, 1875-09-25

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POLITICAL NoTEa
Senator. 1'ogan's Arrival In Joliet, ILL.,, on h!s
way from Denver to Chicago, IL noticed In tho
San Of tho Aforementioned ptaco. lie remained
dAy as the guest Of Henry Fish. Political ora
clos may lind somo Significance In tho vistt whon
they reco!lccs that tho Pentcntia1y officials aro
supposed to havo mora or lcss weEght in tho
councils Of Illinois Republicans
Tho New York Times apposite1y hits of tho
clarac.or Of tho Massachusetts Democratic Con-
senton whom 1t bayH: "Why this queer conf
bnatiGn Of Ahrcds and patches should DO called
Democratic rasecs comprehension" Two Of
tho candidates, 1t will 10 remembered. arc 1so-
rul'ticans. aud largo draftB wore made upon 10
publican opniona for platform.
It is becoming ovory day more apparent ttlat
tbs Democrats Of Ohio made \ fatal mistake
wien they docIdod for a long and acttso can'a"s.
-Four months Brc quite sufficient limo In which
to explode tho imitation sophfsms, anu altoRoshor
too long for thoso who wish to cram Imitation
into Ignorant yotora. The Dunkor Hill Conyeu-
ton was grand b1nndor. ThurmAn's prediction
IL already yndcatod.
Nr. John p1goluw, Democratic candidate for
Secretary OF Stato iu New York, s charged with
having used hia position OH tho Nav York presa
to assist in tho Black Friday stock speculation,
aud With having heon Influenced iu the mattnr
By pccunEary considerations. The charge 10 not
yet sustained. Mr. Dlgolow has always borne
~ excellent reputation, and decent Republicans
will not assasl il recklcasiy or without proofs.
Tho Cleveland Leader undeftahea to say that
the GO, 900 atay-at-homes in Ohio ia 1873 viii DO
at tho polls OIL the 12th Of next month. ThiueH
do look that way NOW. Besides tho Rtay-at-
homo yoto, which is to come out, schurz is a
power viloso influence will roll up tho majority
vill hishor. Nobody has yet figured OH Gu, 900
Republican msiorlty. but with that many now
votes tho majority ought to be something hand
aone.
Tie Hopublican-Indepen1cnt candidate for
Governor Of Maryland Ia ea;d by tho phialel.
phla Times which certainly is uqt preindiced in
his favor, to be ~ raan Of fair ability, and Of
uuoxcoptionablo, character" Tho nomsueo for
Attotney-tieuoral it ssen,s, was imprisoned
during the War on suspicion Of disloyalty. Tho
ticket viii probably cauBe some comnotion In
Maryland and, oven though it mny not altcr the
reaut in the State, will doubtiess cAuso stirring
up Of the cesspool Of city politics from tho very
bottom.
4 municipal election In soon to be held In
CbarloHton, 8. e.. Gud it has been a mooted
question au1ong tho Democrats whether they
shall mako Btraight.out party nominations or
man:ain their old associations With tho Iudo-
pondent Republicans, The Charleston Ne.cs
and Courier, ~ influential a paper as there Ia In
the Bthto, advocates tue latter policy. In tho
maintenance OF this alliance 1t sees the only
lope of escape from Bowen and Boweniau1,
which arc to South Carolina what 1Hocd and
THeodisn were to Now York.
Nov that tho kav. 11r. nlton has declined
tho Temperance nomination for Governor OF
Wisconsin, comparatively li:tlo interest attaches
to The balance OF the ticket, which was NOM
mated nt JancayE1io on tho 18th inst. Futthes
dcclnationa are in order. Tho other caudidstes
aro For Lieutenant Governor D. ". Gi]b3tAn,
Of tTrempeaulohu for Secretary Of State Il. ".
Brown, Of Grcen i; for Treasurer, .. ". Ball. Of
Grccn for Attorney -Goue1al William Munro
Of Brown; for Superintendent Of Public In
ssruntion Thompson, OF Monroe. Tho move
mene uoycr had any strcugth to speak Of and
all rational advocates OF Temperance Reform
will roioico that 1t haa bcen rendered utterly
abortlTe.
Tho County Conventions ia 1l|inol1 nro getting
briakly to work. Ono thing Bsema u be alrcady
apparent, as q result Of tho fsw conventions that
have bsen held, mandy, that tho independent
party will cut no figure st ell in tho campaign.
TITO ao-called Independent Conventions havo
either nomnatod o1d-1ine Domqcratu, Or thoY
ltvo sot up men whom tho Republicans hayo ao-
copied, or they have been Of no CONSEQUENCE in
point of numberB aud political sagaoity. Tho
41acoupin County independents nominated can-
didatcs who nero known to be esteonled by tho
Republicans, and whoWore afterwards nominated
by tho latter, Tho 8angamon County 1ndepend-
, Embellishments nominated etraiRhs Democratic
ticket. In Mclean County. which vas formerly
tho centro Of tie Farmers Movemens in Illinois.
tho Independent Convention was tpirltless, aud
embraced only forty-dve nombe1A ali told.
Gov. Hendricks Ia occupying an exceedingly
uncomfortable position on tho sharp and ragged
edgo OF the topnoat ratl of the fenca which d.
vdos tho lntlattooistH FROM the honest mon. III
Ia target for tho Shafts OF both aides.
Those who wero formerly lna frtonds
soem to bo now bis bitteEest ononaies. Fol
instance, the Omaha Herald calls htm IN
loludod gentleman" and hopcs I've will
not 1nlaunGerstand tho decided expression OF tho
| Empire Slate Oh the main Qucation. THO Gin.
cinuat Enquirer Ia oTen moro outspokcn. II
| Says: "H Gov. Hendricks expects to pull
through ths 1ght OF 1873 Oh tho strength Of af.
| fable nourcommttalisn and bis heavy, states,
nap!ike shaxo Of tho head In depreciation oil
.porsoualitiaa,' he roads tho signs Of the timos
| most innccurately. We would most respectfully
inform lin that tho impending conflict iH Of Q
nature which will hustla all Tho carpot-knights o'
politics to tho rear Il soon ~ the fire opens; fol
| tho battle Of which Ohio anl penasylyAniA n.
nou 1ofnp tho proltmfunrv Akirmfsh!ne in mt tt