The New York herald., 1868-04-02
miscellaneous Political Matters.

4ffi-CCuiueous PCuttcai UI0ttcfss
EN-''oycrnor koernor, OF Illinois, declines being
Candidate ior tie republican nomination for Gov
crnor.
General James y Martin, commander of the One
Hundred and Eleventh. Illinois, is prominent candi-
date for The republican nomination for Secretary OF
State In Illinois. '..tss
The Republican Congressional Convention in the
Sixth district OF Iowa has been called at Montana,
Boone county, July IT, Judge Hubbard, present
member OF Congress, declines TO be u candidate.
Hon. william Claim declines to be candidate for
the republican nomination for Governor OF Massa-
chusets The western portion OF the State urges the
nomination Of Hon. Congressman Henry L. Dawes,
while in the eastern portion Dr. George b. Loring, OF
Salem, is spoken Of
The Lacrosse fwis.) Democrat denounces Messrs.
Seymour, Church, Tilden and Murphy, the delegates
al large from this State to the Democratic National
Convention. wolves in sleeps clothing, because
they were supporters OF the war.
The democrats have carried Ellsworth, Me-, by
about 100 majority. Last year the republicans had
ITO majority and the year previous $50.
Colonel II. D. Bullock accepts the radical nomina-
ton for Governor OF Georgia, and In an address to
the people remarks:-'I stand fully committed to
the new constitution, and have earnest desire to
vitalize those great measures the Relief and the
Homestead and thus enable our ruined people TO
take courage for the future, with full assurance
that the results OF their labor shall be enjoyed by
themselves and their families. II win be the duty OF
the General Assembly to provide thorough system
of education for the State. If called by your votes
to assume the exalted position OF your chief cxccu-
tive, 1t will be my duty, and no less pleasure, to
nominate to the Senate for confirmation, persons
whose past service, well established character and
ability have secured for themselves the confidence Of
their fellow citizens In their respective districts"
The Cleveland (Ohio) Ledder-radical-has involved
itself In some difficulty, perhaps a libel suit, with
Senator Wade, on the score OF having falsely re-
ported q conversation with him. Although OF the
same political party the Leader does not seem to be
afraid OF joining issue with the great rising Ohio
radical, and says:-"Ths controversy, 30 damaging
TO the reputation OF Mr.. Wade Is not OF our seek.
ing. lie has frequently been under obligations to
the Leader for assistance in his endeavors TO extr-
cate himself from political difficulties into which
his indiscretions have carried him. This assist
ance has been rendered 10 him for the sake
OF the great party that placed him In the ele-
waited position he now occupies; but this elevation
has made him giddy, and he has already begun to
show forth some OF the deformties OF hts character
by ndulging in acts Of tyranny and oppression. lie
must be made to feel before he reaches the Presiden
tal chair that IL is not an autocratic throne"
General John NJ. Palmer declines being considered
candidate for the Republican nomination Tor Gov
ernor of Illinois, In q letter expressing this deter
mination hs intimates that until lately he expected
the nomination. He further says:-"n the Senate
now go forward and impeach and remove President
Johnson, and continue the reduction OF the public
expenditures to the lowest point consistent with the
efficient administration OF the government, will,
under the lead OF General Grant and of a OF q Vice
Presidential candidate whose character will not oer
to rebels and traitors a premium for assassination,
carry Illinois by thirty thousand majority"
The California state Democratic Convention win be
held in San Francisco April 20. The Republican
state Convention was held in Sacramento March 2i.
Judge Poland, radical representative In Congress
from the Second district, Vermont, has written a
rather shaky, apologetcal letter to Ex-Governor
Fletcher Of that State in which, while acknowledg
ing the shock to republican institutions, the i'm
peachment Of the President will involve, he says he
has no fears of "present political evils" from IT. that
he honestly believes this "the most popular act Of
this Congress- but trusts that no political lesson
will be taught by except that under our Constitu
ton, the government is In the hands OF the people,"
The next "poltIcal lesson, viii probably be taught
absolutely inside the Constitution not outside Of IT,
as Thad Stevens openly proclalms.
Municipal elections In Louisville, KY, on Saturday
next; In Cincinnati on Monday next. Both parties
are making strong efforts to carry their candidates