The Portland daily press., 1876-12-29
Political NOtaS.

Is it an objection to Col. Ingersoll, in con-
nection with the office of Senator OF the
United States from the State of Illinois, that
he believes less and knows more than John
A. Logan P Cincinnati Commercial.
The seat of Congressman Goode, Demo.
crat of the second Virginia district, will be
contested by Joseph Segar, on the ground
that Goodies election was secured by noto-
rious ballot-box stuffing.
The Illinois Democrats will probably sup
port ex-Gov. Palmer for Gen. Logan's place
In the United States Senate, but Logan and
his friends profess to feel confident of his
ultimate success over Republican competi-
tors and Democratic opponents.
There will be an exciting contest over the
New Jersey senatorship this winter. The
LI Democrats have but one majority on join:
ballot, and with that small margin against
them the Republicans are hopeful OF securing
the succession of Mr.. Frelinghuysen.
Senator Kelly of Oregon thinks that Gro
n:n's vote for Tilden ought to be counted,
but that is not very surprising inasmuch as
he has managed and directed the whole
course and conduct Of Grover and Cronin in
their endeavors to steal one of the Oregon
votes.
1t is the lasting shame and reproach of the
Democracy, North and South, that it has
always been ready to defend every outrage
against the supremacy of the law and the
sacredness of the ballot up to the edge of re-
bellion. Is there to be another vain attempt
to repeat the experience of the past ?-Boston
AdoertiSer.
Tho tpr No from, Wao
tod that Gov. Hendricks is willing to be
sacrifice, If his party decides upon compro-
mise. A correspondent of the Euening Post
telegraphed Tuesdao evening: "a well-known
Democrat who recently visited Gov. Hen
bricks at Indianapolis assures your carrespon-
dent that Mr.. Hendricks expressed himself
very freely in regard to the settlement of the
Presidential question, and implied his entire
willingness to have it adjusted by the election
of Tilden by the House of Representatives
and of Wheeler by the Senate. Mr.. Hen
bricks said that he had no desire to reenter
public lite in Washington, and if the Difficult.
ties could be satisfactorily adjusted he would
much prefer accepting the mission to Eng
land or France. There is no question but
that the Democratic leaders have been made
aware Vi mr. IltuurickS PloW 5, duu LQdI Lle
talk of compromise by those leaders has
been by his full consent"
Col. Blanton Duncan of Kentucky, who
was first a Bourbon Democrat and last
furious infationist, has had ample opportuni-
ties for arriving at a correct estimate of the
amount of respect due to Democratic buster.
In a recent letter he sets forth his view as
follows: 81 do not think Gov. Hayes need
apprehend any trouble. The South will do
nothing in cooperation with the disappointed
politicians who so loudly declare for war and
anarchy. War requires organization, money,
and arms. The Northern States are solid in
having Republican Legslatures-except that
one House in New Jersey is Democratic, and
the Senate in Indiana is tie. The only re-
suit of the vaporings may be assemblages Of
Democratic militia with cornstalks, to wage
war in their respective localities by means Of
wordy and fierce resolutions. OF one thing
consider there can be no doubt; the people
have observed Hayes's conduct and that OF
Mr.. Tiden, and if the election could come off
tomorrow, Hayes would carry every North
ern State and five of the Southern"