Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-08-12
Political Dots.

j
Carl Schurz cannot speak without
his notas-S20O.
The Republican family in Colorado
is not harmonious.
There are signs Of remarkable
speech crop coming on.
Neal Dow has no barrel. He will
get bung in November.
Genenal Logan is to make over one
hundred campaign speeches before cleo
ton day.
General Mcclellan has been elected
President of the National Association
Of Hancock Veterans.
1.-THE De Golyerites have adopted as
suppose it means Cakes.
From almost every county in the State
of Pennsylvania comes the news of the
organization Of Hancock Veteran Clubs.
In Ohio more campaign flags have
already been sold this year than in
any Presidential campaign hereto
fore.
Giles B. Jackson, well-known COL
Ored politician Of Richmond, Va, has
taken the stump for Hancock and En-
glish.
If General Grant votes for Garfield
it will be the very first time he ever
cast vote for Republican Presiden-
tial candidate.
Mud-slinging is now in order with
the Maine politicians. Lot Morrill, leads
off by charging that General Plaisted
wears q coonskin cap.
The Indianapolis Sentinel feels as if
it had demolished Secretary Schurz's
recent speech by reprinting ono of his
speeches made in 1872.
A Campbell county, Virginia, post
master sent $50 Confederate bill to
the Republican committee at Wash
ton in answer to an assessment.
Clear headed men in Connecticut
think that Jewell has no idea of carry
ing that State for Garfield, and that he
only hopes to save the Legislature.
The Boston Post says: "Gen. She1i-
dan will stump Maine for Garfield.
Not Phil. Sheridan, but the big, fat
Sheridan, the Louisiana carpet-bag-
ger.
Ohioans expect that Sherman will be
q member of Garfeld's Cabinet, and
they do not count him as among
the candidates for the Ohio Senator
ship.
Ex-Governor Fenton is about to stir
things up in New York with view
to securing the seat in the United
states Senate now occupied by Mr..
Herman.
E. B. Washburne has gone to Eu-
rope, and when he RECEIVERS from the
effects Of the Chicago calamity he will
come back and do what he can to help |
Garfield.
The Philadelphia Chronicle says |
there was no decrease in the public |
debt last month because Secretary
Sherman has quit running for the
Presidency.
Ex-Judge James Bell, of Texas, who
is Republican, says that Hancock's
nomination will in his opinion make
the Democratic majority in that State
larger than ever. F.
A new campaign life of Hancock
by Alvin s. SOuthworth, with an in
PRODUCTION by Senator Bayard and let
tiers by several prominent Democrats,
has recently made it's appearance.
One man on joining Hancock club
in Pennsylvonia in signing wrote oppo-
site his name: 'Neyer voted any but
the Republican ticket. I served under
Garfield and know him to be fraud.n
The Leavenworth Times states that
General Logan persuaded General
Grant to take the stump for Garfield
In Indiana, and that he will make
several speeches there during the cam
paign.
Connecticut has not been doubtful
State for seven years. Postmaster
Bent, OF Middletown, JEWELS old adj
wiser and political captain, said five
years ago, "Connecticut on fair vote
is Democratic by 1000 votes"
Chairman JEWELS friends say that
he Is not candidate for United States
Senator, but that he will be Postmas-
ter-General if Garfield is elected.
An appointment like this would
make it very pleasant for the Grant
crowd.
Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, pro-
poses to take the stump in Maine, as
we'll as make speeches in Ohio and In
diana. He also proposes to improve
his Presidential chances by taking up
his residence in Ohio when his term Of
office expires.
It is stated that General Hancock
Ing of hickory pole at Montgomery-
vile, Pa, at time not yet determined
upon. The pole is to be cut from a
wood on the farm where General Han
cock was born.
Odd Trines.