The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-04-08
Political.

The South Carolina legislature is
mostly for Bayard.
Ex-Gov. Seymour thinks the Chica-
go convention Will nominate Grant.
Hon. G. A. Henry ''the eagle ora
tor" Of Tennessee, is out in letter IA
voring Tilden as the Democratic nomi-
nee for President.
Blaihe's friends claim that he will
receive 359 votes at Chicago on first
ballot. 1t will take 379 to give him
the nomination.
According to the Eest political ther-
mometers there Is no State in the Union
that shows so high temperature for
Iilden as the State of Kentucky.
The State convention of the nation
al Greenback party has been called to
meet in Nashville May 22d to appoint
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago.
OF siXty-two Democratic members
of the virginia Legislature % are for
Seymour, 10 for Bayard and four for
Tilden. For second choice Is prefer
Hancock and 13 Bayard, while but l
favors Tilden.
The Boston Post has a letter from a
correspondent in Michigan, who says
that Grant, if nominated would be
beaten in that State by ten thousand
votes.
The Cincinnati Commercial saws, and
is positive about it, that if Grant is
nominated again, Hamilton county will
give 5000 majority against him.
The Vicksburg Herald says: The
tax laws of Mississippi are now fixed so
that the taxes form lien on the land
until paid: The day Of the delinquents
and dodgers is past.
The Chicago Times has interviewed
1916 representative Illinois Republi-
cans, of whom + ,2S2 were for Blaine,
1885 for Grant, and 1 ,094 for Wash
burn. Blaine was first choice in thir-
ty-seven counties, Grant in twenty-one
and Washburne in five.
The details of the plan for reorgan-
iznig and reuniting the Democracy of
New York are not yet made public,
but there seems to be little doubt that
satisfactory arrangements Will soon be
cOnsumated. Senator jacobs, IN a re-
cent interview, says, Its a sure thing;
the Democratic party in New York is
going to beunited."
An Atlanta paper has ascertained
the Presidential preference of 65S
prominent Democrats In six cen towns
and cities of Georgia, with the follow
ing result: Tilden 236; Thurman 124;
Hendrick, %; Seymour, 81; Bayard
and Hancock, At each.
The Republicans have held conven.
tons in ffty-fve counties of the state
of Kentucky, of which thirty have In
strueted for Grant, three for Sherman
and one for Blaihe. Where no in.
structions have been given, Grant del
egates TO the State Convention have
generally been appointed.
| Col. ]. stoddart johnson, of Ken
lucky, who was secretary of State un
der Gov. McCreary, and is now editor
of the Frankfort YeOman, saws: Til
den's strength in Kentucky is greater
than it was four years ago. Then hC
had but little popular following, as h,
was known to but few. Now, having
been voted for, and the Democracy be
| ing familiar with the fraud by whicI
he was deprived of the Presidency, arr
storngly imbued with the principle o
public as well as personal justice which
his election now would vindicate."
The total arrival Of emigTants a
New York so far this month reache
1920, more tltdn double the number
for the same month last year. BE
tween three and four thousand ar,
known to be on the way here. A ma
iority of~the Eew coners are Ger
man.