National Republican., 1878-10-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE Hon. Eugene Hale speaks in Cincinnati next
Monday.
SENATOR JONES, Of Nevada, really belongs to no
PSsiy-he PSgy Is one of the peop'e'-s1" Francisco
SENATOR McDoSALD is not an Indiana Democrat
He really belongs 10 New iork.-Cincfnnati In
quircr (DcER.)
THE Massachusetts, Republican Conventions ap.
provOl Of the motives" OF Hayes administration Is
like the recommendation given the deacon, that
he was sound theOlugian but a terrible swearer.
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS announces in private
letter that he will take no part in the present cam.
paign. Those robust Greenbackcrs holding on to
the corners OF that blanket can be relieved from
duty.
JUDGE HoAR said to newspaper correspondent
the other day: "The hero OF Fort Fisher Will never
sign his name to a THANKSGIVING proclamation In
ground and the outlook is brighter to-day than at
any time since the opening of the campaign"
IL Brazil all males over twenty. one. be they
white or black, and all civilized Indians, who have
| arrived at their majority are allowed the right of
suffrage. A traveller reports that the elections arc
| conducted with seeming fairness, and without any
evidences OF excitement or Of partisan bitterness.
vention at syracuss, N Y, on the Goth. to nomi-
nate candidates for President and vice-President
| In lSsO General Butler, Bob Ingersoll aud Elzur
Wright among the candidates for the first place
and there is talk OF taking woman for Vice-Presi
| dent.
THE Republicans OF Kentucky are making Wig.
orous fight this fall and are hopeful Of being able
| to reclaim the ninth Congressional district which
was lost two years ago by an adverse majority OF
3g3. The only question seems TO be about getting
| out the vote and the State Central Committee are
making provisions for that
| WENDELL PHILLIPS has made the Pacific slope
people mad by coming out In favor OF Chinese i'm
taking industrious, and marvelously capable peo.
pie" and he wants some more. The San Francisco
papers, IN consequence Of this bold declaration,
down on Mr. Phillips, who recently was given all
ovation In that city.
THE fusion of the Democratic and Greenbacl
tickets in Iowa Is causing trouble already. Al O
meeting Of the Greenback club In Keokuk II wa,
resolved THAT we will not vote the State part
nershp ticket as reported-half Greenback and
half Democratic ndwei invite all Greenback clubs
Of Iowa 70 Join US In the condemnation Of the ac
ton of the central committee"
Mr.. CURTIN does not find his path TO Congros
sonnl honors from the twentieth Pennsylvania dis
trict strewn with flowers. The district Is Demo
cratic by large majority but the dyed .in-he- WOO
Democrats are dissatisfied with his nomination, and
many Of them propose 10 bolt IT, Some tried ant
true Democrats were set aside In order that Curtir
might have the honor, and the dissatisfaction is IL
consequence large.
IT appears not determined yet whether Tilden O.
Tammany trlumphcd IN the composition Of tn,
State committee III New York. TRmmany cainet
victory but they begin to fear that at the meetinl
on the sth the choice Of a chairman will show
claim a aiority OF two or three, and some Tam
many men admit that 1t is doubtful.
DEAooS RICHARD SMITH. Of the Cincinnati Ga;sH,
In introducing Mr.. SChurz on Saturday evening
pronounced him the greatest statesman in Amer
lea" All we have TO say is that II Mr.. schurz Is III
greatest statesman IN America, then Deacon Rich
ard Smith is according TO the Cincinnati GuIct
Of few years ago, the greatest liar In Americl
This seems 10 US to be Il selfeydent prOpOsiliOn.-
:. y. Louis GlObt- Democrat.
; Ex.SENATOR MATT CARPENTER has recently r,
ceived numerous letters from Wisconsin Repub
cans, urgently requesting him 10 become can d
date for Congress from the Milwaukee distric
t Last Wednesday Mr. Carpenter replied that Will
he was always glad TO acccdc to the wishes Of Il
e friends, he felt convinced that he could lie
but little service to his State In the House Of CpT,
y scntAtlNes and he had therefore concluded ~ d,
cline the prOferei honor
Il SOME Of the newspaper are not giving Mr.. Murc
- Il fair chance Tie american will not be suspccte
. Of any partsanshlp In his favor, but II can appr
y cute fair play. Mr.. Murch Is none the worse {,
, being workman, and he is not ignorant and boo
ish as many people seem TO assume. Ills persOn
character and habits are excellent, as We are II
n formed by people who know him better than "
do and he has In him, we have no doubt the nal
# ing of u useful representative. He has our be
wishes 10 that end.-EIsrDHh lMe.l .iHeTicdH.