New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Massachusetts KepuDllcan state COn-
vcnt0n will meet in Worcester April TO- It voted to
invite Senator Wilson 10 preside.
Returns from all but two towns in New
Hampshire give Straw 3s,7O2 Weston. 3696l; Cooper,
$50 Blackmer, Al Straw's majority, i,3is.
The West Virginia Constitutional Convention
engaged on Friday in discussion on the proprety
OF using the word " white" as a qualification to office
The tenacity of the BOurbOnism of the Ten
Democracy could not be strongly character
lied than by stating that Gen Pillow is its avortc can
diddte for Governor.
The election Of a State Senator for the With
District of Pennsylvania the 18th inst to fill the va
cncy caused by the death Of Senator Evans resulted III
the return OF Waddell Republican, by 200 majority
a bill was introduced in the Missouri Sen
ate on Saturday which practically abolishes the death
penalty by leaving the mode of punishment to the jury
so far s to allow them decide whether the prisoner
shall be hanged or imprisoned Tor lie.
Col l.. d. Campbell, tired OF playing the
aggrayatng part OF defendant in election frauds now
turns his enemies and enters suit in the lid ONO
Congress District against prominent Republican for
having procured fraudulent votes for Mr 5chenck.
Col. ID. II. Abel, veteran politician, for
years prominently identified with the Wing party IN this
state died al his home in Groveand Livingston County,
lest week During his later years he has remained out
OF active politics, though holding the ONCE oil Revenue
Assessor.
In the States which have thus far taken pro-
nounced action for Reform, it is significant that the
active spirits III inc tbosc lo SohOiS
Unidentified with offices party intrigues, and the repn
epthets generally avshed upon the leaders by the
regular organs harmless and inappropriate as they
undeserycd.
A convention of cOlored men was held in
Cleveland last week for the purpose Of organizing
effective organization for the Presidential campaign
The resolutions covered Az Endorsement OF Grant as
well approval OF Senator summers Cvil Itghts
bill, and demand for prop0rtionate division oil the
offices IN the next contest.
In square contest at La Crosse Wis, the
home Of Gov washburn, the anti-Grant element swept
the Convention electing Milton Barlow Old leader of
Republicanisn, and Capt. Frank Hatch, young Re
former Of that city, and this too ia the lace oil me
Washburn interest, backed by tho Senator Assembly
man, and Assessor of the District.
Charles n. Reed, son of the late Gen. Charles
NJ Reed was elected Mayor of Erie Penn, Friday,
without opposition. Mr.. Reed is the representative of
OF several millions and pledges himself to use
ms influence and means TO acate direct railroad COM
municaton TO the OIL ana cOai regions anu 10 uNelOp
the manufacturing interests OF the city Antl-RinS
tickets in the several wards were elected by large
majOrities.
The Charleston (W. Na.) Courier publishes an
article, written by Mr. Walker, the state Printer con
corning the frauds alleged have been perpetrated by
his successor OF the proprieors Of The Wheeling
TnteHighcer II IS charged that during two years the
Public Printer from the Treasury $4,000 upon
Illegal and fraudulent vouchers that he also received
large profit on papc[. which the law requires 10 ne
OF the present prntert alleged were gotten
up fol tho purpose of screening the former one.
The stop my paper dodge seems 10 nave
little terror for Tie Springfield Republican. Like The
TRIBUNE, has been represented losing an army of
outraged subscribers because 1t brazcny doubted the
proprety OF Grants denomination. So for the informa
ton OF all concerned, The Republican makes this passing
comment the matter; "COnsldering that The Repub-
iicGHS circulation never great "A IL II to-day
il has increased more since the LIST OF January than
In any corresponding three months IN its history and
that, though published III town Of ess than third the
population OF Milwaukee, II prints many more papers
daily than Its slandcrer OF that city-the conclusion
would very clear that The Sentinel has drawn on
is Imagination for Ito facts aud on It's partisan spirit
Tor It's maleyOlcnce."
The Missouri Republican, the most Influential
Democratic journal OF the Southwest, which has. since
the Reform coalition Missouri, virtually accepted the
main panks OF the Republican platform, feels no dis
enlargement over the result in w-HamDshlrc. The
defeat 1t argues, will be lesson to the too slngune
Bourbons Of the party and VIII make it possible " let
the Liberal Republicans go 20 Cincinnati with con.
OF the convention 1t says: 1--WE desire to 1t so large
in numbers so wcighty IN material so national and yet
local ia representation OF the ds5entent Republic
feeling defiant OF what may be done at Phlladel
pha, nywhere else, determined in the prose-
the objects ayOwei in its call that all opponents
of the Administration viii lay aside all other schemes
ana projects and give II their cheerful patriotic. and GU
thusiaetIc support"