The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-24
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The new federal Blue Book contains the
names Of ~, 900 oliiceholders.
A Vermont paper advocates Northern SCI
cession ia the event Of Hancock election.
Congressman Pound, of Wisconsin. is afraid
that the republicans will mol win in Maine.
The Press, published by John Shupe. at
Teltord, Pa, has declared f6f Hancock and
English
Col. J. Stewart lsowery, Of Utica, n. T.,
heretofore q stalwart republican, is wife pres.
ident ola Hancock aud English club.
Thomas Donnelly. president OF the Sixth
National Bank, Piltsburg, Pa, heretofore an
ardent republican, has declared for Hancock
Hamilton Fish, DR., is for Hancock. When
a republican changes his clothes and holds
his head Up he makes a first rate Hancock
man. philadelphia Tmes.
Hon. +. r. Beltzhooyar. Of Carlisle, Pa
has been renominated for Congress in the
10Th district, composed Of Adams, York and
Cumberland counties.
Col J. w. Forney's Philadelphia Progress,
Truth, New York, aud the pittsburg Sunday
Critic, are among the ardent republican pa
pers which have espoused the cause Of Haa-
cock.
Gen. L. W. Barber, Of jackson, Michigan,
who was third assistant postmaster general
under the Grant administration, has declared
for Gen. Hancock. He was a slaunch friend
of the late Senator Chandler.
Cyrus Robbins, one armed veteran Of the
gallant llSth New York, and n leading repub
liean Of the town of Penheld, announces that
he will not only support Hancock, but that be
will organize club to support him.
General james d. Mcbride, a brigader.
general by breyet in the Union army, VINO
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United National League, says--''l am enthu.
siastically for General Hancock. | believe
him to be the right man.
A Republican Congress on May Both, 1866,
gave General Hancock, our nominee, vote
Of thanks. General James A. Garfield his
opponent, at the hands Of the Poland com
miitee, the friends Of Garfield, received
censure.
Major Graham, Union veteran of Penn
sylvania, says -" Hancock win get the vote
of nine-tenths Of the soldiers who fought in
the Army of the Potomac He will carry
Pennsylvania if there is anything ike en- hon
est count in Philadelphia
Montgomery Blair addressed Hancock
and English meeting at Rockville. Moalgom
cry county, Nd, on Saturday last, and dwelt
upon the idea that the great frand Of 1876
will be punished in 1880, IN the defeat of Gar.
field, one Of the parneipators in the fraud.
One Of the Garfield organs calls this 'scrn
81 campaign Mr.. Garfield is, truly, an OBJ
ject Of profound pity But who is 10 blame
The democrats did not nominate him, nor did
they pronounce the sentence Of bribery aud
perjury against him. There is nothing for it
but for the CALLED jade to vince.
A large democratic meeting to endorse Han
cock aud English and the democratic elector.
al ticket Yves held at Harrisonburg, Va, Mon
day. DIR. T. n. Sellers, readiuster, presided,
and speeches were made by Hon. james Bar
bour, DIR. S. Ii. Moffet, Judge c. I, o. Fer
rail- and J.. d. Fieklin, all readi1s,ers.
Thomas Francis Sinnott, of Madison, Ind,
an Irish exile, who fought in the war under
Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher, went 10 In.
dianapois the other day as a delegate to the
Irish republican convention and returned
home thoroughly diSgusted with the proceed
ings. lie will vote for Hancock and English
The democratic national executive commit
tee met in New York Wednesday and selected
as its headquarters No. 1873 Fifth avenue.
The session was secret, but it was stated q
resolution was adopted requesting the demo
cratic congressional campaign committee to
appoint an auxiliary campaign committee to
work with the democratic national executive
committee in conducting the campaign. The
committee took no action in regard to the
question Of two democratic electoral tickets
in Virginia, although the matter was referred
to.
Col. George Williamson, lately minister to
Central America, has declined the republican
nomination for Congress in the Shreveport
C.a.) district, and declared his intention to
support Hancock. He says Hancock repre-
sents the magnanimity aud honor of the mill
tary and civil element Of the North and wishes
bygones to be bygones. Garfield, on the con-
trary,h he says, represents that political ele
ment Of the North that lives upon the past
aud glofies in Northern sectionasm, while il
denounces, yet fosters and lives upon South.
ern sectonalism.h
The New York World says all respectable
and Independent voters will not fail 10 observe
the fact that not a single charge against the
personal character Of the republican caudi
date for the presidency has yet originated
with any democratic source. All the unpleas
ant and suspicious features of Gen. Garfield 5
career we're long ago brought to the light by
republican Journals and by his republican OPP,
ponents. On the other hand the republican
press are bard at work inventing absurd
charges against Gen. Hancock which really
so far constitute the sole staple of the repub
liean campaign.