The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-19
Political Notes.

A Democratic paper after announcing that
negro suffrage has been defeated la Minnesota.
grayely says TT is well 10 mention in this
connection that the only negroes in that State
are those who come deck hands on tho Mis-
sissippi steamers"
There is a contest between tho friends al
Thad Stevens and Mr.. Hooper. of Raston AZ
to which OF those gentlemen shall be chairman
OF inc Committee on Ways aud Means.
A movement is on foot in Washington TO or
game large Chase Club. IL will embrace a
number Of the most prominent and influential
men in the city
a Democratic paper would put John L.
Stockton, of New Jersey, as Vice President. on
the Grant ticket Mr.. Sweat would vote at
least half of that ticket.
5. s. Cox, formerly OF Ohio. now of Now
YORK, viii leave in few weeks on brief En-
roPean tour. He expects to run for Congress-
next iail IN the district lately represented by
Gov. Raymond.
some of the Northwestern Renubl;c.ns .re
advocating the election OF another Secretary
OF the Senate to displace Forney
The Sunday Advertiser, of this oity. saws
that it costs 5000, 600 to support King Scho-
heid as military monarch OF Virginia" and
thereupon indulges in whole column of the
stereotyped platitudes about taxation. Wedo
not accuse the Advertiser of wilfIlly mi.repre
sentlng current events, but il displays culpa-
Ole negligence, at least, in making statements
IKE the above when the official figures show
mat The whole expense OF Schofield's rule IN
10 the LIST OF October was only $3.50 900, or Just
o"e-toentaeh of the amount named by the Ad-
'erliser and other Democratic papers
feter Cooper and other prominent citizens
VI new York, belonging to both political par
Go c. nave invited Alexander II. Stephens of
@' 70 address the citizens of that place
=" 'no a''ua' condition of the South. lie has
,'1oopO'" 'l,e invitation, and will speak in
sometime during the first
Senator Wade was thrown from hi, ..l
last Friday and severely injured NJ. IS
head. Owing to this accident it ia mo, '.ie
that he will be able to attend the open;, ''',
the session of Congress- tlH s -
A Washington dispatch says that it is posi-
lively asserted that the Loyal Leagues which
control the politics of every Southern State
are nearly all, if not ALL pledged to the support
o. ohiei Justice Chase as the Republican can
diuate Tor the Presidency Tho friends of the
Chiet Justice think that his chances Of
the nomination are improving, and they are
not idle.
The committee charged with inves,;oo.;n,.
the case of tho Kentucky Congressnen are 70.
ported to have found evidence of strong rehc,
sympathies on the part of most of them but
nothing worse. s H 6rt M
den. schofeld anticipates no trouble with
inc negroes of Virginia. The story that they
arc On shs point of an outbreak is n rebel ca
nard
Inc Democracy of Nashville are about to in
Vi'e rehdieton and John Quincy Adams 10
visit tiat city. John will now realizc what an
awkward nix the p. L. L'shave got him ;,to
The mission to Austria is again on the tanis.
The name oil Mr.. John r. o'Sullivan VII ~
filed several diplomatic posts abroad Co.. , .,
last 20 years, will probably be sent TO Tho sa.1
ate in December for confirmation to that no.;
ton. r..-. oSi7
Robert O. Winthrop and James r, Doolittle
Tor President and Vice President Is the last
form Of the Democratic ticket. .,