New-York tribune., 1870-12-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

The State Board of Canyassers of Florida is
still under legal injunction to refrain from counting and
declaring the vote cast at the recent election The ques
ton Of maorites remains, accordingly, matter ofnevs
paper estimate. The TaUohdse Sentinel places the
Senate az 70 and PA tie The Florida Union OF Dec II
says: i" The Democratic majority figured out by me
Three weeks it announced several hundred majority
for B0Xham the next week II knocked of hundred or
and last week II came down to ytloO! Next week
we presume, it will give up beaten it may nger
couple Of weeks longer before admitting the truth the
IOrdi0n also gives up Its claims to Democratic major
ity in the Senate"
The regular correspondent of THE TRIBUNE
at Atlanta who furnished the paragraphs respecting
the change OF base of The True Georgian, writes
follows about the charge made by Mr. Bard, that
the information given us by Gov. Bullock:
"sam Bard, editor of the recreant paper, The True
GeOTgid has stated repeatedly through ts columns ana
also in eight page pamphlet addressed to the Pres
Bullock State was the author of the dispatch
sent yoa in relation 10 his change OF base desire to
said dispatch. and had nothing whatever 10 do with it,
sent you the dispatch simply as matter OF news: AS
your correspondent, act entirely upon my own Judg-
ment without consulting any one"
The Syracuse Courier says: "Since Mr.. Randall
declines permit the of his name in connection with
the speakersp, there to be clear field for the
reelection Of Speaker Hchman That all other candi-
dates have withdrawn. is a graceful tribute to Mr..
Hitchman's special fitness for the Speakers chair.
Twice already he has welded the gaye ana has done it
party" me Syracuse Journal quoting the above, re-
marks: "That Tweed would ever permit the Speaker
ship the Assembly to be given To- any member outside
the CITY of New-YOrk, long as he could control the
matter, we have for moment supposed; ana
whenever the names Of worthy Democratic members
from interior of the State have been mentioned III
connection with the Speakcrship the certainty of with
drawal or defeat has been perfectly apparent. The
truth s and it is truth well established by precedent
the Democrats Of the interior have not had tie ghost OF
chance for this position since Tweed has been KING
Underneath the surface Of this early con
cession of The Speakership to Hitchman, Is meanng
which pOrtenOus TO the electors of this state. There
is evidently be retrOgrade movement III the RAIDS
for plunder which the Tammany Democracy have begun
The committees OF the House are to be made up III the
interests OF the Ring Legislation is to be shaped So as
to bring benefit to the Democratic leaders OF
the City of and to impose the cost Of ali those
advantages upon the Taxpayers The Democrats OF the
INTERIOR who have persuaded themselves that the time Is
ever to when they TO be consulted III The organ
izaton of the House, might as well put aside that ha
cination at once When the time shall come for the
assembling of the Legislature, hmmany VIII send up ia
refined, intellectual its gentemanly representatives
10 the Assembly take possession OF the nigh places 10
the exclusion sOf the rural members But then what or
that There will be "a little squirming and a little
grumbing then Tweed and Hitchman will sprinkle the
iuice Of pOppies the squmers aud grumbers ana
thereafter the rural Democrats will be the anest SCI oil
individuals in the world, while the legislative drama
will 20 under the direction of the Ring and Wine
Hitchman will WELD the batongayel to the tune oI NIL
lions of dollars of increased taxes"