Year: 1874

The Democrats of the Vth Judicial District
of this State met convention at Rome Tuesday to
nominate candidate for successor to the late Judge
Doolitte After discussion. It decided to take no
action until the Republicans had made nomination, as
the only hope OF would be in bunder by the
Republicans ana an auJournmenb was maue W nee' at
Utica Sept. 49,


AS is usual in such cases, there are two sides
TO the story Of Gov. McCooks removal OF the Treasurer
Of Colorado We quoted from The Denrer 8eus, the
other day, a paragraph charging the Governor with
removing the official for the purpose Of tamperug with
the election and threatening revolution II he persisted
in his course The Denver Tribune the Treasurer is
now under indictment by the Grand Jury for some
ire uarty, and that Dinetenhs OF the people OF the
Territory support the action OF the Governor 10 re'
moving him.


Prof. j. H. Seelye of Amherst College, who
has been nominated for Congress in what the organs
call very irregular" way by large number Of Inde-
pendent Republicans the Xth Massachusetts District
is 10 deliver address Money" before the Hamp-
shire Agricultural Society," at Amherst. the goth inst
His Republican opponents aside from their horror at
the dangerous OF his nomination, very much
afraid he is too theoretical to make good Congress
Perhaps his address will convince them that in
political economy thorough mastery Of theory would
be good deal more useful than the practical" views
which predominated In tho last session OF Congress.
few more theoretical men would be very useful in
counterbaancing the efforts Of such practical" men as
Logan and Morton.


There is very heavy squall hanging over
the head of the Essex statesman The opposition IN his
district grows stronger each day. and the General him
self is said have admitted that the prospect any
thing but bright His opponent Gen. Cogswell, says,
according to The Boston Herald, that last Spring
Butler went to him. mentioned Of his accord that
he was going back TO Congress- and advised him to
be q candidate for the seat. Gen. Cogswell went to
work, and when the campaign. was well under way,
Butler sent for him, told him that he was not very well
when he thought OF not going back. but that he
better n0w and proposed 10 run again. Cogsweu told
himself aud he should therefore hold Butler his
word ana remain In the held 80 the case stands now;
and both sides are doing very vigorous work.


Ohio is not unanimous for imitation, in spite
Of the efforts OF portion of ts press to give that
preston. About citizens OF Cincinnati among whom
are many prominent In politics and business have
signed the following admirable pledge: The under
signed voters In the Ist lid Districts OF OHIO,
nzng that tho question OF the currency is OF
Importance. believe that sound policy. well
good faith demands the prohibition of any increase Of
our rredeemsble paper currency, and the speediest
possible return by the Government to hard money. We.
therefore, hereby pledge ourselves that II only
OF the political parties nominates candidate for
Congress who is In known sympathy with views
in accord with them we viii vote for him, IL q DC man.
irrespective of party affiliations; and, II neither party
nomnates such candidate that we WILL in mass con-
vention, make independents nomination, and will
support him at the polls"


The opinions of the two leading party papers
OF South Carolina the nomination OF d. II. Chamber
lain Governor not exactly harmonious. The Co.
lupbta Union Rep) says; We regard the nomination
OF Mr Chamberlain as the salvation of the Republican
party IN South Carolns, for We verify believe there Is
not another the state who could concenerate
much strength he and who defy the
combined efforts OF organized opposition. No who


listened hs manly speech In acceptance Of the noina
ton so generously rendered him. doubt for
TO do oil that lies IN hts power TO make
Republic anism In South Carolina respectable" TIE
Chareston Ne,cs and Courier Dem) closes long aud
bitter article In this way: Chamberlain wasshrst
vcted, by the official records Of completely IN great
crimes he was next convicted by bis admissions OF
winkng fraud he Is convicted OF being the will


ling instrument OF knaves and adyonturers OF the most
Discbevous clAas. We know hlw ~ the company he
keepA"