National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

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The Fourth Louisiana Congressional district |
Republican convention at Conshatta nominated
George L. Smith for Congress, and passed reso- |
buttons indorsing President Grant fo= a third
term.
Congressman James s. Smart, Of the Six
teenth New York district, has declined to be q
candidate for denomination. His withdrawal
it is thought, will tend to harmonic the hos
tile factions of the Republican party In his dis
trict. t'-a-t-
The Republican party is the only one that
has proposed policy which avoids the ex-
treme Of q more or less pronounced violation
of national pledges, and which maintains the
honor of the cation while 1t demands relief for
the depressed business and industries Of the
eountry.-SprinajisId (IH.) Journal.
The Albany ErsHing Journal says: To UNDER
stand the cheat and swindle Of redeeming the
ive-twenty- bonds IN greenbacks, It is only neces
sary to remember that it is a proposition to
substitute for promise to pay at specified
time with interest another promise to pay at
no specified time without interest. Is that any
thing short Of repudiationl r..a S. aa|
Notwithstanding the persistent efforts at
disorganization made in certain quarters, says
the Fort Scott (Kansas) Monitor, the present
status of the party is sound, and Republicans
all over the State are disposed to standby the
principles which have insured to them success
in the past, and the triumph of which has re-
suited in general prosperity among the people.
The independent State COMMITTEES Of In
diana has decided upon the singular course Of
holding two State conventions IN the same
campaign. Their candidate for Secretary Of
State, nominated at the recent convention, haT-
ing resigned, they have called mass conyen-
ton to meet at indianapolis on August IL to
fill his place. 1t would be good idea to re-
yamp that unfortunate platform at the same
time, but of course there Is little hope of this.
It's q curious fact, says the Philadelphia
Ledger, that many of the names Of men that
have recently been telegraphed to the press as
renominated to Congress are of persons who
seldom if ever appear in the debates on great
measures in Congress. These men comprise
the greater number of members who are known
as dummy" members, and figure only in the
yea and nay records of the House. Very few
of the whole number of the members of the
House are working members, and these have
all the legislation thrown upon them, The
dummies" draw their mileage, occupy seats
in Congress, live we'll, and have good time
generally.
Conscious that the record of the recent
Legislature is far from creditable to the Demo
cratic majority, the organs of the New Hmp-
shire Democracy are casting about for ex-
cuses. One Of the most amusing attempts Of
this kind Is made by the Concord Patriot. 1t
thinks the long session and all of the discred-
table legislation were the work Of . few
treaoherous Democrats who were working
with the Republicans to ruin the party, and
| declares that the sooner the yirtuous Democ-
racy rids itself Of these wolves in sleeps
clothing the better. Isn't this rather doubt
full compliment to the Democrats who suffered
themselves to be led By this handful Of trEitorsl
The Boston Daily Advertiser, moved to It BY
reading the address of the Republican Con-
| rressional committee, says: "Republicanism
! has very much to be proud Of. The record of
it's trfumphs fills many Of the brightest pages
| in the history Of the nation. Tho Republican
Congressman, who have not Of late had much
advantage from this source, fall back upon the
honorable record and make the most of It.
There are flaws enough, IN the record, but, In
spite of them, all the world knows that the
existence Of the Union to-day is owing first,
perhaps, to the brave men who fought for It,
but, after them, 70 the. principles Of the Re-
publican party, guided by Its patriotism and
enforced by its ststesmauship."
In case Senator Carpenter, should disappear
as a candidate in Wisconsin the pames Of four
gentlemen would Immediately sppear as claim
ants for the Senatorial succession. Ex-Gov.
| C. c. Washburn, who was ten years Repre-
sentative in Congress, and for one term Gov
ernor of the State; the Hon. Luther s. Dixon,
for fifteen years Chief Justice of the State; the
Hon. Otis H. Waldo, who was q prominent
candidate against Carpenter for the Senator
ship, and Gen. Lucius Fairchild, who served
two years as Secretary Of State, and six years
| as Governor, and whose valuable services on
the field of battle, as well as In the executive
chair, have not been forgotten by the people of
Wisconsin.
Hunter, Wise, Stuart, Smith, Letcher and
Bocoek are about all left Of those who in old
times were foremost ip Virginia politics. Hun
ter is now State Treasurer at 1000 year.
| He was at one time prominent candidate for
President of the United States, and was sena-
tor from Virginia. Under the confederacy he
was a Senator and the Secretary Of State.
Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, Secretary Of the Inte-
rior under Fillmore, is now q member Of the
House of Delegates of the State. Hon. Thos.
8. Boeock, once Speaker Of the United States
House of Representatives, later Speaker Of the
| Confederate House, Is now praeticing law in
Lynchburg. Smith and Letcher were both
we'll known in Congress during their day. The
latter was the i'War Governor" Of Virginia.
An the above are looking toward Congress.