The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-05
poLIrtCAL IrEMs.

The New York Herald that has been
more or less on both sides at various
times during the last few months, says,
in its issue OF Friday, that
General Grant will be triumphantly
elected in consequence of the stupidity
OF the Democracy in fighting the battle
of 1868 upon their platform of 1864.
It was lately reported that Geo. D.
Prentice had been discharged from the
Louisville Journal. The following is
the latest item we have seen on the
subject:
LOUISVILLE. October 2.-The Journal
ofto-morrow will contain a denial of the
report that Mr.. Prentice has been dis
charged from its editorial staff. 1t
says, also, that Mr.. Prentice is not poor
poor; but in a6luent circumstances, his
homestead alone being valued at $50, 600.
It wonld.seem that ample provision
Is to be made for such people at Wash
ington City Government clerks and
such like) as desire to go home to
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa
to vote at the elections this month;
The round tickets are good for fifteen
days: Washington to Wheeling, %;
Washington to GAINESVILLE, Newark and
Columbus, Sl4.5O; Washington to Gin
cinnati UfG Columbus, Sl7; Washing
ton TO Cincinnati via Parkersburg, Sl7;
Washington to indianapolis, SCI; WASH
iugton TO Cleveland, Sl4.50.
The New York Post (Republican)
does not favor the election of General
Butler Gust re-nominated the other
day. to Congress. Here is an extract
from its article:
We have already explained why we
think the election of General Butler
wauld be misfortune both for the
country and the Republican party. He
is not proper person to influence the
important legislation of the next Con-
gress. His temper, his resentments,
his loose notions OF financial honesty,
his extreme opinions on many ques-
lions which must come up, which
ought to be treated with calm judg-
ment-all the prominent qualities of
his mind, ond all the prominent opin-
ions to which he has committed him
self, united, would make his presence
in the next Congress injurious to the
general welfare.
The New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette writes as follows:
THE canvass in this State is progress
ing favorably, so favorably, indeed,
that the result of the November cleo
ton is visible 10 the blindest. By ira
ding in votes, Mr.. Hoffman may secure
his election by narrow majority, bui
the electoral vote of the State will be
cast for Grant and Colfax, and think,
too, that Griswold will be elected Gov
ernor. Hodman's friends can hardly
do enough trading to overcome the ma
jority that will be given to tho Repub-
lican electoral ticket
The Boston Post gives the following
idea of the opinions of Mr.. Frank Blair
on the ensuing election:
THE unexpected appearance of Gen.
Blair at the national capital set the pol
iticians and newspaper men all agog,
but before they had an opportunity TO
put him through q course of interroga-
tories he retired to Silver Springs, the
country residence of his father, with
whom he spent the day. Several init
mate friends called and paid their re-
spects. They found him in the highest
spirits and confident of success. He
claims to have the best possible infor-
nation, and according to his calcula-
tons Seymour will receive at least two
thirds of the Electoral College. He
says New York, Pennsylvania. and In
diana are safe for the Democrats, but
that the vote in Ohio will be close"