National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE Toledo Democrat says that Mr.. Tilden will
very probably be renominated.
SENATOR BAYARD is charged with calling the
gentleman from Maine 'Old Hamlin."
ALL but six members OF the Utah legislature
which met on Monday, are pOlygumsts.
TON HENDRICKS has been making Sunday school
addresses, This kills him with the Democracy
TIE Democratic papers of the South have great
admiration for Ex-Governor Garcelon, OF Maine.
GENERAL CHAMBERLAIN knows a Governor when
he sees him. lie has been Il Governor himself
THE politicians are for Sherman, while the peo-
pie are for General Grant.-CleuciGRd Leader Rep.)
If Blaine has 10 friends in Indiana it is not the
fault of his earnest advocate the indianapolis
Journal.
ALBANY has a Grant club, an antl.Grant club,
and republican club that viii accept the Chicago
nominee.
THE Maine Republicans have taken short cut
out Of their difficulty by organizing legislature of
their own.
ITit Is choice between Grant and the Devil We
Will take the latter by a large mNority.-Orford
| (utSS) fuc0h,
COLONEL MoUIToS. orCincinnati, Secretary sher.
mans brother-in-law, is busy starting sherman
| boom in Ohio
ILLINOIS has the most patriotic, and, altogether
| the wiseSt and best of Legislatures. For instance
| 1t doesn't meet this year.
| THE qud nuncs of journalism are busily engaged
| in nominating aud e!ectlng the next President of
| the United StAtes.-NeW York star (DeH)
ASY personality that stands in tho way of the
union aud harmony Of the Democratic parry must
] IT,
| THE habit of nominating men for the Presidency
! the moment they blaze Into prominence should
not be forgotten in the case of General Chamber
| lain,
| PARKE GoDwIS says he, too, Is opposed to Cen
| eral Grant THIS being the case, nothing remains
but 10 take General Grant out and shoot or drown
/ him,
| THE leaders Of the oman.sulrnge movement in
| New York have rendered their thanks to Governor
| Cornell for recommending the election Of women
| to school Offices.
| THE Copperhead papers say there are lots of
folks who will take TO the woods IL Grant is NOM
| mated. But they needn't. If they behave them
| selves, Ehey Will never be hurt.
! THE United States grand jury have failed to find
an indictment against the ku-KluX shooters Of the
COlored postmaster, Nix at B!ackYie, 5. e.. having
no desire, probably, to be shot themselves.
| IMAGISARY troops at the polls have caused tho
Democracy great deal of distress but real troops
| at the cOunting-iu Of u fraudulent legislature seem
| TO rather soothe the boys than otherwise
THE Buffalo Courier, q stanch Democratic paper,
| at first disposed 10 sustain the Maine fraud has
! thought better of Itself, and now prOnOunces that
! gigantic inlamy "a great partisan wrong"
THE papers are asking why the Democracy Is so
quiet about these days relative 10 their candidate
| Tor the Presidency, IL Is because they have all
they can do TO arrange for the Republican nomln'
| alton.
WHEN the Peoria Democrat asserts that the
! electoral vote of Illinois will be given 10 the
! Democratic candidate, whoever he may be, II
| probably coutompates carrying this State by the
same methods that GarcelUn carried the state O
Maine, II cannot be done IN any other way,