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

Senator Bayard viii speak in Norfolk. Va.
saturday evening lie will arrive in that City
on his return from South Carolina to morrow.
The republicans seems TO have carried Yer
mOnt-Ctn. enquirer.
Col. T. G. Ingersoll Is In the city. He an.
nounces that be will make one of a thousand
WHO viii give 1000 towards Carrying the preSi-
Dental election for Garfield and Arthur.
OF the five democratic Congressman of the
Maryland delegation, only one Nir. McLane) has
been renom!nated for election to the Forty
seventh Congress.
That Gen. John McDonalds book claiming to
be an exposure OF the whisky ring of 1878 IS
put forth as a campaign document in the inter
est OF the democracy seems to be atteSted by
reason OF the fact that Mcdonald In said book
CLAIMS that Gen. Garfields residence, corner OF
and l4th streets, In this city, was bought with
the proceeds Illegally collected by the leaders OF
the whisky r'ng. No reasonable man VIII pa-
1eve such statement.
The estimate of the Portland Advertiser, an
independent paper, is that the republicans
Will carry Maine by about 900 majority next
Iuesday, and that the fusionists will elect their
congressman In the 4th and 5th districts
The more candid OF the democratic leaders
here do not seek tc conceal their disappoint-
ment at the result in Vermont. They did not
look for republican gains, Bnd they expected
their own side to do better than 1t would appear
they have done.-N. 7. Cor. P2ttJd. Ledger,
The Maine election next Monday Will probably
snow, Ike the Vermont election on Tuesday that
the republican party fully holds its own In thas
state also, and that Hancock Is no stronger
than BayaId or and other respectable demo
cratic candidate would have been. We are to
have simple, straightout party contest every
Where. The democrats will score no prellmf-
nary victory that will do them any good unless
they carry Indiana. This state will be hotly
contested. and there is nothing as yet to dampen
the democi attic pcS Of saving it-N. T. Herald
TO-DAY.
The democrats have met bad defeat in the
first encounter Of the campaign. According to
the returns received up the hour of writing. the
Vermont republicans have carried their major
1ty not only up to, but beyond the figures OBJ
tained by them In recent contests In the Green
Mountain state. This is the first gun of the
campaign, and, as an Independent paper, we
are bound to admit that IL has fired a very tell
ing shot for Garfleld.-BoSt. Herald, ind.
The following further congressional nomina-
tions have been made: Fredk. Miles, rep. and
Irict; E. Fl. Lapham, rep, 9th New York; Henry
5. Harris, DEM, 4th New Jersey; Phineas Jones'
rep, 9th New Jersey; r. Is. Keogh, req, 5th
North Carolina; VIM. G. Stewart, dem, 80
Iowa. The republicans of the "a Virginia dis.
trict nominated John F. DeSSendorf for Con-
gress and Geo. Pryor, colored, for elector. The
Sd virginia republican convention was in SeS-
SIGN all yesterday at Richmond. without arriv-
Ing at any result Thaddeus o. Pound, rep,
was renOmlnated IN the Sth Wisconsin, and
Warner Miller, rep, In the 221 New York. The
democrats of the "a Maryland district, after PSI
ballots on Talbot Stump and Constable com
PROMISED On DR.. f. II. Shaw, clerk OF the court
NATION for Congress. DR.. Shaw Is 80 Years OF
age. he was born in Frederick county grad,;-
ate0 IN meuicfne at the University Of Maryland
ana Is an active democrat and iiuent speaker