Middletown transcript., 1869-10-02
PoLHrroAL ITEMS.

as follows upon the proceedings of the
Massachusetts Republican State Conven-
tion The resolutions must at least be
satisfactory to the temperance men. Ger
tainly they are SO weak as never to sug-
gest anything stronger than water, and to
liken them to milk and water, still mil
der beverage, would not be far out of the
way. Both the State alliance and the
IS. o. L." were SO whist and backward
about making any demands Of the con-
vention that it was very evident the one
party was afraid and the other 90 dar'sent,"
and as far as sliding over the liquor ques-
ton was concerned the result is satisfac-
tory enough. But the utterance Of the
convention on other points of grave pub
lie and political concern was mild and am
biguous to degree painful to contemplate.
1t will be impossible to 60 into the cam
paign with any enthusiasm, with such a
platform as that put forth at Worcester; /;
and though the ticket nominated is sure
to be elected this year, if the Republican
party does not lose the State after few
more dodging conventions like this one,
it will at least deserve to.
The Cincinnati Enquirer continues to
give encouraging reports of the campaign
in Ohio. 1t The Democratic col
umn-is now being pressed vigorously for
ward. Meetings are being called in nearly
all the counties, and will be addressed by
that host of distinguished speakers Of
which the Democracy of Ohio are so
proud. Thurman, McCook, Morgan, Van
Trump, Lie Blond, and Mcconnell are ac-
lively in the field, and from now until
election will be unremittingly in the har-
ness. Advices continue good from all
parts of the State. The centre will show
tremendous Democratic majorities so will
Southern Ohio. The backbone counties
will also give us splendid votes. There
will be caving-in of the Radical strength
in the river counties, and throughout Eas-
tern Ohio there will be the same report.
From the Western Reserve there are good
tidings, and we confidently expect hand
some diminution in the majorities that are
always given against us in that section.
Well-informed parties no longer doubt the
success of Mr.. Pendleton and the Demo-
cratic Legislature.
On Monday, October 4, the Tennessee
Legislature convenes, and early in the
succeeding week will elect United States
Senator. At this early day the following
events can be predicted with reasonable
certainty of their fulillment: Andrew
f johnson will be elected Senator the Fif.
teenth Amendment will not be ratified; a
T Constitutional Convention will be called
at an early day, which body will effect the
enfranchisement of every disfranchised
person in the State; in any event the
bonds of the State will not be repudiated
although earnest advocates for such q
measure will not be wanting; the pirti
san legislation of the last few years will
be generally repealed. These are the
, main questions to come before the Legs-
| lature and Convention growing out of it.
The fight for the Scnatorship will be fierce
, but the result can he told in advance
The new Legislature will contain another
r set of men that has never been found il
the Tennessee General Assembly
, The Press and Times, the Radical or
gans OF the city, will suspend in day o.
two, leaving net single daily Radica
paper in the statc, as Brownlow's VIII
has become quite conservative.
The New York State election occurs OF
the I'd of November for Secretary o
State, Legislature, &c In 1867 the re-
publicans pollcd 1926, ,099 votes for Sccre,
tary of State against 373 ,929 democratic
In the Governors vote of 1868, Hoffman
had IL ,946 majority over Griswood. Fen
f ton was elected by 1879 majority owe
i Hoffman. Lincoln had 6,749 majority il
= 1861 and 50.13G in 1860 Seymour ha,
: 10, 600 minority in 1868 These arc til
c immediate records with which the partie.
e join issue again.
! An alarming report comes from Mon
= tana. 1t is to the effect that Impcache
Ashley, the Territorial Governor, ha
d" Hoped" over to the Democracy III,
= made speech at Bozeman City fe,
: days ago, and astonishcd the audience b,
declaring that he was in favor Of making
. Montana g white mana government.
~ Probably this apostacy is due to the fac
that Ashley went to Montana to get him
Il self into the United States Senate, an
% Montana has just gone Democratic
i 1900 majority.
v Among the prominent personages VIII
# are expected to be present at the St. Loui
e Capital-Removing Convention are Sena
:: tors Yates, Trumbull, Pomeroy. Thur
!, man, Thayer, and Mcdonald; Governor
d Harvey, Butler, Merrill, Clayton, Nc
: Clurg. Stephenson, Senter, Haight, Pa
l. mer, Yarmouth; ex-President johnson
:. Daniel w. Voorhees,, John A. Logar
i. John A. McClernand, Robert 4. Ingel
A soil, Joseph Medill, Bailey Peyton, an
= John Forsyth, of Alabama.
al Local politics are very much mixed
T. Cincinnati. The Democratic Reform ticl
ID ct is half made up of Republicans, viii
s. the Republicans are dissatisfied with tv
n- of their own candidates, and seek to ha,
in them withdraw. The Eolhsbiadt, the Ge
,d man Republican organ, has bolted. an