National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

EWING is still straddlng tho resumption ques-
tion
EITHER zacharlah Chandler or the Atlanta Con-
stittttion will have to 20.
UNCLE SAMMY spits on his hands and takes an
other twist on Tummany.
1T Is suspected that Hannibal Hamlin intends to
fit his Senatorial shoes TO his son.
GovERSoR BISHOP "hopes the Democrats will
carry Ohio, but tcant say for certain"
MoTTo for Presidential candidates That "boom"
is best which blooms" strongest to the end.
DoS CAMERON for Minister to England and
Hartranft for Senator Isl newspaper suggestion.
THE Maine Democrats complain of the way the
Greenbackers of the State are absorbing their votes.
THE fight in New York Is to be as hot as that In
Ohio. The new rebellion Is TO be squclched in tho
nit
Ex.CoyGREssMAS PAYNE one of tho foremost of
Ohio Democrats, has Joined the Honest Money
League.
CHARLES MCLEAN, of Governor Talbots counsel,
goes in for Butler Tor The next Governor OF Massa-
chusetts.
Ip the new constitution of Louisiana is ratified by
the people. Governor Nichols will be shorn of one
year Of Office
THOMPSON is dead in Ohio politics for all time"
says Governor Bishop. Uncle Dick did it with his
little hatchet
RETURNING Southern Congressman arc met by
brass bands. sweets 70 the sweet why not by brass
to the brazen?
JOEL PARKER, of New Jersey, Is willing to bet ten
TO one that he can name tho man who wants to be
next President.
was born. II is exhibiting pretty vigorous man
hood nowadays.
ALL that is necessary to make loyal patriot of n
Southern man Is for him TO vote the Republican
ticket Col'olbus Democrat
THE Democratic New Orleans Times will make
the Bourbons OF Kentucky jealous ifit continues to
call Texas the paradise of murderers.
KESTucKY according TO the proclamation of its
state Auditor, seems to be dead broke" and the
State creditors must whistle awhile for their pay.
SPEAKING of the Kentucky vote for Blackburn.
| the Chicago Tribune says Kentucky would vote TO
make Wilkes Booth Governor If he was nomi-
| mated.
The worthy who is engineering the Tilden cause
| of Reform In and around Scranton, Pa, Is Frank
| Beamish, pardoned convict, lately out OF the
penitentiary.
THERE is General in the field out In Ohio who
| is greatly worrying both General Ewing and Gem
eraI Plat. His name is General Prosperity, He
| has come TO stay.
JAMES p. VooRHEEs, son of the Senator, has lost
his place as clerk for Governor Williams, the In
| for the post and abolished IT,
THE Wilmington Herald scolds Aleck Stephens
because, in his history of the rebellion, he only
credited North Carolina with ten brigadier rebels,
when in fact they had thirty'seyen.
THE Democrats of the First District of California
have nominated for Congressman Charles A. Sum.
ner shorthand reporter Of the supreme Court,
vice Judge Robert Ferrsl, who declined.
HORACE MAYNARD, at present Minister at Con.
district Of tennessee. That will probably return
| Republican member again from lhht state,
THE San Francisco Alta says: About the fun
niest thing in this campaign is the proposed fusion
between Republicans and Democrats In Nevada
County. But this is a funny campaign, anyhow
A SUSPICION is afoat that Mr.. Clarkson n. Potter
| thinks there is balm in Gilead for the New York
! Democracy and thar he Is the physician who can
| best apply II. The balm is certainly badly needed
oSEhundred and thirty prominent men in Dex
| ter, Maine, who voted with the Greenbackers las
year will vote the Republican ticket straight thi!
iall. They found their experiment an expensive
| one,
IS conversation with Thurlow Weed Secrear,
Evarts has indicated with u tolerable degree o
distinCtness that Hon. Galusha A, Grow win hay,
a chance 10 accept one Of the two missions nov
vacant.
| VICE-PRESIDENT WHEELER, having caught al
the fish lie wants 10 this summer, viii come out o
the wilderness and attend the New York Republi
can State Convention rs II delegate from FRANKLIN
County,
A LEADING Republican paper In Ohio says; "W,
have had no such meetings since the war as tn,
meanings Of this campaign. Our town meeting
have been like state conventions in size and en-
thusiasm."
| Ex-CoNGREssMAH PLAIsrFD, of Bangor, has de
serted to the GTeenbaCkers lie stuck TO the Re
publican party as long as he had office or tho hop
of it. only six weeks ago he considered himself
possible Republican candidate for Governor