New-York tribune., 1874-03-09
POLITICAL NOTES.

Col. John s. Mosby has put himself in the
hands OF his rends and consented TO bo candidate for
Congress.
A significant feature of tho town elections
jus, held Massachusetts, has been the choice OF women
to school committees Many towns In the vest
central portions OF the State, have taken TINS
express their approval Of the question which las
been so stubbornly resisted m Boston,
The charter and other local elections in the
West quoted by The World proof that the Repub
cans everywhere steadily losing. "No matter what
ticket been elected what party-Democratc Cisi-
zen's Independent Reform, AntimOnopoly-h made
gains, the Republican record Is uniformly record oi
defeats and losses"
The Hon. p. b. 8. Pinchback has returned
to New Orleans and taken q stand as a champion o.
reform lie addressed his fellow countrymen tho other
night in a speech loudly denouncng all forms OF corrup-
on declaring that the only hope for future prefer
ment was in vigorous effective Of reform
Mr. PnchbacR ought to know; no has tiled the other
plan pretty thoroughly.
Col. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, the tempo
rary Chairman OF the National Democratic Convention
at Baltimore In 1874 has written letter the political
situation to Col J. 8. Mosby. Hs says that
since tho surrender OF Gen. Lee unavoidable
and unconditional the vanqulshed states werc
obliged TO accept IN silonce whatever conditions
the victorious GOyernm ent might place upon
them II it gave them protection for person and prop
ery no thinks they ought to acquesce. Tho suppress
sion tho Government OF Louisiana aSsented TO
by silence Of the people OF tho United States and
hence became precedent. In the Presidents subse-
quent refusal interfere IN the political quarrels OF
States, Col Randolph evidently takes hope OF better
things to come, Tor he says: " Gen. Grant has
since shown purpose to permit tho mi
nority States to direct their own domestic
affairs. Ought not to accord 20 him our approval
support, and hail 1t omen OF future hopef III
Gen. Grant, sustained by portion OF his party WIZ
extend to protection for person aud property wbch
been persstenty rendered to the people In the
minority States since tho surrender should accept II
with good grace and thanks at his hands"
Mr., A. C.. Buell., the Washington correspond
ent OF The Detroit his charge
OF indecent noxicatlon against Senator Chandler In
dispatch The Free Press he gives the following
reasons for making the assertion: gentleman who
formerly represented Michigan district in Congress
told him that Senator Sherman had taken 5ena-
tor Chandler TO the Finance Committeeman IN
state Of beastly intOxication; that Chandler went
to sleep on sofa, aud. when ho awoke profaney In
suited the clerk or the Committee and Afterwards sent
for bottles or ale, OF which he drank In re-
gard to Senator Shermaus denial Of the charge, Mr..
Buell. says he has avoided the main assertion, and
merely donied that he saw Mr.. Chandler
in "a state OF DeaStly" iDtOXicdtl0n, taking care
not to say that he him intoxicated. Mr.
Buell. SAYS other authority for his charge, and ne
shall be glad to meet the Issue whenever Mr. Chandler
spOsed bring it. The Free Press says it has per-
feet confidence in its correspondent and believes MS
statement to be entirely III the charges are true,
thinks people OF Michigan ought 70 know II; III
they false no Is entitled To full VndlcatlOn N
proposes to give him opportunity to bring out the