New-York tribune., 1868-01-04
MINOR POLITICAL ITEMS.

A Republican committee at Chicago is already
nj work preparing for the assembling OF the Presidential
convention. ia that city, on the 10Th OF May
The Kansas papers are gradually swinging
around union Grant for President, and some OF
them put forward Gen. Thomas Ewing jr Of ohio' Tor
Vice President.
A Democratic County Convention met at
New-Albany, Ind, recently, and actually adjourned
without nominating candidate Tor inc fresdehey' OF
settling the Gold ys. Greenback question.
The State Democratic Committee of Pennsyl-
has issued secret circular urging thorough organ
zaton for the Spring elections ana " the use o, the ne
Money and fraud are sometimes necessary means.
The Dubuque Times observes: "Wa were
pleased to greet the Hon b Gsipnen m our sanstum
on the o'clock train yesterday morning Tor the west
He most unquesonably for Gen. Grant Tor next Presi
dent.
Fred. q. Pierce of Boston, Secretary of the
National Democratic COMMITTEE has issued an official
call for the meeting Of said committee 10 De hea @ IN
and place for holding the next Democratic National Con-
venticn. "
Under the new constitution Of Maryland, the
Iegislature which assembled Wednesday sit only 90
daYs unless the Governor orders special session. which
also s limited TO 30 days The members receive por
day and 20 cents per me mileage. The important egs
aton will to public education, the militia, and the
penal code.
The great Welsh Literary Convention (Eistedd-
oan. deesrng their choice for President IN 1868 TO be
Gen. U. & Grant and for VicePresident the Hon o. A.
men from IuIerne and sehuylki Counties, and their
action s expressive Of the united sentiment OF their
people In Northeastern Pennsylvania
The Ganesrille (0hio) Courier says: So far
as have observed Yalandigham has secured the IN
dorsenent OF the following counties for Senator, VIZ
Holmes Montgomery, Wayne, and seven OF the eleven
delegates from Butler Thurman gets Ross, Shelby and
four OF the eleven delegates from Butler Cermont laid
resolution nsruc ing for Vallandingham on the table
jefferson Perry and Clarke appear TO be In the situation
fectly indifferent which wbpsClarke declares for
De Laney " Siabus for Clerk Of the Supreme Court
The Pittsburgh Post, the organ of the De-
Gngssblcxs poR BosDs-hoveer much Eastern Journals may
sh abo saarsge the great question which
mus, the Presidential campaign viii be the
Of the National debt and the reduction Of taies TO all sea
p party tnd be people have answered and decided H. The public
d,b .d presented Nv the Democracy and must be met In
The coming sr,sRbaoks or bonds w Dk raytsg
ey d anda " ~ .tNoeroey fr frsSdea' ~l" adsa 0"
The lines In italics contain the wood with the bark on
and Just 10 will be insisted on by the Democratic masses
The Crawfordsrille Qnd.) Journal reports the
meeting held In that place last week. The difficulty was
over the bond question Gen Manson ana his party tooh
the ground that the bonds ought TO DO pad according
10 contract-the Ben Butler plan The Br1ch Pomeroy
wing and contended for the entire pay uent OF
the bonds with greenbacks. Mr. Dorsey the leader Oh
the "tender tnder Democracy, gave Gen Manson 70
that he had not voted for him. ana would sup
belion on the Union side Manson tsays Ihs Jonap po
iitely informed Dorsey that he Dorsey was an lnera
Rebel always had been one, had looked througn !ho
crates OF prison. and would have kicked him out Ok tho
Convention II he had not been opposed 10 causing AL
inharmonious state OF feeling among tho unterrined'