New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-13
Candidates for Congress.

will probably be between three and four hundred.
Candidates for Congress.
few elections, perhaps only one or TWO may
regulate the working Of the next House OF Repre-
sen,atives indicate from what party its Speaker IS
b be chosen and determine its political bearings
Thus far the Wings have gained largely on the
friends Of MIR Poks policy-and if other p Wing
members shall be returned, out Of II Representa-
tives yet 70 be elected the present broken winded
Administration will find itself next December in a
minority in the more popular branch Of the Federal
Legislature,-a contamination most devouty 70 be
wished
The Richna0ad Soufh>rRer names, but not com
clusively. some more Of the candidates for North
Carolina: NArHASIEL BorDEs and JosEPH NJ
BoGLE. Wings, oppose John NJ. Vogler, Loco IN
the Id District; Gen Daniel H. l. Tooe. Richard
Arlington and Dr. Pfitchsrd- all LOcos, asd no
Wing candidate contest the Y It'll James l. Bryan
il mentioned as a second Loco candidate, with Nc
Kay. in the With against W. r.. HALL. Wing
Junins Clement is the Loco candidate in the IVth,
AGAINST A. H. SHEPHERD. and Gen joins mot Jesse
GRAY BYsUM is named as the second Wing csndi-
date in the Ist
The mode of supporting two or more candidates
on a side, and eecting by pursties, is assurediy
not the best for obtaining the true SENSE OF the
people in Congress. One District can elect but one
Representative Why then should the men OF
either party put up two 10 hall dozen, and affirm
that they act on party principles The strength OF
party. for good or evil is in USIos. Cannot the
sense OF the electors be obtained as TO what can
didate would be most acceptable to them in way
that would less tend to nulliiy their wishes and
the intentions Of their country than by presenting
two or three candidates a side at the polls II
one Convention fail 10 nominate why not have an
other1 Of course, where there are differences M
principle. rs IL the in the late Gen McCon-
nelrs With District in Alabama, our remarks do
not apply There Franklin w. Rice of Taade-
"a, opposes Mr. Bowdon. the Generals successor
in last Congress because he supports Folks Ad
ministration, and voted to censure Gen. Taylor
Rice is Of the Calhoun school-Bowdon like Polk
IS an ancient Hunker Rice is described to us as
keen. caustic, shrewd and humorous. Colonel
Phillips Of Chambers is named on same side and
the Aaboma Reporter of oath ult is authorized to
announce Thos, Gray Garrett, as a GNth csndi-
date" How jealous some men are J
In the LIST District Alabama, John T Taylor OF
Mobile Gov GAYLFs former law partner. is set
up in opposition to him by the Locos He is a
young man who has never before been a candidate
Tor any political Office and it is thought that his
nomination to Congress is one way of hosting the
white flag in that quarter.
In the IVth District, Tennessee, General WASH.
INGToN BARROW il the Wing candidate. In the
Xlth District Col HAsKELI, Wing, opposes John
A. Gardiner Loco MuToS BROwS, the old mem
Der withdraws. The District is Wing, but there
is a second Wing candidate, Col. c. H. WILLIAMS,
and no nomination hy Convention.
The W. Il. U1ig of the 25th ult the only Wing
paper published in the Nth District, thus explains
a difficulty, which we trust it will eiiectually and
in helping ITS friends out o lest they find their po
itical bark stranded on the same SP'Hrock on
which the With Wing District OF Kentucky found
itself high and dry, one bright morning in August,
1916. when it elected Martin, Loco with majority
OF 3llO for Clay. 1t keeps a better look out this
time-nominates GKEEN ADAMS, Wing, aud no
more. aud will therefore elect him.
Early in March last EMERSON ETHERiDGE, a
good Wing, announced his name as candidate
subject 10 the action OF Convention, and IN April
Judge BRowN declined a reelection. The edit
ors OF the w T. IVhig, long connected with the
press called District Convention, and the names
of Coils Williams aud Haskell were announced
next week as candidates. Differences of opinion
arose rs to the time and place and both were
changed in order TO give general satisfaction. The
Convention met at Huntingdon, failed to nominate
and the reasons were stated The editors now
call upon the Wings OF the Nlth " to rally AROUND
7 him who is the strongest man % against the LocC
candidate-but how are they to know who II
strongest unless another Convention be called
! Why another Convention is not named as the bes
means Of finding out the strongest man we know
not The editors name no other test yet they al
init that the District which gave Clay $500 major
ty. may be lost unless the W higs act as united!
a. the Looos.
/ The Habash ETPressr oomplains that W. W
/ Wick the Loco candidate. Nth District, Indiana
refused to the soldiers fighting IN Mexico as mucl
pay PAR MONTH for fighting, as he himself took 10
eating aud speechiiyng PR DAY. Ii might hay'
been added. that Polk Marcy and W alkers Treas
urers Corcoran n Riggs. of W sshington, hav,
agents In New Orleans, sc. and have already
bought up. for a trihe several hundred thousand
of acres of the soldiers rights which they will ge
located on choice spots 20 be sscertSined by th'
field notes of the surveyors, and sell 70 settlers
: A thousand per cent OF profit Thus II Is evident
that while thus State is hsrrsssed with the PATRON
cries fastened ON IL by royalty, Polk Co. are ac
lively engaged laying OUT more OF the same sort Il
Texas ana elsew here-and this Is the DemoeTdc!
/ of Tammany II all and its crafty leaders
/ The prospects OF the Wings are very good IN
/ deed-ii they keep firmly united IN their District
/ and loOk more to the success OF the great pnncl
/ Plies they have rallied round than 10 the runnin
I several candidates IN one District W. trust tina
there VIII be disposition shown 10 abandon ever,
pretensOn 10 seat where 10 could only be obtaine
! 10y rsking the power of the party 70 do gooc
through triumphant majority IN the next Coz
gress aud that the pure, selfdenying spirit d
seventy SIX wall manifest itself IN all their delbel
[ stons. Every District should look upon victory =
IN It's hand. Snd that reform is 10 be obtained an
the Augean stable cleSnsed, only through its effort,
AL should WORK hard aud not sger or bet Wiz
/ such "A course as this defeat would be IMPOSSIBLE.
! We had written thus far, when the LOuIsrlQ
Journal came to hand, in which surprise and MOI
LITIGATION" are expressed at split in the With Dis
trics which the editor ieSrs.i will prove as njur
| Gus IN its results as that IN ls45.'
The J0urqsGl states that IN ls45 Judge Mckk
and GRErN ADAMS. Esq Wings, were candidate