National Republican., 1878-09-26
POLTTICAL NOTES.

THE Charleston Nctrs says that Or. J. T. Ensor,
the Republican candidate, has virtually withdrawn
from The race In the third Congressional district Of
the district or expend any money In the campaign.
THE Butterflies have made an unfortunate mis-.
take In nominating Mr. Strauss for Secretary OF
jury In having sworn falsely TO the amount OF cap
ital stOck.of the bingham Manufacturing company.
SOME Of the Democratic organs In Maine are try.
ing TO cheer their readers by the assurance that the
Greenback party il only a halfway house 10 De.
mocracy, built for the hcncit OF disGtected Repub
Leans. They will fnd ita dead'house for the Demo-
cratic party.
Hos, joins NJ. GLOVER, ono OF two Democratic
candidates for Congressman In the twelfth district
OF Missouri, refuses to make any compromise.
Meanwhile Republican convention has been
called for October l. and II will probably make o
straig ghtOut nomination.
THERE Is no other State IN the Union where the
question Of honest money was ever made, bciOrc
this year, sluRrey dlstnctvcly, and exclusively
political issue us II was In Ohio three years ago.
Why should not Ohio do for ThurmansIn In -
what II did for Dlallcnlsm In 'Tif
INCiDEST Of the Democratic primaries at Eureka.
New, told by the S,ntiH,i; Here's slO that the
Democrats wlnr shouted All old.tmer on the
range, aud who was considerably under the in
iuCnce of gin. 81 haven't seen but Cusscd few Of
them sneNEn Rcpubs about the polls to-day"
Mn. J. MANSFIELD DAVIES. who was the Demo-
crutlc candidate for Congress In the thirteenth dis
trct of New York two Year, ago has publis the
announcement that hc Will be at this election an
independent GrCenback labor candidate for the
seat He hivOrs taxing the Government bonds. on.
poses resumption aud the national banks. and
would Issue as many greenbaCks as anybody eau
ask for. lie promises speak IN every town In the
district.
DAN VOORHEES, is man who never likes 70 lei
facts spoil Il political point lie constructed his
speech for this campaign mainly upon the prupoSi.
| ton that the Republicans had wilmlly, mhiCOusly
aud with de!ibcmc intent 70 deimud, demunCt!ECd
silver. The indianapolis Journal very cruelty takcs
all the filling ont of his effort of the Tnll sycamore
by pointing out that he voted for the hcInouatiza
ton Gct himself This is really too much.
| II docs seem as though the Republicans of III,
tiTst CriErcss Onnl district of Virginia will make ~
nomination this year but leave the contest To Beal,
aud IrUher The CUlOrci vote will be cast almost
sOldly for the latter gentleman, and, with som,
support from the whites. his chances Of election
are good. Nj Iritchcr will without doubt carry
the counties on the Peninsula by large mnJOrities
| hut his opponent will carry King william, Accp
mac, and other counties coTrcsppHdingly and IL
any event the contest will be close one.
| Mn. THOMAS A. HESDRICKs was In town las
night aud received here the news Of Ben Bu;leTi
nomination by the Massachusetts, Democrats Mr.
! Hendricks expressed hGnsef very strongly abUu
it. Mr.. Hendricks Is not on the fence when Il Gomez
to the Butler question lie was so very decided and
emphatIc as To suy TINT he looked upon Ben Butlcl
A. "mNns,rOsity." This Is hari and cruel word
Mr.. Hendricks ought not To speak in this disrcspcct
iul way Of the democratic nominee for Governor o
the great State of Massachusetts. II may disturb tht
harmony OF the party TIRE HrH, Express.