Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-15
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

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will make home run to the White House.
The Toledo Blade, Nasby's paper, pre-
diets that Gen. Garfield will have 200 cleo
toral votes. Is
Senator Hoar puts 1t neatly Hancock
is not the representative, he is the mask OF
the Democratic party.
Garfield is a good man and would make
a good President. / have nothing In the
world against him.--Alerdnder H. Steph-
ems.
Query by the Pottsville Miners Journ-
al: "was the Democratic party right In
lighting Hancock few years ago, or Is II
right now in supporting him ?"
And now A. Is. Mullett, who was once
the United States Architect and who was
denounced by the Democratic press for his
bunders and extravaganza, comes out for
Gen. Hancock.
-Gencral Tom Ewing of Ohio, advises
his Democratic brethren To stop throwing
mud at General Garfield is 1t cannot be
made To stick-certainly not in Ohio where
he is known.
The Ohio Democracy undertook tC
carry that State last year by putting tive
wel!-knowu soldiers ut the head of then
ticket, but they lost the State by the larg'
est majority in several years.
Several strong Garfield clubs have beer
| formed in South Carolina. Several Mt
tempts of the Democrats 10 compel the
club at Pickcns Court House TO "divid'
time" have failed. the Republicans being
stronger than their opponents.
The enthusiasts are beginning 10 see
| that It Is not General Hancock that l. on
trial hut the Democratic party; not the
soldier who was loyal, but the leaders o
the Democratic party in Congress. whc
| have shown lawlcss ana revolutionary
| tendencies.
A correspondent OF the Cleveland
/ Leader relates that at great Republican
meeting In Warren, Ohio, last fall, Senator
| Chandler, during hls speech, turned, and
pointing 20 Garfield, said 10 his audience
"Gentlcmen, there sits your next PreSi
dent"
Senator Conover, Of Florida. now al
Washington, l. very confident that that
STATE will he carried by the Republicans
| ConOvcr j. the Republican candidate foI
Governor \ promincn, Republican Flor
da politician offered % lay wager OF s5ot
10 500 that the Republicans would carry
| the State.
Protesting against the raining Demo
cratic mud on Gen. Garfield, the Demo
cratic Baltimore Herald declares that ''a'
man Gen. Garfield j. unobicCtionablc
~ L., ltnf
| have gone of hall-cockcd ought not to
| load with such ammunition again, but u
| fire ut him Us the exponent OF the views ol
| a party that has performed its mission and
| belongs to the history of the past.
! Mi John c. New of Indiana. who was
once partner of the Democratic candi
date for Vice President, says that II MIR
English does not come out Oft the campaign
5000 richer rather than poorer, he vii
not be true To his past record. He says
! that Mr.. English was a war Democrat and
supported Morton for Governor and i 4
hard money man: but OH the other hand
| he is the most unpopular Democrat In the
! State, aud in his own county cannot poll
within 1000 OF the party vote. Mr.. New Is
| confident that the Republicans Will carry
| the State.
JEFF Davis continues TO show his ere
dcntals a. a good Democrat. The other
! day Jefferson Davis, Jubal \. Early, aud j
IL. PAYNE. testified at New Orleans, in the
| case of Sarah Dorsey, who LETT Davis hei
| lcgatce. The will j. contested on The
ground OF undue influence, which DAVIS
cmphatically denies. Mrs. Dorsey, Ia
| said. believed the confedcracy still existed
! that It's truths were eternal and shoulo
| ever prevail lie helevedthis too, and /
that was insanity, both he and Mrs. Dorsey
were crazy.
If Mcssrs. Garfield aud Arthur ar,
| elected. the latter will be the third widow
or who has successfully filled the Office OF
| Vice PreSiLcnt-W ilson and Wheeler hav
| ing been the two last elected To the Office
| Mr.. F,rry who was president of the Senate
! after Wilson's death, is 4 bachelor. Gen
cral Garfield, If elected, will be the third
| successive President whose family has con
sisted of several sons and one daughter.
Both General Grant and President liayes
have but one daughter each. Gen. Grant
has three sons, President Hayes four, aud
Gen. Garfield four.
| -Ex-Governor Vance of North Carolina
who was for continuing the war until hel
| got so tlllcd with Yankees that their legs
would stick through the gratins, has oeel
received by Gen. Hancock ut Governor
Island. And, speaking of the plan OF Tn,
campaign, this is what the Mississippi Sta
proposes: "Inaugurate social ostracisn
against every white man North or Soutl
that gives his support TO the building NJ
OF the Republican party; discountenanc,
any nan who will 20 on, or assist in max
Ing. the bond of any man elected on tn,
| Republican ticket; refuse To have dealings
of any sort with the Republican party, an'
show the world that you are in truth ant
deed true democrat" This is the pro-
sramme for the Hancock campaign in the
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