Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-06-05
POTJT/C1L.

The California Republican State Convention is
to be held in San Francisco on Wedn esday, Aug
9. The test is to be "a those opposed to tue res
toration to power Of the democracy"
Gov. Chamberlain of South Carolina has issued
commissions for the full (four years. terms to the
sitting judges whom the Legislature undertook to
replace with Whipper and Moses.
The denomination of Senator Anthony of Rhode
Island insures him uninterrupted term as
Senator of "a years-cqual to that for which Mr.
Sumner was elected and exceeding by two years
that for which Mr.. Sumner was elected and ex-
ceeding by two years that for which Mr.. Wilson
was elected.
Montgomery Blair was first in the field for Til
den. The refusal Of the Maryland Convention to
make him delegate, either at large or from his
district, will probably be taken as an emphatic
declaration that Maryland is not for Tiden.
When republican is under fire the. democratic
newspapers try him. convict him and Me ready to
hang him on bare accusation. They have not
the patience to wait for fair hearing the de-
cency to accord one. Now. one of the most emf
nent men in the democratic party is assailed, and
what course does the republican press pursue :
1t treats Mr.. Kerr with the most charitable consid
Grafton, abides the issue of the inlQiry and will
not give verdict against him until he fails to
prove his innocence. .~M Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t appears that ex Doorkeeper Fitzhugh's "fne
turnout and spanking team" were really purchase I'd
by an assessment upon his employees Some of
these having failed to pay, and being somewhat
dsincned to settle, since Mr.. Ftzhugh's expul-
sion the facts have leaked out much to the annoy
&c tho Jaroo
The democrats in Congress will find it difficult
| to sustain their assertions that the testimony Of
Harvey against Speaker Kerr is the result of a
| republican conspiracy. All the circumstances
connected with the invest ration tend TO upset this
theory. The fact is that Mr.. Kerr has received
from the republican members of the Committee a
degree of honorable and considerate treatment
contrasting strongly with the stabs in the dark
given to nearly every republican whose conduct
has been under investigation. No testimony was
permitted to be taken until Mr. Kerr and his
counsel could be present, though the absence OF
two democratic members of the Committee placed
the republicans in the majority for the time, and
the evidence of Harvey might have been myste-
riousy peddled out after the fashion of democrat
ic investigators. Nothing of the kind was per-
mtted, but on the contrary, the republicans al
most without exception have treated the matter
fairly and dispassionately. earnestly hoping that
Mr.. Kerr may successfully and thoroughly refute
the terrible accusation. If this constitutes con-
splracy, Mr.. Kerr has reason to feel grateful to
the conspirators.- Chicago Tribune.
1t is given out by Mr.. Speaker Ken's friends
that his explanation of the fact that he went out
of his district to procure appointment in the
army will be that, because he was such an emphat-
ic anti-war man. no one in his district would apply
to him to obtain a position in the army. That is
to say he entered Congress with record which
every soldier instnctively felt should preclude him
from having any influence in favor of the men
who had fought for the Union. Yet Mr.. Kerr is
Speaker of the democratic House of Representa-
tives is one of the best, as well as most honored
men of his party and officially represents its sem
timent. Now it by no means follows that because
a man was opposed to the maintenance of the
Union, he would take a bribe, and prostitute the
dignity and purity of his office; but it certainly is
not high ground for the Speaker to take, that he
did an otherwise inexplicable act, for the reason
that having been guilty of moral treason, his con-
stuents loyal to the Union, dared not put their
interests in his hands. However, Mr.. Kerr may
come out of the original charge, the indictment
he makes against himself is heavy enough to oust
him from all the the nsderaton naturally and
ordinarily given to his office Providence Jour-