Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-09-20
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

the friends OF Hayes ana Wheeler tC
"chargc along the whole line That's
Just what they are doing--charge two
per cent. They calculate that "money
and the bloody shirt is going to win
this contest.
---Twenty-one Of the thrty-eight
States choose Governors this Fall
Alabama has already chosen, leaving
twenty states to elect their chief. exec
utivcs during the Fall These twenty
states now stand politically, as repre-
scented by their Governors, eleven re.
publican and nine Democratic, and
seven republican governors and ten
democratic ones hold over beyond
Jericho, Vt, went Republican
And the Republicans will 60 ia Jeri.
cho in November, So says the Boston
Post
Prof VIM. G. Sumner of Yale
College, New Haven, Conn, a learned
and clear-headcd political economist
and teacher OF political science, and
heretofore republican, has declared
for Tiden and Reform, in 4 powerful
and logical letter. Thus this class of
men are daily being added to the Til
den and Hendricks army that will
march to the ballot box in November,
aud elect those honored standard bear
ers of the democracy to the highest
position within the gift of the voters
of the United States.
The Democrats OF New York
have placed in nomination the Hon.
Lucius Robinson. to fill the vacancy
on the ticket, caused by declination Of
EX Gov. Seymour. OF this nomina-
ton al exchange says: "The New
York democracy have followed the
patriotic suggestions of Mass achuse'ts
and Connecticut and put at the head
OF their ticket q man who deserves
aud will receive the support and con-
fdence Of those voters who truly de-
sire reform. Hon. Lucius Robinson
is i man who is not only in sympathy
with the whole reform movement, but
he has been a part Of IT, He has oc,
cupicd some OF the most responsible
offices Of the State with honor and
ability lie has given the rings rea,
son to hate him as they hate few other
public men in New York. lie stands
in that rank which includes Tilden.
Adams, Hubbard. and others who
represent the interrupted and the in
corruptable element among the prom
inenr public men OF the day. He is a
man Of energy as well as principle,
lie has been a sturdy lieutenant under
the great captain Of reform in the
fight against the Canal Ring, and if
ever a man earned promotion he has
done so. The enthusiasm and unan-
unity with which his nomination was
secured show that the democrats
mean business. Hon. Lucius Robin.
son will be the next Governor OF New
York beyond a peradventure." Gov.
Seymour was then nominated to fill
the vacancy on the electoral ticket at
large, caused by the resignation eff
John Kelley
BENZ. IF Butler says he stands on
the platform of Lincoln. When that
platform was made he was voting for
Jeff Davis in the Charleston Conven-
ton
Gen Siegel is posted tor five
speeches in Ohio. The Germans of
Ohio will very generally eight NIT
Sigel" this year.
Republican negroes of Charles
ton, supplied with arms and amuni-
ton by the United States Govern,
ment, shoot down negroes who dare
to Join Democratic clubs, and this ia
the kind of peace that Hayes is eX-
pected to give us.
Judge Nlblack puts the Demo
cratic majority in Indiana at 10000 at
least.
The more l study the situation of
the South Carolina Republicans, says
the Cincinnati Commercials Southern
correspondent, the more convinced
am that their chances of success in
November are not the best.
Arkansas is more than a set-off
to Vermont While the Republicans
carry the latter by $4,000 majority,
the Democrats carry the former by
10000 majority. Vermont has five
electoral votes, but Arkansas mas six.