National Republican., 1878-08-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

"BRINDLETAILs" is what they call Indcpen.
dents ia Florida.
THE Greenback party in Maine is splitting
into very small fragments.
THE Utica Nationalist has been established.
John +. Mines Is the editor.
"PHoNoGRAPH of the Devil" Is what they
now call Eearney in Boston.
THE Republicans OF Massachusetts will hold
their convention at Worcester Oh Scptcm-
Der Is.
THE Greenbackcrs Of the third district Of
Kansas have nominated Frank Dasten for
Congress.
concluded not to bolt the nomination of Mr..
Washburne.
Mr.. GEORGE II. PESDLEToN Is advertised
to deliver five speeches In Ohio in the week
beginning September o.
u. f. BARRETT, city editor of tho Scranton
tPa.) Republican, has been nominated as Re-
publican candidate for the Legislature.
FRANK VI. DARBY, ESQ.,, of Hagerstown, Nd,
has been named as a probable candidate for the
Republican nominee for Congressman. Albert
Small, esq, Is also spoken OF.
SHOULD the fiat" money scheme get well
under way, all that a man would have to do
would be to buy hand stamp and little ink
and print himself rich In half day.
NONE of the Democratic stump speakers
have yet attempted to explain why the last
Congress increased the appropriations 81 ,oO0,-
600 over those Of the previous session.
THE straight-0ut Democratic strength In the
joint session Of the next Alabama Legislature
will be l2l. The Independents number 5, the
Grccnbackers 3, and the Republicans 1.
EX-GovERNoR FAyETrE MCMrLLrS is
named AS an independent candidate for Con-
gress In the ninth district of Virginia. He is
pretty sure TO turn up in every campaign.
IT having been reported that Congressman
Harris, Of Virginia, would decline a rc-elec.
ton, the Charlottesville Chronicle remarks
that those who know him best believe that he
will run, dead or alive.
The Iowa Republicans have completed their
nominations for Congress. All but three of
the candidates are in the present Congress,
aud all have had large experience In the ad-
ministration Of public affairs.
A COMMERCIAL traveller of Des Moines Iowa,
says that oil his last trip he had the curiosity
to learn the political status of the business men
with whom he came in contact, In list of
los he discovered just s Greenbackers.
WHILE Democrats are howling about the
Republican gerrymander of Indiana, will some
one explain why it is that l2j 600 Democrats
in Kentucky can elect ten members of Con
gress and that 10000 Republicans eau elect
none.
Mr.. OBREN J. ATKINSON refuses to accept
tho Democratic nomination for Congress In
the seventh district of Michigan, and proba-
bly, the Greenback candidate will be substi-
tuted. 1t is all the same TO the Democrats in
these days.
THE Cincinnati Gd:cite speaks thus cheer.
fully: The Republican party In Ohio Is in
a magnificent condition for the contest In Oc.
tober. 1t is united and healthy. Its candi-
dates arc all in the field, with one exception
and arc satisfactory. The Democrats are, on
the other hand, unhappy in many of tho dis
tricts."
Ex-Governor HENRY $. FooTE, chairman
of the Republican State Convention of TcnnCs-
see, last Thursday, made known his intention
to leave his chair il q resolution indOrsing tho
administration of President Hayes was rejected
by that body. The resolution In question was
referred to Il committee, and was subsequently,
| withdrawn by the mover, %enOphOn Wheeler,
of Chattanooga, in the interest OF party har-
mOny but no sentiments adverse to that re-
| solve was formulated by the convention.
THE laws Of Iowa require that all elections
shall be held in October except in Presidential
years, when they are to take place on the day
of the Presidential election. But the laws Of
| the United States provide that all elections
for Congress shall be held in November, ex-
cept in States whose constitutions iix n diff.
| lercnt time. Under these provisions Iowa
will have to hold two elections this year-one
for state officers and the other for Congress.
men. 1t has been suggested that this may be
avoided by calling a special session of the
| Legislature and getting the law amended, but
rs ballOt-b0Xing Is the nlvorite popular amusc-
ment for the fall months, il Is not certain
| that the change would suit the mass of the
people.