Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-22
Political Points.

ACpa OccToCary VI war.
The opening of the Ohio campaign
fixed for the middle of August.
Charles Francis Adams has sewers
his connections with current politics.
The Washington correspondents of tn
Troy Times (Rep.) is afraid Republi
cans underrate English's strength.
The Indianapolis Sentinel predict
that Indiana will elect the Democrat
ticket by double the majority of 1876.
There are now four tickets for Stat
officers in acknowledgements tic, Re
publican, Gresnback and Prohibition.
The Allan Ia Constitution says tina
one of the Republican charges agains
Gen. Hancock is that he is not cor
rupt.
More trouble for General Hancock
Mrs. General Hancock plays the organ
in the Episcopal chapel on Governors
Island.
This is an unhealthy year for the
leading Republican politicians. None
but the small guns, like Jewell, seem
to be in robust health.
Since 1860 every Presidential candi-
date of the Republican party has been
a Western man, and every Presidential
candidate of the Democrats an Eastern
man.
Col. Frank G. Noyes. of New Hamp-
shire, another soldier and Republican
leader, made speech at Hancock
ratification meeting at Nashua week
before last.
Senator Blaine, after stay for rest
at White Sulphur Springs, West Vir-
ginia, will take the stump in Maine
about August 1st, and will then make
a series of speeches in Ohio.
The Philadelphia Record says: zone
result of the election in November,
whichever side may win, will be to
bury in the same grave with The bloody
shirt of sectionalism the red shirt of
Communism"
Garfield's friends say that he went
into the Credit Mobilier because he did
not know any better. He must have
been stupid to sell his good name for
$500, but he learned better and charged
De Golyer $4,000.
The Chicago Times advises Hancock
to hold on to that commission as Major
General, and says Garfield knows
enough to hold Senatorship in the
hand until he has captured the Presi-
dency in the bush.
George Bullock, of Conshohocken,
the leading manufacturer in Mont
gOmery county, Pa, and heretofore a
leading Republican, has written a let
ter, in which he says: eff I had l 900
votes would cast them for Hancock
A system of secret political societies,
meant to extend all over the country,
and to work for "Grant in 1884," has
been begun at Washington. 1t is call
ed, after the votes given for Grant in
mos of the Chicago ballotings, "The
306."
The Galveston (Texas) Ne,vs says of
b. }. Chambers, the Greenback nomi-
nee for VicePresident: "He never was
a lawyer. He has never been politi-
clan, and was always good citizen.
He is little daft OH Greenbackism.
That is ALL"
Phe term clark horse" had its orig
in in the scene in "Ivanhoe" where the
unheralded knight appeared Tin the
person of Richard the Lion-Hearted")
on his wonderful dark horse at the OPP
Fortune moment, and bore away the
honors of the tournament.
Says the Philadelphia Chronicle: "Ifl
General Garfield had been dipped in the
Schuylkill after a freshet he couldn't be |
muddier. For this tho unterrified De- |
mocracy is IN no way responsible. A |
Republican committee put on the first
coating, and it has stuck"
The editor of the Lvnchburg Tir-
Oinian says taat he was "credibly in
formed" at Cincinnati that Mr.. Tilden !
desired to give letter of declination to
the public more than q month ago, and |
was only deferred from doing 50 by the !
remonstrancs Of his friends.
The Rochester Herald (Rep.) says: |
ave do not mean to be understood that |
either party has q right to assume that |
it has . sure thing Of it this year, but no |
political observer will deny that the |
Democrats have had the best send-off. |
The Republicans should be up and do
ing"
General Rosecrans heartily supports |
General Hancock, whom he taught |
civil and military engineering when a
young man. GeReral ROsecraAs acted |
rs chairman Of the recent great ratifi- |
cation meeting at San Francisco, and |
will be heard from frequently in the !
California canvass.
Gen. Hancock is . twin. His twin |
brother, Hilary Hancock, is . lawyer
IN Minneapolis, Minn. when young
the brothers leok cd 30 much alike that
they could be scarcely distinguished.
Another brother brother is Col. John
Hancock, the agent Of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad in Washington.
Gen. Garfield is left-handed by IA
ture; but he has 50 conquered the Pc
culiarity that it is only noticed by those
who observe him very closely. He
will often make an impressive gesture
with his left hand while speaking, and
his attempt to correct the habit has
sometimes made him appear somewhat
peculiar.
Ex-Governor Hubbard, Of Connect
cut, in responding to an invitation to
an invitation to address Hancock
and English ratification meeting in
New Haven, writes: "Our ticket is the