National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-02
POLITICdL NOTES.

THE Republican party in Maine this year is united
and resolved TO win.
| THE Syracuse IN. W Herald reminds Yellow
Jack that there is the editor OF the 0kolona States
THE louder the Tilden move booms in the corri-
dors Of the caucus the feebler 1t booms in the ave-
nues of the popular heart.
WALTER BROWN, Democratic candidate for Con-
gress from the Ninth Iowa District last fall, has
shed his skin aud come out Greenbacker.
IL JEFF Davis gets that plantation the next thing
the old man will do is TO sit around broken-heart;
edy, because he can't get no slaves to lash around
| on II.
DICK yAux the Philadelphia Democratic NAL.
content. keeps the war paint on his face and Is re-
solved to remain in anagonism to the inner ruling
OF the Democratic party.
| THERE has been talk for several weeks that the
GreenbackerS would nominate sunset Cox as their
candidate for Governor. Sunset would be lively
standard bearer for them.
THE old Democratic party got in front of Ewng's
| little gun that went of in 1861. No wonder Nor
gan has sore throat and Thurman Is bilious; their
disease will be epidemic in Ohio.
THE Globe Democrat Is so liberal and indepen-
dent as to devote two or three columns day to
the rawlings of Senators Vest and Cockrell, the
Democratic Senators of Missouri.
FIVE Pennsylvanians preceded the Hon. John
Welsh Ms Minister to England They were Richard
Rush. Albert Gallatin, Joseph Il. Ingersoll, James
Buchanan, and George NJ. Dallas.
THE duty of the Democratic party, according to
Ben HILL is to save this Government It is evident,
them that the Democratic party for the last forty
years has cowardly shrked It's duty.
THE Iowa State Prohibition committee have nom.
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nor, in place of Carpenter, declined Or. DUNCAN
accepts, and will make an active canvass.
THERE Is not shadow ofa scare in Massachu-
sets over the temperance of General Butler as
claimant. Nobody has any idea that he can sue
coed, or come so near success us he did last year.
COLONEL ROBERT G. ISGERsoLI, 1t is reported
will be the orator at the reunion of the soldiers
of the Northwest, at Aurora H., August 20. over
100 regiments Will be represented. Look out for
something fine.
Mr. FRYE thinks there ore to be only two parties
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The Greenback party, as a distinct organization,
is rapidly dissolving, and next year there will be
very little of II left
SENATOR BOOTH declares himself for Blaine in
1850. If the head of the ticket is to come from
Maine, California might very properly claim the
other part. Blaine and Booth would sound we'll
Indianapolis Journal
THE San Francisco .lna bids George G. Gorham
goodbye in behalf of the Republican party of Cali
iornia and hopes he will be happier with his new
associates, the Honorable Bilks 1t feels quite sure
the Republican party will be.
THE 0kolona States is out for Thurman for the
Presidency, because, it says, he combines the quail
tiles Of" VIM pluck, an iron will, vlre intellect
n magnetic presence and spinal column as
straight aud stiff as the Egyptian obelisk"
SOMEBODY ventured to put the question plumply
nominated in 1882? We'll replied the old gen.
tleman very quietly ~ ! am not, think will
be very well acquainted with the man who is"
REPUBLICAN prospects are steadily improving In
Maine. The dissensions among the Greenbackers
increase daily and the impossibility of holding the
alliance with the Greenbackers grows moro appar-
ent.
THE Mississippi Democratic State Committee have
issued circular earnestly advising that the organi-
Zaton ofthe party i'll the counties most exposed to
the yellow fever be perfected at once, and their
candidates got into the field with the least possible
delay.
4 THE Hon. David A. Jinkins who was Treasurer
of North Carolina for eight years, is named in con
Q nection with the Republican nomination for Gov,
4 ernor of North Carolina, and the Wilmington Post
unreseryedly claims that he would carry the State
: by 10000 majority.
a THE Springfield Republican having stated that q
. large majority of the Republican merchants Of
Boston preferred Secretary sherman as u PreSiden
tia candidate for lssO, the Boston JoUdi indorse.
the statement, and declares That II can easily bt
shown TO be Il iact
THE Detroit Free Press asks leave to nominate
President Hayes for United States Senator from
Ohio as Thurman's successor Hayes has always
beaten Thurman when pitted against him, and the
inference is that the Free Press is anxious to secure
. | the defeat of Thurman.
THE droariest dryel which finds its way into the
! average Democratic platform this year Is the sereo
q typed declaration that the military must be sub
ordinate TO the civil authority, The Democrats
n who fired upon Fort Sumter should have thought
l.; | of that at that time,-BOstOl Journal
THE Republicans have opened the campaign
with heavy guns this year Zach. Chandler ant
=, shook up the country from Maine to Oregon, an(
% the reyerberntons of the discharge were hearC
10 throughout the entire South. And 1t was onl!
- SENATOR MATT CARPENTER wrote character
: istieally slalwart letter TO the Republican reunion
r at Milwaukee, Wis, saying: III we were bound :,
- preserve the Union al cost of many lives an,
50 much Treasure against armed treason we ar
equally bound TO project II from insidious reyolu
:, ion in civil administration"
% JUDGE SETTLE of North Carolina, says the Repub
Is lcans of that and other southern States are 10
10 Grant in 1850 lie says, too that Grant can carr
H. Noflh carolina and Florida, and perhaps anothe
.. him, with Lincoln, as their libeIator. would ugh
's for him Us they would tor no other man.