Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-10-18

Political Notes.
The Texas delegation in Congress
will mainly support Carlisle for
speaker.
General Banks is still powerful
with republican audiences in Masss
acEuSetts.
Massachusetts republicans are at
white heat, and a full vote will be
polled.
a Thesdemocratic orators in Masss
achuse It's are lighting the national
policy Of the republicans.
The Boston Herald has concluded
that President Arthur's genius has
a decided tcndency-in the direction
of repose,
The Hon. w. s Holman is OPP
posed, by many of the democratic
leaders in Indiana as q candidate
for Governor of that State.
Governor Butler, anticipating sue
cess, is making arrangements about
the Council, the Senate and the
/ -E1OuOO III tSOuClUSCtU
Mr.. w. A. Simmons, once the
stalwartr Collector ofBoston, but now
a. Butler office>holder, likes to be
considered the Governors best
friend. ST.
Senator uoar, continues to hold
a very elevated position toward
General Butler; but his picked SEN
fences r surgeons eggs to the
General. ff 58J Il
Mr.. Leon Abbott, whose chances
of being the next Governor of New
Jersey are large, is accused of using
the pronoGn y very plentifully in
his speeches. hi sa5 s1ofsd gt.s ri
Mr.. Sunset Cox's hearty reeep-.
ton By his old neighbors in Ohio
shows his popularity at his old
home; but it is not a great factor in
his contest for the speakership.
bon. John HI. Ooerly says he has
not dec incl the democratic nomi>
Enation for Governor Of Illinois, but
does not desire it, preferring to re-
main atthe head of the State Com
mittee. = ee7F me-.
| Ohio republicans relied upon the
| Scott law The es of Germans
are favorable to thisllaw. 1t makes
a discrimination of S1O01i in favor OF
the miider liquors, such as wine and
beer. jaH
Tho Chicago Times thinks that
President. Arthur would raise his
popularity by going into the rural
districts and praising pumpkins in
stead of eating Newport dinners.
The President is not a hypOcrite.
When Sherman captured Savan>
nah and wished to communicate
with the fleet so the news could be
forwarded to Washington, Foraker,
then nineteen, was selected to go
down the river in Il boat and reach
the fleet.
At the battle of Bentonville, in
North Carolina, when General Joe
Johnston struck the left wing of
Shernan's army, commanded by
SlOcum, Foraker was chosen to ride
through the forest twenty miles in
the night and carry the news to
Shermun.
Greenback Weaver is a stump or
atOr who has great power with the
pc pie. OF commanding presence
and line voice he is withal n CON
sammate mimic, and his illustra>
tienS are turned in such Il way as TO
be bitterly sarcastic.
Governor John NJ. Hamilton. oc
Illinois, S ~ : If Logan or Linco n
Is made the nominee Ofthe repubiI-
can patty there is no doubt as to
how Illinois will count in the elec-
toral college. Personally. / do not
know that either of the gentlemen
is a candidate at all, as | have new
e T spoken to tlem upon that subs
ject. have been over the state a
great deal, aud L think that Senator
Logan can get the support of this
state il he wants cit, but | do not
know whether he is even Il candid
ate.
Major Young, of Columbus, Miss,
is wealthy planter aud Il promi-
nent democratic politician. He thus
tells how the negroes of his neigh
lofhood ara sy6tea:' Numerically
they are in a big majority; but they
don't trouble Il majority. They
take but little interest in. politics,
and we take them into our organ
izations, pay a tax, or do some Its
tie thing Tor them, and we have
them solid, Why, our darkies vii!
s ss|f n p il I4s lia sSa s',A and }s s1'ss &
they get to the polls they will slip
democratic tiekets QUE of their
pockets and vote them. And then
the judges have a way of accideL-
tally unfolding q ticket and glar-
cling at it, aud, altogether, we man.
age to keep them solid. {d
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