The Portland daily press., 1869-09-22
Political N0fea.

An1 oAaecdCuuscttS DcpuDucau state C0Q-
vention, to be held at Worcester to-day, will
have great influence either in harmonizing or
In distracting the Republican party in that
State, and the result will be looked for with
much interest. .'........,.
The Democrats of Mississippi are support.
lug negro for Secretary of State. e.'.-'-.'
TIE Memphis Avalanche now argues that
the advocacy of negro suffrage is no longer q
sign of Republicanism, and may be done with
out imputation OF unsoundness by a good
Democrat ttE % --lFf
SOUTHERN Republicans have been suggest.
ing that either Gov. Wells of Virginia, Gov
Scott of South Carolina, or Gen. Stokes Of
Tennessee, would make a good Secretary of
War. .t....
FURTHER returns confirm the reports of
Republican victory in Colorado. In cases
where the Democrats made a party nomina-
tion they have generally been defeated The
Legislature will be largely Republican
Mr.. CAMERoN's prospects for the War De-
partment are said to have been spoiled by the
attacks ofa Cameron organ upon Secretary
Boutwell,, whom the President looks upon as
the wheel-horse ofhis administration. Pennsyl-
vania is not likely to be represented in the
Cabinet during Grants administration.
CoLoNELJ. G. Klinck, who has been known
Tor some time as one of the wheel-h horses of
the Democratic Party in Western New York,
announces that he can no longer act with
party Of copperheads and traitors, and will
hereafter do good service in the Republican
cause. '''t'.'..-'--.
10 nd %l,a%H
early in the coming session Of Congress deiv-
or scathing speech upon the extravaganza of
Congressional committees while travelling
across the continent at government expense
His remarks are expected to apply particular
ly to the Ways and Means Committee, of
which Gen. Schenck is chairman.
The Workingmens Union of New York CITY
on Thursday evening resolved to become politi-
cal organization, to nominate candidates and
enter into the approaching campaign, in con-
nection with the German League. The Albany
evening Journal says those sons of toll have
listened to bad advice and are doing them
selves serious injury. ''''...s..
GEORGE Francis Train persists in his inten-
ton OF running for the Presidency in 1872 but
ne Is determined to reject party nomination.
he announces in public letter that he and
his associate on the ticket will run indepen-
IDENTITY. His reasons may be inferred from the
suggestive question he asks, viz. ''would any
sane man trust the Democrats after 1860, 'e4
and '6s to drive ten jackasses abreast?" The
sagacity displayed in this question would indi-
cate that even Train, after all, has his lucid in
torvals.
THE cross-eyed Democracy see in the niger
of Virginia a man and brother, while in New
York they look upon him as q curse and an
outcast, unless he is worth $3.50. In Pennsyl-
vania, the SAME oblique looking organisation
see great virtue in high tariff: outside of that
state, they deem protection the greatest of all
evils. In California, where the squirting
VISION is brought to bear ON the Chinaman, the
most horrid caricature is soen--down in Louis
ianna, looking out of the other eye the same
coolie Is thought to be the sum of all that is
desirable. The Ohio eye, looks fayorablv unon
reputation, while the Massachusetts, orb s.es
no path Dut that Of honesty, Verify, great is
the cross-eyed Old paralytic.
THE York County Independent, in the course
of a well written article upon the Senatorial,
question, says the death of the ablest states.
man in New England, of those in active ser
vice, leaves a vacancy in the U. S. Senate to
be temporarily filed by Gov. Chamberlain.
We do not care who he selects, any farther
than to indulge the hope that it will be come
one who will reflect credit upon the State and
the appointment. No man can reasonably
complain that the appointee of the executive
should share the sentiments of majority of
our citizens, nor can anything different be ex.
pected. what the State and every independ-
ent Journal ought and have right. to de-
mand OF any party in power is that IL fnrn;Sb |
Tor every position, temporary or nermonont
the highese available talent at Commend ear
the place. Ifit euer be desirable that onr g..
De fully represented in the Senate of tho
onlted states it ought alaoays to be SO repre
senteo' 1or we never can know when nor how
our interests are to be affected by the Ieeisla-
''on Vi Oohgress. If it be desirable that IT ev |
OF pe represented by the ablest man who will, |
consent 10 serve, 1t ought al,oays to he so ran-
resented. Ihls proposition is simn,e Moi,
seif-evldent; nevertheless it has Otto, -
disregarded upon occasions like the rrosas4
and political expedency and persona, oons',
erations have controlled the appointment ~
cause we have had mere politicians in the e~
ecutive chamber. Now that we have a Gov.
ernor whom the whole people OF Maine respect,
and in whom they have confidence, we be- |
lieve that he will have the courage 20 disre-
gard tie precedents of political hacks and act |
upon broader views. We do not speak in be-
naif ct any aspirant we are no mans man
out, as an Independent we, say to Gov. Cham
oerialn, For Heavens sake don't oi,,e ne a |
dummy: