New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

There are said to be about so newspapers in
Illinois which support the Independent Reform
ment
Senator Morton Will open the Republican
campaign Indiana in o speech at Terre uaute next
Wednesday evening.
There will be three State Conventions dur
ing the present week. The Delaware Republicans will
Georgetown Tuesday TO nominate candidates
for Governor and representative in Congress; the Con-
servatives OF Alabama meet at Montgomery Wednes
day to nominate candidates for Governor and other
officers and on Thursday tho Prohlbitlonsts or
Michigan meet at Lansing
The Hon. Martin /. Townsend announces
that he is candidate for Congress In the Troy District
in the following letter TO the editor Of The Sandy HUI
Hera 4" In your issue OF the 10th instant writer
gests the query whether if nominated by the Repub
OF this district candidate for member Of Con-
gress would accept such nomination, and requests
response. answer that would accept such nomina-
until the District Convention shall have passed upon
the question wish to say at the same time that If my
shall not be deemed expedent trust that
shall bow the decision with the same spirit which has
my political action in the days that passed.
There are ominOus signs OF an administra-
ton revolt in Maine. That most decorous Of organs
The Portland Press, calls the Republican Congressional
address habby" and insinuates that 1t would ornament
the historical shelf OF library 1t begs 10 suggest that
1.-THE Republican party not in the moldy society bust
nes," but Is live organization whose mission IN
q accomplished by following this advice Its
first duty is TO stand by the Philadelphia platform ad
yocating honesty In reference the currency Its last
duty will be to attend to Mr. WINDOWS Wild
scheme for when II get ut work 40 that Its DAYS are
numbered and II can be turned to the
Now advise that instead OF investing copper IN that
address that the Congressman from New England, II
they are bound 10 give the people some reading, have
the greater part OF the excellent speech OF Mr. Phelps
New Jersey on the currency printed for general dst
Duton and thus teach tho people the trutunes OF the
old adage: Honesty Is the best policy"
Another candidate for Congress is likely to
enter the field in the IVth Illinois District now repre-
sented by Gen. Hurlbut. Gen. j. +. Farnsworth's
friends urging him TO accept independent nom
nation and now third man appears In the person OF
Mr. c. W. Marsh who is seeking the regular Republican
nomination in opposition 70 Gen. Hurlbut Concerning
Gen. Farnsworths prospects The Chicago Tribune says
alleged that all the charges he Land at the door OF
the Republican party two years since have been proved
u paIliamentaran, and his courage and readiness a.
deOater, which made him perhaps the most efficient
member on the floor OF the XLlId Congress- are now
recalled with admiration by many who voted for Hur
but two years He has IN every township active and
enterprsng friends who are quietly counting up their
forces. prepared, II deemed best. for IA campaign
that VIII make more lively time than tho Ivth Dis
rict has before. Should hearty
OF the clements OF the opposition be effe1tAd would
be pretty certain " sweep the dIstsls~"