The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-30

PENNSYLVANIA, Republican April 10.
Florida Republican-April 10.
Texas Republlcan-June ii.
Tho Missouri Liberal Movements.
from the ST. Louis Republican. Jan. 261
The Missouri liberals opened the Presidential
campaign on Wednesday with shout and
charge. They do moi 60 back nor stand still; they
move straight upon the enemy's works. They
discern, by instinct who Ii their foe, and their
IRE converges directly upon him. Their artillery Ii
trained upon the White House and the Congress
sonal majority AND they 40 not even n, astsmps
the defeat OF the administration party and the
overthrow OF the unrepubllcau and undemOcratio
policy Of force which that party maintains
Tho Massachusetts Temperance Mon ON n
High Horse.
The temperance movement in Massachusetts Is
becoming more and more intensified. At the late
State Temperance Convention resolutions were
adopted requesting the Legislature to restore the
prohibitory law OF 1867, with amendments; making
the implements OF a liquor store containing liquor
prin,a Jacte evidence OF guilt; excluding liquor
dealers as other criminals from the Jury box;
Ing the right to challenge liquor drinkers from tle
Try at dscretOn: making the punishment Tor I'M
lawful sales thirty days imprisonment Tor the first
offence sixty days for the second, and so on, dOub-
ling the time OF Imprisonment for each ana every
succeeding offence; aDolishing the Liquor Commits
sion and leaving the state police under the control
OF the Governor, as formerly; making every person
who unlawiuly sells or gives away liquor RESPONSE
bic for damage arising thereirom
Delegates to the Republican National Con-
ventiOn.
1t is asserted that It Is altogether certain as
yet whether the Connecticut delegation to the re-
publican National Convention are unanimously In
favor OF the denomination Of General Grant. The
Albany Express doubts IT, The delegates are not
instructed as to how they shall vote, and some VI
them well known as strong ant-Grant men.
The Georgia delegates instructed to favor
the denomination OF General Grant, the State Exec
utive Committee kindly assuming the whole respon.
siblty OF choosing and Insructlng the delegates
On this subject the Savannah Republican demo-
cratic) says
II seems hard. though to get the delegation to
stick as the committee made II. Wimpey has de-
cned the appointment from the Sixth district be-
cause he does not live in IT, and Judge LOchrane.
not liking the company he has been placed In. Will
likely follow suit. BoGgelt, TOO, having attained
to SUFFICIENT unenvable notOriety, also Declines and
Whitley goes In MS place. beating Akerman IL to l.
somebody else 1t is SAID. then retired. IN order to
give the ex-Attorney General another chance, but
when put to vote colored ''man and brother"
beat him Just three to one. What The complexion or
the deiegatiOn will be IN June next 1t Is Impossible
TO say. Perhaps 1t will have evaporated enurey.
as the Farrow wing Is moving with all power to up.
set the recent action OF the Executive COMMITTEES
and secure the appointment OF delegates by regu-
lar convention of the party.
Democratic Movements in Washington.
Washington Jan. 2s correspondence OF the Boston
Post-democratc.1
The democrats in Congress having decided by
large majority last week that 1t would be better
TO postpone definite action upon political subjects
until probably some time In February, in order
that they might have the benefit OF the further
development OF the plans OF the republican
leaders for consideration, the minority OF that DEM
Ocratc caucus, believing that the delay VIII be In
furious, and that immediate actiOn should be had
by some democratic organization. including repre-.
sentatives from all parts OF the United States,
have prevailed upon the National Democratic
Resident Congressional committee to hold meet
ing Tuesday next Tor general consultation
upon the situation. This organization Is composed
OF members or Congress and prominent democratic
citizens OF Washington. The general sentiment OF
democrats In Congress Is yet opposed to organized
action, and they are encouraged 10 persist In thus
stand Tor few weeks lOnger by the Information re-
ceived mere that throughout the West and North
west there IS movement gong on among the con-
sentative republicans to secure the adoption OF
souri, conservative republicans, adopted some days
ago.
The New York Custom House.
From the Boston neutrality-suspicious. 90
The developments in the Custom House examna-
tion at New York cannot he regarded otherwise
than with sincere regret by the true friends OF the
administration, and they Indicate clearly the duty
of appointing as Collector o citizen whose high