The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-04
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IT is stated that Mr.. Chamberlain, the work.
ingmen's candidate for Governor Of Massa-
chusetts, will accept the nomination.
GEN. CANDY orders that Clerks be elected in
both branches of the Virginia Legislature i'm
mediately on its assembly. This indicates that
the Legislature is to organize permanently.
THE Richmond Wing gives currency TO
report that the disabilities OF Hon AleHanuei
Rives will be removed, and that ne VIII 10 "p
pointed one of the nine Circuit JUDGES
commissioned at the coming se''''-
Congress.
TIVE Newark Advertiser says that altee eX-
SENATOR Frelinghuyseh declined the Mission
% China, it was rendered successfully to Sem
ator Fessenden, of Maine, and Senator Conk-
lin, of New York, and that Mr.. Fessenden
would probly have accepted it, had not his
unexpected death INTERVIEWED
A NASHVILLE dispatch says that the Legis-
lature, which meets on Thursday will posi-
lively refuse to ratify the 18th amendment,
and that Andrew Johnson is certain to be
elected to the Senate. On the other hand,
letters said to be received in Washington from
politicians in Tennessee contain statements
that ex-senator A. o. P. Nicholson is the
most likely to be elected Senator from that
State, as the case now stands.
THE personal controversy between Hon. G.
G. Fogg of the Independent Democrat and Hon
W. E. Chandler of the Republican Statesman,
at Concord, N. H., resulted in the deposit of
$4,000, the latter offering to prove that the
former offered Hon. j. G.. Sinclair to lend his
(Fogg' 81 influence for the election of Judge
Chase, If nominated for the presidency by
the Democratic party; the $4,000 won to be
distributed among the religious societies of
Concord, the question to be left to three
referees.
THE Boston Herald, Democratic working
mems organ, tells the workingmen that they
made grave mistake when they resolve in
favor of paying the national debt in green
backs. SIN fact" it says, "such payment is
no payment at all until the greenbacks them
selves are redeemed, and it would virtually
amount to the reputation of the debt 1t is
of vital Importance to the workingmen, as to
all classes, that the national currency be pre-
served inviolate, and that the credit should be
appreciated to the gold standard as soon as
possible"
THE October elections occur in the States of
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, and West Virginia-all on the second
Tuesday, the 18th, except that of West Virgin
ia, which will be on the 2Sth The election in
Indiana is for minor officers, and there is no
special interest attaching to it. Iowa elects a
State ticket and Legislature, which will
choose United States Senator to succeed
James w. Grimes The only really impor-
tant elections of the month are those of Penn
sylvapia and Ohio. In the former State, last
year, Grant had % sos majority, and the Re-
publican State ticket in the month previous
had but 10000. The Republicans this year re-
nominate Gen. Geary for Governor, whose adj
ministration has been worthy of his military
services, and the Democrats put up their
wealthiest man, Asa Parker In Ohio there
is preliminary trial of one of the questions
pertaining to one of the next Presidential cleo
ton, that is whether Geo. II. PendIeton shall
be the Democratic candidate. If he is defeat
cd now for the Governorship of Ohio he will
stand no chance in 1872.