Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-23
Political Notes.

"Silence Is golden saws the proverb, but
"speech Is greeDbacks," saws the Schurz.
Was not Horace Greeley right when he said,
"The White House gsd-hy crazes when it
stings?'
At Buffalo. Y. ", the democratic and liberal
county convention Saturday nominated the
Hon. " m Williams for congress.
lone by one the state are played, is the new
song TO the tune of zone by one the roses
The Greeleyites of the first district OF Mime
sofa have nominated Mr.. Morton ;. wilkinson
Tor congress, on free trade platform. How
A North Carolina paper pulls down the Gree
ley tag and puts in the place, "For President,
anybody TO beat Grant" It has reached the
conclusion that Greeley Is not the man.
Mr.. Hobbs, the defeated democrat for the
nomination in the third Congressional distric-
OF Maryland, Will run independent, and vii
probably be supported by republicans.
Representative Elliott is running both for the
lower house OF the state legislature and of Con-
greSs, IN South Carolina, with the expectation,
II the Moses party succeed, OF going ultimately
TO the Senate in place of Sawyer.
More trouble in Tsmmany. Ii has got abroad
that one of the " braves has been betting on
the reelection of Grant. John Morrissey and
Judge Ledwith have been deputed to hunt out
and expel the traitor.
Mr.. r. Joy Morris, having first declined the
nomination of the democrats and liberals as
candidate for Congress from the second district
OF pennsylvania, has reconsidered the matter,
and now considers il his duty to accept the nom
ination.
Each party in Minnesota has now complsted
Its nominations for members OF Congress. Their
names are as follows, i'm the order OF districts -
Republican-Mark II. Dunnell, II. Il. Strait,
John L. AveTill; Observation-Disclosures ). Will
kinson, Christopher Graham, Geo. l.. Becker.
Richmond, Va, papers say there is no other
city in the Union OF the same white population
where there is more manufacturing carried on,
or more thrift and industry exhibited thar there
at the present time. And yet the people are
ton.
The proportion of democrats who rejec. the
rnnf aia roti ION, 80 al yl
than in any other state, and many of the indie
pendents are in open sympathy with the repub-
Leans. Straight democratic opponent, are run
ming against both Eldridge i'm the Fond du Lac
and Mitchell in the Milwaukee districts. and
with good prospects OF serious effect in the latter
The New York Day Book repudiates Greeley
and Brown, and comes out for O'Conor and Adj
ans. The Commercial Advertiser intimates that
the detection OF the Day Book from the Greeley
ranks Is largely owing to an intoerable dislikiDg
it eDtertaDs towards "a gentleman from Africa"
by the name OF Saunders. The Maryland Gree
ley committee is implored TO take Saunders
home.
Just before Mr.. Greeley delivered his speech
at Pittsburg, on Thursday evening, he was APP
preached by Gov. Randolph, who suggested TO
him the subjects 10 which he should refer. He
listened to him for some time, and finally,
pulling his hat over his eyes, said al will be
- II don't know my own opinions better
than any one else does" He then delivered
that speech which has dashed to the ground the
hopes OF his supporters through the north
Cincinnati Gazette.
Two OF the New York republican papers of
Saturday announce that Charles O'ConOr has
written private letter to one OF the straight
out democratic committee, stating that he has
reconsidered his decision in regard to the nomi-
nation for the presidency, and had determined
to accept the candidacy. The New York
straight-Out executive committee have issued
an address of some length, "To the democracy
OF the state OF New York, calling on them to
support OConor and Adams, and for holding a
state convention at Albany on the Sd of October.
for the purpose of putting before the people an
electoral ticket, &c.