National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-14
POLLTLNAL NOTES

The political contest in Nevada is at fever heat,
and is conducted with great acrlmony and personal
bitterness.
Hon. George F. Hoar was yesterday unsni-
mously renominated for Congress from the Ninth
(BTass.) district.
Charles A. Dana has declined to accept the
nomination for mayor Of New York city from the
Industrial political party.
The Democratic Congressional convention for
the Eleventh (Mass.) district yesterday nomi-
mated Chester W. ChApen.
The New York county convention Of German
Independent Citizens Association met last
night and nominated Alderman AttendorfeE for
mayor.
Hon E. S. Esty, of Ithaca, N. Y, has declined
the Democratic nomination for Congress in oppo-
sitIon to Mr.. Plat, and remains in the Republi-
can ranks.
Horatio G. Knight, the Republican candidate
for Lieutenant Governor Of Massachusetts,, is de-
scribed as a gentleman of fine appearance and
ffty-seven years Of age, whose movements are
quick enough for q man ten years his junior. He
has served in both branches Of the Legislature,
and in ls6S-69 was a member Of the Governors
Council.
The Albany IN. W EVeHiRg Journal says:
"Even those who denounce the reports of White
League violence as mere campaign stories do not
deny that there are grave disorders at the South.
They may pretend that the blacks threaten the
whites instead Of the whites the blacks. They
may claim that the governments Of some Of these
States are in bad hands. They may contend
that the trouble is not such as we depict But
they do not pretend to deny that there is trouble
of serious character, and that this disorder and
complication demands the careful attention Of
the country to prevent long train Of disastrous
evils. Now, so much being certain-that there
are serious political and social disorders at the
SOuth-the simple question we want to submit to
the people is this: whether they think it safer to
trust the Democratic than the Republican party
with their management. Taking the history and
the character of the two, which can be the more
wisely confided with the control of the matter?
Are the people willing to trust the party which
was in sympathy with the rebellion, and opposed
to the whole plan ofreconstruction?"
The conventions for the nomination Of candl.
dates for the TOrty-fourth Congress in the city of
New York will take place this week. According
to the New York World, it is understood that
Edwin R. Mead will be the Democratic nominee
in the Fifth district, which comprises the lower
wards Of the city; Samuel S. Cox in the Sixth;
either William B. McClay or Smith Ely, IT,, in
the Seventh. In the Ninth district Fernando
Wood has the Tammany delegation. John
Hardy has made q thorough organization in the
district to run as an independent Democratic can
didate both for the full term and the vacancy, in
the place of Mr.. Mellish. The Tammany candidate
for the vacancy is understood to be Richard Schel
In the Tenth district three cnndidates-Abram S.
Hewitt John MulIaly and Julius Wadsworth-
with the probabilities in favor of the nomination
Of Mr.. Hewitt. In the Eleventh, or the Grass
hopper district, the indications now point to the
nomination of Richard Kelley, Liberal, with VIII
liam Z. Darling, the Republican candidate
against him. The district is considered RepublI-
can, but the man who defeats Mr.. Kelley will
have to be unusually strong. The race will be
no sure thing against him.