The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-21

The Rochester Union pronounces NcwIIamp-
shire "the meanest State in the Union"
A LARGE Grant Club has been organized in La
Sale county, Illinois.
OrR FLAG, published at Marion, Ill, flies the
name of Gen. John A. Logan for President.
WISCONSIN, wants Senator Howe placed on
the ticket with Grant.
ONE member OF the New Hampshire Legisla-
ture received every vote east In the two towns
which comprised his district.
THE Quincy (Ill.) Herald says Democrats In
that quarter have made up their minds for Col
Dan Morrison as candidate for Governor.
THE Nashau New Hampshire) Telegraph wants
Grant and Hartman nominated for the whole
country, they have run so well In that state.
Ex-GovERxon BRowx, Of Georgia, recently
made a strong speech In favor Of the constitution
just adopted by the State convention.
THE Conservatives OF Georgia have nominated
Hon. Augustus Reese, of Morgan county, for
Governor; and all the leading papers of the State
have run up his name at the head oftheir columns.
THE Mobile Register says the Southern people
would be willing "cven TO support such Il war
Democrat as Horato Seymour for the Presi-
dency""
TUE Boston Trdrcier says. "Thc New Hamp.
shire Democrats, failing to defeat the Repuhii.
cans, have gone to work, trying to whip each
other, and are having the lcfcest quarrel of the
season"
The Louisville Sentinel on DIc Bo,L T., a leading
| OF Mark NJ. ("Brick") POmerOy. OF Wisconsin,
| as Its candidate for the Vice Presidency. IL
| devotes a long leader to the advocacy Of this
| nomination.
Is the Ohio Legislature, a few DAYS since
Christopher hughes esq Of Butler county, a
| sturdy Democrat, delivered speech IN which
| the following passage occurred IL would rather
| trust the Democratic party inpOlitical matters
| than God Almighty
| Tue Charleston NCIcs brings forward ex.Iioy.
ernor William Aiken as the Conservative candi,
date for Congress Ia the Second South Carolina
district. Mr.. Aiken was once credited with own.
| ing 900 slaves, and being the most extensive
planter In America.
| Tue Boston JOurnd! says 1t Is understood tn a,
| ton, and that the choice will fall upon either
| Mr.. Clailin, Mr.. Dawes, DR., Lorng or A. II
| Rice. The nominees for Congress will he the
| most exciting topic OF discussion.
The Columbus (OhioJ Journal says: "Thc tcle.
graphic report, coming from Alabama, that AID
| miral Farragut is talked OF as as a Democratic
| candidate for the Presidency, will be read by
| those who know the gallant admiral with IRE.
pressible laughter. A more Incorporating
| Republican and Outspoken Radical Is not now
| living. While In Columbus, Farragut frankly
| and freely made known to many Of our leading
| citizens his political views and declared In un-
mstakable language his dctcstation OF the policy
and principles OF what he termed the Copper
head party"
Hon HENRY d. W NsHBrHNE, Representative
in Congress from the sixth Congressional Dis
trict Of Illinois, has addressed n card to his con
didate for reelection. His reasons for this stcp
| he states ms follows; 81 have, for the greater
part of the last seven years, been separated from
| my family My duty to them demands that
| should retire from the political arena and do
| this with pleasure, only regrctting that l have
| not been able to do more for my country. The
great question of reconstruction will be settled
| by the FOrteth Congress, and trust that having
| seen armed rebellion crushed on the battle field,
| | shall, before retiring from public life, see a
restored, reunited, and happy country"
THE returns from the late election In Texas
| have been received. 1t has resulted, so far, In
| the election Of eghty-threc Republican dele
gates to the constitutional convention out of
| ninety. There are eighty-one white and nine
| cOlOrcd delegates. Governor A. j. Hamilton
| and his brother, G, Hamilton, are members.
| Two judges Of the state supreme COurt-Liy-
| ingston, Lindsay, aud Caldwell-with u number
| of ex-distTict judges and members OF the Legis-
| lature, several prominent lawyers and journal
| lists, are also elected. The convention was car.
| ried by q small majority. The registered vote
was III 900, about 1000 being added under Gen.
Hancock's order reOpening the registry. The
vote was about o. 900, giving amaiority on the
registration of less than 1000, The cOOrcd vote
falls about 1900 short.
The following table, showing the number of
presidential electors to which each state IL cnti-
tied, will be useful for reference: