The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-29
Political Nots..

SENATORS WHOSE TERMs ExPIRR.-At the
close Of the present Congress- in 1879 the
terms Of the following Senator's will expire:
Spencer, rep, Alabama, Dorsey, rep, Ar
kansas Sargent, rep, California; Chaffee,
rep, Colorado; Barnum, dem, Connecticut;
Couover, rep, Florida; Gordon, dem, Geor.
gia; 0glesby, rep, Illinois, Morton, rep,
Indiana; Alison, rep, Iowa; Ingalls,, rep,
Kansas; MeCreery, dem, Kentucky; Dennis,
DEM, Maryland; Bogy, dem, Missouri; Jones,
rep, Nevada; Wadleigh, rep, New Hamp-
shire; Cohkling, rep, New York; Merrimon,
dem, North Carolina; Matthews, rep, Ohio;
Mitchell, rep, Oregon; Cameron, rep, Penn.
sylvania; Patterson, rep, South Carolia; Mer-
rill, rep, Vermont; Howe, rep, Wisconsin
The Louisiana seat now in controversy be-
comes vacant in 1879. OF the outgoing
Senators eighteen are republicans and six
democrats.
The PREsIDEST's POIcY.-The New York
Letter to the Philadelphia Ledger says The
enthusiasm with which the President is being
received in the South, together with the sig.
nihcant fact that he has had, part Of the time,
Democratic companionship like that of Con
gresham Watterson and Governor Hampton,
OF South Carolina, is gradually convincing the
more observant politicians here that the South
is going to be unit in support of the Admin.
istratlon policy in all its details at the ap-
preaching session of Congress. With the
Northern Democracy in accord with that
support, he will be bold man, whether
Senator or Representative who will stand up
to denounce il, Mr.. conkling certainly will
not be found trying his hand at it, He may
dissent from the civil service programme, but
he will be very careful how he risks his repu
tation on the other and the greater issue.
Gen. Ewing and Stanley Matthews are
stumping Ohio together. Matthews thanks
God that Buchanan was the last Democratic
President that the country was cursed with,
aud hopes that the curse may never again
fall upon it. Ewing goes back to the time of
Buchanan aud finds Matthews to have been a
Democrat and an office,holder under Buch
anan, and he, Ewing, to have been Repub-
lican, ind Shrewdly says that when the Demo.
cratic party began TO grow better he joined it,
and when the Republicans began to grow
corrupt Matthews joined it,
Tbs Army OF 0FFIcEHoLpE In the Re.
publican convention of New York, Wednes.
day, some remarkable statistics were given as
to oficeholding IN that State. There are !,
465 national oiiiceholders there, being one to
each l52 voters. OF State, county aud town
oliCInls tneTe are loofOioi Deluk one 10 every
% voters. These figures were adduced as
argument against President Hayes civil ser.
vice order prohibiting national officials from
taking part in political management.
The reception Of the President in Virginia
was another demonstration of the ready hos.
pitality Of grand old commonwealth, new
attestation that wherever the Chief Magistrate
of the Union may journey within the borders
of the republic, the people will gather to do
honor to his distinguished station, without
pausing to inquire as to the exact shade Of his
political convictions.
The New Jersey Republican Convention on
Tuesday, nominated Hon. William A. Newell
for Governor. The platform adopted favors
resumption, civil service reform and protec.
ton, and supports the Presidents policy.
Mr.. Hayes modestiy and piously limited to
the lynchburg Virginians that he saw "the
hand of Providence in his election. A less
modest person would have seen the hands OF
the Returning Board and Aliunde Joe.
The Hon. Alexander II. Stephens visited
the President recently aud urged the appoint.
ment of Herchel " johnson to the vacancy
on the Supreme Bench.
There will be eight tickets in the field in
New Jersey this fall-democratc, republican,
temperance, greenback, labor, reform, gran.
ger and taxpayers.