Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-14
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The Mississippi Press Convention en-
dorse " my police" and denOunco Stevens,
Sumner and the Union majority in Con-
gress for attempting to destroy the eonsti-
tuition and establish a despotic govern
ment.
Walter b. Scates has been confirmed as
Collector of the port of Chicago.
Simon Cameron is prospecting for a
nomination to the United States Senate
from Pennsylvania, in case the Republi-
cans carry the next election in that State.
The Republicans in the New York city
district represented by H. J. Raymond,
hope to succeed that slippery parsonage
by Chas. S. Spencer.
The Chicago Times is busily encourage
ing the johnson Republicans in Iowa TO
unite with the Democrats and form a
third party.
Hon. james NJ. Ashley announces his
intention TO be a candidate for r~e-elec-
ton to Congress in the Toledo (Ohio)
District.
The Union Convention in the Tenth
District of Indiana ct. Wayne) is to be
held at Kendallville, July 18th.
A correspondent of the West Chester
PENN Republican urges Hon. John
Hickman, of Chester county, as a csndi-
date for the United States Senate.
Horace C. Tracy, just appointed Post
master at Kidder's Ferry N. Y, is spoken
of as Il a Straightforward, consistent Dem
ocrat."
The johnson clubs in Pennsylvania, it
is said, have given up all hopes of defeat
ing Gen. Geary, whose election is now
conceded on all hands.
One U. D. Meacham announces himself
as a johnson candidate for Congress, in
the Third Illinois District, against Mr.. f.
3. Wasburne, who, it is thought, will be
renominated.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch states
that the Union majority IN Oregon is sO9,
with four counties TO hear from. The
State Senate stands a Union to s Demo-
Gratis. Both parties claim a majority in
the lower House. The total vote is p, 22O.
Henry Washburne has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of the
Seventh Indiana District.
A number of Union postmasters in In
diana have recently been removed on
recommendation of Senator Hendricks, a
Democrat, of that State.
Messrs. Patterson, Marston, Rollins,
and Senator Clark have all left Washing
ton for homo, to look after the election Of
the United States Senator by the New
Hampshire Legislature now in session.
Ex-Gov. Kirkwood that he
will not be a candidate for Congressman
from the Fourth Iowa District. Hon. j.
F. Wilson will certainly be renOminated
in the First District of that State.
Gen. Benton, who lent himself to a So
called soldiers movement in Iowa, which
the soldiers repudiated, and ran for Gov
ernor to defeat Gov. Stone, but failed, is
now calling upon the Federal otiee-hold-
ers in that State, to solicit them to sign a
call for a johnson State Convention.
Ex-Gov. Randall is backing up Frank
Blair, at Washington: and has declared TO
the Missouri Representatives that they
must expect 10 have all officers removed
who do not give Mr.. johnson a hearty
support.
Of course there is one paper in the
country beastly enough to perpetuate the
following, and that paper is the New 1ork
World:
"The sanitary condition Of L. Stevens
is such as TO induce the belief that when
he said TO hi with the Constitution,
he had some idea of taking that valuable
work with him.