National Republican., 1878-08-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS candidate for
Congress, for the second Iowa district, Z. Ii.
Tbayer, Of Clinton!
The National Greenback candidate for Con-
gress in the Zauesville (Ohio) district is worth
100000 and lives on his money.
SINCE the defeat of Banning, Sitting Bull
says he is willing 10 forgive the white man and
come back into the UniLu.-Iater. Ocean.
ALABAMA-S0,O 600 Democratic votes, Repub.
licans, 90. Policy, my boys" They will
likely be able to elect Democratic Senator in
the place Of Spencer.
PAUL CARSON, colored, of Pittsburc en-.
lightened the people of Monongahela City, one
evening last week, on the financial issues Of
the day. Paul Is Greenbacker.
HENRY L, FALEs, of Milford, will be tho
rival Of Hon. Charles Theodore Russell for the
Democratic nomination In the eighth Congres.
sional district of Massachusetts,.
THE game of hide and seek between the
Potter committee and Stanley Matthews has
begun again, and so far the Senator has sue.
cceded in covering his trscks.-St Pdul
Pioneer Press
BARSuM told newspaper reporter few
days ago that he had the best two.horse actor
in the world. lie will change his opinion when
he reads Thurman's speech, or else he will add
Thurman and the red bandana to the list of
his attractions.
Politicians who ought TO know where New
England Is likely TO stand In 1850 assert that
General Grant would beyond doubt be the
strongest candidate for that section that the
Republicans could nominate for President &c.
Buffalo advertiser.
The Democratic nominee for Congress in
the third Texas district Is Olin Welborn, q
carpet bagger. But as he came from Georgia,
and WAS q captain in Whcclers rebel cavalry,
he Is accepted as q representative Texan, al
though he has been in tho State only few
years.
SINCE the failure Of Governor Bishops bus-
ness firm in Cincinnati his prospects of being
"a favorite sou or the dark horse for the
great Presidential race in 1850 vanishes like
the baseless fabric of dream. The Demo
cratic party Of reform is on the lookout for a
nominee who can supply another barn" OF
money.
THE New York Post thinks that before elec-
| tion day 1t will be 50 evident that Mr. But
ler's contest is fight of demagogism and
Communism against intelligence and sound
government that Massachusetts, Democrats
will be ready to vote the Republican ticket If
| II shall be deemed necessary in order TO save
| their State from the disgrace Of seeing Butler
in the chair once occupied BY John A. An
drew.
The Republican party, North and West, may
| well despair Of help from the Republican Con.
gre5sional districts of South Carolina. The
colored men, though in pronounced majority
in four of tho five districts Of that State, arc
not expected to vote or, If voting, to count In
their candidates. Since they declined to in.
dorse Governor Hampton, although they made
no nomination Of their own against him, tho
decree has gone forth that they must not aud
will not be allowed to take any part in poll.
tics According to tho latest signs this decree
will bc 80 despOtically enforced by the shot
gun policy as to disfranchisc every district in
the State. This, and the probability of losing
the three st. Louis districts in Missouri, will
reduce the Republican force In the new Ton
gross from the sixteen southern and border
States to six members III so many out of 100
In Missouri there are certain scandalous pub,
lie rObberies by Democratic officials now being
exposed which may cause some reaction against
tho party, but ii Is safest to put no trust In thi
contingency. York advertiser.