The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-15
Political Notes,

The labor reform party of New York pro.
poses to hold a state convention at Syracuse,
about the middle Of September, for the NOM
ination of an independent ticket.
A general election in the Choctaw Nation
took place ON Wednesday. The result is I'M
known. There were three candidates for
Chef-FoIbes Settlers, William Bryant, and
Coleman Nelson.
TIE Irish Republican Central Club of New
York City, at their regular meeting last eve
ming, expressed their preference for Mr..
Horace Greeley as the Republican candidate
for Governor
S. b. Axtell, present Congressman from the
1st District OF California, is spoken CT as
probable candidate for next Governor on the
Democratic ticket.
A correspondent at Columbus, Ohio, writes
to the New York Tribune Aug 10, as follows:
The Republicans of Ohio never held more
harmonious Convention than that of TO day.
The general counties were represented bv
their best men, all OF whom seem to have but
one object in vieW-the best interests of the
country and the parry. Quite contest was
had over the nomination for Supreme Judge
but it was exceedingly amicable and the
ticket throughout is regarded on all hands as
strong one. The platform is universally ac-
ceptabe to all, though some would have pre-
TERED to have it more explicit in regard to the
Tariff question. Gen. Brinkerhoff, a promi-
nent Free-Trader, is happy over the Tree ship
ping plank, and claims it as a concession to
the principles of which he is an advocate
The Tariff men, however, think they have en-
dorsed all that is necessary. The Executive
Committee, in regard to which there seems to
have been considerable feeling, is satisfactory.
At meeting Of the State Republican Cen
trail Committee Of California, resolutions were
adopted Expressive of the sympathies of the
Committee, and theSalief that the Republican
party OF the country heartily ~gmpathized with
the German people, and that in .he present
war with Europe the cause of universal yshertv
was being advanced, and the downfall of the
Napoleonic dynasty FASTENED; also favorinp
the total abolition of the Income tax. and a
reduction OF all taxation to the lowest require
ments of the Governments; affirming the res
olutions of the State Convention of 1867;
strongly opposing the importation of Coolies;
and also requesting the State Department to
Investigate the conduct of our Consuls in
e1in's" norts in allowing the law against
t5Jls fH- lion to be violated, 4
tt A7t'-' nth Journal says: "IIon. Wal.
4 44a.nea u Diddeford, has been nomjhated
as the democratic candidate Tor Congress. in
the LIST district, in Maine. Mr.. flames will
doubtless command the full democratic vote
OF the district, and has been selected with the
hope that be will als~ receive some aid from
the dsafTected mpubcans who have been
threatening 10 oppose the reelection of Hon.
John I4pach, the republican candidate. The
nupoer who will give this aid and comfort to
che enemy, we believe, will be too small to en-
danger the success of Mr.. Lynch. The repub
licans, it is now evident cannot afford to throw
away any district in which they have the ma
jority, by local divisions. Our friends over
the river are aware OF this, and will be pre-
pared to.poll their full vote for the whole re-
publican ticket"
The Machias Republican and Eastport
Sentinel declare this week for the reelection
OF Mr.. Morrill, to the U. S.Senate.
Fernando Wood is an expensive Congress
man for Uncle Sam to keep. His fruitess
crusade against General Howard cost the GOV
ernment $4,000. The nation had better
dispense with such expensive fuel as Wood.
when it has plenty of Cole in the Senate.
The Worcester and Middlesex Temperance
Union, at their meeting in Southboro, M.ss
Thursday, by vote of 43 to q, resolved chat
We believe the time has fully come when |
another political party, to be known as tbn |
temperance party, should be formed"
Andrew johnson has been nominated by |
the Democracy OF the First Congressional |
district East Tennessee) candidate for Con- |
yress.
Mr.. Daniels. Chairman of the Virginia State |
Conservative Committee is out in a letter de- |
lying that his committee have urged redis- |
ricting the State before the Congressional |
election, and the Zone of the papers in accord
With that committee, show that the project |
las been abandoned. Mr.. Daniels publishes
N appeal to the colored voters from a Mary
and negro to support the native whites at the
oils.