New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
POLITICAL NOTES.


The Central Republican Committee met in
Topeka, Kansas Wednesday, and Issued call for State
Convention to be held Lawrence on Feb. a. elect
~ and 10 alternates to the National
The Republican State Central Committee of
New-Hampshire have called n convention, 20 meet at
harrisburg, April TO- 10 nominate the Governor and
oher state Officers. aud TO select the electoral ticket
ana Geieghtes to the National Convention.
Inc Buffalo Express reflects the general senti-
ment OF the State IN asserting that vindcaon that
Is at all questionable at the hands Of the investigating
committee, will suffice to exonerate Senator Wood in
pubic estimation And the fact that the investigation
IL being secretly instead ~ openly, carried on, Is not
calculated to Inspire confidence it's results favorable
to The accused Senator who seems to eyade the bar Of
pnbllc Judgment In defending himself"
Before midsummer, from present indications,
Presidential candidates will be thick backberres
OHIO springs two frem Conventions held In Columbus
next month. Temperance and Labor Reform candidate,
ana the women Suffrage folks mean to run Presden-
tiAl shade, but or what sex Ia not yet decided The
denied the luxury Of wide choice in the selection Of
their fulers-as becomes democratic nation.
The Kings County Democracy met at Court
and Rensensts last evening for the purpose OF
cauzing. Tnis c. Bergen called 70 the chair, and
George g. Herman appointed temporary Secretary.
The room cleared aud the roll called. Com
mee was appointed Oh contested seats In the Seventh,
Eleventh, and Twelfth Wards. An effort was made to
an uproaf, 1t was wisely avoided. The Committee on
Contested Seats will meet on Monday evening
ffdkes BEdetn Is Informed that the Repub
'an State Committee OF Texas has thrown aside the
idea Of a Convention TO nominate delegates 10 Ma
uOna Convention, and that instead the Committee has
taken upon itself the business Of appointing delegates
who are TO vote in accordance with the aims and ends
OF the Otce-bOdcrs. still novel idea IL intro
duccd IN the design Of the State Committee 10 call Con-
yentOn after the Presidential Convention To adopt
platform decided upon after the national instrument las
been promulgated
The indianapolis Journal has been persist
emily warning the Administration people against "read
ing out the Opposition Senator'S" and now reminds
its friends that turns out that the ablest defend
Of the Presidents plan for civil service reform
Irumbul, FentOn and their associates while its pr1n
Fl, sdeuts friends par excellence These things should
impress upon minds the necessity Of encouraging
spirit OF liberation toward members Of the party who
have the misfortune 20 differ with concerning public
measures and party policy"
The first appearance of John Sherman and
Schuyler COfax upon the political stage was it seems at
the Philadelphia Convention that nominated Gen. Taylor.
sherman recommended for Secretary Of the COnVen
ton by Ohio delegate, who humorOusly added that
elected TO that position II would be in all probability tho
only Office the young gentleman would ever hold, as he
from hopelessly Democratic district. Shortly
after Indiana delegate nominated another Secretary
ana made similar speech concerning him, and he was
chosen and Schuyler COax aud John Sherman met each
other and shook hands for the first time at the oecrearys
desk.