Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-12
Political Notes.
Ben: Perley Poore Is spoken of as possible
CAL dids t. for Cong resS In the 9th Massachusetts,

caGdidS e. Tor Congress IN the ON MASSACHUSETTS
district, now represented by Or: Loring; and it
Boston Herald may be sent to occupy the seat
btlongl to the sth district, which. 1t Is under
stood, Gov. Clafiin declines to fill any longer.
The editor of the Fremont, Ohio. (democratic)
Messenger, is out in card denying that his pa
per has declared for Garfield, as had been tele
graphed. He says: "The error was caused by
compositor changing copy. and being over,
looked in proof" II the Messengers editorial
PLANTATION, 1t is not surprising that their tenor
should be misundeI stood by its readers.
AS am neither democrat nor republican,
and propose voting for Weaver, am an impair
tial looker-on. know both Hancock and Gar
field personally-the last intimately; and two
purer or better men, so far as the relations of
life are concerned, were never before put up to
be voted for and abused.-DOnn Pidtt.
Hon. Wm S. Shallenberger has been unani-
mously renominated for Congress by the repub-
licans Of the oath Pennsylvania district, In the
9th district convention Lewis F. Watson was
nominated on the 36th ballot.
If In addition to Judge Blacks denial that he
was the author of Gen. Hancock's somewhat
famous Louisiana orders, Gen. Hancock would
himself declare that he alone was the author OF
them, the matter would be pretty conclusively
settled
The Indianapolis Journal directs the atten-
tion OF hard-money democrats of the east to the
Ia
have De La Matyr, the notorious intlationist, re-
turned to Congress"
Hon. John GoOde who now represents the I'd
Virginia district in Congress, is out in long
letter declining to enter the contest for renomi-
nation. To secure harmony In the party IS the
ground assigned, but fear OF defeat is believed
TO be the real reason for this step.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Major John w.
Daniel, Of Virginia. ex-senator Gwin, Col. For
ney, Chevalier Wyckoff, Lewis c. Cassidy, OF
Philadelphia, and Robert McLane, of Baltimore
were among the visitors to Gen. Hancock on
Saturday.
1t is inttmated by The Hour that MI Tilden
is to have hand in preparing Gen. Hancock's
letter accepting the democratic nomination for
the presidency. AS Mr.. English, Mr.. Watterson
Colonel Daniels, OF Virginia. Senators Wallace
and Ransom, and ex-senator Barnum are also
SAID 10 be In New York in consultation over its
preparation, 1t Is likely that that document.
when 1t finally appears. will be fine piece OF
mosaic Work.
large meeting in Music Hall, Cincinnati
saturday night, ratified the Hancock and Eng
lish nominations. hon. w. s. Groesbeck and
Geo. H. PenGleton and others made speeches.
AT the same time Secretary Thompson opened
the campaign on the republican side In Indiana
by vigorous and eloquent speech before a
large meeting at Terre Haute
Hon. Marshall Jewell, chairman, accompa-
MED by Hon. stephen W. Dorsey, secretary of
the national republican committee, left New
York last evening to visit Gen. Garfield at
Mentor, Ohio, to consult on matters OF the
approaching political campaign.
John G. Whittier has written a letter in
which, while according all praise to Gen. Han
cock for his personal qualities he declares he
cannot support a candidate who can only's' BE-
elected by compromises with the greenback
heresy and the violent suppression by fraud
and violence OF the vote of the colored citizens
OF the southern states"
Hon. Alexander 81. Stephens addressed a large
concourse Of people at Augusta, Ga, Friday
afternoon. He warmly indorsed the nomination
OF General Hancock, for which he said he hal
been working for ten years, and pronounced
Hon. Wm H. English as true to democratic prin-
cipies as the needle to the pole. In concluding
ms speech MI; Stephens announced that IL his
constituents desired 1t he would be willing to
serve them another term in Congress.
1t is reported that the person who first started
the story relative to the alleged conference at
McClellan's headquarters, Gen. Hancock being
present, when the perfecting or organizing al
open revolt against President Lincoln was con
Sldered. says that the documents relating to
tnat subject are now in preparation, and that
there Will soon be an official publication.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat thinks Missouri
can send five republicans to Congress this
year.
Gen. Patrick Il. Jones. Of New York, who ha
heretofore been prominent republican, once
elected register on the municipal ticket. and
!or several years postmaster OF New York city
has written letter announcing his purpose to
support Hancock and English. Gen. Jones en-
tered the army as private in a New York reg
lment and came out OF the war brigadler
general.
The New York Ss,,a In its left-h hand way, ad-
Vlses Gen. Hancock to Shut his mouth and
throw away his pen. The suggestion is full of
sense and I'm pudence -Ph'td. Record, (1en,)