Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-06
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The Iowa republicans will hold their State Con-
vention at Des Moines on June 80, to nominate
candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor
Supreme Court Judges and Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction.
Curtis S. Durham Of Richmond, ky has been
appointed Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
vice John l.. Hartley, resigned. Mr.. Hartley has
been contemplating resigning his Office for several
months.
The call for the Republican State Convention of
California-to be held June 10 invites "all who
have decent regard for republican institutions
and are willing to vote nteligenty for their pre-
servation," to take part in the selection of dele
gates.
Mr.. Fernando Wood told reporter recently ;
"While have been named for the Speakership,
do not expect to be elected" The amusing part
was that he expected to be beaten because he
would not relinquish his individuality Or traffic for
the place.
A kentucky correspondent, discussing the COM
ing campaign in that State, says that the first re-
quisite of the democratic nominee for Governor
must be "a clean record from Confederate
standpoint" whatever Eastern and New England
readers may think about this. The republicans
hold their convention May 10, and the writer says
that General Apathy, the old commander of the
party in kentucky, is still at his post"
The New Hampshire correspondent of the New
York Times says that the solution of the threat
ening political exigency in that State lies in the
Clerk of the House doing exact and equal justice
under the law. Each party will keep close
watch upon his action. A committee is TO be
formed on the part Of republican citizens which
will make an unofficial but thorough examination
of all cases Of disputed elections, and an impartial
but thorough examination of all cases of disputed
Judgment will be made up as to each.
The New York Times thus discourses on the
Swallow tail" policy of Tammany "The new
Tammany is proceeding on the principle of hay
! ing respectable fgure-heads all round. In these
days it kills off aspirant for frstcass position
to show that he was once prize-fghter Men OF
the most disreputable antecedents are still eligible
| for superintendent heads of bureaus and the like,
because the public cannot be induced to 60 into
details like these. But it is an understood thing
that the head of department must have more or
less of social varnish which enables man to mix
freely with the frequenters Of the Manhattan Club
and gives the organs Of the party chance Of talk
ing about the new era of character and reform in
local affairs
Murat Halstead, the slashing editor Of the Gin
cinpati Commercial, has laid down his political
programme for 1876. lie has Joined Schurz to re-
juvenate the Liberal move ment of 1872 with var-
atoms and improvements to guard against sur
prses and accidents. select committee Of cor
respondence and organization has been selected
with invisible and unknown members, and the
party is to be put its feet quietly that nobody
will know about it until its action on the Pres-
dency shall come like thunder-clap from clear
sky. Then Charles Francis Adams is to flash upon
the country as the Presidential candidate, with
William M. Evarts for Vice President, and the dis
cordant, discovered fragments of republicanism
are to rush in and embrace the liberal organization
and elect its candidates. Halstead is clever
jester, an admirable supper companion over wine
and snipe and one of the freshest of newspaper
writer's but a politician he is not a success
Like the Yankee fiddler who always ended on
Yankee Doodle, no matter what tune he started
on Mr. Halstead always rotates around in politics
until he lights on Charles Francis Adams as the
next President. He has been at it for ten years
now, and will keep at it until the next Adams shall
succeed to his father Presidential candidate,
but if he could get guarantee Of life until he
gets his programme through, he will live to be
more venerable than Washington's body servant
or the last veteran of the revolution. In the
meantime the Commercial will sell, and with that
Mr. Halstead will be content Philadelphia
Times.