National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE Rockville qnd) star is out for Hendricks
and Hampton for 1880.
THE Senate and Assembly of New York viii hal.
lot for United states Senator on the 2lst Of Jan
uary.
IIoN, JoHy A. MCMAHON will be pressed by the
Ohio delegation for Speakership OF the next House
OF Representatives..
TIE Boto ton Herald, badly tncturcd with Dcmoc.
r0cy as II Is, sc0lds the Democratic dOughhc0ds of
the North for defending the Southern bull'dozers.
THE Democrats Of Ohio are in the dumps. Thur
man Will not consent tp lead u iorlom hope and
stand for Governor without Thurman as cand
date the contest in Ohio Is regarded as walkover
for Garfield or Foster.
THE New York Express gihes Nn' iecrs the DEM
ocrUtlc mugwumps who are implicated in the
cipher business because they do not undertake to
clear themselves. When Democrat thus chidcs
Democrat, something beautiful should come of 1t.
THE Detroit FCe P'c8 says Senator Mcdonald, of
Indiana, is the only man in Washington who can
wear a cloak so as to make him resemble one Of
the old Roman Senator's But several Of them can
wear n nose to make them resemble an old Rum un.
-NOirtstJiOH Herald.
THE Cincinnati Commercial puts the Democratic
aspirtnts for the Presidency in the order Of their
chances as follows: Ihnrmon, llCudrckS. Han
cock, Bayard and Mcclellan The Baltimore But
iCtiI puts Il this way Bayard B0yard, Bay0Id
Buyard, and Bayard
THE DAYTON Democrat wants It clearly understood
that the Democrats Of Ohio, 'and especially that
portion who appreciate the true Democratic doe
Gubernatoral chair shall be made mere hobby.
horse for some higher office" We shall see.
THE New York Legislature which assemblies In
Albany un the 9Th of January VIII be the 1924 Leg
stature of the State, An unprecedented crowd Is
expected The Republicans generally acknowledge
that their majority is unwieldly. An amendment
to the Constitution, providing Tor OrtheremovR of all
toll from the canals is 10 be pressed upon the Legis
laturc.
A Times correspondent proves from the writings
of Petgru the South Carolina statesman that they
are old hands at fraud down there and that In
| 1912 they pTaCced the same unblushing frauds
Us now They ull-dozed and bought voters, kept
voters from the polls by making them drunk and
carrying them into the woods, sc.
THE 81. Louis G!Obc. Democrat says missouri un-
der Radical rule was much more prosperous than
she has been ut any time since tbs Democracy got
possession, We had large accessiuns every year by
immigration then; we have none now. Honest
| FARMERS will not move into q State with such an
overwhelming Democratic majority If they can
! help IT,"
| JUDGE SAMUEL +. HUNT, Of Cincinnati, Is one of
| the few men who are able to see that nothing Is
| lost by recognizing merit in am opponent. At u
banquet IN Cleveland last week, he began his
speech in response 10 the toast, The President Of
tho United states" by alluding to the absence of
General Garfield and then added III Ohio is to
have the next President and if the party Of his
political belief Is to have the President there is no
! gentleman IN all this country who would brlng
more culture ~ IRE patriotism, and more fidelity 10
| the discharge NJ the duties Of the office than Gen
! eral Garfield, of Ohio"