The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-05
Political Notes.

Ex-Gov. Washburn addressed large audi
ence in the Methodist church in Harrison,
Tuesday evening. A large number of Demo-
Gratis were in attendance and listened to the
excellent speech.
Hon. w. P. Frye addressed a large meet
ing in Hiram Monday night. Our cores
pendent says the average Republican major
ity of the town the past ten years ha, been
35 but it will be increased Monday.
Frederick Douglass and J. o. Winship
addressed a crowded house at Steep Falls
Monday afternoon. Standish Plains are full
of'em. One school district gives ten Grant
votes for every Greeleyite.
A correspondent writing to the Cincinnati
Gazette from Dublin, Ind, says: 'sOut of the
seventy-five Greeley men who were claimed
here month ago. ten only remain, and be-
fore the campaign is closed the most of them
will veer around all right, and old Wayne will
give her usual republican majority
Not only the son of Abraham Lincoln, but
also the two sons of Stephen A. Douglas, are
Grant men. Robert NJ. Douglas, the ex-
senator's older son, is among the most active
workers at Washington for Grants re-elec-
ton.
The Tidiout Pa, Journal can no longer re-
main neutral in the pending political strug-
gle, and now goe, for Grant and the whole
republican ticket, with able articles giving its
reasons therefor. This is in accordance with
the growing sentiment of the country.
The Calhoun Democrat, published at Har-
din. ILL.,, which has been, since it. establish
ment democratic paper, announces in its
last issue its purpose to support in its future
the republican party and its candidates The
Democrat is the only paper published in CAL
houn county.
The Chicago Times tdem.) makes its point
rather cleverly when it says Mr. Greeley's
friends must not throw stones at the Blanton
Duncanites until they can Discover reason
why democrat. have not as good right to
hold an informal national convention at
Louisville as republicans had to hold one at
Cincinnati" r4 h-.F-H a5us l5s
The New York Tribune is not always sue
cessful in its efforts at witticsm. But when
it says "the danger of the campaign is the
confidence our friends feel that the election
of Horace Greeley is so much desired by the
masses that it will be accomplished without
the ordinary campaign work" it perpetrstes
one of the most stupendous jokes of the cam
paign.
The Madison Bulletin, democratic jour
nal in Georgia, has just pulled down the
Greeley flag and run up the Louisville en-
sign. and says: eve to-day haul down the
names of Greeley and Brown and raise in
their stead, as our standard bearers in the
presidential contest, the true, the tried, and
unfinching patriots and statesmen, Charles
O'Conor of New York and J. Proctor Knott
of Kentucky" .-
The Omaha Herald (Greely dem.) the ed
itor of which, DR.. George l.. Miller, is one of
the ablest and most influential democrat, in
Nebraska, tenders the following advice to his
present political standard bearer: "Mr. Gree
ley, fortunately, has finally got back to Chap
paqua He had better remain there"
Horace Greeley's speech at Portland is wor-
thy OF man who is not afraid, and possesses
ABUNDANT ability to declare his views. But