National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-22
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

Col Daniel 5. Lamont, the private secretary
of Gov. Cleveland, Is the most cheeriully mis-
taken man probably IN the country lie visited
the national democratic committee rooms In
New York Monday, and opened the week by
stating his belief that his chief will carry New
York by 10000 majority. The next time Col,
Lamont goes to the committee rooms he will
probably claim Iowa for the cxshcrT.
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Mr.. william Il. Smith, the chairman of the
executive state democratic committee Of New
York, says that the number Of democrats IN
that state "who are opposed to Cleveland Is
steadily diminishing" Mr.. Smith has evil
IDENTIFY read neither Gon. Buffers letter nor the
New York Sun, and has more than likely not
been recently in consultation with the Hon.
John Kelly, OF New York city-now Of Sara.
toga.
Kelly is at Saratoga, enjoying the good things
of this life, rs the correspondent tells us, aud
is the recipient of much attention. The Hon.
John is used to receiving much attention, but
II seems to have escaped the notice Of the
Cleveland democratic rulers that pretty nearly
every prominent democratic politician from
the west has recently been at Saratoga in search
of rest and health, and that each and all have
| ittli hNihlAE 'NIhthl ibhlub WIN lilN tlNhb
Tammany sachem. What II all means will
probably not be known before November, but
| 1t is popularity believed that J, X. has dyna.
mite socroted about his person.
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The mutations of politics this year arc funny
TO contemplate. Think of Mast now welding
his crayons to conclliatc the Irish people, and
yet for years no man has done more with pen
or pencil to cxasperate that race by the brutal
exaggcrations of his carrlcaturc. Shurz, the
aesthetic pianist ("littlc old German band") f,
ofRoad, Commissioner llnyes's political family,
bidding for another diplomatic job If Baynrd
should be at the head of our state department,
| joining arms with Wade Hampton, who dc.
nounced him less than score of years ago as
"a hired liar" when Andy Johnson sent him
on n military and civil tour of inspection
through the south. There be more mcuageries
than Barnum's Z. r., not william II.
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tits but small mattcr Of surprise that the IIar
pers should be enrolled in the democratic
ranks now, and old files of the Harper publ
cations, will show this at u glance. Before and
during the rebellion the house and its period
calls were thoroughly democratic, and early In
the war dsloyal to an extreme that in any
other than this country would have entallcd
confscatlon and imprisonment.
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Ex-Gov. pinchback, of Louisiana, and Rep
resentative O'IIara, of North Carolina, hav,
been making quiet tour through the south t.
encourage voters of their race and party, and
are now in New York. Both report that there
Is more than n fighting chance for republican
victory in West Nirginia, Virginia, Nortl
Carolina, and Florida There is probably nC
better posted man Oh the subject of southern
politics than the Louisiana ex-governor ant
his statements are wcll worthy of belief, ant
his advice of earnest consideration. Mr.
OlIara knows whereof he speaks on matter
III the "Old North State"