Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-11
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Isaac Toucey, it is said, voted the Re-
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Isaac Toucey, it is said, voted the Re-
publican ticket at the late Hartford cleo
ton. A
In the recent State elections, the aggre-
gate of the votes cast by the States of
Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, foot
up nearly a million and a half.
The Alabama Legislature has elected
A J. Walker, Chief Justice, and William
NJ. Byrd and Thomas J.. Judge, Assistant
Justices of the Supreme Court, and Col.
j. W. A. Sanford, Attorney General.
"IfNew Jersey ~ratifies the Constitu-
%tianal Amendment, what" observes the
N. Y. Times, SHALL We think of Missis-
sipPi or Georgia if they fail to do it
The delegation from South Carolina ap-
plying for seats in Congress are; Sena-
tOfs-Benjsmin F. Perry, John L. Man
ming; Representatives-Genera John d.
Kennedy, William Aiken, General S. Nc
Gowan and James Farrow.
Hon. Henry Winter Davis has a long
and elaborate letter on reconstruction in
the last number of the Nation, favoring
universal suffrage and decidedly opposed
to the Presidents policy.
1t IS noticed as a remarkable fact that
not a lawyer has been elected to the Lower
House of the West Virginia Legislature
Generally, in legislative bodies, lawyers
are next in number after farmers.
In preparation for the Pittsburgh city
election, the Republican party will hold 8
primary election on the 10th inst. to nom
mate candidates; and it is announced that
votes are not to be counted for any candi-
date who shall fail to notify the central
committee, BY the 18th inst, of his willing
ness to abide by the result.
The Louisiana Legislature, on Wednes-
day, elected Randall Hunt as one of the
United States Senators from that State
and would probably choose the other Sen
ator on Friday. A resolution had pre-
viously been adopted, repudiating the
claims of Messrs. Hahn and Cutter.
The friends of Secretary Harlan and ex-
Gov. Kirkwood appear equally sanguine
of the election of their candidate for u. S
Senator. At present these candidates
seem to lead, but neither has a majority.
This question seems to absorb nearly all
others of a political character.
1t is stated in Washington that Secre-
tary McCulloch has especially requested
the appointment of General Garfield to a
place on the Ways and Means Committee
of the House. This is a well deserved
compliment to a son of Cuyahoga county
and one of the ablest representative
which Ohio has in either house of Con-
gress.
A frequent ~confounding of names calls
for the explanation that Edward Henry
Rollins of New Hampshire, COMMISSIONS
of Internal Revenue, are not only distinct
persons, but are not even related. Both
have been prominent in the politics Of
their State. and both have been Speakers
in the State Legislature. The Congress
man lives at Concord, and is a druggist
by profession. The Commissioner lives at
Great Falls, and is a lawyer.
In a late letterin favor of negro suffrage,
Henry Winter Davis says; Congress is
asked to guaranty as Republican such des-
potisms as these: In North Carolina,
63I,OOO citizens o~stracise $4,000. In Vir-
ginia, $4,000 citizens ostracise $4,000
citizens. In Alabama, $4,000 citizens
ostracise $4,000 citizens. In Georgia,
$4,000 citizens ~ostracise 465,OOO citizens
In Louisiana, $4,000 citizens o%stracise
35O,9OO citizens In Mississippi, $4,000
citizens ostracise $4,000 citizens. In
South Carolina, 29l, 900 citizens ostracise
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