, 1880-08-16
POLITICAL.


spxtdl Correspondence Of 1ae Chicago 1tt5una
1'DIgrLASD, Nc, Aug. 1i.-rorty ycnrs ago
In tho Harrison campaign Maine gave tho
"impllsu" 10 use Thurlow Weeds recent
cxpression> to the National election by +" psv~
l,lg full vent fur Gov. Kent" In View Of tho
prosIcet that thu majority for the Republican
ticket Is likely to be relatively moderate, 1t
is well u recall the circumstance tint the
vote of 40. which gave such delight through
nut TIC country. was n very close onc,-tho
Democratic candidate for Governor John
Fairfic1d) being defeated by very narrow
margin, Gov. kcnt's vote belhg only G7 In CT
ccss Of alr. rnEr0eld's. For twc.lty.thrce
years tho Dcinncrats Ind full sway III tho
'''7 aud '4p, when Mr. Kent-wl.o, by ti,c why.
WIS SIX tsmes y cunliaatN of 1lis purity for
the tioYefli1rslitl-wn chosen by the Wi!fgs.
as the News travelled Westward tint Kent
e sa ne!: a ,Is wsf } ts hrf ;o1s 3r Which f!1
Kent" became less mild, till 1t was finally
s!i1lt, !" Maine went he'll bent fur Gov. Kent"
Gov. Kent was afterwards q Judge VI tic
Stpreine pxiI C9art @ Of Thy Stato; ai,l he It was.
tu tllg Nnttonnl Convention.
Judge Kent once told nle the story OF the
Convention. As. coming from the extrem0
as East, nc Wy was designated q TIC one t9 br!n
those appointed 10 lhat duty in tho ssereo-
tyE.l WY: !" III behalf Of this S!nte manning
t!le locality1, l nominate, etc." Whei, Judge
m,tninate Gen. Xfcilary Tnyiori'' Th!s epi-
soIa brought down tho house.
,,n1,ea III tle following ysar, ~, to Liberty"
this INCIDENT being n prophecy OF the con-
lllct which already hntl enlisted tho synITa-
tllse5 or few .uf tho aluire people. The
f9l9wlng year, the Liberty" men cgst over
~ ySsS a ,a,nci3 ~ W T. thsg tS ,nIstGr
In::,5l ca,ne tho Knnw-Notl!ng furor. An
son T. Morrill, wns the candidate for Goy
ernor Of that Order IL ~, md rcceivutl I.
plurality Oyer sannsl Wells, Democrat, tho
aftsrwnrtt Dennocratic chief. The follow
Ing year, I'll tho Fremont campaign, Mr.
liamltn appeare.l ns tllq Rcpttb!lca1l eal,dl.
aate fur tho Chlcf-1fagistrscy OF the State,
nftcr The Kallsas-NN abr,.ska .iinbroglto. Ills
majority WIS nearly :).000 in Stuta where
tle Democracy Wcrc wont to triumph st,lnll-
| nlly,--an Indication 1f tho deep feeling
fl liz Territories. from tl,at tins forward
Republican. majorittcs were lnrgr,--in tho
War-tinc the Democrats seeming to be per.
| naneRtly tlisorgantzed.
BY about, 500 maturity, and was reelected
defaaco aHs e0 Of ufs tfe epyGiesns bsln Rrs
assnretl, TO ali appcara'iss. for m IL
@ S',t tono4 psFSa %s aot IL S asisate Gy9Se 6y Gs
Charles Roberts. Of Bangor, nov member
lioines,-ths lsepnbiiGan inatority being bui
4,oDo. 1n that year tho Greenbnckers vert
| yntcs being placed to their credit IN the re-
turns. Three years subsequently, 1873
they were In .large force, alid with tho DONG
srats succeeded ilt outnninbcrinT the Rcpub
leans, w'o, It will b. len!e1l!berea, wert
| crnt, and Smith, tirces,backer, when tll{
| Legislature convened. The Republican Sen
atc Ind prcfcletce for the l1ard-Mone,
Drmocrat; ms.l Garcslo,l. with MI tho sue
Tile vote Of 1870 Ii fresh In the memory oi
those WHO are Interested ln political stats
tics,-tfla popular VOTE leaving. the Republic
rc y na 1SFtgg m tggE wis faTof thu ' sSsatnfe sas IL
brazeh nge, and tho inpntlcnt "count-0ut,'
and the conclusion, so Triumphant, when Til
Republicans .rrgainel their rights wlthou
sliooting q solitary Fusonist.
only-the l'e0Dlo here aro to pass Judgment
oil the ncts Of the FusIonists, wIso-to tcI
the lAnIeMtnble trutlt-are almost unanimous
IL defending tho ..''count-out" and all It in
cess In reyiying the days ot '4v, when sixty
seven Yates on the right s!dg,. In a Stat,
Democratfc for years, set Tho Wlitg party o.
1lre,-if but Il minute majority bo theirs,
cle.l1s tho way for November. anil u stroi,t
majority for Garfield. The Presidential f9lt
III Milne Is to be settletl III September. fl'
rrNlectt0nOf Gov. Unvls MeAns TINT tho sever
Electoral votes OF. AIaino viii 10 ccrtalnl!
given to the Republican calluiGate. Renleni
berlMg the odls,-ulat MI classes Of Demo
cspts Il,sd Grcenb,.ckers nEe united III tho Fu
sion organization; that m actual niajorft
that, with. criminal determination to b
"ytnaicatett," tho light Is wagctl by tho ou
positlon-all thcse things bclits In mind, ie
our friends J.! other States welcome Il sinai
as i grcut gain and victory. CAsCo.