Ellsworth American., 1876-05-04
Political Notes.

-Sonth Carolina send, eight colored and six
white delegates to Cincinnati
The New Haven Palladium say. In onr
opinion the large majority of the Republicans
i connecticut would soorer vote Tor Blaine
han for Bri>tow. and sooner for Marshall jew
81 than for either
The Budilo Express ,ay: IT i hecim ne
popular political axiom that the quickest and
,urc>t wy 10 keep the DcmocI at. party out Of
poSrr J. 10 give IL "a partial lease on an of
ycar." IN order that !, may exhibit publicly it.
utter iucoDpetencs and narrow Pirti>an>hip."
The -. Louis e ,ob,-pem.crat.in in lengthy
EDITORIAL on eN->peaker Bainc'> speech. SAYS;
DE certainly has more iri,nt> to-day than be
had before The attack on him had .hown how
nyulnrrahle he Wa. AMI be can afford 10 for
give his enemies. since they have merely
strengthened h, cause by the effort which came
to such ,igual gref"
Within few week. both rarlie, vii have
nominated thrir presidential tickets, ami Con
gre. Wi, have adjourned. leaving every ihIn-
At odd, and end, a, they were eighteen month,
ago. The Democratic party must 20 before the
country confrssing that. after sX months ab,o-
lute control Of the House OF Representatives
that party w,> inrompeten; to agter upon one
act Of legislation. {" correct OF reform any of
the many error, ofthe Republican party dur
NJ IL RAJ" Of sixteen year, htcaee Tib-
Iue.
Cen. Beikn,p'- imp, rhm NJ b-coma,
moro and more a matter of doubt. despite ths
elaborate eeremonfr. of IA" trial San ,ior. are
beginning 10 perceive that it thsy have the
right 20 Try private c.' y Il, who aye ~ longer
10 Off q. there i end 10 the ghosts which
Democratic House NAV call ur from the buried
past for fresh investigation. II cen. Belknsp
an DE- imPeseh-d. WHY cannot. f,- instance
sN->ecreiary D.. ines BI the failure 70 i'm
peach j. conseQ Ient uonn Con. Beiknap'-
prompt rc-isn,;i,n. the people whl h5ipcl hiin
70 r,si-u mast atcsp: th- re.pon- siHty for the
allure Mr.. Clymer'. advice 10 Cen. BelAn,p
Va, certainty veIy siSuii ant. AMI pr5b,bI
hasieHed hi application 20 the President. Th'
position which NJ. UNm-r or.u .upl-. IN respect
to thi, alyi-e i. preti>elv-h, ,am" a, IN regard
@ permitting til fl III, of ;A. Nlr,le- a. = an
ala. he either moan; ~ hep Gen. Bs. kuap ar
ha- very feeble cAFtsi-y Tor sesla; .youG
h : no>e.-.N. y. Tribune.
4 cpr7c>p3n lent 9th, y. Y. Tribune fam
ar with thc .-in>" and outs OF New In g'aad
pJui-, write. thu To those Who AasW the
inner working, Of Ma--acAu,eit, pl,t.l,, i1c
apparent Withholding OF .upp3-, IRON Mr.
liue a Presidential candidate j. not sur
prl,Iug. MA.,achu>cii- Ia. never affected
Maine or Maiae men >incr the separation % Z
the two states in i>3D. In old tme, Gov
william King John Holm =. and P.cuti.s MI
len the weight of Boston displcasurc. Later
ii took he form II opposition 10 George Evan.
coaieS,edy the leaning Wig IN Congress from
N-wEngiand after Mr.. Webster entered Har-
ri>on- Cab net. Stll morr recently. Hanni-
BAL Hamir was opposed by Mas.achusetts at
Chicago in l-,'o.anI beaten by her At Baltimore
in l>54. Mr.. Fessenden 10 the dAy of hi death
felt. sud feIi very keenly, that injustice wAs al
wAys done him by Massachusetts men and
Massachusetts, paPer,. II Mr. Blaine i the
IA ~ Instance. be has long line Of illu.iriou-
predecessor But a,>s.hu,e,is will not
readily forgive him for being native Of Penn
,y.yaniA and = citizen Of M-inr.~
\ ~" aAAs rtllcF tu'. ANlu Allf paper
announced that one Of their secret inyesi igatins
committee, 81 Washington had discovered cyi-
dencc imphcstins Pre- sidcni Grant in paving
$4,000 Of public money TO one John / pa,cn-
port for eiectloneering purposes al Washing
ton. Davenport Wa. sum moned. aud "Grzui'-
ia-f' va, the popular caption in democratic pa
per. But Davenport ha. been before the com
miiee. and the democratic paper. are silent.
Hl- testimony show. that be was an election
Commissioner st New York under lAw Of Con.
-rr>,; that he dii most effective service IN fer
TeilnZ 1lt sni preventing fraud; and that cy-
.ry dollar paid him wA, accounted for But
Davenport wouldn't stop there, and proceedel
20 Glse an account Of the most astounding dem
'cratic election fraud. 10 New York Fact.
and hsure. Of this -ori were not exsctly VIVA.
The committee which had undertaken 20 catch
Grant. wanted. and they ,hrsw cooluc-. over
tae meeting. The republican mtmber- - h,
committee, indeed. found Davenport, .sry
very interesting but toe democrats inzdc frantic
edor,- tO cho&e him Of. and finally resolved in
mere self-protection, that be should testif, orly
IN re- ponse 10 their questions and 4 strong dis-
position Va, manifested 20 drop the matter just
there. But there !, no u-e in irving 10 stop
Davenport now. The country vans 70 hear
The whole story and the democrats might 3,
well face th, ruu.lr-r @yyi.-.n Jutr-Dsl