National Republican., 1880-03-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

IT Is easy TO BOOM but not so easy to elect
THE Grant movement is looking up in Massa.
chusetts.
IT is announced that biography of Mr. Tilden
will soon be issued.
MISSISSIPPI Democrats are said 10 lean toward
Governor Seymour.
MAINE proposes to make its prohibltory law
more stringent than ever.
OREGON Republican sentiment on the Presiden.
tial question is much divided.
THE Lafayette Journal ventures to say that "Col.
fax boom Is not an impOssiblty.
STANLEY MATTHEWS IS now stalwart Republi-
can. No more nonsense about him.
THE Nevada Republican state convention is TO be
held in Austin on Tuesday, May ii.
THE Leadville Herald says that colorado is for
General Grant by large majority"
NEW JERSEYS favorito son, Ex-Governor Joel
Parker, is still in the Presidential field.
SENATOR II. G. DAVIS, of West Virginia. It is said
will not be candidate for reelection.
THERE is no sentiment In Chicago in favor OF
David Davis says the Tribune of that city.
THE citizens of Wisconsin will have an oppor-
tunity to vote for or against biennial sessions.
AN ex Congressman from Georgia General
Young declares that Tlden is not popular in the
South.
THE Philadelphia Times speaks of Senator Ed.
munds as "clean-limbed and sure.footed dark
horse"
THE Louisiana convention for the election Of
delegates 10 the Cincinnati convention will be held
| April l2.
THE assembly OF the Wisconsin Legislature has
passed bill limiting county treasurers TO one term
| In office.
with Hon. Edwin Cowles, editor Of the Loader, as
| President
EX-GovERNoR JOHN NJ. PALMER is to be put for.
ward at Cincinnati, by the Illinois Democrats, 10
beat Tilden.
EIGHTY members of the Legislature of Mssis.
sppi natives of that State. and all are natives
| of the South
GRANT is scooping the best part OF the North
Carolina delegation. This is poGching on the Sher-
man preserves.
| THE Tennessee Democratic state convention will
be held June 70 elect delegates 10 the Cincin-
| natl convention.
THE Denver Neics (Dem.) says that on o sound
platform Colorado can be carried by the Democrats
! with majority of 5000.
| CONGRESSMAN LoCHREE, Of MINNEAPOLIS SAYS
| that Minnesota Democrats favor Hancock as their
| first choice for President
Ex-SPEAKER GALUsHA a. Grow is formally on.
nOunced as q candidate for United States Senator
| 10 succeed Senator Wallace.
THE U0Rd has discovered that Democratic
| honesty is the best policy" Just so; but when do
! you propose to live mp to it?
| THE Kentucky Democratic State convention 10
| nominate delegates 10 the Cincinnati convention
meets NJ Lexington on June Is,
SENATOR 7, MUMFoRD sRABURY, OF Rhode Island,
| has declined the Prohibition nomination for
| Lieutenant Governor OF the state,
! THE Troy Press makes comical appeal 20 ex.
! Governor Seymour to write letter iayOTing the
nomination Of Tiden for the Presidency.
! The disposition Of Kentucky Republicans aE
manifested In the county convictions is to support
! General Grant in the Chicago Convention.
As the Grant movement rises there is an effort 10
! resurrect the Hancock movement But loyal waI
service does not serve the Democratic purpose.
THE Rochester Union warns its friends that
Charles Francis Adams is DO Democrat, and that IA
nominate him would be " repeat the blunder oi
/ 1872.
! OF the business men Of Mount Vernon twenty.
/ one arc for Grant and sixteen for Blaine. And
| Mount Vernon is in Iowa, which is unanimous %
/ for Blaine
THERE are many dark horses nowadays in
both parties. Some Of them are SO dark that II may
Ysquiie telescope and an electric light to make
| them visible,
A CALL has been issued for National Prohibi
| tory convention nt Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday
! June H. II would bo dinicult TO imagine u more
useless aSsemblage.
THERE IS no good reason why any Indiana Demo
crat should die without seeing Washington. Al
| he las to DO Is 70 send word TO Dan voorhees, nnc
| Immediately he Is summoned 10 appear before th6
| Exodus Committee Of the Senate, mileage aud OK.
penses paid.-St. LOds Globe Democrat tRep).