Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-25
Political Notes.

Judge T. w. BARLEY, OF this city, who is in
Ohio doing campaign duty for the democracy,
writes to friend IN this city, giving it as his
judgment, that Ohio will give democratic
majority In the october election.
letter has been received here from Repre-
sentative Goode, of Virginia, In which he speaks
very hopefully OF his reelection.
Isaac Cohen, the ''agitator," has been heard
from. He is In Nevada; has turned democrat,
and is trying to prevent the return OF Senator
Sharon to the Senate
Congressman Henkle. OF Maryland, leaves to-
night for Indiana to take the stump for Landers
and Hancock.
The Tammany and Irving Hall democratic
factions In New York have agreed to send a
united delegation TO the Saratoga convention
On the 2Sth.
The antt-Mormon party in Utah have nomi-
mated for Congressional Delegate A. G. Camp.
bell, wealthy miner. He Is a democrat, but
viii be supported by. the republicans against
George Q. Cannon, who will doubtless be re-
elected, however.
commissioner Raum and Judge Lawrence
First Controller Of the Treasury, will leave to-
morrow night for Ohio, TO do campaign speak
Ing. commissioner Raum will speak as follows
In the state: At East Liverpool, Tuesday
Sept. 2S: at New Philadelphia, wednesday,
Sept. 20; at Sandusky, Thursday, Sept. 80; at
Port Clinton. Friday, Oct. /. and at Bryan, Sat
urday Oct. 2. He then goes TO Indiana
The Griffin Sun, a Georgia democratic paper,
which supports Norwood for governor charges
that Gov. COiquitt and Gen. Gordon were both
leading members of the knklux in the past. In
the fight over the election Of governor the
papers are reviving all the Old accusations made
by republicans in the days Of reconstruction.
The news from Maine, while evidently favor
able to the democracy, is not without its draw
backs, and we greatly fear the cons oquence,
admitting the greenbacker has been elected by
the combined votes OF that detested OrganiZa-
ton and the democracy; and really we know
not but we had much rather have recorded our
usual defeat in that state than owe our triumph
TO allies so obnoxious to all our ideas OF the cor
rect principles OF finance and all the traditions
upon that economic question which have ruled
the democratic party.-RtctnaOtad State, fuhae,,
dem.
1t appears from letter published by j. G.
Judd, editor Of the Post ONCE Gazette that Gen.
walker, secretary OF the democratic c1ngres
slonai campaign committee, requested Judd 70
mittee AID detained by the postal authorities.
because OF alleged violation of the franktng
privilege. Mr.. Judd writes that he ha1n't time
to examine all the matter, but he selected at
randCm about thirty packages, which he opeled.
He found the matter TO consist OF selections
from the Congressional Record, and it was en-
titled to be sent under frank. OF the stamped
mater, ne FOUND that the packages weighe1
each ohe-tenth OF one quarter of an ounce more
than the postage it contained.
PERsoNAL-Gen. T. L. Clingman OF North
Carolina, and D. G. Gillette OF New York, are
at the Riggs-Mrs. Julia Ward Howe Is to
preach at TfvertOn; X. l.. tomorrow after
noon.-Judge Adds is in New York-Judye
and Mrs. T. B. Edmonds have returned to the
city, is lying very Ill of typhoid pneumonia
MIR. and Mrs. j. Hegerman-L Ltndencrone sailed
for Europe from New York to-day.-It Is un-
derstood that Mr. Arthur Sullivan is to be
knighted, and will return to the United States
as Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan.-Archibald
Forbes, the well-known English newspaper cor
Iespon dent, sailed from Liverpool for the United
States yesterday. He will lecture while In this