The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-15
Political Matters.

/ IN this city, 1t IS announced, on 1nurs-
day, the 23d of July.
GEN. MORTON C. HUNTER appears
to have the inside track for the Re
publican nomination for Congress in
the new Terre Haute District.
HENRY s. FITCH, son of ex-Sena-
tor FITCH. of Indiana, now holding a
Federal office in Georgia, is mention
ed as a Democratic candidate for
United States Senator from that State.
THE opponents Of thatdistinguished
statesman, Hon. DAvY LAIRD, are
attempting flank movement to
defeat him for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from this
District. The friends of Mr.. NfB-
LACK have procured DAVIS nemi-
nation by the Democracy of Dubois
County for Judge of the Common
Pleas Court. He is not to be 'schoked
off in any such style, so his friends
say. o IT uTCW
A YOUTHFUL Democrat, from In
dianapolis, named WM. HENDERSON,
Jr., tofortune and to fame unknown" 2
is coming down into the Pocket" to
enlighten the natives. He COM
mences his series Of appointments at
Vin,ennes on Saturday, and willspeak
several times in every county in the
District.
The Lacrosse Democrat is of the
opinion that the Republicans will be
beaten in the Presidential election,
because the people are preparing for
a great devil hunt about that time,
when they will smite, Stay and spare
not"
THE Hickman (Ky) Courier init
mates that it will not support a Ger
tain prominent Democratic Judge for
CongresSdnless he pays up a ten dol
lar due bill which he has been owing
for several years. Is that dur"
upon Judge Trim bic. the present rep
resentative, who wants~a renomina-
ton?
TIE Augusta Republican, says that
much of the Republican success in
Georgia is due to the white men Of
Northern Georgia, who, wearied with
the strife which the demagogues Of
Middle Georgia commenced. and are
striving to keep up, DESTROYS Of re-
turning to the Union which they
never willingly abandoned. have
taken the only path open to peace
and reconstruction.
THE Washington correspondent of
the Charleston, South Carolina,
Courier thinks that Mr.. PENDLEToN
viii triumph in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, because he repre-
sents reputation and. paper money"
He says, also. that PENDLEToN SIS
consistent in his position, for be was
opposed to the war, and to the aboli-
ton of slavery, and to the contraction
of the war debt" A singular recon-
mendation, this. for Union people.
The Copperhead Legislature of
California was recently guilty of a
gross insult to the memory Of the
brave General E. d. BAKER. The
members of the Grand Army Of the
Republic Of that State, feeling that
the respect due to the memory Of a
gallant soldier had not been paid to
him, sent a request to the Legislature
that a bill be passed, recommending
Congress that his statue be placed in
the niche of the Capitol, as the SOL
der whom California delights to
honor. The Assembly refused to
even receive the request. not to say
grant it.
THE Louisville Courier kicks at the
notice which the Chicago Times gives,
to the effect that the Democratic
Presidential nominee will be selected
without much regard to the party in
the South It gives counter notice
that the Southern delegates will in
sist ii having their say in the matter,
which will be against PENDLEroN.
Whereupon the Cincinnati Enquirer
wishes it to be understood the South
has nothing to do with it, because
" the next President, if elected by the
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