The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-17


"Corneiius Wendell, Edgar Cowan, Lewis D.
Campbell, Of Ohio, Generals Egan and Gordon
Granger, and others, friends OF johnson and
enemies Of Pendieton for President, were In
Harrisburg on Friday. 1t 10 currently asserted
that their mission was consultation with
cratic State Central Committee, and other lead.
Ing Democrats OF Pennsy lyania, looking TO the
nomination Of General Winneld Hancock as
gentlemen take the ground that n the Demoe-
facy OF Pennsylvania will 30 solidly and ear
nestly for Hancock he would be .bleto secure
the nomination at New York next July, and
head OF Pendleton and Sey mour.
The New York World says Of Ashburn who
was murdered In Georgia, that he had ex.
pressed his intention to abandon the Radical
party. The next day he was killed. II 10 now
some one jealous OF the relations in which he
stood to the negro woman he professed to have
married.
THE Washington correspondent OF the New
| Coifax, in this city, feel confident that that
gentleman will have more strength in the Chi
cago convention, for Vice President, from the
know we think this Is a well-founded eoneiu.
| sion.
THE Washington correspondent OF the Bal
timore american says that the recent reports
OF an alleged conversation with Senator Sum-
| ner In the horse cars, with regard to the posi-
tion of several Republican Senators on i'm.
parchment, were brought to the attention OF
Mr.. Sumner, when he alphabetically pronounced
them false In every particular.
FROM a number OF important counties in
has complete returns of the vote on the con
| stitution, and from others enough to make fair
estimates, which II gives .. foilows: the net
| majority against the constitution thus far
being ASSOC.
| JUDGE JACOB R. DAVIS has consented to be.
come a candidate for Congress In the Fifth dis
triet Of Georgia He Is described as modeI
ate Republican. Augustus Embree (coloredI
| 10 also announced as a candidate, and will
| make thorough canvass Of the district
| The Memphis Poa says: 1t 10 rumored thai
| one OF the rebel papers-the Bulletin or thu
Aralanehe, we do not know whieh-being Ger
to catch at the straw Of Radicalism, as Its las
hope OF salvation, and that Il will come ou
boldly for Grant or Wade for President"
The Memphis Apaidneht, speaking Of the &C
tion Of the ehief Of police ii breaking up and
exposing Ku-Klux klan, observed: "Whethe
the organization be genuine or bogus, Beau
| ought to be murdered"
1T devoives on the incoming Legislature o
Connecticut to fll the vacancy on the bencl
Of the supreme court oceasioned BY the espi
and that on the bench Of the superior cour
occasioned by the death Of Judge Hall.
Hon. Tnos. A. HAMILTON, OF Memphis, VIII,
has held high municipal and Masonic honor,
l
as Congressmen at large, "subject to the dc
decision Of the Republican Convention, II sue
should be held"
A PAPER called the Repudidtor, started at 81
Louis in advocacy of the reputation Of tn
national debt, has expired after q brief exis
ence OF seven weeks. The "sponging out
process Of getting rid OF our national det
aeems now to have but one adyocate-Bric
Pomeroy.
THE lower house Of the Ohio Legislature ha
passed a measure for perpetuating caste. know
as the visible admixture bill, which deprive
| OF the right to vote all persons having A"Vis
bic admixture" Of negro blood
Gov. ScHoFIRLD has made the Virgini
| Convention certificates receivable at tn
Treasury after May ], and redeemable JAM
airy l, 1860.
The Mobile Tribune prays to be delivere
from "shoe-pee civilization" No one wi
J object to the editor going barefooted.
Gov. CURTIN will be a candidate for the SCI
OF Mr.. Buckalew II he does not get the nom
nation for Vice President.
THnHon. Geo. Davis, DR.. Purcell and other
addressed Democratic meeting In the WI
mington, N. o., theatre last evening.
REPRESENTATIVE ASHLEY addressed anotht
Republican meeting In Charleston, B. o., ye
) terday.
Ex-Gov. HAwtEY, OF Connecticut, 10 tn
most prominent candidate for the seat Of Sem
tor Dixon.
TIE Democrats elected their mayor In Loci
port, New York, yesterday by 400 majority
Democratic gain OF 1856.
| yoTISo on the new constitution OF Sout
Carolina was begun yesterday.