The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-02
POLITICAL MEMORANDA.


PROF. SEELYE, of Amherst, will not re-
sign his proiessorship until the meeting
of Congress.
THE Pennsylvania Prohibitionists
claim the ability to cast Is, 900 votes for
their candidate in the coming contest
Col. WILLIAM Nj. GRosvENoR, of Mis-
souri,, has announced that he will take
the stump for the Republican ticket in
Ohio.
The people of Nebraska will pass upon
the result of the labors OF their recent
Constitutional Convention OH the first
Wednesday in September.
TIE elections are still distant enough
to account for the prevalent languor in
politics. Kentucky comes Aug. =; Cali
fornia in September; Maine, Sept. 13;
Ohio and Iowa, Oct. II.
SENATOR INGALLS,, of Kansas, in re-
cent interview with reporter, gave it as
his opinion that Secretary Bristow was
the strongest man in the Republican
party, and, in his opinion, would be the
next President.
SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, denies the
report that he lost $700,000 in stock
speculation in Wall street a few weeks
ago. He told q reporter of the San
Francisco Chronicle that he lost moth
ing, but on the contrary made $50, 900
or 100000.
\ REPORTER from the New York Tri-
6,Dle tried to interview Mr.. Blaine while
he was suffering from bruises received
in the recent railroad accident. The ex-
Speaker, however, had the composure
to say, 81 never talk politics between
political campaigns. "
THE politicians of Colorado are al
ready pulling wires for the first United
States Scholarships under the new order
of things, when that State enters the
! Union. Those most prominently men.
toned thus far are Hon. William n.
Byers, of the Rocky Noo1ltain NeWs,
ex-Gov. Evans, ex-Representative Je-
rome b. Chaffee, and III. NJ. Teller.
THE Missouri Democratic Central Com.
mittee, at a recent meeting, adopted c
resolution inviting the National Demo
cratic Convention of 1876 to meet in St
Louis, and pledged themselves to make
ample preparations for the reception anC
accommodation OF all who attend it. The
place proposed for holding the conven
ton will be the hall of the new Chamber
of Commerce building, which will be 23;
feet long by 100 feet vide, and 20 fee
high, with galleries all around the hall
and seating capacity foI II, 900 people.
New YORK Eoening Pos :. ether,
is pretty general belief that the mar
who will receive the next Republican
nomination for the Presidency has no
yet been prominently talked about
Shrewd politicians say that the next 81,
months may bring about such changes il
public sentiment as to sweep ont of sigh
all the new conspicuous candidates, ant
put in their places men now unthough
of. The Boston journal thinks il unad
visable for any aspirant to build hi
hope of success upon anything he ha
done this year, and adds (: THE mex
Presidency is not TO be captured no
arranged-neither can it he bequeathe,
| by Gen. Grant. 1t remains at the com
mand, as we believe, of the Republical
! LIdooeS Va 1Ilc oHioh, VINO propose l
deliberately bestow it at the proper tim
for the national benefit. All intereste
, will govern themselves accordingly. @
, course, any amount of speculations am
, gossip is inevitable as the great contes
draws near, but Judicial men viii rate
ut its real value, and none, certainl,
: but judicious men ought to be foun
, among the possible candidates.