National Republican., 1880-09-13
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Senator COnkling and General Grant
In the Political Contest.
The Senator to Speak in New York and
tho West-Frank Jones Wlll.
Not Open His Barrel.
Senator coul,lins in the Campaign.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-It has been def
nitely settled that Senator Conkling is to
make his first speech during the campaign In
this city next Friday evening September II.
The academy Of music has been engaged for
the purpose, and at the invitation OF the state
committee, through General Arthur OK Gov.
ernor Hamilton Fish has consented 10 preside.
General Arthur said Inst evening: Senator
Conkling will proceed from here westward,
where he will be- engaged during the rest Of
tho campaign making addresses. II was do.
sired to have General Grant preside at the
meeting but the general ciunot reach
New York before the end OF the month.
He will, however meet Mr. Conkling at
some point in the west, probably in Ohio aud
begin his campaign work by presiding at
meeting where the senator Ia to speak. / have
received letter from General Grant assuring
me that he viii be east at the end of tho
month, aud will place himself at the command
Of our state committee. lie will first preside
~ grand mass.meeling in this city. aud will
then onter upon an active and atduous line
Of duty for tho rest of the campaign. lie will
certainly preside at very many meetings in
the cast and will be found in tho front rank
Of tho most active during tho balance of the
campaign"
Tho arrangements for the mass mooting to
be presided over by General Grant will be
taken in hand forthwith by the state commit.
tee, aud as soon as the exact date of General
Grants arrival in this city is known the day
for the meeting will be named.
Vermont Returns.
WHIrERIvER JUNCTION, VT., Sept. 12.-Thc
following are the revised totals Of the returns
received from 2l0 towns last night and com.
pared with the vote of 1916:
Farnhnm (rcp.), 47,SO6; Phelps dem. J,
81 ,2l0; Heath (greenback), l,l05 scattering,
Is. Farnham's plurality over Phelps, 26 5j7;
majority over all, 25,0il. The Same towns in
1876 gave Fairbanks (rep), Ii,706; bingham
(dcm.) 81 009; scattering. ~. Fairbanks plu-
ralty over Bingham, 23,607 majority, 23,625;
increase in the republican majority over 1876 +,
4l6; republican gain over 1876, 3,l00; demo.
| cratic gain over 1876, 2i0
Empty Honors Declined.
CONCORD, N. H., Sept. lit is reported
here to-day that Hon. Frank Jones, whose
name has been about the only one mentioned
| for the democratic gubernatorial nomination,
has positively declined to accept the Candi-
dacy. This report, coming almost OH tho eve
| of the convention, creates much disappoint T.
mcnt, and if true will cause considerable en-
barassment In the convention Wednesday.
Congressional Nominations.
hEADiNdi IA, oept' III io"hru JacoDs
was nominated for congress to-day by the TO-
publicans of the eighth district.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Goorge r. Davis was re-
nominated for congress by the republicans OF
| tho second district of this city to-day.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 11.--lIou. John f. House
| was nominated by HCclamation to-day by the
sixth district democratic congressional con.
vention.
CHICAGO, Sept 1.-The republican prima-
rios to-day in the first and third Illinois con-
gressional districts indicated the nomination
of c. b. Farwoll in the latter and the ronon
iuution of William Aldrich in the former.