The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-26
Political Notes.

t0ne0rrespondent Of the Baltimore Sun. saws.
u was mentioned recently that the large ma
Jorlty OF democratic members of Congress-
would be strongly opposed to any reopening
OF the electoral count. Probably as large, ifa
not larger number, are opposed to any idea of
making Mr.. Iilden the nominee in 1880. and
Mr. Mills, OF Texas, in what he said on the
noor OF the House on Friday last. represented
that sentiment. a very prominent public man.
ana personal friend of Mr.. Tilden, said in
conversation with your correspondent that
the trouble with Mr.. Tiden was that he was
lndecisive, and that he was not a hero. He
had been taken up by the people because he
represented the great principle of reform. He
had been elected on that platform, and it was
ms misfortune that he lacked those qualities
which would have enabled him to seize the
victory he had won. Another gentleman.
one OF the democratic counsel before the cleo
torai commission, says that nothing could
have Kept Mr.. Tilden from the presidency
had he only publicly, early in the winter, ut
tered the one sentence that he meant to have
the Office to which he had been elected, and
expected the people TO stand by him. Then
Mr. Iiden, IN denying now that he favored
the project OF an electoral commission, takes
issue with one of his nearest friends who IN.
derstood him to assent TO it. II is such facts
as these which cause the wide spread opposi-
ton TO the leaders of the democratic marty
here to any idea of the denomination of Mr.
lllden IN 1880. Indeed, the Western and
Southern democrats are almost unanimous
on the subject
SouTH CARoLISA.-In the Senate of South
carolina, on Monday, a resolution was intro
uuced Tor the appointment of joint commit
Tee to investigate certain charges against
Hhiet Justice Willard, and report by resolu-
tion or otherwise. II was asserted by a Sen
ator that Willard, while Associate Justice of
the Court over which he now presides, was
0ribedi IN common with Justices Moses and
Wright, to render favorable decision in two
cases pending before the Court In the
House bill was passed imposing capital pun
ishment for the crimes Of burglary, arson and
rape with proviso that under certain cir.
cumstances jnries may recommend prison ers
TO mercy, IN which event the punishment
shall be Imprisonment for life.
The Supreme Court of South Carolina de-
cided Tuesday, Chief Justice Willard dissen-
ting, that the Circuit Judges of that State
must be elected by ballot, instead of uira roce
Ihis decision unseats all the Judges elected
by the Republican Legislature prior to last
year, and retains Kershaw and Wallace. cleo
ted by the Democratic Legislature. The
question involved was the construction of the
word ballot" Justices McIver and Haskell
holding that it meant ballot, and the Chief
Justice that riri roee was sufficient.
The Senatorial contests of the year have
all been decided. Senators have been chosed
from California, Ohio, Kentucky and Mary
land, and the Iowa Legislature is about TO
re-elect Mr.. Allison. This is the only case in
which there has been a reelection. In Ken
lucky, where General Williams has been
chosen to succeed Mr.. McCreery, that gen
tleman was not a candidate for reelection.
and DIR. Dennis was defeated by Governor
Gr0ome in Maryland because heseemed more
anxious to help the implaeable Republicans
than to serve his constituents. In Ohio Mr..
Pendleton, Democrat, succeeds Mr.. Mat.
thews, Republican, and In California Mr..
Farley, Democrat, succeeds Mr. Sargent,
Republican. Thus, by the FIVE elections, two
Senators are taken from the Republican side
of the chamber and added to the Democratic
side-four Democrats and one Republican
succeed two Democrats and three Repub-
lieans.
The Iowa State Register says: Day after
dag the exposition of the details of the coz
spiracy in consequence of which Rutherford
b. Hayes sits as President of the United
States goes on, as it is sure to go on, until all
the damning facts come out. The lesson of
the whole history of the conspiracy, and its
results, IS that the only safe, peaceful, and
prosperous method for the people of this coun-
try to pursue is that marked out by the Con-
stitntlon. The conspiracy was based on fraud,
theft, and treason; il was backed up by blus-
ter and brag, but the proof is now before the
country that had the representatives of the
people gone straight forward and done their
duty, the phantom of civil war, when ap.
preached, would have vanished like the dream
of sick child.
The President on the 18th inst nominated
George Williamson TO be Collector of Customs
at New Orleans; George w. +. Vernon, Sur
veyor of Customs at Baltimore, and A H.
Poole, U. 5. Marshal for California. Mr..
Williamson, the nominee for Collector of
New Orleans, is now Minister 10 Guatemala.
bis appointment ends the struggle of two fac
tions, one of which supported OK Governor
Packard, and the other General Mcmillan,
for the place. Mr.. Williamson, who has not
sought the place, and whose selection was
favored by ''citiZens of Louisiana anxious to
see the political scramble stopped is ma
tive of that State, Republican IN politics,
and gentleman of education and character
1t has lately been reported that Mr.. Me-
Lin of the Florida Canvassing Board had al
legged that while they we're canvassing the
votes for Presidential Electors in Florida, Mr..
Manton Marble offered him a bride If he
would declare the Tilden electors into Office:
and TO this report Mr.. Marble replies in de.
cisive letter, published in the World, that
the statement is untrue, and that there was
no circumstance or utteranee which could be
perverted into a foundation for such q report.
In other words, 1t is lie out of whole cloth.
Elk Governor Hendricks, of Indiana, who
is expected to be prominent candidate for
the democratic nomination Of President in
1880, is, by advice of his friends, to make a
speech st Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 10Th
OF February next, at the meeting of the State
Democratic Association to be then held there,
in which he is to define his position on the f.
nancial questions, taking the ground, it is ex-
pected, occupied by Mr.. Voorhees,, slightly
modified.
The Petersburg, Va, Indez-Appeal says
Mr.. 1ilden is the Democracy's old man of
the sea. He could not command the same
enthusiasm which supported him in 1876.
Besides there is no assurance that Mr.. Tilden
would insist on taking his seat even if he
should be elected a second time. One failure
OF that kind suilices for the Democratic party,
and ought TO suffice for Mr.. Tilden.
The New York Sun, says: A beautiful pic.
ture of Hayess civil service reform was pre-
sented by the almost simultaneous removal of
Whale, the faithful and efficient Postmaster
at Cincinnati, and reappointment of Ed
muuds, who has always run the Washington
Post Office as an adjunct to the political ma
chine.
The EreaiHg Star, Independent, says: The
primary election system in vogue in both par
ties must be remodeled, or what would, per
haps, be better, totally abolished. 1t has pro.
ven curse to parties and to the people 1t
has been the prolific source of many of the
most aggravated abuses.
The members of the Louisiana Returning
Board were arraigned in the Superior Crimi-
nal Court at New Orleans, on the 18th lust,
on the charge Of forgery and altering the re-
turns of Vernon Parish. They pleaded not
guilty and were admitted 10 bail
The Ohio candidates for the Presidency in
1850 will be, among Democrats, Bishop,
Thurman, Pendleton and Payne.
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