The Union and journal., 1869-08-20
PoLIrrcAl.

II Nfh - POLITICAL.
The name Of Mr.. Emerson Etheridgs having
bssn msntionsd - candidate for President Of
the Tennessee sensAe, that gentleman has pub
lished card to ay that In no event villhe eou-
sent to the use Of his name for the place. Mr..
z. II understood to have aspirations for . seat
In the United Statcs Senate as the successor Of
Mr.. Fowler.
Judge Dent. Of Mississippi has publlshed .
letter written In reply to that Of President Grant
declining 10 givo his influence on tho side Of tho
Judges conservative faction. II appears, amid
many words, that the latter bases his hostility TO
the Republicans Of Mississippi on the alleged
ground that they preach TO the freedmen ''such
evolutionary doctrines as exotic and direct
against the white men Of the South and their
families . most dangerous animosiy," thus
trying '.to ALLEVIATE from the planter the time
honored confidence and affection Of this rsco"
Pcndleton's nomination Is not pleasing to all
the New York Democracy. The Citisen Is %
disgusted that It declares that Ohio "need not
send any delegates to the next Democratic Ma
tional Convention until she has redeemed herself
from Republican rule" It Odds; "It may be
very pleasant for Mr.. Pcndletonto be nominated
and defeated over and over again In his attempts
to secure the position Of Governor, but 1t Will
never help the triumph Of Democracy" 49,
Awi,consin dispatch says: "Ifhalfthc reports
are true, there Is lively row in thecamp Of the
Democracy in this State, involving serious diss-
grccments among tho leaders as to the course to
be pursued, the place and time to hold theState
Convention, and other matters"
The Fall elections this year win be the follow
ing THE elections in September will be In Yer
mont for State officers on tho 7th; and In Maine
for State officers on the 18th. In October, Col
orado will elect delegate to Congress on the
9th Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana have
State elections on the l2th and California elects
Judges Of tho Supreme Court on the 10th. The
10Th Of October will see tho most important
elections Of. the year. In November, New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts,. Minnesota and Wis
,con,in viii vote ON the 2nd.
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a. ..-.;...,,r :, p.,d,.,on =, Democratic
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- AZ. Co.,. cou,,;,,.. ~ers
s..,.' =. g.. :, ,,L,nu ,ho rs.r,r,;bi,i,,
- m..,ur , ,om,,,,,or v,,b p.ndloton :, tbsi,
a. .,.,oo ,,,.,.,,h 900. ..r, n pe,d,.,or
..l;no him ~ be would bc their candidate II,
answered that he did not want the position ,ant
would prefer It's being given to some one else
This did not suit and the COMMITTEES took 70
cess, during which time dispatches few to ant
from Cincinnati rapidly. The result was Pen
dleton's unanimous nomination. On his being
informed Of It he answered that, under the cir
cumstances. he would accept the nomination
but il was contrary to his wishes.
Tn A,.h,m. The Renubl;cans carried the fir.
district bv 1000, the second BY 1000; the thir
h., oeO. tho fourtb by 5000 10 10000. Tn
Democrats carried the ffth by less than lOO'
and the sixth by less than 1900. Grants ma
jority in the State at the last election was A.,
200; the popular majority this election will no
fall below $4,000. There being no disfrachisc
ment in Alabama oil classes Of citizens parsic'
patcd and the Republicans carried the State OF
the platform OF universal Suffrage ana remo'a