The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-11-04
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay is to take the
stump in Mississippi for the Democratic.
Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks prefers no,
to address the Democratic meetings this
Fall. He il waiting.
Full returns from Iowa, all but sixteen
counties being heard from officially, show
Gov. Kirkwood's majority to be 1925.
Secretary Belknap is said to be a
candidate for United States Senator, in
"the hands Of his Iowa friends"
Hon. Reverdy johnson, Of Maryland,
viii sail for Europe next week, and will be
absent for about two months on professional
duties.
The great object of existepce with Mu-
rat Halstead is said to be the election Of
some one to the Presidency who will give
him foreign mission.
General J. T. Averill, of Minnesota, is
mentioned as the probable successor of Mr..
Smith, present Commissioner Of Indian Al
fairs. He was successful cavalry officer
during the late war.
The Mississippi PQa claims that of all
the Southern States Mississippi-which has
been under uninterrupted Republican rule
since the close Of the warts in the best
financial condition. -.... =-..
Mrs. Partington" (B P. ShilIaber)
has broken into politics, and is named as a
candidate for the Senate in the Suffolk
Mass District. 1t may be that the old
lady's fondness for sweet things has influ-
enced he, to run for a candy date.
An Auburn correspondent of the New
York Herald predicts that the Democratic
majority Of last year in the Empire State
will be greatly reduced this year, and says
if the Republicans continue to work with
their present zeal, until election day, there
is no knowing what may happen.
"A new Democratic candidate is in the
field in Chicago for comfy Office, and is
working hard. His friends believe that
his chances Of success are extremely good
for they say: "Don't he know livery wan
av the byes-wasn't he guard in the pini-
Tertiary for tin years?" TO-.
Washington correspondents are again
amusing themselves by predicting the
breaking up OF the Cabinet. Bristow is to
resign to 60 in training for the next Presi-
dency, and Jewell to put himself in the
hands of his friends for the yice-Presi-
dency. -,
The Republican State Committee Of
Florida has held meeting and taken mea-
sures to secure an efficient organization OF
the party in every county of the State.
An address is to be issued setting forth the
object principles Of the Republican
party. riting the cooperation and
supp liberty loving and law-abid-
ing G i+-s -..
Dem c.acy, pure and una =: ,ated, is
now receiving fine illustrate n, in some
Of its highest and most complete develop
ments, in the Texas Constitutional Con-
vention. So far every proposition for the
establishment Of a sy stem OF public schools
has been voted down in that enlightened
Democratic body.
The Chicago Tribune insists that the
suspicion very generally INDUCED in, that
the finances of the great Centennial would
not be honestly managed, and that has thus
operated to make contributions light and
slow, is unfounded. 1t says that the men
who are to handle the centennial money
are not Pennsylvania politicians, but are
respectable.
The official records in the office of the
Secretary of State of California show that
the new Legislature will be composed as
follows; Senate-Democrats, "a; Indepen-
dents, 10; Republicans, 6 Assembly
Democrats, 81; Republicans, 8; Indepen-
dents, s; tie between Democrat and In
dependent. To,al-Democrats, Sc; indie.
pendents, Is; Republicans, 10, and in
doubt.
Here is queer election nem. In Gin
ton county, Iowa, reside two brothers
named Lille. While both we're on visit
to Ohio during the late campaign in Iowa,
one Of them was nominated for County SUI
perintendent by the Democrats. BY an
error of the committee, in ordering the
tickets the other brothers initials were
used, and, coming to vote, the wrong mem
Der of the family was elected. Blu: the fun
NEST part of all is that the man elected diff.
fers from his brother and the party which
has given him an Office, in that he is a
staunch Republican.
The cry that the party in power has
become corrupt and false-true it is tina,
members of it have become false-but j,
would be as fair to say that all of he
twelve were traitors, because Judas DE-
trayed his Master for thirty pieces of sill.
yer. Men ever have, and ever will, sell
their honor, and sacrifice everything fol
gold and, in party numbering so many,
il it strange that there should be those who
would commit these crimes. Select hun.
dred men and you will find a rough-a
thousand and you will find ruffian. But
there is not that instance on record where
the Republican party has failed to expose,
denounce. and punish those who have
transgressed.
STATE ITEMS.