New-York tribune., 1874-07-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mr. Geo f. Hoar authorizes The Worcester
Ga,ee to say that he is and has not been open To
offers of tie Republican nomination for Governor Of
Massachusetts.
The movement for Peoples party in Mis-
souri, to be gaining ground daily. orslnhitions
are sprip ging mp the various counties, aud pu0id
meetings are called OH all sides.
The Hon. Hugh McCullOch, ex-United States
Secretary Of the Treasury, has been Invited by num-
Der OF prominent OF Cincinnati 10 deliver IN that
city an address the subject OF finance and taxation
at such time as may be most CONVENIENT to him'
Dir. John Davidson of New-Jersey, who is
now in London writes to the editor OF The ELISABETH
Journal reteratng his former statement that be 10 nos
a candidate for the Republican nomination for Gov.
ernor, and adding that he desires to have his name Az
once dropped from the lst
The Hon. d. p. Lowe of Kansas, one of the
distinguished Congressmen made immortal By p'ckeiins
the back pay theft, has been obliged TO decline re-
nomination because there was no possibility OF bis
getting one evident that lie feels Just little
sore about it, friend wrote him urging him TO run
again. and received this reply: You are awar" that
a candidate. but AN none the less Iaetnl ioT
your good wishes and offers TO aid IN that direction
want tue people elect somebody who can secure a
for nothing himself. without stealing"
Congressman A. S. Wallace of the lVth
South Carolina District IS stumping for reelection.
aud demonstrating his unfness for the position by
some very idotic, not 10 say criminal, usieTances
Gowdeysve. he said: Your rights IN peril. and you
must defend them. II you don't get them at the ballot
box you must resort To the cartridge-D1ND u the
negroes would resort TO the cartrdgeDoX and put rev
bullets through the heads Vt the men who gave them
such bad advice the above, II might be good hlng
for them and the unhappy state they nave htlpei %
ruin.
The Hon. Benjamin 6. Harris of Maryland,
the who announced that he wanted 10 60 Ia Con-
gress for the purpose OF fighting the Fourteenth aud
Fifteenth Amendments. and thus convinced the Hon.
Hannibal Hamln OF Maine that the wasn't over
yet, is out In long card explaining why his cIims
ought 10 be listened 10. He qnotes the remark OF
Democratic editor who urges his party 10 select none
but Trustworthy for candidates "who knowing our
principles will dare defend en-" and mOdestly adds:
al hope, Sir shall not be ocused or vanity ~ CLAIM
that that description covers me exactly. know ths
principles OF the Democratic party, aud dare ceiend
them against the open assaults OF R.iich hostht, ana
the undermining treachery OF tinc-,erylug D+nO
Gratis" IL tue credit OF tue state tnat hr Harriss
prospects OF election are exceedingly SLIM.
1t would be great relief To the devoted
and obsequous organist II President Grant would an-
nounce squarely whether he wants third term or Dot
The uncertainty causes good deal Of wrenchlng on
the part editors OF this class in order that they may
both sides Of the question and be prepared TO jump
either way when the time comes. A good example ot
this OF writing the following from The sun traH-
cisco Alta California: There be doubt that the
tradition OF the country, the tradition OF less than
century Is undoubtedly against third term, Bu IRA
dton s not law, and often IL Is not sense. We presume
OF would prefer good President, win tradition
overturned poor bad President and all trdtlons
kept reigiousy unbroken. Our own views favor t'ain
reasons to the contrary potent enough 10 out"trsn
preference and previously formed opinions Ine
country has not yet had word from Pr, ,iicu btdhs
as to the question whether he desires nomination. Os
would accept II II rendered him.