Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-20
POLITIC AL.
The Norfolk Distri,t.

NEW YORK August 10. The comm ttee from
the Norfolk district has been told to go back and
make u nomination against Goode for congress
Ii the officers then interfere with the republicans
1t will be time for the president to act
Going Home to Vote.
WASHINGTON. August 10. The national repub-
lican committee announce that the voting citizens
of the several states employed 10 the departments
v Ill be given a leave of absence to go home to
vote. Also that the President who last year gave
hive hundred dollars to the Ohio fund he has not
yet done contributing, and every member or the
cabinet has contributed this year.
Postmaster General Key Interviewed.
BUFFALO, August 10. The Commercial Adyer-
ti,er publishes As interview with postmaster Cen
eral Key at Niagara Falls yester, ay. Referring
to the IumOts Of his candidacy governor Of
Tennessee by the naturalization democrats aud re-
publican, he said the same idea had been sdvaBc-
ed before 10 practically the same shape, bnt have
never gwen 1t any serious thought, AS l never
have aspred to be governor OF Tennessee.
As 10 MS being associated with General Grant
the presidential ticket 10 1880, his first intims-
ton OF II was 10 the press dispatches OF this morn
Jug. HIS answer was oquivocal, that they would
have to had something great deal worse TO say
before making very angry.
With reference to southern politics he said that
the tendency OF the democracy was towards AL
exclusive legal tender currency aud reputation.
/ hat the greenback movement would make
progress at the south outside the democracy; that
The success, of the southern democracy in national
Affairs would doubtless result 10 repeal of the
resumption act aud general decentralization OF the
financial situation.
As to south Carolina especially he looked for a
far election, and generally throughout tue south
aud for republican gains III cOngIessmen, not an
Ncpsted at the north.
Regarding the SOU hern war claims, he did not
think the awards would be greatly increased in
case OF democratic control OF the government, as
they were loud in the il representations of loyalty
during the war and nearly ali those who are will
ing 10 make tiIavits vi their loyalty have done
General Key, accompanied by Postmsste J ames
OF New York, left for New York this MOI mag.
The Independent Movement in Georgia.
NEW YORK, August 10. Ex-United States at
totneS general ACkerman, who is here on 8 TIP
from Georgia as iaI as Boston, WAS interviewed to
day by Graphic reporter, and said the independ-
eni movement in Georgia amounts practically to
nothing. Thst the south for the time being is
solid; that the republicans will hardly make 3
strong effort to organize until after the preslden
tIal election, yet the effort is worth making IN
some oi the southern states. That President
Hayes civil service policy works badly IN the
south for the cause of repubhcanism. That his
eImau) doubted 1t. That Grant Is the most popu-
lsI man IN the United States and the strongest
nominee for the republicans for the next presi-
dency, and that secretary Sherman would he
strong candidate.