New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

A dispatch from Topeka, Kansas, says that
the reports in circulation asserting that the case Of ex
Senator Pomeroy presented 10 the Grand Jury aud
a bill OF indictment ignored, are entirely untrue. The
case was never presented 10 the Grand jury but will be
prosecuted by Information and not by Indictment
Fifty-seven delegates to the Maine Republi
can State Convention have far been elected in IS
towns in Kennebeo County all Of whom favorable
to Mr. Dngley's nomination for Governor Two hundred
and y-sx delegates throughout the State have been
returned, all but three OF whom are In FAVOR OF MI
Dngley.
The Republicans of the New Hampshire
Legislature held caucus last evening. and made nomi
nations OF the State officers TO be elected tomorrow as
follows: For Secretary of State, b. F. Prescott OF Con
cord State Treasurer, Scion A. Carter OF Keene Com
eneral Charles W. Montgomery OF STAFFORD;
and for State Printer, Edward A. jerks OF Concord
Pennsylvania newspapers are making vigor-
GUS efforts to get up sensation concerning United
States senatOrelect John H. Mitchell OF Oregon The
story his real is not Mitchell but Hipple
that he formerly lived In Franklin Penn. that he was
married TO woman who still lives there; that he de-
serted her, and afterward got divorce from her by
paying her $780, Senator Mitchell has published card
in the Oregon newspapers denying all OF the charges
and expressing his intention OF proving ther fa5ly Dy
statements Of Pennsylvania citizens who have known
him from childhood
Speaking of the defeat of Judge Lawrence
IN the recent judicals election, The Springfield tJ
Regiser says: ave have heard but one opinion ex
pressed by all classes OF ~
OF universal deep regret II the good name Of the great
empire State OF Illinois before suffered humil-
atng disgrace the botng out OF this able urst pure
man, and broad-mnded citizen from the supreme judi
ciary Of the state fills her and the botoh Is as
damning as It disastrous This act or body OF people,
In a democratic government, without any more cause
for its instiheatlOn pOrtenOus Of evil IL means the
overthrow OF the judiciary, the last buwark OF repub-
institutions when It refuses to become the TOOL Oh
demagogues and bad men,
In a recent interview Senator FentOn ex-
pressed a conviction that the Administration party
would never reform ITSELF but would by its increasing
corruption the peoples support from IT, He looks
for the ultimate Of the Liberal Republican move
ment On this subject he said "The movement begun
last year will draw TO it people enough to be successful
The evidence of this may not be complete until We reach
the season Of important elections Nevertheless the de-
mand for purity OF Government will, In the mean tme
increase aud be more and more earnest There never
was greater need OF the clean hands OF party IN
public affairs The need being great there will be
party 20 meet 1t. IL is apparent that tue Democratic
party the element OF vitality which VIII soon be
the confessed condition of the Republican. IL IA not
question: then. whether it will unite with the L0eras
for in some way the movement so auspicously inau'
gurated and so timely, will go forward"