The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-24
G tNjNg State go,unat.
WEDNESDAY EvEG, JULY "a, 1872.
POLITICAL NOTES.

john writes from Ohio to the New
York Sun "Teaching boys at school that
each one may grow up to be President of
the United States, am convinced is mis-
chievous in its tendency. The men of Ohio
have all been brought up to believe this,
and the result is, it looks now as if every
man was going to vote for himself. II
One of the western delegates to the
Baltimore convention, being asked if his
party could not find a Democrat suitable
for the Presidential nomination, replied that
they had plenty of good candidates; but,
said he, "You see the Democratic machine
is stuck in the mud, and we want to
move it. To do that we are not particu-
lar about the team we hitch on, whether it
is draft horse or jackass. What we
want is to move the machine. .
"A Wisconsin Greeley man, whose
white bat was severely dusty from long
railroad travel, wanted to "know how the
old thing worked" in that train, so he went
for vote among the passengers. He didn't
count the small boys, and the able-bodied
result showed 81 for Greeley and 153 for
Grant. He said he knew how it would be,
but only wanted to have his curiosity sat
Sted. He was successful, just once!
Admiral Semmes made speech at
political meeting in Mobile the other eye-
ming in which he said at is Horace Gree
lev who has come to the captain of the
Alabama, and not the captain of the Ala
bama who has gone to Greeley. lie stood
where he had always stood. He preferred
him to any war Democrat. Baltimore
could only have nominated a war Demo-
crat. We would not destroy the integrity
of the Democratic party by voting for
Greeley. Let the dead past bury its dead.
Let us shake hands over the chasm."
The Washington correspondent of the
Commercial has discovered that clerks in
some of the departments at Washington
are writing articles-Republican articles at
that-(or country newspapers! This is
terrible. The same industrious persons has
ascertained that in some of the departments
a majority OF the clerks are for Greeley.
Grant, a candidate for reelection, permitting
Greeley men to bold Office right under the
shadow of the White House! Greeley
would not be fool enough to do that were
he President. Grant, however, is in favor
of civil service reform. Cincinnati Gazette.
ON bis way south to fulfill appoint
ments to address Republican meetings in
North Carolina and Virginia, Senator Will
son stopped over for day in Philadelphia.
Among others who called upon him was a
reporter for the Press, of that city. Mr..
Wilson declined to be ''interviewed," but
had no objection to chat. The statement
made by New York reporter that he
would bet and had advanced his friends
money to bet on twenty-five states, the
Senator pronounced as untrue. He never
bet, didn't believe in betting, and never adj
yised any one to do 50. He believed we
should have short, sharp contest, but that
it would be decisive victory for the Repub-
lican party. (" l have never" he added,
had any doubt, and | believe when the
vote is counted the result will be like that
in 1860, '64 and '6S-decisive for the Re-
publican party" E.5t ...I ...l.. w.