The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-22
Political Notes.


The New York World in recent issue
thus discusses the third term movement in
the South Several nobodies in the South
have taken the pains to write to the papers
that they are in favor Of third term for
Grant, and some of our contemporaries are
laboring to make a sensation out of it.
The only Southern gentleman Of real
pronanenee who has discussed the third
term question has been Governor Kemper,
of Virginia, and he proposes to accept
Grantism only as the least Of two evils.
neither Of which, he is confident. viii be
presented to him for his acceptance. The
other persons in the South who agitate
Grants reelection are broken. down poll
tieians who have for some time past been
coquetting with the carpet-bag regime.
1t will be remembered that previous to
the political campaigns of 1868 and 1872
there were Southern men with Democratic
antecedents who went over to the Radical
party with tremendous CHATTER. aud that
the Radical press was quite excited for
while by the prospect of large Southern
= y 70 .heir party; nut nobody
i1 1,. vac oo,'cts' ana "hen the gay OF
eie'',oi o1n' 'he great mas OF tue whites
racy. The Southern people of the better
class have too much political sagacity to
ABANDON tue party oil the Constitution just
on 'ne eve 9. rs restoration 10 power 10
'As ueneiS' "o'efh'heht-
The Pennsylvania Republican Conven-
ton was held at Harrisburg on Wednesday.
The nominations were A. G.. Olmstead
ior ,ieu'e"ah, governor, L. M; faSion
iVr 'uuge OF me supreme Court Harrison
n n sor audi'or ueheral' ana Il. N.
IN i1f Seeie'',ry OF internal Affairs.
an o. 'ne ial'e5 tnree are denominations
anlong .ne resolutions Is one nominating
uo,, ,, nar'llnl' lot tne next Presidency,
auu Congressman \, i'iekey TOOK occasion TO
Say 'ua' 'his was put forward bacause
General uIa9t ana not desire third term.
rs tue INST uee'aration on TINS point which
Pre'enas 70 pc authoritative, MIR. Dickeys
statement WIZ PROVOKE very general
q. a''en''o", a"u perhaps u,sciainier, rom
those VINO are nearer TO the President than
ne y. a resolution endorsing urant IN
''ie event OF ms eahdldacy Tor third
.erli' was voted eown with tremendous
aisaPPsos" having displayed tins objee-
'ion Oh the pennsylvania Republicans to
continuance OF "rant IN the Executive
oihse, .ne convention adjourned This
makes II look very much as u Grant must
DC the candidate Of some other than the
nePupiican party II be wants to make
SNOW N 1917
Serious rieting is now reported in
Georgetown, ). G. The colored people
have a large majority in the county, but
'hey arg u'sidea INTO TWO factions, led re-
speetNeiy oy Dowiey and Jones, eolored
members OF me Legislature, who seek
eaen 70 control The county politics. On
!" ednesday last Bowley meeting was
broken up by the Jones faction and col
ored pys'ander was severely wounded in
inc melee. Messengers were sent out dur
ing the night and the Jones party received
reiniorcements from the country. During
thursday some OF them attempted to kill
bowley, and the friends OF the latter re-
taiia.ed py attacking the house of Jones
on Thursday night. In this attack there
was 'oM an snarp nring, ana Jones and sew
~. o'n. ~ neie signify wounded. on
."e Jones i'en "t'acNea the mouse
al !" H. W" St y sase nus iiie sar,on-
; asieu ~ u,e pne'ln anu was placed IN
J s ins eAei a: continued on SA'ur-
n ~ so"n oslns iun q atmed men,
a 1nousI ~ ov''iS'on On 'pA. uay Is reported.
.ns s ssc, A =, 10 pai' u ,ne rlo1' but
"e'e , iea,,ui 'es' sone careless word or
~ s' Il 1850 an 1.sieA On them, which
'"s5 "l.s 10 "'e@ns u meeting
Inc liquor question, as usual, will ex-
ert powerful influence in the coming
election ~ Massachusetts, between But
y. and 'ns isiuor ueaiels tue nne Old
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ine ~" here .,1a says II may be
S WT;,Y! ~ sss'a'p 'n,. Attorney neHeral
wv mi'i'a'ns = 20 DC Minister 10 Russia.
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