The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-17
Political Notes.


Mr.. Seymour wrote to bis friend Ingersoll
that Republicans were trying to dodge 'the fl
naDcial issue" Mr.. TiI2en, the New York or
ator and finaneer, with his friends OF the Man
haitian Club, resolved to force this issue upon
the voters of Maine in their peculiar way, SO
they sent $4,000 into the State to corrupt its
voters. The Republicans did not "dodge" the
issue; they met it, as the figures show. ..r
The committee having in charge the prepar-
atoms for grand convention of soldiers and
sailors at Philadelphia have secured the use of
the Academy of Music and of independence
Hall. The city council repealed an ordinance
prohibiting the use of the latter place for such
purposes. There will be speaking by the most
eminent men of the nation during portion OF
the first and second days. The demonstration
will close with torchight procession, which
it is expected will be the grandest thing of the
kind which was ever had in the country .
Information from member of the National
Democratic Committee in New York is to the
effect that the purpose of .Vallandigham late
visit there was to obtain money to colonize his
district, and that Samuel j. Tilden at irst op-
possd the project, but was at last persuaded to
yield. Vallandigham obtained $4,000 in hand
There being no registry laws, he boosted that
by this means he could succeed. .-...
A dispatch from Chicago to the Cincinnati
Gazette, says:
The Republican victory in Colorado is very
decided and gratifying Denver city, which
elected Dem9cratlc Mayor last spring, gives
Bradford, the Republican Candidate for dele
gate to Congress, 221 majority. As far as
heard from Bradford is over 800 ahead and
his majority in the Territory is estimated at
from 800 to 1,000-the largest ever given in a
party contest. iat-
The New York Tribune says the following
red hot and gushing dispatch was received in
that city Monday night bya well known and
veteran Eighth Warder, who kindly permit
ted the Tribune reporter to copy it: .-.4.t
PORTLAND, Sept. 14,-6 80 P. M.
$40 Capt.
DEAR CAPTAIN,-We have licked the Radi.
Gals by at least 1000 majority. You can rely
on this, for haze seen the documents. Safe to
bet high on Pillsbury. GEORGE d. R"
The election in this State seems to have car
ried joy to both political parties. The New
York World has the following cheerful head
lines over its column of Maine news: GA Great
Democratic Victory Democratic Gain of
Fourteen Thousand-Rejoicing of the Democ-
cracy." THE Republican Majority Not More
than $4,000, and Probably Less" Democrat
ic Gain over Republican Majority of 1860, g.
761." Democratic Gain over Republican Ma
jority of 1864, 3,076." The question naturally
arises, il the World regards Republican ma
Jority of "only eighteen thousand" an increase
OF seven thousand over last year, as ga great
Democratic victory" what, in the name of
common sense, would it consider Democrat.
ic defeat? I'd sir.1 III.
The Boston Herald says: Nothing can pos
sibly exceed the enthusiasm with which the
names of Seymour and Blair are received
throughout the country. Everywhere the peo-
pie are aroused and are determined to vote
down the Radicals" 1t looks like that down
this way. El.i 4tn -.