The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-17

| Gen. Strader who has been elected by the
| Democrats of the first Ohio district over
Eggleston, is now said to be for Grant.
| The next State election, and the only one
we believe intervening between this and the
general election on the third of November, is
that in West Virginia on Wednesday next,
the 22d inst A governor, auditor, secretary of
State, treasurer, attorney general, judge of the
supreme court of appeals, and three congress
men are to be chosen. In addition legisla-
ture is to be elected, upon which will devolve
the choice of a United States Senator to sue
coed the Hon. G. p. Van Wrinkle Senator
Van Wrinkle is out of the canvass, if not by
his own act, by the lack of supporters. The
largest vote ever cast was in 1866, when in a
total of 40 $50, Governor Boreman, Republic an.
had a majority of 5644 The Republican ma
| jority has varied from this figure to 12714
| which was Mr.. L;ncoln's majority in 1884,
| The Republicans claimed some gains on the
| election of 1867 for legislature over the vote
of1866, and they are now confident of electing
their whole State ticket and all the members
of Congress. s.. ... .........
The New York Journal of Commerce now
gives up all hope of electing Seymour.
The number of fraudulent votes thrown in
! Philadelphia alone on Tuesday is estimated at
ten thousand, and five thousand more are to
be added Tor other parts of the State.
Gen. n. NJ. Curtis. always heretofore a Con-
sentative, writes to the editor of the Ogdens-
burg journal declaring himself for Grant and
Cofax ...
Hon. Washington Gilbert is mentioned by
the Bath Times as candidate for Speaker of
the House of Representatives The Times
says that while Mr.. Gilbert does not wish to
trouble members of the House by his personal
solicitations he would be grateful for their IA
voraDle consideration.
The st. Louis Democrat says Missouri is
good for Republican majority of twenty five
thousand, and will carry six of the nine Con-
gressional Districts, certain-perLaps the
whole a1... ....
The Hartford Times exults over the discove-
FORA Conservative Beecher-Thomas K,
orother OF Henry Ward, who lives in Elmira,
New York ...
The largest political flag ever made in this
country was raised i'll New York ON Saturday.
1t is thirty by forty in feet size has portraits of
Grant and Colfax fifteen feet high, and the
names OF the candidates in gold letters two
feet high.
lie Courier des Flats Unis. a French paper,
winch has given cordial support to Seymour,
contains lengthy article upon the political
s.a. 1t regards the recent elections as
decisive and then adds that the nomination of
'oey mour w. was made with no expectation Of
naAi1 WI n',u resident, but merely to secure
New York State for the canvass in Io7o
ka
one of the inland towns of Massachusetts WIZ
have recently declared themselves Repub,oaro
though they have always heretofore acted with
the opposition.
The marked advance of United States secur
tiles, both at home and abroad, is conclusive
evidence of the increased confidence felt by
business men in our financial condition, owing
to the assured success of Grant.
Inc London Star says that President John
son Will visit England soon after the fourth of
March.