The New York herald., 1872-08-31
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN NOTES.

The Old white Hat is the name Of a Greeley cam
paign paper just started at Port Huron, Mich.
Senator summers physician has decided that It
would not be prudent for him to take active part
in the political canvass at present.
The Newark IN. J.) Journal has authority for say.
ing that United States Senator John p Stockton
does not favor the Duncan-LOuisville straight-out
side show.
All the republican papers are working hard for
the Louisville Democratic Straight-out Convention
They seem to take very lively interest in the
movement.
The Elmira Gazette says OF the two Grant Presi-
Dental electors at large In this State that was
formerly slave aud the other was formerly In the
slave trade.
When General John A. Dix ran for Governor Of
this State IN ls4S the vote stood as follows -
Hamilton Fish, 2is,776; John A. Dix, 122,sS9; Reu-
ben A. WalwOrth, l16,Sl1.
The Louisville J0uyna, says that Mrs. Lincoln and
General Grant are both Spiritualist-. Mrs. Lincoln
believes in the spirit OF Old Abe AMI General Grant
believes in the spirit or old Bourbon.
1t Is said that in Stcuben, AIlcghany Cattarau-
gus, Chautauqua, Livingston, Monroe Niagara aud
Wyoming counties OF this state. Greeley will get
thirty per cent OF the republican vote.
The Toledo (OhO) Bi1de, Grant republican, says
that, with O'Conor in the fed, Greeley could not
carry q single state. The Blade has evidently taken
O view of the situation from the wrong standpoint
The Baltimore SIN says that II General Dixs or
der TO ''shOOt down. any man who attempted to
haul down the American Nag had been carried ont
In all parts of the South the republican candidate
for Governor in South Carolina would not be run
ming to-day.
Blanton Duncan, the manager OF the "Bourbon
Straightsn IL coming to grief very fast. II has
been satisfactorily proven that he was leader Of
the Know Nothing party in 1885, and did not scru-
pie then to take active part against the straight
out democracy.
Mr.. +. j. Cook, q col0red citizen OF Beaufort
county, South Carolina, announces himself, over
his signature, as stump candidate Tor the Legis-
lature OF that State as Ollows:-
Motifs to all Sson of Beaufor County South Carolina
Candidate for The house oil Rcpurzenif born and
this counea blensing to Mr. Sac In slavery time
lie will run In opposition to a carpet-bag repub-
can.
canyasser for the "Liic OF Horace Greeley i'm
portuned ST. Louis man to purchase q copy. which
hc declined to do when the following dialogue en-
sued:-
"Are you not democrat ~
ayes, am"
"Wi You not vote for Greeley ~
ayes, think WILL"
"Thcn why not buy this book ?"
"Because If 1 should read his life ] am AFRAID !
would change my mind and refuse 10 vote for the old
cuss.u
We have Just seen two letters from south Caro-
lima One SAYS :--'The waiIing for south Carolina
may he carried TOO far. Phe state was never IN
more prosperous condition." The other letter
says :--''South Carolina Is bankrupt; her schools,
asylums and hospitals are closed for want or the
funds that have been stolen from her treasury ana
her whole political and social fabric Is In cOndt-
tion OF anarchy" Some OF the statements In the
letter last referred 10 are matters Of recOrTl