The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-09
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, Political Nutes.

\ Political Notes. !.
The Republicans are beginning to
have serious doubts of their ability
to carry Michigan this FIJI. 3 3D.
General A Fl. Colquitt has. boon
unanimously nominated by the State
Democratic Convention for governor
of Georgia. ....,l.''.,0,
1t is believed that ox-Postlnastcr
General jewell will be the Republi-
can candidate for governor of Con -,
nccticut. ...n.
Democracy in South, Caroline,
whatever it may mean elsewhere,
means honesty, citue and t,uth.
ltepublicanism meaiis the reverse of
these attributes" ..,!sN0.s.r
General John $. Phelps, tho
Democratic nominee for governor of
Missouri, was chairman of the Con-
grcssional Ways and Means Com
mittee while james Buchanan was
president. '''....''.'. 'EN"1 2~sif
Another ono of Grants family is in
trouble. Secretary Robeson has
been caught in stealing, and articles
~ ,mpenchment arc to be preferred
oSnst Tosal him. Thus, one by one tho
;5oros'In ress,INent Grant is said to be con-
nccont;nyn MtIs,snsted ~, at Hayes letter
fnr %i,,.n,;5 % r,o Republican nomination
lor rresldoht, hecausc he docs NOT
come out s1uarely IN approval of his
The Cincinnati Cun,nae,c;,, ,
President Grant shows, siuns of
fatigue III holding the county IN Ev
the tnl. Sometimes there are symH.
toms that he has a great notion To-
let the thing drop like a hot potato.
Two prominent colored men. who
were appointed members of tho Re-
publican Executive Committee in
! Carroll County, Tenn, refuse to
serve, and declare their intention of
going with the Democrats this time.
General John F. Farnsworth. of
Illinois, who served for several terms
as Republican member of Con-
gress, has come out for Tildcn and
hendricks, and made Il strong speech
in favor of their election, ut Aurora.
Illinois.
EX> Gov. CASTOR is said to have
consented to a denomination by tho
Democrats Of Massachusetts, and it
IS thought that the convention will
name him. Gov. Rice will undoubt-
edly be nominated by the Republi-
can convention.
EX-Governor John NJ. Palmer, of
Illinois, declares himself entirely
satisfied with the ST. Louis ticket
thinks 1T strong ticket; and promis
cs to support it. Ex-senator Iv-
man Trumbull is Of similar mind
and offers his services to tho Demo
cratic managers.
1T is ! new thing in American
politics for a Cabinet officer to be at
tiIo head OF II campaign committee
but, then, "thc best government the
world ever saw" is introducing to
us many now things. For instance,
old Zach. Chandler, Secretary of tho
interior, ut tho head Of the Republi-
N'til IJAtStUlNt \JOIlIllIC0G.
Edward Ransom, of North Caroli-
ia. independent Republican candi-
date for Congress in the first district
OF that State two years ago, and
president of the recent State consti-
, tutlonal convention, announces his
intention to support the Democratic
nominations, both State and nation
al. He will take tho stump immc Ii
ately. Mr.. Ransom WIS o Grant
elcctor in 1872. .....as .,.r
One Of the most gratifying accos.
SONS to the ranks of the workers for
Illden and Hendricks is Mr.. W. ii.
Herndon, of Illinois, for twenty five
years the law partner and bosom
friend Of Abraham Lincoln. Ho
declared at Il ratification meeting ut
Springfield last week, that he was
for Iilden and Hendricks and re
form, land should labor from now
until November 'next on the stump,
through the press and through every
channel BY which thought could
reach Thought for their election.
His speech was received With great
applause lci u..o ,gHuD -f"tS3
J.; ~. tT1----->. .>-.r--,.
A Virginia railroad was made to
pay twenty five dollars for killing q
valuable rooster. The engineer said
he blew the whistle rs kindly aa
possible; but when the lobster
dropped one wing on the ground,
raised his eye hcavcnwarl, and
commenced whctting his spur on
the rnil. forhcarance ceased to be q
virtnc, and he let drive into him
with thirteen ears.
HE HlMDrRG ArrAIR--TnE AR
RESTS MAE YrsTEnpAy.--We learn
that all the South Carolina partios
charged i'll tho verdict Of the Jury of
inquest met the Sheriff of Aiken
County at Coz. a.. p. Buffers yos~
tcrday and were formally arrested.
They will proceed to Aikon with tho
Sheriff to-day, and will go at once
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