The Portland daily press., 1872-08-26
Political Notes.

The Republicans of the Dennysville class
have nominated DIR. A. r. Lincoln for Rep
resentative to the Legislature. DIR. Lincoln
was one of the most popular and efficient sur
geons in the late war from Maine, being con-
nected with the 1st Me. Heavy Artillery
1t is an admirable nomination.
In the Missouri Democratic Convention a
resolution declaring that universal suffrage
demands universal education, and advocating
the necessity for a common school education
for every child in the State, met with so much
opposition chat it was withdrawn. The at
tention of Mr.. Sumner is called to this
action. IslsIs U-
Senator Harlan, who has the best opportu-
nifty of knowing the exact status of political
affairs throughout the country, says if pres
ent indications are not fallacious, the. Louis
vile Convention will represent very much
larger constituency and assume more of Ma
tional character than could be expected of
the Cincinnati Convention. There are five
Democratic journals endorsing Louisville,
where one Republican journal endorsed
Cincinnati.
The altered tone of the Greeley organs
shows their apprehensions of this movement,
more especially since it has become probable
that Charles O'Conor will be the nominee.
The Richmond Enquirer thoroughly alarmed,
pleads with Mr.. O'Conor as a man pleads
With a brother, not to faint his high reputa-
ton by permitting his name to be used
against the immaculate Democrat, Horace
Greeley. ...~t. ~ sssgr =. ~ +.
A dispatch in an Augusta paper informs us
that at the late Democratic convention in
Wiscasset, "Hon. E. F. Pillsbury of Augusta
addressed an immense audience of Liberals
and Democrats at the close of the conven-
tion." Leaving out the word Immense"
the statement is correct. The natives didn't
twig the inamensity--not much !-Ordcle.
A subscription to help On the Greeley cam
paign was recently taken up in Morrssey's
gambling den at Saratoga. The handsome
sum of 81 400 was collected. Gambling
bells, "grog shops and ''brothels' are the
chief recruiting stations of Greeleyism as they
always were the strong-holds of Democ-
racy. ....,. ,. .,s
The Tribune has lost its brains with its ed
itor. How else can we account for its published
statement that "$3, 100000 was to be sent to
Maine, and more if necessary, to aid in elect
ing the Grant ticket" We see that it is pos
sible for an editor to be idiotic enough to
print such statement, but it is not possible
that any of its readers are fools enough to
believe it. 7-1+
What a precious pack of creatures the
Greeley orators are. Fitzpatrick was kicked
out of court when he attempted to vindicate
his damaged reputation by a libel suit, and
now one of the liberal organs warns him off
the stump, saying that his conspicuous mac
curacy is damaging the cause. Poor Doc
little by his silence admits he wrote the letters
which the Register says prove him to be
"fool and a thief" Victoria c. Woodruff
has become disguised with her Theodore
Tilton, and, unable to stand him any longer,
has gone off to Europe. And now Cassius
M. Clay is spared exposure only because the
details of the debaucheries and RIGHTEOUSNESS
by which he disgraced the country he was
representing at st. Petersburg are so often
sive that no decent journal could venture to
publish them. He was recalled from Russia
because his conduct had become intolerable,
therefore he supports Greeley and reform.
The New York Tribune is now attempting
to discredit Gen. Grants war record. 1t has
big job on its hands. ,-4--. -.sls
A communication to the Chronicle says
that the Rev. Charles W. Denison, the latest
years recognized dead beat on the Baptist
denomination" and that the reason of his
present malicious opposition to the admins
tration is that the War Department some
time ago refused to pay him for several
months desertion of his post as army chap
lain and dismissed him from the service.
Hon. Elisha Baxter, Republican candidate
for Governor0f Arkansas, is a man high in
character and of great popular strangth. No
doubt is felt that he will carry the State
The Republicans of Kennebunkport OPEN
ed their campaign Friday evening by extend
ing across Dock Square, in front of the post
office, large sized Grant and Wilson flag,
which was handsomely saluted from the op-
posite side of the river by discharges of can
non. After music from brass band speeches
were made from the platform of Capt. Syl-
vester Browns store by Hon. Jacob II. Ella
of Rochester, and Horace L. Piper, ESQ.,,
which were listened to by a large audience
The same afternoon fine Grant and Wilson
Hobbs Gooch and Seth E. Bryant, Esq.
The New York Herald s correspondent, who
has been TRAVELLING through that State, says
that the Liberals complain that the Demo-
Gratis are letting them 1.-THE Liberals) do all
the work, the Democrats neither attending
meetings nor furnishing speakers. If the
Democrats left the work in Maine to the Lib
erals what sickly service would be done.
After the Jury in the Falmouth road case
had agreed upon their verdicts they took
vote for President, which resulted: Grant,
10; Greeley, 2.
The Boston Advertiser makes palpable
hit in remarking that there is prospect of
seeing the coalition" organs, with aid from
the independent press" strive to prove Hor-
ace Greeley better Republican than General
Grant and better Democrat than Charles
OConor.
The New York Herald, which ha, of late
Mr.. Greeley, begins to see that the
Democratic trick is discovered. In leader
Saturday morning it says:
From the accounts furnished by our special
in this State and elsewhere, as
well as from other indications of the popular
feeling, it is evident that the enthusiasm for
Greeley and the opposition movement is dying
out, and is succeeded by sober second
thought" which holds men back from the
change proposed by those who have been en-
leavoring to rally the people of the United
States by the cry of Anything to beat Grant"