The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-25

time and occasion, that he who stood
By civil government in the darkest
hours of the republic, should be called
to the highest civil chair.
Little Rock, 24.-Tbe democrats
here receive the nomination OF Han
cock and English enthusiastically.
A squad, composed of federal and
confederate ex-artillery men, are now
firing a soInte Of 125 guns in conlpli-
ment Of the domination.
Washington, "a Throughout
Washington the nomination OF Gen.
Hancock is received with great en-
ihusiaem By the democrats, and the
republicans generally regard it as the
strongest candidate the Cincinnati
convention could have selected. The
democrats claim that Hsrcock's
brilliant record ss soldier and the
fact that he has no record as
politician to answer for will
make his election easy and certain.
Cool republicans, however, while
conceding Hsueock's strength as
popular candidate, expires confidence
that Garfield will prove 10 be equally
strong personally, and that the con-
test will be decided as usual upon
strict party lines and party records.
they, therefore, continue TO predict
Garield's election. The nomination
of English for vice president. is also
admitted on ell hands to he strong
one. He is very popular IN Indiana,
is an acute and skIliiul political
manager and is a man of great
wealth estimated at not lees than
So 600, 900 or 100000, which. it is
said, be will be willing to use very
freely In every proper way, to PFC
mote the success OF the ticket. The
general impression is that the fight IN
November will be one of the
live lest ever seen, and that the
republican parry will have to PUT
forth the most strenuous eXertiOns to
achieve the victory. The army
officers on duty st the war depart
ment do not deal much in politics
and talk but little a5ont candidates
and parties. They have, however,
but one thing 10 say about Gen. Han
cock, that he is one of the finest
officers in the army and one o! the
bsst men in the country. The demo-
cratic nominee is popular amcng all
the officers and men in the service.
Gen. Sherman was asked to-day. by g
Star reporter, what he thought of
General Hancock s nomination. Tue
general replied that be did not have
anything to do with politics, "but il
you will sit down." he added. land
write the best thing that can be put
in language about Gen. Hancock as
En officer and gentleman, | will
sign it without hesitation"
Providence. 24.-One hundred guns
we're fred in honor of the nomination
of Hancock and English.
Pensacola, Fla, "a "A liberal dis.
play Of flags and 100 guns fired in
honor of the Cincinnati convention.
Boston, PA dispatch from Port
land states that the democrats are
firing a presidential salute for the
Cincinnati nominations another
from Concord announces that the
nomination of Hancock and English
was received with enthusiasm by the
democracy.
Dsadwood. D. t.. 24.-There is
great enthusiasm over the Cincinnati
nominations; 100 guns fired, bands
are parading and bon6res on every
street.
Denver, Col. 24.-The Cincinnati
nominations are received by demo
Gratis here and throughout the state
with general Satisfaction. The ticket
is pronounced by both republicans
and democrats to be a strong one.