The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-02
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN NOTES.

Anew paper has been started at Trenton, N. j..
called the state Capital 1t supports Greeley for
President.
Five dollars a day and all expenses paid Is the
price offered for delegates to the Banton Duncan
Louisville side show.
The democrats and liberal republicans Of the
Fourth Pennsylvania district have nominated Wal.
ter D. Mitchell tor Congress.
Barnum, the Snowman, is making arrangements
to secure Blanton Duncan after the adjournment
OF the Louisville side show for the main tent OF his
travelling menagerie.
by both parties In the present campaign were put
together they would cover the four sides Of large
sized barn.
Blanton Duncan, the ring master Of the Louis
vile side show, says he has no claim OF $4,000
against the government. Probably o mistake in
the figures.
Poor receiver Of the public moneys In Dakotah
Territory. The Utica Observer says that although
he may 60 into the office Poor he will no doubt
come out rich.
The democrats Of Onondaga county on Saturday
elected delegates 10 the state Convention as fol;
Eara
w. Avery.
The Republican Congress Convention at Camden
Ark, on Thursday, split, one wing nominating Q.
Z. SNYDER the present incumbent, and the other J.
T. Elliott Each declares an intention to run.
The democratic papers call the nomination Of
John A. Dix for Governor OF this State: 'silver ser
present, in the shape Of silver service, nom Louis
Napoleon, which was valued at $1,000.
L. G.. Tillotson was elected delegate on Satur day
to the Democratic State Convention rom the First
Assembly district OF Orange county. Charles A.
Lamont, W. D. Dickey and J. II. Drake were elected
delegates from the same district to the Liberal Re.
publican State Convention.
GrinneI Burt, Of Warwick; DR.: G. NJ Lawrence.
rUs Were eerass to ne Sero
Republican State Convention from the Second AS
semo district Of orange county the convention
/ At the Niagara County Democratic District Con-
vention held In Lockport, N Y, Saturday, the fol-
lowing named delegates were elected to the Demo.
trict General william s. Farnell Second district,
Cyrus f. Davis.
At the Niagara County Liberal Republican Dis.
following named delegates were chosen to the the
Syracuse Liberal Republican State Convention:
Fl.t district, MI. Burt Van Horn, yolney, Farley
and Charles II. Squires Second district, Franklin
Spalding, J. G. Hopkins and J. ID. Lockwood. "a.
Delos Dewolf Of Oswego, has been elected dele
gate to the Democratic State Convention from the
ter d. C. Littlejohn and schuyler Rhodes from the
First district OF Oswego county to the Liberal Re-
publican State Convention.
General Dix held ONCE under President Pierce as
q democrat, under President Buchanan as States
rights man, under President Lincoln as q Union
INV policy and under President Grant as re-
publican. In 1s4s he ran for Governor OF this State
as a free s0iler.
United states Senator Matt. II. Carpenter, of
Wisconsin, advertlses In the Milwaukee papers that
the contents OF large box, being about two BUSH
els OF law papers, private correspondence, memoir
anda and account books, the accumulation OF many
years. have been stolen nom his office. He says, n
the thief will look them over, select what he de-
sres, and return the balance, he viii confer favor.
Forney's Philadelphia Press says:-"The great
head centre OF corruption and fraud, Simon Cam
eron, Is now IN Washington, disgracing the repub-
man OF its National Committee His presence there
Is more dangerous to General Grant than would be
a democratic victory in MaIne."
The following delegates have been elected from
Buffalo to the Democratic State Convention at
Syracuse
FIRST Distrtct--Jamcs Mooney.
Second Dtstytct--Wiiam Williams.
THIRD DsstYfct-M. u. Moore.
Fourth Dfstrtct-George Van Tine.
The Philadelphia Press Forney's paper, which Is
acknowledged to be the leading republican organ
Of Pennsylvania, says -"John +. Hantranft, rcpub-
lican candidate for Governor, and Robert W. Mackey
hold the closest Official we'll personal rela-
ttons He and Mackey are equally guilty, and both
must be driven from the positions they have dis.
graccd and into the obscurity OF private life."
The Cooperstown IN. ~. Fseeusan's Journal, a
that William L. Marcy was the only Governor In
this State that ever served three terms. That is
rather . large-sized mistake. George clinton, our
nrst executive, served three terms Daniel ID.
Tompkins was elected in 1907 when the Office was
held for three years. served four consecutive terms
and ran for the fifth time In 1920. and was defeated
by DE Witt clinton, who also served four terms.
There are many political questions In the present
campaign which still remain open. Among them
are the following VIII Charles O'Conor accept the
straight-out democratic nomination. Was Henry
Wilson q Know Nothing In 1857 IL Governor Cur
tin OF Pennsylvania for Grant or for Greeleys is
Benjamin Gratz Brown q drunkardY Is General
John A. DIX seventy-tw0 or eghty-onc years oldS
Has Greeley gone over to the democratic party or
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