Smyrna times., 1881-10-19
Political Notes.

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of Wolfe or any other man. It's his con-
stitutional right to run, and he will
get few votes here and there in spots;
but whether his vote shall be large or
small, let him have fair play.
The Democrats are relieved of all sus-
pence about Ohio by the decided Republ-
can majority Oh the popular vote and in
both branches of the Legislature. Fosters
majority will be anywhere from fifteen to
twenty thousand, and the Senate, to
which the Democrats clung, has swung
over to the Republicans by large ma
jority.
A dispatch from Wytheville, Va, to the
Washington Republican states that Leigh
Wilson, a rcadjuster, who furnished to the
democrats two letters, alleged to have been
written by Capt Frank S. Blairthe readjus-
tercandidate for rattOrney-general,h has sign
| ed a confession that the letters are forgeries,
and duplicating several prominent demo-
Gratis in the purchase of them
The Iowa election is much like the
handle of jug-all on one side. There
was a very slight sprinkling of Demo-
cratic majorities in spots, but they are so
far apart and SO slight when found that
they are not worth counting. The Re-
publicanS have a majority of almost two
to one over all opposition. both ON the
popular vote and in the Legislature, as
has been common in that State for some
years past.
There are now four vacant Congress
siOnal districts in New York, 10 be filled
in November. The death of Fernando
Wood creates one vacancy; the transfer
of Morton to the French Mission creates
another. and the election of Miller and
Lapham TO the Senate makes the other
two. They will all be filed before the
meeting Of Congress, and it is not proba-
bic that there will be any political changes
in the representation of the districts.
Congressman Jorgenseen, of Virginia
one of the Republican who was never
going to consent, has surrendered to
Malone. His reasons for so doing are
that the payment Of the State debt is not
the question at issue between the Ma
honeitcs and the BOurbOns. Jorgenseen
thinks that the Bourbons don't care fia
about the debt, or whether it is paid OF
not, and that really the campaign is SIM
ply a struggle for power and office.
In accordance with the programme O
the republican caucus of last Wednesday
Mr. David Davis of Illinois, was on Thurs
day elected President pro tenn. of the Sen
ate to take the place of Mr.. Thomas +
Bayard, of Delaware. Under the circum
stances such action was perhaps to be ex
pected. The republicans having thirty
six votes, including Gen. Malone, and thu
democrats thirty-six, including Mr.. Davis
it was obvious that the democratic incum
bent of the presidential chair could b.
Ousted in either of two ways: by putin,
MIR. Bayard in such a position that hi
sense of honor would not permit him t,
vote, or by offering Mr.. Davis sutficien
1 motive to decline to vote Both situa
tions were realized when Mr.. Logan, o
: Illinois, offered resolution for the elec
ton of Mr.. Davis to the office held by MI
] Bayard. His elevation in which he is tn
: heir-apparent to the presidency, an oflic
for which he has long been thought t
: cherish an occult ambition, is another @
c those political surprises in which the las
few months have been so fertile. Bes
consfield's remark that ''in politics wha
e happens is the unexpected" finds of lat
so many confrmations that it seems des
G tined soon, in America at least, to attai
l.. the rank of truism