The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-07
Campaign Notes,

A. >. Gllchrist, representative Democrat
OF Warrensburg, N. Y, was few days since
heard to say that he would "rather vote for
Jen.fDavis,for President than any other man
living" He feels like a great many other
representative Democrats.
GOV. Kellogg says the people are taking as
ilstie interest in presidential politics down
South as up North. He doesn't think the
whites really expect Tilden TO be elected, and
pooh-poohs the talk Of a negro land slide to
the democracy as the merest nonsense.
Inc New Orleans Republican records as a
matter OF current news that in recent out
break at "Point Pleasant Plantation, Henry
Martin was hung between the gate-postsl
Devin Foster was hanged and shot, and Will
son Rhodes and William Lewis were hanged;
all colored; no whites injured. At this rate
we shall probably have to record a glorious
Democratic triumph in Louisiana at the next
election.
The Westliche Post continues to say ga
few German words" to the sham Reformer.
A recent edition contains the following:
samuel j. Tilden has been arraigned by the
United States Supreme Court for robbing
parties OF hundreds of thousands of dollars
in connection swith the St. Louis G. Terre
Haute Railroad. Instead of meeting the
charge he has used all the arts of a GINNING
lawyer to secure postponement of the
case" 1t is now proposed by the so-called
Democratic Reformers to elect as President
this man who is in court as defendant un-
der charge of criminally robbing the stock
holders of railroad. Will the honest Ger
mans of the United States vote for such a
man?
The Democratic Investigation Committees
OF the House have already cost S75,O 900 for
witness fees; clerk hire and stenographing
will cost $4,000 more, and printing the re-
ports will cost $125,00O more. A quarter of a
million spent in nosing around, and no good
accomplished.
Every now and then General Butler rises
on the political horizon Of Massachusetts, and
creates a sensation like that which might be
produced by the apparition of Sioux war
party at Sunday school picnic Brooklyn.
Argus.
Gov. Hayes has had narruw escape. Mr..
James M. Scovel has decided that on the
whole he prefers Tilden. There is a chance
for Republican victory in New Jersey now.
IN, Y. Tribune,
Either Mr.. Hayes or Mr.. Tilden, in the
attempt to make reforming administration,
will necessarily have to rely upon the reform
ing members of the other party and the inde-
pendents in Congress for indispensable sup
port against his own unreformatory and dis
gruntled political friends. In Mr.. Tilden's
case, this support would be even more indis-
pensible than in Mr.. Hayes's since he wonld
have Democratic majority TO deal with,
hopelessly and angrily divided on the curren-
cy question, and ravenous fer ''spois". Hit
will be hard to appease this ofice-Lunger,
what will it be to disappoint it? Mr.. Tilden
has shown himself man OF courage, bat
the charge on the canal ring was the merest
child's play compared with this. A bear rob-
bed of her whelps Is gentleness itself by the
side OF an old fashioned Jacksonian Democrat
robbed Of his post-ofice. Re-
publican, Ind.
Mr.. Phelps, the recently nominated Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Missouri
has made dreadfuly inausp;cious beginning
as "reformer." The Globe.Democrat says
he got very drunk on steamboat few days
ago, and grossly insulted young lady passen-
ger. The affair has created great scandal
In Missouri.