New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Aug. 30, 1872

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Aug. 80, 1872.
| To The Editor ofthc New National Era:
| The Republicans Of our State are in par
ticularly fine humor over the promising
aspect of things political, and are cyphering
| out, not whether or not Grant and Wilson
will be elected, but just what majority it
| would be prudent to give them in the Eleo-
toral College, in order that they may not be
"unauly exalted" They are in almost as
happy frame of mind about the State ticket
nominated in the convention Of the 2lst and
22d insts., as at the enthusiasm and har-
mony with which the thing was done. Since
few of the dishonest carpet-baggers "
have sloughed off to Greeley, the party has
no longer to bear the rcproach they brought
upon it, nor to be troubled with the disscn-
siOns created by their scrambles for spoils /;
and it is now confident, compact, and strong
Our nominee for Governor, Hon. Elisha Bax-
ter, of Independence county, is an old resi-
dent of the State, of old-line Wing antece-
dents. As member of the House of Rep
resentatives, he at the head of band of
twelve, opposed the enactment of the law of
1859, which compelled colOred free men to
give bond for their maintenance, leave the
State, or be sold into slavery. During the
war his Unonism was attestcd by his in
dictment for treason to the Southern Con-
federacy" and Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary. From the pententiary he escaped
by the assistance of white and colored friends,
who risked their lives to effect his release.
army. In person, Judge Baxter looks every
inch a Governor, is fully six feet high, and
robust as Highland chief. Has served sew
eral terms in the State Legislature, and was
elected to the United States Senate under the
Murphy government, but did not obtain his
seat, as that government was not recognized
by Congress. General V. V. Smith, candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, is of Northern
birth; came to this State as an Union officer,
and is talented and popular young man.
Hon. j. w. Johnson, candidate for Secretary
Of State, is a native Unionist, who at the
head of regiment of the mountaneers from
the northern part of the State, did good SER
vice during the war, and has served as Lieu
tenant Governor since. He is popular with
all classes.
Colonel Page, the present State Treasurer,
is our candidate for reelection, and there is
no doubt but that he will command large
vote outside of our party, as no one pretends
to deny that he has conducted our financial
affairs admirably. He is also Northern man.
So might go on through the ticket and show
its composition; but it is scarcely necessary ;
and will merely say that the candidate for
Superintendent of Public Instruction, J. C.
Corbin; the candidate for Superintendent of
the Penitentiary, II. b. Robinson and one OF
the Presidential electors, L. G.. Wheeler, are
cOlOred men. Mr.. Corbin is graduate of
the University Of Ohio, of the class of 1853
was connected with the Colored Citisen OF
Cincinnati fer several years, and is now an
attache of the arkansas Republican. Mr..
Robinson is a resident Of Phillips county, a
man of fine business capacity, and will make
a good run. Mr.. Wheeler is an attorney of
this city, and man of excellent ability and
character.
Opposed to this ticket is the Greeley
Brindle-Tail - Democratic arrangements
headed by Joseph Brooks, the would-be
Crate Brown Of Arkansas, seconded by
D.J. Smith, who created a sensation through
out the country by his marvellous at
tempts at spelling in some papers he filed
during the attempt to impeach Governor
Clayton by the "Holy alliance " of the last
Legislature. Three members of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee and few
renegade Republicans of the Banks order
complete the ticket. 1t will be supported
principally by the Democracy, but its Repub-
lican following will be very scant. A strong
attempt was made to entrap the colored
vote by the cry that Horace Greeley was an
old AbOlitionist, but there were too many
intelligent colored men in the State who
knew all about Uncle Horace for the fraud
to be successful and the old gentleman will
never be able to slip through Baltimore to
Washington in the garb of VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison. His old Wing Henry Clayism is as
we'll known as his old white hat, and it would
take thousand-fold better record than his
to detach the colored voters of the South
from the support of the man who made the
emancipation proclamation effective.
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