National Republican., 1877-10-09
POLITICAL.

THE Jackson Times now claims to be the
only Republican paper in Mississippi.
THE Nebraska Republicans are to hold
State convention In Lincoln tomorrow.
Two NEW York district conventions have
nominated state senators who adhere to Roscoe
Conklings faction.
DANIEL W. DULL is the Republican candi-
date for sheriff in Fayette county, Pa, and he Is
making a lively canvass.
THE Democrats of Talbot county, Md, have
nominated ex Gov. Philip Frank Thomas for the
State House Of Delegates.
DURING his campaign against the Guber.
natOrial chair of New Jersey Gen. Mcclellan will
make his headquarters on gunboat in the shrews.
bury river.
Hon. ALEXANDER WILSON has been named
by the State committee as the Republican csndl.
date for Attorney General OF Wisconsin, in place OF
W. Z. Carter, declined.
Nor Democratic newspaper in New Yoik
refuses to praise the Tammany Canal coalition
ticket. They wouldn't refuse 1t II the devil him
self were at the head of II.
ONE of tho most striking exhibitions of gen-
erGsliy in modern politics T. the ADMINISTRATORS
York Offices upon the shoulders OF Mr.. Eyarts.-N
y, Tribune.
THE Charleston, S. c., N,ws Of tho 5th inst
says: "Ifwe wish our children to believe as we be.
licyo, to know as we know. that the South fought
| for principle and right and not for eNpediency
aud gain, We must use Southern books In our
| schools
| lHE AllhhbuIl NlttllUtNhtIS uTC greedy,
They have resolved that It Is incumbent upon the
| Government to grind ont greombaCks illimtably
aud hand them over to everybody who wants some
| funds ut three per cont intercsl-no security
! That Is very ragged platform,
Col. !, W. NJ. HOLIDAY, the Democratic
| candidate for GNcrnOr of Virginia. declines to
take the stump because there Is no ticket In oppOs
tiOn to him, and II would, in his opinion, In effect
| he - canvass In his own name, and destroy the
harmony Of the party organization"
THE general tone Of Southern Democrats is
well shown In an article In the New Orleans Demo.
| crdt, which says that the papers which have ia
vprcd a constitutional convention In Louisiana
| demand that every paper shall now take up
| this question: discuss II and pronounce for or
against II.
THIS is n glorious picture which the Coum.
bus Enquirer paints tor Georgian contemplation
| with Gen. TnunbS as the next Governor OF the
State Gen. 'iurhnu Us his own successor In the
United StatCs Srnatp and The capital again at NIL.
ledgevIllc, whence Rahicnls and hRyOnets removed
II, Gcorgi0ns ought IT, he satisfied and happy"
A WRITER on the Cou,isr-JoWrHdi Is sympa.
thctically sensitive Ho has heard that somebody
accuses Tweed Of being liar, aud he says: 1T i
| painful To see gentleman of Mr. Tweeds venerable
age charged even with preyaricalion, but when we
see lin thus openly accused Of downright lying Il
II calculated to make us shed tears Hence these,
THE WOrkingmon's party Of Virginia have
had grand mass meeting aud convention al Rich
mOnd. Their platform RyoH n decrease OF tax
alton; faynrs all kinds OF reforms declares for gen
erl education, and insists on the school fund
being held sacred from all other enoroachments
Also, that the conflicts between labor and capita