New-York tribune., 1868-05-08
POLITICAL ITEMS.

POLITICAL ITEMS.
| At the June election, the people of Wash
ngton Territory Will vote upon organizing State Gov
| ernment.
| DIR. Canisius of Aurora, H., German editor,
is candidate for the Republican nomination Tor secre'
| tary Of State.
| The Ohio State Journal names the Democracy
the DemiJ party in view Of their dancing 90 gu
| gerry around the President
Gen. George F. Beale of NORWAY and tho ho
Hon Iuher Curtis New-SharOn are delegates 20 ue
National Republican Convention from the haiho second
| District
| 1t is understood that the test oath is not TO
be required OF members OF the Georgia Legslaure ana
that the Legislature will first assemble at Miledgeyie
as provisional body, and then adjourn TO Atlanta
| Lafe Develin, formerly of The Indianapolis
Ueyaid viii probably be the Democratic Congressional
nominee in the WITH Indiana District IN opposition to
| George w. Julian.
TIe line Rock Gazette says: "Gen. T. C.
Hindman arrived in the city Thursday under arrest
for treason. No serious results are apprehended
| than perhaps the payment OF costs
The friends of Hancock claim that he VIII
get fourteen Southern states in Convention aud indana
and Pennsylyania to begin WI Sith M ana iVa W." 'Oi'
Lafayette, Ind. takes fewer newspapers than
any other town OF s size in the state There are 1909
school children Ia the city and school aceommosauons
for only i,2Oo OF course Is DemocTauo srVnshou'
The colored President OF the Loyal League
OF Pulaski County. Georgia, has issued proclamation
aisbauding that body, as AL its meetngs accothk 70
tSi SSiG, Gia'' 0' O'H 'A'1''' ~ ''''''''
The Hon. II. T. Blow will not be candidate
for Governor OF Missouri The Radicals OF south Mis-
souri, favor the nomination OF the Hon j. W. MeCurg
while those OF North Missouri will likely support Lieut.
| Gov. George Smith.
At n meeting of the Mississippi State Execu-
nS dssa e qs & ds q SSS'SgTs as wSeS S
%ofiord, Thomas L. White.
The Hon. John Minor Bolts thinks the Con-
sttntion TO be presented for the ndorement OF Yr
that the best feature In II Is the clause requiring all
officers to take the test OATH
Under the new State Constitution, Louisiana
is 10 have iOl Representatives and 90 Senators n ts
legislature The Governor is TO receive salary OF 5000
ayear, 70 hold his onGe for four years and TO be III
eligible for the succeeding four years
The TiOnesta (Penn.) Bee wants to know if
the David Small recently elected Bnrgomaster OF York
borough, is the same individual Who when Mayor of
that place In June 1865 walked seven miles TO surrender
| the town 70 the Rebels.
The Rochester Express admits to its columns
fierce attack by one John Youngs upon the Hon Theo
dOre NJ POmerOy, Representative in Congress from the
XXIyth District OF EewYork. He is accused Of ineih
cienoy everything except taking care Of himself
II appears from the examination of con-
testod election case In the PENNEY lyana Senate that
coffee Is now employed to give an old look to naturaza
ton papers which, from any cause. have younger and
fresher appearance than their respective dates would
| indicate.
The Pittsburgh Gd:ette says "The election of
Pennsyivania Republican state Committee we regard as
peculiarly fortunate Mt Grow Is an energetic worker
good organizer"
The Democratic Legislature Of Ohio have
resolved 70 remain IN ,st session ION, qn m e M
casoned BY MT WHdss ; PT2m9op Te o9nS %
House from Muskingum County Will be chosen Senator.
The Convention of persons who are opposed
10 the action OF the Maryland Republican state COnyen
tiOn Of the 9Th Of March, met In Baltimore yesterday.
Seventeen counties were represented some however.
having but one representative Nearly one half OF the
delegates are colored.
The San Francisco Democratic Convention re-
nominated the Hon Samuel B Axtell on Saturday, for
Congress- and censured Congress for emitting an appro
pration for ALASKA Tho nomination OF candidate TO
represent Mr. Higbys district has been postponed until
the third Wednesday In August.
II is said that one of the members of the Ohio
Legislature who voted for the bill DISTINGUISHING the stu
dents, when travelling abroad wrote home to have his
tSres when he purchased abroad and which now SdoTn
his palatal mansion" Is "An oshun Ocean Landshp"
or such are the electi
the home OF Thaddeus Stevens, the st INST, the Re
pubcans gained member OF Select and nine members
year St hey stood ~ S to Tho
Democratic candidate for City Auditor elected by about
325 majority being Democratic loss or over 100 !
The Ne,u- Orleans Republican says " Our re-
turns indicate that fonr Republican Congressman havo
been eeoted-Gen. j. H. sypher, Major ]. z: Newsham,
comes W. Jasper Blackburn the old warhorse Of loyalty
Col Simon Jones collecting evidences Of fraud m tho
seat OF Col Mann" I I'D
The Ivth Indiana District Republican Con
T61 s hea "a On ts a @ & M S@ef SS tine
cose OF the meeting John W. Bear known as the Buck
eye Blacksmith made most stormy and eloquent speech.
Mr. Bear, though former Ohoan, Is more recently from
Baltimore where he has stood up boldly for tho Union
cause through evil as well IA good report. , Womb |
The Louisville Courier says of the editor Of |
The La Crosse Democrat " He h sort or editorial
horned frog-a political Snowman and moral mOnstrosl-
ty Being born in the North, he Is violent Southern
man, land fancyng that his tOadysm Is agreeable Ito
Southern gentlemen he Is unceasnR In his efforts to de-
grade both the men land women Of his own section OF
country and absolutely fstens on his degradation
The Richmond Enquirer has set about criti-
csng the Constitution OF Virginia. but in Its first
article exhausts itself devisinR ugly names for tho
members OF the Convention. "Scallawags," Ignorant
ereaues" nsensate wretches" vile wretches" lar
ceners" base rascals" "nsolent negro paupers" and
"incendiary squaters among the epithets applied
by this fine old Virginia Journal But then fine writing
was always popular In the South.
To Iowa belongs the distinguished honor of
being the first State since suffrage became In any sense
national issue lead of with practical Endorsement of
IT, Three years ago, after severe struggle the Conven
ton which nominated Gov. Stone nailed the impartial |
suffrage plank TO It's platform Some predicted disaster
many d0dged the ISSUE but the majority stood up boldly
for the equal political rights OF all men, and were fully
sustained by the result OF the election Of ls65 |
The Philadelphia Press states that strong
movement Is developing In Pittsburgh TO bring forward
the candidate for Congressional hOnors OF tho
District MajorGen. James 8. Negley who represented
PennsylYapia HltA SUCH DISTINGUISHED ability aud