The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-31
POLITICAL +

Colonel Quay, Chairman Of tie
State Central Committee, when be
was 10 Beaver a week or two ago,
said that the outlook ia the State at
large, was very flatteriog, and be
had no doubt whatever but the Re.
pablicans would elect their ticket By
at least twenty thousand majority.
Mr.. Peter d. Warmer is develop
ing strength rapidly il the Eighth
Congressional district, and will go
into the Democratic Convention in a
condition TO surprise Hon. Hester
Clymer and HE friends. Mr.. Wan
ner is making an earne personal
canvass of the district. He claims
that Clymer mas been sufficiently
honored, and inasmuch as be is a
purely ornamental Congressman, ro-
tation in Office would seem to be not
wholly improper
The Republicans of Bucks seem to
have settled on Attorney General
Lear as the candidate for State Sen
ator, and Attorney General Lear
seems to have concluded he would
like the nomination.
General Harry White has receiv-
ed the endorsement of all five Of the
counties in his district, and is sure of
spending another season at the Cap
ital.
On the twentieth Billot, on Tues
day, Colonel S. b. Dick, Of Mead.
vile, Pa, was nominated as the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in
the Twenty-sixth district, the vote
standing: Dick, 5; M'DowelI, OF
Mercer, 4. Congressman Thompson.
of Butler county, withdrew his name,
and two Of his conferees voted for
Dick and one for M'Dowell.
The contest for the Democratic
Congressional nomination in the
Twentieth district is quite warm.
Hon. A.. A. Mackey, of Clinton, who
has served two terms, is understood
not 10 be o candidate, and as the
Democratic majority is owe five
thousand in the district, a nomination
is a virtual election. Ex-Governor
Curtin is quite prominent as q can
didate, and has been until recently
without any strong competitor. But
il is discovered that the only thing
which makes Mr.. Curtin available is
the fact of his long-standing green
back and financial views Hon. p.
Gray Meek, of the Belief nte Watch
man, az an old line Democrat, who is
also sound" on the financial heresy,
is rapidly growing in favor, end the
prospects are that be will carry of
the prize.
Speaking of the Greenbackers in
Michigan, the Ypsilauti Sentinel, a
Democratic paper, says: at IS true
the leaders, and candidates especially
are generally Republicans; but the
rack and A,e are two to one, at least,
Democrats, and there is no use in de.
nying the fact" The Flint Demo
crat says its Democratic friends are
hugging q delusive phantom when
they believe that the Greenback re
cruits are found coming principally
from Republican ranks. And the
Allegan Denocrct says an this
part of the State the number of Dem
ocra:s who have joined the National;
exceeds the Republicans"
Ex-Gov. II. NJ. Rector, Of Arkan
sas, says it depends upon circumstan
ces whether be will run for Govern
OF of the State /; but that should b
be a candidate, it will be on a Green
back platform. He thus espresso:
it: an politics | am in all things
past, pertaining TO national affairs,
Democrat, indorsing, however, TO thu
fullest extent, the principles and pol
icies announced and advocated by
what is known as the Greeubacl
Party. And | have further to say
following my present convictions
tina. l will support no man for III
Presidency in 1880 who does no
stand on that sort Of timber"