The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
POLITICAL POINTS.

POLITICAL POINTS.
twenty live Indiana Democratic rewspa-
pefa. whose opinions have been collected,
Rpeak out more or less openly for Itlden
HeEdricks Is severely criticised for his en-
phatie refusal TO take agaiu the second place
on the ticket Tho New Albany Underestimate
ard aays that with his eolt-rnonsy ideas and
aptagenism to Eil'lnn no would fall 100000
votes short OF carrying New York. TIE Fort
Wayne Sentinel says 1t Is very doubtful If New
York ean ho Carried next year without I'll
den3s 50 operation, and without New York the
Presidency cannot BE- secured. Several other
papers speak In tho same strain,
A tho Democrats have kut small major
tty In the House Of Representations, dis
patches have been sent tp Gov. Phelps, OF
MttlsoHrl advising him 10 lose no tins In or
arring ~ special election FOR Representative
IN the Seventh bietret of that State To fin
the vacancy carls"d by the death Of Mr.. Lay.
~ he last election In tho district Mr.. Lay
Ind ls M0 voIRs, Mr.. Atherwona fRen3 TITO
/ vOtrE, and Boyd ttSreenbaGkl 1910 votes.
Howard Carroll writes To the New York
5anca from Mlga9sippi that there are four
different classes ~ people In the South n favor
of con Grant for President but he fears they
#re mol ~ earnest. All nr them, he Insists,
are lo2ttnE for something to turn 10 by which
theY can Secffre some persouel or pefalniary
ad4autage.
Mr=s'ngtetep. oF MIaaaaippi, who hrs just
returned r. Washington, says that he favors
Seymour for tbs nomination but that with
IHdlann and New York the Demoera9y can
win IN $50 with anybody ~ candidAte, Hs
says that The ltm,lblieang will grt nc south
ern 5at" the Democrats have them md
tneall 10 keep them
tfrorge f. Wentworth, of Florida is ex-
pettea to sneeoed W ). Purman, who Is now
living In Pennsylvania. as the Florida men,
hcr Of III" National Republican COMMITTEES.
JgF"initth baralson. the member from Ala
btna. Is now an Inspector In the Baltimore
custom honAn, Md IA new man will probably
b@ eheaen IN ais place.
senntor WHlc Hampton IL reported. as say
irg IT iioratip seymour shouIa run he
world be the Myortte of the South, blst
think thnr0 is nothing to no hoped for In hia
entze. Ills health, understand, wotlid make
u imEos4ihs fpr him - be d Cand'tiate Mr.
] ltl'len l. de3d. politically. here"
Senator Cameron. Republican,. Wis, when
asked llteiy about his .xperi.nee with Wit
unssss III ltouRhnh and what ought to be-
done with them, said that ne believed In an i,
old thshph'd Scotch PreshJtelna hell, and
be did not think even 1t would 10 Justice to
Fona"t the Etnple he shw down taere.
4he l"aT"tworth Times recently obtained
thH preferences of fifty newspapers published
IN kAnshs on tho preside Htial question A
ulaI0tity Of tne papers were oltsnoken for
Gfnnb fbr President AMI Blaine for Vice preat-
dent. Tho Democratic papers harped ON
Bayard and Seymour
I n NJ hhSaachusftfs lOhrfiA complains that
OHf TTPBiHHt8 hHVUE0t IT tt5 II TIT. t5stt1itk
gHinE questions In their nlet saEes and thinks
that the l'r"sdeut's bhra.alnO:npernfnto OF his
views would he always more effective than
IN" long windod atgunei It's which few read or
! even aHrG for
There IL not much dpttlt about the upanin
ity ot she people pf California on the Chinese
question, Ont of about tGa. .Bl9 ball,Ibs cast Mt
The last eifotinn Ijf,DOh wete against Chinese
Immigration, and oniyn little oyer 1000 de-
chretl sqHrely TIL" 9th n way
Tao Cincinnati Etqmircr's sndtanenoIIs cor-
rFApnndnnt representa- that the great bmik OF
the ."publiransOf Of lnIiana Hrq fppteaed to tho
recommendations Of the FGoa.dent and Secre-
tHy sherman relative to tho retirement of
greephaCks.
Mr Ford. the Greenbank md NATIONAL ,nam-
her of Congress from Missouri. who ft q been
claimed for the RepnhlieAa8 now sss, % ae-
cpfaing 10 u Warrington .i.8patcJe, thi 1t no Ia
foF Bay nrd for President
he reelection ~ Mayor prInea fE Boston
~ FtBhfled hs victory FIR the 'flsftfy men In
Massaehu8ttt7- Mayor 1rince vEas Ia secre-
taE5 y the y mocratie fat.ona, Co IN mittee.
e b tiilcn nan.
Tho Republican edit,9s In KnI ,sas seem
anxious tpat Senator Blaine shoa, Il he nomi-
nated next year for the 9ife Pgestd eney with
tisa Grant rs the head Of the tick, t.
Tho Atlanta tG4 Cyrlstst,stbgs ] eports that
eE-Att"rney tien"ral Herman II pes not now
expect to make tito rnGe for Gtss press In the
Seventh District of that State ntg { fall.
EE-Gov. Fdmnnda " Ig<J ~. who IL q
member Of the Republican 4atl onal Commit
tee, wants tho R"pl hcan N.J lonal Conven-
tipn TO be hold IL Chicago.
Judge Waiter q. tsreshtsn, Of Indiana. re-.
fuses, under any circumstance j, be Il candi.
date Tor the Republican noIi cation for Gov.
eIn0r Of the State
i The Republican Primaries In New York re-
suited IN u gweepi X victory for the Conklng-
tornelt eOnbinatia5A