Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-12

Col Sol Meredith, brave old soldier,
is candidate for Congress in the 9th Indi-
ans district.
A correspondent Of the Boston Adver-
iser recommends to the one-term men, the
Hon. Chss. Francis Adams for President
Lincoln's successor.
Returns from the town elections in 30
counties in New York show 270 Union Su-
pervisors elected, to 20l Democrats. As
compared with last year, these figures show
net Union gain Of SO towns.
The pro-slsvery and secession members
Of the Maryland Legislature have held a
caucus and concluded to make q canvass
against emancipation. In the counties
where there is q probability Of success,
they will run 8 ticket for the Consttu.
tiOusl Convention.
The Kniekerboeker Magazine has met 8
dsplorable fate. 1t has passed into the
hands Of the Copperheads, and comes out
galvanized into g new existence, but not
rejuveDaied, under the editorial manage
ment Of Professor J. Holmes Agnew.
A floating fragment Of political gossip
is TO the effect that the War Democracy of
Nsw York are TO hold g State Convention
ct Albany in April, for the appointment
Of delegates to National Convention to be
called at Cincinnati, whereat it is proposed
to nominate Gen. U. 8. Grant for the Presi-
denOy, and John A Dix for Vice President
The Cincinnati Commercial states, edi-
torially, that depulGiions Of CopPsrhesds
from the West h1Vs eititea GoV Seymour, at
Albany, and brought a pTesiHre upon him TO
take the lead in Northern iHsUrTection. The
same paper declares that Mr.. Daniel W.
voorhees,, Of Indiana, member Of Congress
from the Terre Haute District, called to see
Gov. Seymour on this business, and was
exceedingly disgusted because he did not
ind the Governor ripe for rebellion.
The Democratic members Of etPennsyl-
vsnia Senate still refuse to recognize an
organization, do not present petitions on
bills, and refuse to act on committees
They maintain their original position, that
the Senate cannot be organized sgreeably
to the provisions Of the Constitution, until
it has elected Speaker.
LoOkPOrt, New York, which last ysaF
-iA4fAd n ---saa-as~ -VnVOE5 Dy zoo
nloJeAAlgI lAl5 yebE naEely ulQ the same BY
% majority Newberg, New York, last
year went Democratic by 307 majority
This yesr it has gone Union by 262 ma.
jOrity-s clear Union gein Of $50.
A grave charge of electioneering is
brought against Mr.. Chase by the New
York Herald, in the fsct that he puts his
own portrait upon the greenbscks of small
denominations, which everybody sees,
while he sticks Mr.. Linooln's comical phiz
upon the large bills, in order that he may
make himself the most generally known
to the public. We should think Mr.. Chase
would pursue an opposite course, ss Mr..
Lincoln wonld attract very few votes By
bis beauty.
At an informal meeting Of the members
Of the West Virgins Legislature on the
second inst, it was generally agreed that |
Two State Conventions should be held, one
At Psrkersburgh, on the third Wednesday |
Of April, to appoint ten delegates 10 the |
Baltimore Convention on the 7th Of June
the other at Grafton, on the first Wednes-
day Of August, to nominate State ticket i
there was no expression Of Pres.
dental preference, no person but Mr.. |
Lincoln was seriously talked Of.