The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-17
Politics.

A club has been formed in Washing
ton to further the nomination Of General
Grant for Presidentin 1880.
The Cleveland 10y "Leader" says:
"Grant's death alone can prevent his re.
nomination for q third.term.' That set
tlesit.
Ex-senator John A. Logan has an
nouhcsd that be will take the stump in
Illinois for the Republican State ticket
next autumn. .,r...s.g
The Republican National Committee
have rented house in Washington, and
have begun the active distribution Of pol.
iiical documents.
The GreenbAck party in Wisconsin
have begun to make seperate nominations
for Congress, and the attempted coalition
with the Democrats hiss been abandoned.
The Cincinnati Commercial remarks: ut
10 4 terrible thought that, notwithstand-
ing the supercilious grandeur Of Senator
Conkling, the President is removing his
friends from Office" eHaa
Governor Wade Hampton, 1t Is said,
would rather hunt or fish than make u
political speech, and yet a South Carolina
darkey says Of him: @Fo' de Lawd but
every time dat man opens his mout l
feels dat L am turnin' whittier an gettin'
do kinks out'n my ha'r."
It isn't the middle Of July yet, and
election doaen't come till October, yet the
Indianapolis Sentinel man (Dem) d al
ready going on in this way; "Tbere was
never time in the history Of the coun.
try when the problems to be solved were
Of q more important, Of more stubborn,
or OF . more vital character. They un-
derlie the peace, the prosperity, and the
progress Of the country. The issues will
be clearly defined. The lines will be
draynwith the vividnees Of tightening;
the struggle will be fierce"
There are three hundred applications
for permits to enter the competitive ex.
animation at Washington for two vacant
Assistant Paymas,erships Of the Navy.
Representative Blackburn, Of Kentuc.
Ky, who Is in the field Tor Governor Of
that State, has printed cardiu which he
says:1
"Iamifree to confess that the Govern.
orship Of Kentucky would gil to overflow
ing the measure OF my ambition. On every
pOssible occasion have openly pledged
myself TO refrain from seeking or accept.
ing seat in the United States Senate il
chosen Governor. Further than this, l
stand pledged not to accept any office
within the gill Of the people during four
years after the expiration Of the guberna-
Iorial term. shall exact similar pledges
from each Of my competitors"
The greenback men and regulators Of
Tennessee are agitatiug for the re.estab.
lishmeut Of the State Bank, thousands Of
whose notes their holders would be glad
to sacrifice at 80 cents on the dollar. The
scheme is to have the next Legislature,
which meets in January, pass bill call.
iug,a convention to change the State Con-
s,ilu,ion, SO that the Bank Of Tennessee
can be- revived with capital based on
TeDnes.es bonds. Fortunately, even in
that abode Of financial heresy, the voters
remember wildcat" paper TOO we'll 10
desire more Of ii just yet. .
A reporter Of the Cincinnati cOmmr-
eia! ands that many Of tho leading bust
ness men Of that city think that specie
resumption by August Ia possible and ad-
visable. Mr.. John shillito said: ~
think immediate resumption would be
the beat thing that could happen to the
country; the effect would be beneficial
upon all classes OF business, and that ef-
feet In my Judgment would be permanent.
There's no use waiting any longer"
President Harrison, Of the First Nation.
al Bank said: Specie payments will be
resumed without our knowing 1t, and
practical resumption will have taken
place, In my opinion, before the l.t
ofoctober." Mr.. james Gilmore, a bank
er, said: ~ think 1t would be we'll TO get
the agony Of resumption owe, as soon as
possible, and believe it might be done at
once" President Goodman Of the Ma
,ioaal Bank Of Commerce, said, on the
contrary. "My opinion is resumption at
any time before the lat Of next January
would temporarily paralJzs the business
Of the country.