The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-08
Political and General Notes.

meeting OF the New York Democratic State Com
mttee VIII be held In Albany on the 18th inst Tor
the purpose OF selecting delegates to attend state
Convention for the purpose OF sending delegates to
the Democratic National Convention The tone OF
the call Is non passive.
The Wilmington IN. o. Star. democratic. says the
democratic party viii not be passive In the coming
PRESIDENTIAL election The same paper suggests
that the time for holding the National Convention
be the Attn OF July ana the place ST. Louis. The
Danvine ,(Ky.) Advocate Is the same way OF tnlnk-
ing.
1t Is stated that Ex-Governor Curtin is coming
home from st. Petersburg 10 run for Vice President
on the Grant ticket or fight the Philadelphia nomna-
tiOns. We do not believe he VIII be either the
or do the other. Curtin Is not o flty-our forty or
light kind Of man. His temper Is Loo lambke.
The Evansville Qnd.) at-administratlon-
asserts that IN the event OF Charles Francis Adams
receiving The nomination for the Presidency on the
ant-Grant ticket he may look out for number OF
left-handed friends among the Fenians. who, "wlth
john Mitchell at their head, will endeavor 10 make
music for him."
The Tennessee democracy preparing for their
primary conventions Tor the purpose OF choosing
delegates to the State Convention, to be heu in
Nashville on the 9Th OF May.
The Chattanooga aid--admlnstratlon-de-
Clares that 1.-THE chairman OF the National Demo
cratic Committee, together with his Dondhodng
friends will hurrah for the democratic nominees,
whoever they may be, but take good care to vote
for Grant.n Can this be truep
General F. n. Bates, OF Springfield, is named by
the Du Quoln QlL) Tribune as a candidate for the
republican nomination Tor Governor.
General Longstreet pronOunces IN favor or the re.
election OF Grant--"al things consdered.n
The Carrolton (Mo.) ord-admnistration-
gives as the opinion OF the shrewdest republicans
throughout the State that Its verdict for the Grant
Presidential ticket Will be emphatic ana over
wheming.
Referring to the liberal republican movement, the
st. Louis Repuocdn-passive democrat-says II Is
sHhe habit OF revolutions to start on simple basis.
and complete themselves by gathering aux
iliary IDEAS as they go forward Ii Will
require. we fear, compound Of many such
s-simpes'' as this liberal republican movement to
constitute medicine sufficiently powerful to pur2e
the body polite OF its manifold corruptons
General Allan Rutherford Is said to be the first
choice OF the republicans OF the Wilmington IN. ca
district for Congress
General Morton G. Hunter, who was President OF
the late Republican Convention In Indiana, is a
didae for Congress from the Sixth district IN That
State.
The Memphis acknowledgements democrat
thinks the democratic party cannot elect demo
cratic Presidential ticket. Hence it advocates coal
ton with the liberal republicans.
The Mobile Re0ster-anti- passive democrat
answers for itself and Tor the whole democracy Of
ITS that .uness the proprieties of the stu
nation are practically regarded by its many, and,
apparently, differing, cooks, the Cincinnati cake
will prove very tough dough indeed.
The Memphis Appeal-anu passive democrat--is
opposed to coalition, but says, 'should the Pende.
tons, Seymours. Bairs, Brookses, yoorheeses, Hen
drickses Hormans, Humans, Casserlys, Blacks and
thousands OF other good men and true at the North
deem it expedent to strike hands with the labor
reiormers and liberal republicans we shall follow
very ''long striker
The victory In The Granite State was regarded
great one for the republicans; but that In the
Nutmeg State is considered crater.
The regular republicans have swept Evansville,
Ind, over the liberals. we wish they would do the
TO the streets OF New YORK.
The democrats are picking up considerably in the
charter elections in the West.
The ST. Louis Republican {passlve democratl,
thinks 1t 'is scarcely possible TO over-esrimate the
importance and value OF the address of the New
YORK liberal republicans. Taking Grecley's old
white coat and dilapldaed nat as a standard valu.
1ion, the value Of that address really cannot be
over-estimated.
The South Carolina colored republicans in con.
vention demand that coiored man must be put in
The Cabinet by the republicans. Sambo continues
30 loom up.
The Mobile Register straight democrat says the
''democratc party needs 10 have It's eyes opened.n
1t mas been In sort OF bnd-pup condition FOR
long time past. IL Is able TO growl. hut not compe
tent to see what It Is growing about.