Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-02-28
Political Notes.

for Seymour ii Thurman cannot
get the Democratic nomination.
1t Is said that Vice President
Wheeler has his eye upon the
senatorial seat which Mr.. Herman
will have to vacate next year.
One of the original members of
Grant, Civil Service Commission
was Mr.. Medill, editor of the Chi
cago tribune, and now he fervent-
ly utters this litany: From all
Ohio presidents, civil service re-
formers and financiers. good Lord
deliver u.s."
Twelve of the twenty-five wards
Of indianapolis in the Republican
primaries pronounced decidedly
against a third term, and their
delegates TO the State Convention
were instructed to vote to send no
man to Chicago who is in favor of
nominating Grant.
Mr.. Joseph MedilI, the editor of
the Chicago Tribune, ex Congress
man Charles b. Farwell, Gen.
Stephen A. Hurlbut and James P.
Root, The Chicago music publish
er, are managing the Blaine boom
in Illinois, and there is not much
room for doubt that they will car
ry the state for him.
District Attorney Woodford, of
New York, Is for Grant because
"he is the man to whom the
whites of the South can most east
ly surrender for the second time"
This second war has been conduct
ed SO quietly that the news of its
ey stence must surprise the coun-
try.
A big meeting of Geima Re-
publicans was held at Cooper In
stitute on Monday night to express
opposition to a tnird-term presi-
dency, and addresses were deliver
ed by such representative Ger
mans as Judge Dittenhoefer, Fred
Hassaurek and Sigismund Kauf.
man.
| And now that the time and
place for holding the convention
have been decided upon, the mass
of Democrats are just as much as
ever In the dark as to SLY Samuel
Tilden's intentions. The still hunt
of four years ago was vOc;ferously
noisy in comparison with the one
of to-day
Mr.. Dana having been betrayed
into declaring that no Democratic
candidate should be nominated
who did not favor the use of arrL-
ed force to suppress the Confed.
eracy, the World promptly steps
forward with a letter written by
Tilden 10 1861, in which he said
he felt it to be "a sacred duty to
refuse his sanctioni to any express
sion tending to s'an appeal to the
sword for the solution of the diff
ferences between the North and
South" But perhaps this letter
was only a ptogram, and meant
something entirely different from
what appeared on its face.
Apropos OF Grants reticence on
the presidential question, the
story Is recalled of how he an
swe:ed congressman fourteen
years ago, who endeavored to get
his views upon Johnson's recon-
struction policy. The congressman
vigorously denOuncedMr. johnson,
while Grant smoked on in silence.
Finally. he put the question di-
rectly, General Grant, are you in
favor of President Johnson's poll
cy?" Grant removed his cigar
and replied: "Mr. Blank, have
you seen Major Browns pups 9"
| Nowadays, however, he seems to
have made Messrs. Cameron and
Conkling the keepers of his politi-
cal opinions.
Mayor Prince, of Boston, makes
public some startling news con-
corning the Massachusetts Democ-
racy. He said to newspaper in
terviewer that General Butler is
reported as now being in full SYM
pathy with the Democratic purity.
1t is currently understood that he
intends before long, and in the
proper way, to declare himself u
Democrat entirely, without other
party affiliations. If this shall be
done he is likely enough to obtain
the unanimous nomination of the
Democratic party for governor at
their single convention this year.
Then, with Bayard electors to be
voted for, the party stands a good
chance 10 carry Massachusetts it,
self in presidential election and
elect Gen. Butler governor.