Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-26
POLITICAL.

In Morristown, New Jersey, on Mon
day the entire republican ticket was
elected George T. Cobb was reelected
Mayor by a majority of IS, the Recorder,
VIM. G. Baker, had a majority of 81, md
the several aldermen and councilman an
average of 81.
Governor Stone, Of Iowa, has some
half dozen appointments to speak at
prominent points in Missouri, under the
auspices of the Radical State Committee.
The Executive Committee of the Dem
oeratic State Committee of Michigan have
decided against calling an early State
Convention.
The Wheeling Iateltgencer predicts
that the proposed Radical amendments to
the Constitution of West Virginia will be
ratified by a sweeping majority at the
election to be held May q.
Hon. F. c. Beaman, of Michigan, and
Samuel S~hellabarger, of Ohio, who have
been visiting home during the last week,
have addressed their constituents, warmly
defending the course of Congress as op-
posed to~that of the President.
Mayor Harris, of Cincinnati, has been
appointed Collector of the First District,
rice Thomas Spencer, Esq, who has held
the Office since it was created.
Governor Stone is spoken of as Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the Fourth
Iowa District.
Colonel Ed. PARROT, who is now in
Washington, announces himself as a an
didate for Congress against General
Schenek.
Governor Crawford, of Kansas, is re-
ported as endorsing the Presidents policy.
He is the only one of the State officers
belonging to that school of politics.
1t is said that the President has select
cd as his photographic Secretary j. B.
McCulloch, widely known as "Maek" Of
the Cintinnati Commercial.
Governor Stone, of Iowa, has been en-
gagged by the Radical Republicans of Mis-
souri, to canvass that State in opposition 10
General Frank BLAIR.
The Harrisburg Telegraph says "Thad-
deus Stevens has no opponent for Con-
gress in Lancaster county. 1t is the in
tention Of the people of the old Guard to
keep the Old Man Eloquent in Congress
just as long as he is willing and physical
ly able to serve"
The President has at last an official or
gan in Pittsburg. The first number Of a
new daily, entitled The Republic, appear
ed il that city en- Tuesday morning. at
least one of the papers already in exist
ence there seemed to favor his policy, but
he wants no friends except those entirely
devoted to his cause. The Republic says,
in its sa~lutatory
"A cold, heartless and ftful support Of
the Administration is calculated to mislead
and misdirect public opinion even more
than the embittered, malignant and un-
truthful attacks and representations so fire.
quently presented to the public"
The following letters sent by Secreta-
ries Harlan and McCulloch TO the john
son endorsement meeting in Philadelphia,
Saturday evening, are both significant
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, D. c., May Is, 1866.
SIR:-Please accept my thanks for the
invitation extended to me in your letter Of
the 18th instant, to be present at the mass
meeting TO be held at the Academy of Mu-
sic, Tomorrow evening. Regretting my
inability TO comply with your request, on
account of imperative official duties, l am,
Sir, very respectfully, your obedient SER
want.
[signedl JAS. HARLAN, Secretary.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May II, 1866
DEAR SIR-Your favor of the 18th instant,
inviting mi to be present at a Mass Meet
ing to be held by the National Union John
SON Club, at Philadelphia, on Saturday
evening next, is received. Believing that
the measures adopted by the President for
bringing back the recently rebellious States
into harmonious relations with the Federal
Government, .and with the other States of
the Union, are Constitutional, wise, humane
and practicable, | have given to them a
hearty and answering report. I approve,
therefore, the object Of the proposed meet
ing, but regret that the pressure Of official
duties will prevent me from attending.
Please present my thanks to the Committee
for their courtesy, and believe me to DO,
very truly, your obedient servant.
TSigned,J HuGH MoCULLocH.