New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

The New Hampshire Legislature convenes
today and last night the Republicans held caucuses at
which David A. Ward Of Concord nominated for
President Of the Senate and W Emery OF Portsmouth
FOR Speaker Of the House. the latter by acolamstou
At a meeting Of the Governor and Council, YESTERDAY
a certificate Of election 70 Congress from the lid DIS
tret was given TO Austin F. Pike OF Franklin.
Mayor Medill of Chicago has revoked the
licenses Of 10 Of the German saoon-keepers who kept
their places open Sunday open defiance Of the law
The penalty would have been visited the whole
offenders had not been for ther subsequent
action, resembling their resolution OF defiance and
pledgng themselves 20 take only legitimate means 70
effect a repeal OF the obnoxious law.
The farmers movements in the West is be-
coming by its imposing importance serious perplexiy
party leaders. The number Of oranges Is multiplying
rapidly. and the disposition TO mngle in political con
tests bids fair 70 completely change the cations OF the
old parties. An official statement OF the oranges organ
ICED previous to May 10 gives the following interesting
Arkansas, 15 California, Georgia, IS; ILLINOIS,
43I Indiana l42; Iowa, 1907 Kansas, Us Michigan,
a ; Minnesota, 2l9 Mississippi, 10; Missouri, PAS
Nebraska 100; Oho ~ South Carolina. 1s Tennessee
10 Vermont. q Wisconsin. 14O-making an organza-
tion the United States 93 oranges, with an aggre
gate membership OF over 2OOo,0OO'
This is very sad. The great Workingmen's
party ex-senator POOLS party which had nothing 20 do
with politics utterly demoralized by an Internal con-
vusiOn. What the precise trouble Is does not exactly
apYear The party is divided into two factions The
great ex-senator his red clay pipe with long stem
is at the head OF faction and certain envious
beers compose the other. Reconciliation, we are In
formed. is an impossbility There is only consoa-
ton in contemplating this sad and that that the
new FreeTrade party has the field all to ITSELF and
can rush ahead and become the party OF the future.
70 be ts only Cnanee Tor IL certainty Is NJ
party Of the present.
The Massachusetts Legislature seems deter
mined TO deserve the denuncatiOns which heaped
upon It from all quarters. Not content with having
done nothing for the state it is contemplating scheme
for paying itself extra allowance for ts proficiency
in the art Of chow not to do it," 1t is said that pow
erful combination has been formed put through
imitation Of the salary grab which mas made the XLIId
Congress 80 infamous The is that former Legs
atures sat for and paid themselves extra
for H. This may true but il is also true that the peo
Die are unusually sensitive the back pay subject this
year and that such an experiment will be exceedin:
dangerous where formerly II might have passed unno
uced
Those fercely loyal persons who oppose as
unpst-iotic all attempts wipe out the bitter memories
OF the Rebellion. and bring about good feeling between
the North and the South will find food meditation in
some remarks Of Mr.. Peter h Clark. cOored orator IN
Cincinnati. In a recent address 70 a meeting OF
men OF his race he gave uterance 10 these generous
sentiments not vindctiye in my feelings toward
the men Of the Rebellion. early advocate OF
amnesty. I agree with the magnanImOus Sumner and
would not ask a southerner enlist under flag which
bears on its folds the Of battles which he met
with humiliation and defeat. l would build the mOnu
ments which mark battleaclds with the South OF
wood that when they have fallen into decay, the mem
DRY VI t1s strife may decay with them"