The Portland daily press., 1868-11-02

The disabled soldiers in the National Asy-
lum at Dayton, Ohio General T. Ingrabam,
Governor, voted 800 against Vallanigham to 2
in favor
The Rockland Gazette mentions among the
candidates for speaker of the House VIM II.
Rust, Esq, editor of the Belfast Progressive
Age.
On Saturday last the Chicago Republican
contained this notice: "Mr. Horatio Seymour
will lecture in this city tonight for the benefit
of New York Colored Orphan Asylum"
General Fitzpatrick, in his speech at Salem,
asked: "If it is true that Butler is an enemy
to American liberty, an obstacle to the Ameri-
can liberty, an obstacle to the Republican par
ty, repudiator and the mortal enemy of
Grant, do you want him for your representa-
tive?" The answer was, "Yes-yes', The
question was repeated slowly and deliberately,
so that all might understand it, and then the
reply was the same as before After this if
General Butler should be elected, even as the
regular candidate, it will be difficult to boast
of the result as Republican victory.
Hon. Harvey Jewell has been renominated
for the Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives and will undoubtedly be reelected speak
er.
There is no doubt that eight out of the nine
congressman from Kentucky will be Demo
Gratis. In the eight district there is chance
| that Sidney M. Barnes, Republican, may be
| elected
| Brick Pomeroy's arduous labors and the po-
| litical reverses which have followed them have
made him seriously i'll.
Vallandigham acknowledges that Grant will
| be elected. He hopes that the new President
will "Tylerize" and offer him seat in his cabi-
net.
Florida holds its election for Congressman
on the 10Th of December. Mr.. William D.
Barnes is the Democratic candidate. The Re-
publican candidate will be chosen in few
days.
Who will come next9 Judge Lecompte
of Kansas, and of Lecompton Constitution
notoriety, in the bloody days of that
State, has written letter to Gen. B. f.
Stringfellow, in which he takes very strong
ground in favor of the election of Grant and
Colfax. The occasion of the letter was the
nominating of Judge Lecompte for District
Judge, by the Democrats, which he declined
In one county of New York, Onondaga,
there have been about one hundred and twenty
five Republican meetings. The hardest kind
of hard work has been DONE and majority of
four thousand. more than double that of last
year, is promised there 1t similar effort mad
been put forth in every county in the state
there would be less doubt about the result in
New York than there now is.
The New Y ork Sun has thrown off its neu-
trail garb and goes for Grant and Colfax.
Horace Greedy has formally declined the
nomination for Congress rendered him by the
Republicans of the fifth New York districs.
The Detroit Post perpetrates the following:
shall catch a most terrible fall,
IT stand oil this platform at all,
Cried Seymour, preparing to jump,
With his heart and his b OTIS in lump;
For the timbers are breaking,
And the whole thing is shaking,
And it won't do for two, Mr.. Blair;
So I'll leave it to you, Mr.. Blair;
And I'll climb down and stand on stump.
The 1T clergymen attending the Rock
River, ILL.,, Conference the other day were all
for Grant and Colfax.
Hon. James G. Blaine spoke at Brooklyn,
N. Y, Friday night, with Lieut. Governor
Woodford. The New York papers publish Mr..
Blaine's speech in full.
The States that have gone Republican this
year have 80 electoral votes. Only Sc more are
needed to make up the 148 necessary for a
choice. There is sharp rivalry between ILL
nois and Massachusetts,, to see which shall
give the largest Republican majority.