Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-13

The action of King William in recocnizin,
Napoleon as Emperor has beer supposed to have
some significance "a indicating a purpose on his
part to reinstate the NspOl, Oh regime in power
or at any rate, determination lot to connie
nance Republican form OF government for
FRANCE This construction OF his course seems
however,'o have no good basis. The truth prob
ably Is that King William is a good deal puzzled
Just M " to know 18th HON he is TO deal There
no be sure a temporary provisional govern nent
AT Paris, but it can hardly be said to I've as
sumed consistency, shape and strength to reI~e-
sent the entire country. It wss elected By
minority Of the French Legislature, and is 50
weak on itslegs that already there are symptoms
of its overthrow by the more radical RepubU-
cans IL may be fairly claimed, indeed, that il
more nearly represent. the French people than
does the depesed Napoleon; but does it really
and adequately repres mt the pc ople of France?
Can Its action be considered binding on them
IN the great questions - be settled?
The other great European powers-Great
Britain, Russia, and Austria-have not vet rec
ognized the French republic, probably waiting
10 see IL II promises to live and when they do n
is pretty certain that Prussia Will do the sams.
That Prussia viii undertake TO dictate 10 France
WHO shall be ifs ruler, or what its form OF gov
ernment, Il In the last degree improbable.
Bismarck may essay by diplomacy TO "assist" IN
the election made by France, but there will he
10 dietation. A government imposed ON Franco
by Prussia would be particularly distastefu to
the high spirited French people; and it would
need to be sustained In power by q much larger
Prussian army sf occupation at Paris than the
French army of occupation that has sustained
the temporal power Of the Pontir at Rome.
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NEW YoEK REPUBLICAN PoLITICs.-The can.
vsss in New York begins to excite some atten-
ton now that the state ticket has been nut in
the field. In the Legislature. the Post saws, the
Republicans expect to regain many OF the dis
trictS which were lost In 1859; for example. SUI
folk county; the first district OF Orange; the fr,,
and fourth Of Albany, Warren, Schenectady.
Fulton, Otsego: the second of Delaware; the
second Of Oswego, Schuyler, Steuben. This
would give them control of the Assembly.
In the congressional districts the nominations
have not been fully made. In tie Eleventh di
trict IL is expected that Edward NJ. Madden viii
be nominated by the Republicans in place of
General Van wyck, and that the Democrats win
again nominate Mr.. George W. Green. John II.
Ketcham is sure - be renominated In the
Twelfth. In the Fifteenth and Sixteenth dis
uiets there are disaffections In the Republican
ranks whSch threatens to do mischief. William
A. Wheeler has been renom mated in the Seven
teenth, and his election Is deemed certain. In
the Eighteenth the difficulties are in fair vay
of adjustment, and II is probable that Mr.. Ha-
thorn, the proprietor of Congress Hall at Sara
toga, will be the successful Republican can
didate
The present indications favor the nomination
of Elzur II. Prindle, OF Norwich, in the Nine
teeDth district. If nominated, there Is no rea-
sonable doubt Of his election. There Is a quar-
rel in the Twentieth district about successor
TO Mr.. Latin. Mr.. Bagley of Jefferson, and
Clinton l.. Merriam, Of Lewis, are candidates.
If the matter Is not adjusted the district NAV
send democrat Ellis II. Roberts, of the Utica
Morning Herald, will receive the republican
nomination in the Twenty-first district, in place
of Judge Bailey. The district Is close. Gen.
Wm. L. Lansing, OF Madison, has been agreed
upon as the successor to Mr.. Churchill.
The denomination or Mr.. HotchkiSs in the
INVENT J-siSth Is probable. The Twenty-eighth
has two nc minations to make-a candidats to
complete the term of Judge Davis, and another
for the next Congress. For years there have
been acrimonious disputes i'm this district
Judge Davis had majority OF 500, but his
successor may be q democrat. The Erie dis
trict has always been warmly contested. The
republicans confidently expect u elect the sue
cessor to Mr.. Bennett. In the ThirtJ-first dis
uict, Mr.. Sheldon probably will not be nomi-
mated, but IL Is very uncertain who will h.