Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-29

- he hepUollcan State Central Committee
OF Maryland held u meeting in Baltimore yes
terday Tor inaugurating measures for the cam.
paIgn. The President of the COMMITTEE maj :
a s-ief address, reviewing the encouraging Ger.
cumstanoes under which the party would en- ,er
on the campaign and exhibiting the goo1
grounds that existed for believing that tbs
Republican vote in Maryland would show =
large increase this fall. The representative
nom the fourtn Congressional Distric; ex.
pressed the opinion that with a vigorous effort
the Republicans would be able 10 elec, the,r
candidate. The Republicans of the seyeraI
Congressional districts We're requested to meet
In convention on the 2ith proxmo TO select
candidates for the House Of Representattyes.
the time OF the primary meetings TO be- fixed nv
the county committees. The Executive Com
mlttee were instructed 10 make arranR.ments :
for public meetings throughout the Stat. +,
was announced that a Grant and Colfax ratifi .
cation meeting would be held in Baltimore
early In September.
The Republican papers are publishing
votes taken In the cars to show that the ma aior-
ities are ali for Grant and Oolfax The Demo.
Gratis say thai is because their voters don't 20
Finding, but stay at home attending to their
business.
Hon. Edwin ID. Morgan, who arrived in
this city on private business yesterday, and
leaves to-day, represents that New York rs
certain Tor Grant and COlfax by decided ma
joriiy.
Senator Morgan states that no understand.
ing has yet been arrived at between himself
and General Schenck relative TO September
session OF Congress. 1t is regarded as beiu Q
too early as yet 10 decide upon the question,
The Republican Convention al Knoxville,
tennessee. this week, nominated the present
mem Der, Hon. Horace Maynard, for Congress
There was some excitement and feeling. May
lard was nominated by small ma ority over
hank and Hooper, two opposing candidates
Mr.. Maynard represents the Second District
and was elected as Union Republican TO tna
iGth Congress. receiving Il.sJ4 votes against
3,O46 for Williams, Conservative.
The contest in Maine is getting red.hot.
and the two parties are competing in the matter
Of big meetings. The Democrats had a rou ser az
Portland the other day on the occasion OF Pen
dleton's visit, and the Republicans on Thurs
day had one al Bangor. claimed 70 he the largest
poiiucal gathering ever held in tie State. Extra
trains were taxed 10 their utmost capacity,
boats came in crowded, and the roads leading
into the city were swarmsd with teams A
delegation OF 300 came from Ellis worth, twenty.
six miles, by land, and other neighboring towns
turned out Ia like proportion. Al noon a pro-
cesslon was formed, one Of the principal fea-
lures Of which was q battalion Of 500 returned
soldiers and sailors, bearing the tattered battle
hags OF the gallant I'd Name, and also OF the
Isl heavy artillery, and banners with sugges-
i've, II not appropriate, notices, one of which
was, 1--WE go for Seymour went for Lee:''
n delegation of forty soldiers Of lsI2 In II.
riaees, and a car load OF wounded soldiers,
carrying the motto. " This is what we owe to
the Democratic party" Then followed mounted
men, the Grant clubs Of Bangor and neighbor
ing places, military and nre companies, base
bali clubs, and various other organizations
The pavilion was filed before the procession
arrived, AID a stand was erected in q neighbor-
ing field. Ii was impossible for all the crowd
To hear notwithstanding speaking was going
on st both stands AZ once. In the evening, No
rom bega Hall was densely packed, and the
pavilion and ground about was throueed.
The TWO places was nearly half mile apart
and the sidew alks were crowded with people
passing TO and fro in the vain hope OF getting
chance 10 hear the speaking. Among the
speakers We're Major Gen. Daniel L. Sickles,
OF n. Y; Hon. Henry Wilson, Of Mass !; ex-
Gov Hawley, OF Conn; Hon. J. A J. Cre~s-
well, Of Nd; Hon. L. II. Chandler, of Wa;
Gen. r. w. Kinks, Of Mass and Hon. HanbiI
Hamlin, John A. Peters, Hon. Lewis Barker,
Hon. ). Fl. Blake, OF Maine.
Howell Cobb writes 10 q northern friend
complaining that bis recent speech has been
perverted and misrepresented; ana he sends q
.rey,sed and corrected copy Of the speech 20
set him right.
The Montgomery County (Md.) Democratic
Convention TO elect delegates 70 nominate a
candidate for Congress from the 5th Maryland
District meets al Rockville to-day. The genfie-
men who have been prominently presented for
the nomination, are Hon. +. Stone, the present
Represep tative, Hon 3. q. Harris, OF -.
Marys county, former representative, Hon. X.
-. Berry. OF Prince Georges, Jos H. Bradley,
E Il. Pretryman and Wm- T. Dove, EsQs., Of
Montgomery County. The other election
precrpcfs Of this Congressional district hare
elec'ed Stone delegates.