The Lawrence Republican has the follow
ing notice of one of the Delegates to tn
Chicago Convention ::
"a G. Proctor is representative of the Youn
America element, not in that sense which ind
Gates fast horses, whisky-Tows, and the like, bu
of that go-ahead, enterPrising, active business e
ement which is the pride and strength of the Yves
He is young and successful merchant at En-
poria.'' ae eLE - saa
We acknowledge ourself under obligations {
Hon NJ. j. Parrot for personal favors.-Topek
Tribune 80 sn-sa ..-r q. en
Parrot is just returning the favor th
Tribune did him last fall. by opposing hi
, return to Congress. The Tribune increase
his majority some hundreds IN the Terrific
ry. and PARROT is paying for it in '.Put
Docs"
Kansas City voted on Tuesday last t
loan the credit of the City to the extent I
$500 0OO in RailrosdH taadinty frogv7 III.