The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-05
Political Notes.

Three young ladies were elected members of
the School Committee in Reading, Mass not
withstanding the action ofthe Legislature of
that State in refusing to pass an act to author
ize such a proceeding.
A Washington dispatch says that Senator
Wade is conducting himself admirably. Of
fice-seekers and toades are already beginning
to poster him with their attentions. He de-
clines to speak upon impeachment or it's pos
sible results. He said to an intimate political
+. friend Monday morning, if any body supposed
he coveted place to which he was not elect
ed it was great mistake. A man would be a
great fool, said Wade, to desire such place
under such circumstances.
The first business in order in the national
Democratic convention might well be COM
mittee of pardons. Four members of the Ken
lucky delegation held commissions in the reb-
ell army and one of them was a member of the
Confederate congress.
.ll A bill to license the social evil'' has been
introduced in the Missouri Legislature II
was tried last year without success
Both branches Of the Maryland Legislature
balloted for United States Senator Tuesday,
to succeed Mr.. p. f. Thomas, but without re
suit. t4 gu laaU tF
"Dixon" of the Boston Advertiser says that
Mr.. Hooper's bill introduced in the House
Tuesday will, in one word, take the Treasury
out of Wall street.
George G. Getchell has been rejected by the
Senate as assessor of the Internal revenue for
the third district of this State
The Republican stump-speakers of New
Hampshire have been reinforced by Gems. Lo-
gan, Sharks and Coburn and several other
Congressman.
A Washington dispatch says that Judge
Blacks argument in the McCardle case was q
failure. David Dudley Field is expected to
continue the argument on the same side, to-
day. Mr.. Carpenters argument in reply to
Black is said to have been very fne
MIR. Bingham of Ohio, has been chosen
"Chief Manager" on the part of the House by
his associates. ar1 =
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin and Gen. J. C. Cald-
well ofthis State are doing good service in
New Hampshire. On Wednesday night the
former spoke at Canaan and the latter at Bed
ford. Both meetings are reported as most en-
tnuslastlc aiA f"
The Democrats of the second Congressional
district in this State have selected simon
pare Henry Clay Dean delegation to the Ma
tional Convention to be holden in New York
onthe 4th of July. They are Mareellus EN-
cry, editor of the Bangor Democrat, and Hen
ry Varney. The Convention which selected
these gentlemen was presided over by Paul
S. Merrill of Shirley, who in 1861 wrote the
famous Copperhead letter. The Delegates
were instructed to vote for Pendleton. The
invention favored paying the national debt
In greenbacks.
Under the old rules for tie trial of impeach-
ment cases Johnson's case would probably oc-
cupy four or five months; under the new rules
proposed not more than thirty days. Some Of
the more conservative Republicans side with
the Democrats in their demand for the adop-
ton of the old rules.
We presume the Argus did not intend to
represent that the Republican vote in this
CITY last fall was 2646 for the purpose of TAX
ing OH the edge of its disappointment and
showing Democratic gains by classifying the re-
turns. Inc correct figures are 2044.
The National Intelligencer, Andrew Jobn-
sons organ, gives up New Hampsb;re
Returns from the Texas election obor, .lo.
of the 80 delegates elected to the Const.'..
al Convention only about dozen 90 O.
servatives.
The New York Commercial ADVERTISE s.vs.
"The misunderstanding between the pres-
dent and Secretary Stanton, which has finally
resulted in impeachment, was an inspiration
of that abiding and unaba table political nui-
sance, Montgomery Blair, who was the cause
OF perpetual jars in Mr.. Lincolns Cabinet, I'M
VI mat patient, long-enduring martyr could
bear no more" aHG
ms IS the way John G. Sinclair, Democrat
&c CANDIDATE for Governor of New Hampshire,
talked in 1864: 1.-THE Democracy of the ,un.
try viii never submit to the result If an elec-
ton decided against them by soldiers, votos %
The Concord Monitor says the Renublicon
canvass ofNew Hampshire has been Nd
with great care, and every town and ward
has been returned except two, in which tho
entire vote of both parties last year numbered
a. Last year no returns were received from
towns which cast 1000 votes. The result gives
hartman majority of 3, 234.