The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-13

The Newport Or. ~ News says: "Mr. Au-
gust Belmont, the Chairman of the Democrat
ic National Committee, spent election day in
this city, not even casting his vote for Seymour
and Blair" He probably thought he had done
all that could be asked of him in recommend
ing others to support the ticket
A Washington special says that Gen. Grant
remarked on Monday, that no one would know
anything about his Cabinet till after he was
inaugurated in March next, and any writer or
person assuming to know or speak by authori-
ty might be put down as an imposter.
The local influence of Brick Pomeroys pa
per, the La Crosse Democrat, may be judged
of by the fact that in the recent election, not
a Democrat was elected to any office within a
hundred miles of its place of publication.
Commodore Winslow who sunk the Alaba-
ma voted the Republican ticket in Boston. He
was loudly cheered when he made his appear
ance at the polls
The Waterbury American dominates Gov.
Hawley to succeed Secretary Weles.
1t is announced that the impartial suffrage
amendment to the constitution, which is now
inevitable will be introduced in the House by
Kelley and in the Senate by Sumner.
The Philadelphia Morning Post suggests
that the Democrats, after they are through
trying to steal Gen. Grant, might attempt the
larceny of the Rocky Mountains.
The New York Herald gives two straws
which may help to solve the problem of Gen.
Grants policy after his Inauguration. In the
railroad car from Chicago the other day gem
1 n {, Lrx~o vI,ot,
you are in office you will let us have peace in
fact as well as in name" To this the General
answered: "You may be sure I will, sir. ]
shall make peace, and solid peace, which will
satisfy all good men, North, South, East and
West" A brother of Gen. Grant, who lives
in Chicago, is reported to have said few days
ago that Grant intends to enforce reconstruc.
ton laws to the very letter, so far as that duty
may be bequeathed him by the existing admin
| istration.
| The Augusta correspondent of the Bangor
| Wing says that soon after the September
| election, the Democratic and P. l.. LIS head
| quarters at Augusta, was converted into a
Billiard saloon, foolish use it may seem, still
a more commendable one.
Alabama has positively gone Republican.
Nasty says that the Conservative" horror
Of color is well illustrated by the remark of &
Kentuckian of that persuasion: "Oh, that
should ever be tried by Niger jury for horse
stealing!"
Buckhannon West Virginia, claims to be
the banner Republican town in the United
States In the late Presidential election II
cast 1877 votes, 1856 of which were for Grant and
one for Seymour and Blair.
Hon. James f. Wilson, late Representative
to Congress from Iowa, is said to be very likely
to succeed Mr. Grimes in the Senate. Mr.
Wilson has been four times elected to the
House, but declined to stand for a fifth term
this year.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser says that as it is
known the Democrats intend to introduce q
bill for the restoration of the full privileges Of
the Presidency to General Grant it is thought
that the Republicans will anticipate them
and that an act will be passed at the com.
mencement of the December session, to take
effect from the fourth of March next, which
will give the new President the full privileges
of his Office.