National Republican., 1878-07-23
POLIrTCIL NOTES.

GENERAL FITz.HuGH LEE Is q candidate for
Congress In the first Virginia district
Hon. s. N. WooD announces himself as an
independent candidate for Congress from the
third district Of Kansas.
THE Baton Rouge I.a.) Herald says that the
Greenbackers appear TO be gaining strength In
that parish as well as elsewhere In Louisiana.
REPRESENTATIVE WALTER l.. STEELE has
been nominated for reelection to Congress by
the Democrats Of the sixth district Of North
Carolina.
The Milwaukee Sentinel intimstes that the
g., 900 charge for the Grcenback nomination
for Congress was considered oxorbitant by Gabe
Bouck. And they nominated another man.
THE Boston Advertiser denies that the Tenth
Ward Greenback Club Of Boston has declared
Ben Butler its first choice for President. And
so Butler Is still as far from the White House
as ever.
The Republicans Of the tenth district Of In
diana have nominated Representative William
II. Calkins for reelection TO Congress. The
| Greenbackers Of that district have nominated
| George Brown.
Ex-senator STOCKTON, Of New Jersey, says
fraud" will bo tho central issue in the next
Democratic campaign, aud that New Jersey
will support Mr.. rilden. This is entirely con-
sistent-to support fraud on fraud issue.
| ALEXANDER STEPHENS Is travelling around
Georyia at very rapid rate for person Of his
| iniirmities. In q speech tho other day hc ex-
pressed the opinion that Tilden, the "whis.
pering mummy" was the author Of the Potter
inquiry. Mr.. A. II. stephens Is q very shrewd
guesser.
The Republicans of the eighth district OF
Michigan, now represented by Hon. Charles
C. Ellsworth, have nominated X. q. Horr, OF
East Saginaw, for Congress- Mr.. Ellsworth
presided over the convention. and said that he
voluntarily stepped aside and did not ask for
| Q denomination.
/ GREENBAcK orator down in West virginia
the other day, proposed that the General Gov.
ernment should issue greenbacks which should
be loaned to the States at per cent. the States
to loan the money to the counties at pei
cent, and the counties, In turn, to loan tht
money to the people at 3pcr cent.
The Boston Post (Dcmocrat), believing that
Mr.. Hayes object In removing Messrs. Arthur
and Cornell was to defeat Senator Conkling for
the New York Senatorship, very frankly con
fesses that it hopes he will succeed. We hav,
no doubt Of that. There Is no Democrat IL
tho country who will not agree with tho Post.
To regain the State Senate this year the Re
publicans of New Jersey will have to carry
seven of the eight districts In which elections
r take place. The last Senate stood nincteeI
Democrats aud Ave Republicans, aud Of th
eight who go out hye are Republicans ant
three Democrats. To succeed, therefore, the.
would have to do very hard work indeed.
THE st. Louis Republican (Dem.) admits tina
the bulk OF the talent In the United State
Senate Is with the Republicans, and tina
Blaine, Conkling, Edmunds, Morrill,, DAVE,
$ Hoar, Ferry, Matthews, Anthony, Howe, ant
others are not matched by the Democrati
phalanx in that body. 1t calls on the Stat
D Legislatures with Democratic majorities b
Y bring forward their best men.
: JAY GOULD carried the Colorado Democrat
a Convention, his man, Saveland, president G
the Colorado Central Railroad Company, bcin
nominated for Governor. Patterson, who wa
= not elected, but was given seat by the Dem
3 ocratic House at the last session, was nomi
mated for member of Congress. Jay Gould an
Patterson are pretty big load for party
$ carry.