National Republican., 1874-05-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

senator dorsey, OF Arkansas, mas county
named for him.
Ohio still continues to take Its constitutional
convention daily with what grace 1t may.
The Wheeling Hate,igsnesr says that FIVE
years of prosperity will bury in oblivion the
last yestige of sectional feeling between North
and South.
The Cincinnati Times says: "The New York
and Virginia Legislatures stopped for repairs
yesterday. They were much exhausted, and
so were the people,"
Mr.. John A. Goodwin, ,ex- postmaster of Low
ell, Massachusetts,, is said to cherish aspirations
for Judge Hoar's seat in Congress.
The Republicans of Vermont will hold
State convention at Burlington, June II, to
nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant
Governor and State Treasurer.
John II. Hyman, a negro, has been nomi-
mated for Congress in the Second North Caro-
lima district, now represented by C H. Thomas.
The Ohio Democratic State Central Com
mittee decided yesterday to hold State cosl-
vention in Columbus on the 18th of July. The
Indications are that the influence of the con-
vention will be used against the adoption of
TIE new cODSSEutlOn.
Thus far only twenty-five Republican candi-
dates for Governor of South Carolina are
prominently mentioned" but the list Is in
creasing daily. Governor Moses heads the
list, and after him come United States Senator
Thomas s. Robertson and Congressman R. B.
Elliott.
Congressman Janes b. Beck, of Kentucky,
reitcrates his determination not to accept a re-
nomination, and expresses the hope that his
district will select his successor hsrmoniously.
This will probably put an end to the efforts of
Ais friends to re-elect him in spite of himself.
Congressman Isaac B. Sherwood, of Ohio,
has written IN elaborate three-eolumn letter
on iIsaation for the edlAcasion Of his constitu-
ents,. which he closes with. this statesmanlike
observation: "Contraction is a narrow and un-
American word. Let US Danish u from our
vocabulary. Our motto should, be expansion,
development, progress"
EnPresideut Andrew Johnson;has made the
first speseh of his campaign for an election to
the United States Senate from Tennessee. He
followed, without deviation the, programme
which s,ssd previously announced The arti-
cies- of his creed are: Specie paymen+s and
redtctionor State taxation.
Harpsr's Weekly falls in with the:Springfeld
Republican and New York Tribune and says
Schurz's disappearance from the Senate
would be a national loss" After the Eastern
newspapers settle the point about the Te-elec-
tion OF Mr.. Schurz, 1t is probable thepeople of
Missouriwilthaye something to Says. Louis
Democrat.
Republicans candidates for the GoveEnorship
ln.New, Jersey are multiplying rapidly. The
more prominent are ex-Congressman Halsey,
Amor Clark, jr., ex-Congressman John Hill,
John Davidson "a former candidate) and ex-
State, Senator. BEETLE. For the United States
Senstorship, which is to be filed by the next
Legislature. candidates are scarcely less nu-
merous. They include Congressman William
Walter Phelps, Secretary Robson, Courtland
Parker, Thomas H. Dudley ard ex-senator Cat
tell. The Democrats are said to have even
larger numbss of aspirants for each position.