National Republican., 1878-11-05
POLITICIE NOTES.

THE New York HOrM says Mr schcll would be
John kellcy's wAtch.pup of the Treasury.
HOS. J. PROCTOR KNOTT don't deserve the big ma
jorltes he has been getting, and he won't get them
this time.
BES BUTLER has spent more than 100000 out of
his own pocket TO further his chances OF election,
II Is said.
VIZ Insist that Mr. Tilden had nothing to do with
the great bank robbery. ltmust have been Manton
Marble.-BHtrl0 Express.
4 NEWSPAPER was says President Hayes hns ex.
hibied himself at twenty three fairs this fall and
hasn't taken single premium.
GEORGE NJ CHIICorT, one Of thc candidates for
United states Senator IN Colorado has been lcgs-
latOr In Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Ex-Governor CURTIN, according TO the Pitts
burg Port Is 10 be sent 10 the United States Senate
ifthe Democrats control the Pennsylvania Legisla-
turc.
THERE Is lively canvass going on in Acklens
district, IN Louisiana. Two men have already been
killed. However, they were only Louisiana Demo-
Crats.
GovERSOR HAMPTON makes the plea that he Is
poweriess TO correct the political outnges and
abhsCs in South Carolina and COOlly turns the COM
plAinants over 10 the courts
SENATOR KERNAS's hard mercy canvass is avow-
cdly designed to call back Into Democratic rcla-
tions the Irish.adOptcd citizens who have wan.
dcrcd into the Grecnback movement
II Is now intiInated that Senator BGrnum, the
great mule-buycr paid that thousand dollars 10
Anderson, the Potter committees Jim.Jam. The
money seems TO have been badly invested.
SENATOR SPENCER, of Alabama, declines t. sup
pot the Republican nominee for Delegate In Dakota
on the ground that the gentleman Ia question is
corrupt, dishonest, PhHrsee, and u fraud"
NOBODY having taken notice Of him In that con.
ncCtiOn Senator Mcdonald makes bold 10 disavow
any designs Of running for the Presidency. Thus
one more candidate Is added 70 the Democratic
list.
SOMETIME when !ir Potter sits and sIghs over the
columns Of the Tribune he half wishes that he and
his committee had investigated Whitelaw Reid,
aud then again, Ae Is glad they didu't try it,
II uVkege
Is the campaign In New York, Just closing. Sen.
atOr ConklinB, General Garfield, Governor Bout.
well, General WOOdford, Hon. George ". Carter
and other speakers have done most excellent ser.
vice In popular discussions.
EN.PREsIDEkT WooLsEY Of Yale College has
looked over the cipher business and is forced to
the conclusion thai Tilden must have been aware
OF the outline Of the plan, II he was not cURnizt
OF the details as the work advanced.
CONNECTICUT Democrats are highly mixed Both
sound-mOney and Initiation speeches are made from
the same platform, 10 the confusion Of the audi
ences. The Republicans believe they will carry
the Legislature aud secure Il Senator in place of
Ssven.Mulcs Barnum.
THE detas Of the Democratic crowd breaking up
a Republican meeting at Georgetown, =. C., show
that two cavalry and one infantry company of
South Carolina troops did the business The rebel
troops tore down the United states nag, tore 1t TO
Hampton does not interfere, Or even dcnounce the
repeated outrHges.
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND writes TO the Brook
lyn Eagle that Governor lartranit, of Pennsy Iva
MIA, has all the traits OF very old AmeTiCanGer
man OF the mystic stock. His ancestors were
schwcnckielden, or Lutheran mystics. Brave.
slow, dark ~ IA crow Of fine but clumsy, size pru.
dent, wary, not anywhere subtle, he has made on
slight expectations most dutiml Governor for the
past eight years.