The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-08
POLITICS..

meets June Q.
The Omaha Republican thinks It will be
Tilden and Thurman.
The Republican State convention OF Kansas
will meet on the thirty-tirst OF March.
The Florida Republican State Convention
to elect delegates to Chicago will meet May IL.
It has just been ascertained, after much dlf-
fieulty, that Susan b. Anthony is opposed to
third term.
Chauncey I. Fllley states that he believes
90 per cent OF the Republicans OF Missouri
are for Grant for President.
Grant and Rice is the latest New England
presidential combination, Mr.. Rice being the
late Governor Of Massachusetts.
Hon. James +. Wilson, Of Iowa. thinks
Iowa will not instruct for anybody for Presi-
dent, although Blaine is Iowas favorite
VIM. Lenter. Republican. was the other
day elected mayor OF Portland, Maine. by
1884 majority. Last year there was fusion
majority OF forty.
Scion Chase is to be the editor of new
Greenback newspaper In Maine, and It is re-
ported that "Brick" Pomeroy Is to start a
paper ut Denver. Col.
The Sioux City journal wants the Iowa
delegation instructed for Blaine The Mus
catine journal, on the other hand, ls opposed
to any instruction whatever.
Alton delegates who were In attendance at
Chicago state that the members OF the central
committee were about equally divided between
Grant, Blaine and Washburne.-lA ALTON (Ill)
Telegraph.
The Republican Convention In Dallas coun-
ty, Texas, Instructed 1t delegates to the State
Convention to cast the vote OF the county In
favor or Grant for the first choice and Blaine
for second.
Christian Mercer and Lincoln counties,
Kentucky, have chooses Grant delegates to
the State Convention. A majority OF the dele
gates selected In Pendleton county are said
to be for Sherman.
The Elmira IN. W Daily Gazette, hereto
fore a strong Tilden paper, now strongly
favors Hon. Hugh J. Jewett for President.
The Rochester Union and Advertiser also
iavors Mr.. Jewett.
lege gives the following result: sherman, 81;
Blaine, 81; Grant, AZ; Bayard %; SeeIye, q;
Garfield, Z; Hayes, s: Washburne, 8; Haw-
ley, 2; Tilden. Q; Seymour, l.
The Evansville Courier advises Mr. Tllden
to keep out OF the race unless he can sOothe
Tilden can name the Democratic candidate, !"
says the Courier, that can be elected and In
augurated.
Congressman Taylor, of Indiana county,
Pa, says that he has ''for six months felt
convinced that Gen. Grant will not be able to
carry Pennsylvania II he be nominated" Mr..
Taylor is one OF the delegates to the Chicago
convention.
There are ten reasons why Chicago got the
Republican Convention 1. Beer is cheap
there. O. Whisky Is cheap there. 8. Rum
is cheap there. 4. Brandy 1s cheap there.
g. Gin Ia cheap there. 6. Port is cheap there.
T. Sherry is cheap there. 8. Ale Ia cheap
there. 8. Champagne Is cheap there. 10. ALI
liquors are cheap there.
Senator Bayard, as soon as his Dover
speech OF 1861 was lately revived, produced
the original manuscript and allowed copies Of
1t to be circulated, thus making no conceal
mept OF how hestOOd nineteen years ago. 1t
seems that he would rather be frank than be
| President Baltimore American.
Gen. Grants exclamation OF surprise Oh
learning that the Pennsylvania delegation to
Chicago had been pledged to vote for him,
shows that he Ia qdite as much OF q humorist
as Mr.. Wemmick. "Halloa! saidithe latter
when he arrived at the church where he was
to be married and found his intended there
Here's Miss Skiffins. Let's have we'd
ding. .'-[New York Tribune.
The Wisconsin Legislature will elect SEN
ator next winter to succeed Angus Cameron,
whose term expires March 4, 1881. Senator
| Cameron Is q candidate for reelection. and ne
| is opposed by the irrepressible BOSS" Reyes,
OF Madison, and Hon. Philetus Sawyer, OF
Oshkosh, VINO was in Congress for ten years
and was celebrated for the effective manner
in which he got fat appropriations for tina,
big job, the Fox and Wisconsin river improve
ment. These parties are already pulling the
wires for their respective interests.
Gen. Butler says that 'if were to vote fol
any Democrat 1t would be for Judge Field, o
the Supreme Court. He stands we'll before
the country. and would carry the Pacific
coast and would be, l should thiok, adopted
by both factions OF the party In New York, a:
being an entirely impartial man whom Dott
could trust to do right by them. | do not
| know OF anybody that would be- better fol
the Democratic party than Judge Field, fo
| whom have very high respect in all things
except thatI am not, perhaps, quite In accort
with his financial notions"