The Portland daily press., 1868-09-29
Political Notes.

vately expressed himself highly pleased with
the Democratic proseyting movement among
the negroes. As a friend of the race he could
ask for no more powerful auxiliary than the
Democratic party in enforcing the suffrage
rights of the black man. He spoke of General
Grant as his warm, personal friend, AID as a
pure, simple-hearted, good man. Gen. How
ard also said that Gen. Grant had requested
him not to advocate his claims fcr the Presi-
dency while travelling through the South.
Information received in Baltimore, a tele-
gram says, leaves no doubt that Hon. Reverdy
johnson favores the election of General
Grant.
The town elections in Connecticut all occur
on Monday, Oct g.
The election in Nebraska is to be held on
Tuesday Oct. 13.
Gen. Alvin p. Hovey has written letter
from Lima, Peru, to Senator Morton, in which
he says: "Gen. Grant, in my opinion, has
made great sacrifice in permitting his name
to be used in the Presidential canvass, but, in
his manly nature know he never considers
personal advantages when he thinks duty de-
mands his services. No loyal man in Indiana
x
Grant and Colfax over the Democratic NOM
inees. At least thirty thousand Indianians
have, at various times, been placed under my
command, and cannot for moment enter
taih the thought that one of those noble men
could so far forget the records of the past;
their long, dreary, hungry marches; their
bloody battles, and the fire of the "Butternuts'
In their rear, as to ever cast one vote in favor
OF their Northern enemies. For myself,
would thousand times prefer a man who
fired bravely at me in the battle, to those who
meanly and basely betrayed us in the North"
Mr. Cleveland, the Postmaster at Hartford,
who went over to Democracy two years ago,
has sent on his resignation to the Department
at Washington, and will take the stump for
Grant and Colfax next week.
The New York Sun advises Gov. Seymour
to withdraw his name from the canvass, urge
his supporters to 60 in for Grant and make
his election unanimous, thus inaugurating an
era of good feelings all around.
The Louisville journal says of Gov. Vance's
speeches in North Carolina: "Every word
weighs ton." What of it? We put Carl
Sehurz against him whose "every word" is
Acu-tou, says tue harlloru fOSG.
A vote taken ON the train from Fort Wayne
Ind, to Chicago, stood 3O3 for Grant, 70 for
Seymour. A vote on the express train from
Chicago to Quincy, ILL.,, stood 139 for Grant to
81 for Seymour.
The Irish People, one of the oldest and most
influential of the Irish newspapers of thi.
country, and h'theto strongly Democratic, has
declared for Grant and Col;ax, and pronounc-
es unqualifiedly against not only Seymour and
Blair, but Hoffman. This journal exercises
almost controlling influence over the Irish
vote of America, being under the editorial di-
rection of John O'Mahony of Fenian fame
General Dix's letter, denouncing Seymour
was written to John j. Cisco, for long time
the financial agent of the government
The New York Herald is again confident
that Grant and Colfax are sure of election
A Washington dispatch says: "Betting
here is quite lively just now. A New Yorker
reached here yesterday with $4,000 which he
says he is ready to bet giving odds of 2 to /
that New York will go for Grant in Novem-
Der. He has been ro und hotels all day and
tonight reports ne can get no takers. Clerks
and other emoloyees of Government here from
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, are making
arrangements to go home to vote in October
in larger numbers than on any other occasion
since 1864"
A party of western pol iticans had occasion
to call on President johnson last week Their
mission was to seek government patronage for
election purposes. One member has since let
out the fact that the President did not receive
them kindly but rather discouraged them
He spoke dolefully of the prospects of the
Democratic party. He firmly believed Sey-
mour would not carry more than, four States
The Bedford County (Penn.) Press, hither-
to an indepe endent journal, is out for Grant
and CoIfax ~a pr~eos,. t.,. .s