New-York tribune., 1872-06-13

POLITICAL GOSSIP At THE CAPITAL.
TALK ABOUT INDIANA-sENATORs WHOSE SEATS
ARE IN DANGER-NEws FROM GEORGIA.
GREELEY AND BROWN MEETING AT ALEX
ANDRIA.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TnE TEIBUvEl
WASHINGTON Wednesday, June T. 1877.
Two or three Republican Representatives ana senators
In conversation to-day. discussing the at'uaO oA
politics. when the question turned on the DemocI"I'O
Convention which met to-day i'm Indanapohs It was
generally regarded certain that Mr Hendricks would
be nominated for Governor. one OF the gentlemen
very strong Grant man. said that ne had grave appre-
tensions that Hendricks would be elected ana that II
would be q great calamity 10 the party hat ne
vvould command the united Democratic vote as
wen as the Independent Republicans. q" The
-ame." said he "is something more important
than the mere election Of Democrat 10 be Governor; It
involves the scat OF leader OF the Administration
strength IN the senate-Gov Morton. The game is 70
carv the state for Hendricks by uniting the Democrats
and Liberals ana then Winter, 20 elect Hendricks
TO the senate the placeaof Morton OF course
the Democrats win all 20 for Greeley in return, and
may possibly carry the state for him. am very anx-
ious Wisconsin. From present indications there
will be a consolidation OF all opposing clements IN that
State aCanst Grant united effort made % defeat the
Of senator Howe and to elect either Demo
crat or Liberal. I should nOt.' said he, "be much
surprised II ex-senator Doolitte should come back in
Of coalition From other sources THAN the ABOVE
Intelligence that the Administration Senators are
very alarmed regard 20 the seats or the ABOVE
named leading Grant men in the Senate ana That ul-
usual campaigning and money VIII DC resoi'eu
sul another Senator more important, If possible, to
Grant than either of those named stdndS on SUI more
dangerous ground with scarcely possibility OF being
returned. Opposed by the Liberal Republicans
or ,cnf0n men - bv the liberal Democrats by al the
newspapers in NewYork except the Murphy organ and
two others, and by good many intellgent meh
bers OF his own faction account OF his bearing ana
toward his constituents well as for his course
IN the senate, COnkllng Is generally Regarded as Ot
standing shadow If chance. Harlan another OF the
strongest OF the Administration Senators retres on the
Gh OF March, and thus the Grant party VIII nave IOS' A's
four most able and serviceabie men.
Gov Brown Of Georgia arrived here to-day and gives
O very hopeful account political situation in that
state and generally throughout the South He says that
there is no possible doubt that Mr.. Greeley will carry
Georga by a large majority and that the report which
has been so widely circulated that Greeey's strength
lies only among the Rebel Democrats, Is simply unrea
sOnablc aud untruthful.
Aiarge and enthusiastic Greeley meeting held at
Alexandria last night ExCOngressIuan mckenzie pre-
sided, ana speeches were made by Col Miller the Hon
Mr.. Kugnre OF Maryland, ex-COu gresham Conway OF
Kansas, and others.
Major Burbank, Paymaster, Z. 6. A, who became
somewhat conspicuous recently in an effort to defeat
Grant at Philadelphia by issuing circulars 20 delegates
In favor OF his brotheTinaw, has been granted six
months leave Of absence On account OF III health
The Committees Of both Houses on Public Buildings
and Grounds decided, after careful examination
with the Architect OF the Capitol that is mpraccable
az the present extend the two chambers 70 the
outer wall Of the building instead Of having corridors all
around them as at present. The object to improve
ventilation and light and furnish room for the Hall
OF Representatives. The main objection TO the PROPOSE
ton is that by enargng the chambers Of the rooms
The fact E the Capitol is crowded every hand and the
architect believes that relief be had until the east
occupy. aud building erected for a Government
library.