The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-26
Political Notes,

The number of contestants for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor of New
York isnow reduced to three, Horace Greeley !;
Stewart L. Woodford; and Marshall o. Rob-
erts. The New York State Conven ion meets
at Saratoga Sept. It'll. The officers to be vo-
ted for on general ticket this Fall are
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller,
one State Prison Inspector and two Canal
Commissioners.
The Democracy have been won't to DENY
that they were guilty of frauds in New York
City. A writer in the New York Times
brings forward evidence thai puts the mat
ter beyond doubt: The admissions made on
the floor of the Assembly by both Democrat
ic factions during their. Eighti!over the City
charter, in the Legislature last Winter have
put it out of their mouths to deny hereafter
what they have heretofore been accustomed
to deny-the.existenc of those frauds. On
the contrary, the revelations Of fraud then
made by leading New York members in their,
ordinations OF each other far surpassedPo.
worst charges, or even the suspciop~
publicans. or.oo5
The Democrats of IIlinS4isso on the I'm Of
hold their State CO.
september <nati Enquirer saws that the
The nc members of Congress. from Penn
DsRlia are now and always have been. on
account OF the iron and coal duties. what is
known as protective tariff men. But this ap-
plies to no other State.
The Boston Journal say it is reported that
Wendell Phillips is hesitating. He is undeci-
ded What course to pursue in regard to the |
nomination for Governor rendered to him by |
the Prob bitory Convention. Gle is not dis
posed" says the Journal, ito ieoparlize the
success OF Cow Clafin, but he is not unWill-
ing TO show The Republican Party the strength
OF prohibition in this State". The Journal
predicts that the third party Or prohibition
movement will poll twenty-five thousand votes
at the next election.
The Republican STATE Convention Of FIo,i.
da met at Gainesville on the 18th and nomi-
mated for Congress Hon. Josiah T. Walls fool.
ored) in place of G. NJ. Hamilton, the present
incumbent. and for Lieutenant Governor
Semuel T. Day in pace Of W. III. Gleason de-
crared ineligible by the Supreme Court. The
ticket is said to be strong one
The Democratic State Convention of Mass
achusetts is to meet at Fitchburg Wednesday,
Oct. 18th. 1t is said that John Quincy Adj
ans will fail of receiving the nomination, as
he favors Chinese immigration.
Several married women have been nomi-
mated by the Republicans of Wyoming for
County officers. The Democrats have nom-
mated Colonel John Warless of Laramie CITY
for delegate to Congress.
In the third District of Alabama Hon. p.
w. Norris was unanimously nominated as
Republican candidate for The Fortv-sooon1
Congress.
The Washington Chronicle says: "Alabo. ,
ma, South Carolina and Mississippi are tbe
three Southern States in which the Republi-
cans are thoroughly organized and confident
of victory. In the present Congress there s
are four Republicans and two Democrats from
the first, four Republicans from the second,
and five Republicans from the third. The
majorities of these gentlemen, with two ex-
ceptions, were so large at the last Congress
sional election, and the present condition of {
the party in their districts is so healthy that ,