The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-03
GARFIELDINGS.

PERHAPS English got his nomination
by buying up Tilden's mortgages on the
Democratic party.
The Republicans of the Third district
of Louisiana have nominated the Hon.
Chester b. Darrall for the next Congress.
The selection is said to reunite the party.
THE Ohio Republicans feel sure of
eiecting thirteen congressman, and have
hopes Of two more. They have only
nine now. So much for undoing Speak
er Randall's gerrymander.
The Hon. Charles Francis Adams, Jr. ,
of Massachusetts. supports Garfield and
Arthur, believing that the prosperous
condition of the country will be best
promoted by continuing the policies of
the present administration.
A BOUNBON organ innocently says that
when Hancock is elected Z" the country
will again enter upon an era of Demo-
cratic prosperity" Thank you But
the country has tried that sort of pros
perity and has all it wants of it.
In an effort to explain away Wade
Hampton's Staunton speech the Charles
ton Is. CO. NeWs says of the southern
people: "They have no secret aims or
objects. If they had, somebody vouicl
DC sure TO bturt them out" This is not
elegant, but it seems to describe pre-
cisely what Wade Hampton did.
The Republicans OF South Carolina
have held one large and enthusiastic
meeting unmolested, and seem encol,r-
aged to make IN effort to secure their
rights ut the polls. They talk of putting
state ticket in the field and nominating
candidates for congress in at least por-
ton OF the districts. If they could have
fair election and an honest count of
the votes, they could easily carry that
state and elect ma ority Of the con-
gressmen.
The New York Times has reports from
thirty-three counties, embracing most of
the interior of the state, which represent
the Republicans as thoroughly united
and enthusiastic for Garfield and Arthur.
1t says that the reports are made up by
competent men, some of whom are very
prominent i'll the party. The Repub-
licans are represented as confident of
their ability to carry the state by hand
some majority, and that their confidence
is" based on thorough organization and
determined work.
LEADING Republicans of San Francisco
have organized a new club to be known
as the Republican League Of California.
The initiation fee is $50, aud already the
club has nearly 200 members. The
president il +. f. Low, and the secre-
tary George. G. HickOx. Rooms are
being fitted up Oh California street, and
they will he supplied with everything
that makes club-roOms attractive, rs it is
the intention to make them pleasant
resort for the members and place
wherein distinguished guests from
abroad may he properly entertained.
REPUBLICANS are not the only ones
who expect to zee Indiana go against the
Democracy in October. Some of the
more candid Democratic papers admit
that the signs favor that conclusion.
When Mr.. Porter, the Republican can
didate for governor of the state visited
New Albany last week the most inAuen-
tial Democratic journal of the town re-
marked: "There's no denying that the
Republicans are enthus iastic and conf
dent. They are peculiarly fortunate in
their gubernatorial candidate, and this is
in their favor, and they have no internal
dissensions and trickery in the party,
which is also greatly to their advantage"
The Democratic party in Virginia is
badly divided, and ut present there is
not much prospect of the healing Of the
rupture. As I'M illustration of the d.
vision, in the Third district the candidate
OF the regular Democracy is Geo. ID.
LOT. e
adiuster wing of the party is John S.
Wise, son of the late Henry A. Wise,
and cousin of the former. If the division
continues until the election there is n
fair prospect of the Republicans carry
ing the state. The Democrats in other
states fear this, and are bending every
energy to close the break, but SO far
without effect.
TENNESSEE recently had an election
for county officers which unexpectedly
showed n very favorable result for the
Republicans. The returns from three
congressional districts show Republic
can majority in each-in the first OF
1900, or more; in the second, at least
5000; and i'll the third the amount of the
majority is not stated. Two of these
districts, the first and third, have gone
Democratic ut each election for number
of years, while the Republican majority
i'll the second has been nearly doubled.
There is little doubt that the Republi-
cans could elect three congressman in
Tennessee and press the Democrats hard
on the general ticket if they could be
allowed an open, thorough campaign and
an honest return of votes.
PETER SHELDON, of Chautauqua coun
ty, New York, Tilden elector in 1876,
it is announced, has come out square for
Garfield. The news comes by way of
the New York Democratic headquarters.
This is n significant indication of how
the tide is setting in that important
state. Hon. Philetus Sawyer, of this
state, who has just returned from
New York, is represented as say
ing that leading Republicans there
express the utmost confidence
that the state will give handsome
majority for the Republican ticket.
This, he says, is not mere hopeful
guessing, but is based upon actual infor-
nation as to the situation. 1t is also
announced that Henry Ward Beecher
WI antar n otiyalv into tho oa,nno;orn