The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-29
RUNNING NOTEs-POLITICAL AND GENERAL.

The contest for gubernatorial nominations in
Iowa Is waxing warm.
The ST. Louis Democrat understands that Senator
Schurz Is in favor Of republican 1ion In Missouri.
Iowa republican papers generally favor Senator
Harlan's reelection to the United States Senate.
General A. G. Mallory Is mentioned as the proba-
BILE republican candidate for Congress In the Texas
Second district.
The Boston Daily Ne,os considers the tax upon
matches light tax, if 1t does realize two millions
revenue.
Colonel Robert Smith, OF Linn county. Iowa. Is
mentioned as republican candidate for the guber-
material nomination.
The special election for State Senator in the Elev
enth Florida district resulted in the choice Of John
Il. sutton, conservative, by los majority.
Colonel William A. Moore, OF Chowan, has been
appointed to the vacant Iudgeship in the Second
judicial district Of North Carolina.
The Portland tMe.) Advertiser Is out for Senator
Trumbul as the republican candidate for President.
Is the ''star In the East" setting General Grant,
NThe Topeka tKansas) Record says that Hon. J. +.
Legate, or Leavenworth, has been appoint ed Gov
ernor of Arizona, aud J. G. Lindsay, OF Garnett,
Secretary.
The Cedar Falls Gazette, Sioux City Journal, Red
Oak Erp, ess and Page county Herald are out with
warm endorsements Of Colonel Keatley for Lieu
en- ant Governor, The Glenwood opinion goes for
Henry O'Conner for Governor
The Houston UnfOn says 1t has no prejudice
against Yankees-it wants more OF them In Texas
but II continues, there are mean Yankees, and
Congressman Conner is the meanest specimen 1t
ever saw In public life.
The Davenport Qowa) Gazette says a negro dele
gate from Tammany to Florida was regarded by
native Sambo as o hawk would be in a henroost.
The Northern radical hawks had probably been
Aafn.n
roost.
Hon. George w. McCrary member OF Congress, Is
at his home in KeokuK. The Davenport Gazette
SAYS
He is all the more welcome at home now that his
abilities have been more fully recognized In the
FOrty-sec Congress-an able successor 10 James
+. Wilson.
General Fl. jenkins, Jr.. State Senator In Florida,
has written letter explanatory OF his position. 1t
Is satisfactory to at least OF the Florida papers
the Jacksonville linton. But every questioned
"Jenkins'' should write letters explanatory OF hts
position the field Of journalism in this country would
have to be considerably enlarged.
letter in the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal says
female suffrage is working admirably In Kansas.
"As jurors the women have given great satisfaction,
both to the bench and the barr 1t would be un-
gallant to say ladies DO not give satisfaction In what
ever they do The only trouble in that connection
IL with the savage-map.
1.-THE Albany Journal refers to the speech Of Sena-
tor Fenton on the evening OF the 26th instant, IN
Albany, and says ut gave the most emphatic and
satisfactory expression OF his unswerving devo-
ton to the principles and success OF the republican
party" Senator Fenton's fealty to the republican
party has scarcely been questioned.
The editor OF the Salisbury IN. o. Examiner has
Interviewed Bon. F. E. Shober, Representative in
Congress from his DISTRICT and agrees with f1m in
opinion that "te Ku Klux bill, recently passed BY
Congress, win have the effect to strengthen the
democratic and conservative cause i the people OF
the South but act prudently-give the President no
cause to carry 1t into execution" That is sound and
logical
Major T. II. stanton, United states Army, writes
very clever letter from Topeka Kan, to Major r. A.
Foreman, OF Mount Pleasant, Iowa. and published
in the Mount Pleasant uowa) Journal Fifteen years
ago these young men left Mount Pleasant and en-
listed under old John Brown (Ossawattamie) whose
soul seems TO have halted for the present In its
grand onward march. Major Stanton is one of the
chief paymasters In the regular army, and is
stationed In washington, but very properly eschews
politics.