Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-09
VOL XXI.

ToLiTicAL--hfnongt the ermont papers, the
Bennington BOHR.r, Brattleboro' phaa.x e, Lud-
low Gazette, Burlington Tsses, - AIbans Tran
script, Lamoille Ne,csdealsY, have editorials in
favor of General Grant The Ludlow Gasetie
favOrs Hannibal Hamlia 5or Vice President.
The Rutland CoIri.r, a Democratic paper, has
taken dowa the name oE General Grant for
Pres sIdent
- There is a prospect for an interesting
time, pOfucally, I'm the Wisconsin Legislature
which stsSembled at Madison Yesterday. In
the lower House. the Republicans have a
decided majority, bnt the Senate is about evenly
divided, the Republicans having lost three
Inenfbprs in the hast election. Ifevery me mber
elecsed a. a Republican could be relied upon TO
act with the party, there wonld be working
ma lority of tpso; but it is claimed by leading
Democrats that two of the senator's elected in
Is66 will act with the Democracy, having sIg-
nifed their intention TO do so-in which event
the latter party will have a majority of tco
in the Senst1e.
The New York Tri6uae says: "a CORES
pondent tsks Us TO say whether, in case Mr..
Chase should become candidate for Presi-
dent, he would not have 10 resign the post of
Chief Justice. We answer-No more than
Gen. Grant Will be required to resign that of
General in case he should be nominated. The
latter il an Office of far greater patronage and
power than that of Chief Justice. As to An
drew johnson IS being enabled to fill either post
IN case the incumbent should resign. our
friend need borrow trouble. The Senate
Will take care of hGt matter"
The Central Grant Club" of New York
have elected the following officers: Major Gen
eral Rufus Ingalls,, Major General Daniel But
terfield. Hon. George Briggs, William w. Pow
ell, Joseph G. Pinckney. Major o. w Brain
ard b. ID. Penfield, Captain David Hart, and
Charles A. Tuttle- The following gentlemen
were also announced by the President: Senator
Rufus A. Andrews, Finance Committee of
the Club; ID. II. T. Marshall, Thomas Murphy
Robert Bonner. VIM. ~ Darling. A. G. Ditten-
hoefier, Samnel t'antrell. George Starr, Almon
W. Griswoid, John SilIcock. Bernard Casser-
ley. and Treasurer Joseph b. Taylor. The
Club appointed special committee TO make all
due arrangements for the celebration of the
surrender OF Fort Donelson, on the 18th of Feb
luary next.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Mail OF the 2d
instant say, the Radical candidate for Cover
nor has been TO Washington, where he was
very severely denounced by the Radical lead
erS Tor preparing - constitution 30 obnoxious TO
the Radical taste and was advised To go home
and undo the work The Na3 fails TO give its
authority for the statement. which may be
doubted. II thinks, however. the convention
will come together soon.
-lhe Newark IN I-) Jo"Fnot nomlnates
Andrew johnson a. the Democratic candidate
for President holding that no man in the coun-
Try has done 80 much as he toward the restora-
ton of the Union
The Baltimore AmerjcaR thinks that Rev
erdy johnson stands no chance of Reelection.
and that the Senatorship lies between Messrs.
William I. Hamilton and William Pinkney
White
The Democratic politicians opposed 10 the
Chicago Times are still making effort TO
raise money toestiblsh another journal of their
political complexion They not likely to
succeed, however; for there seems little room
for snch an enterprise: and 30 long a. the fnap-
eial history of the Chicago RepubIican is remem-
bered- few capitalists Will risk their money in
new dailie~ in The garden city.