New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Democrats Of Oregon met IN State
Convention recently and renominated Gov L. f. Grover
by acclamaton. The remainder OF the ticket consists Of
A. H. Brown State Treasurer, NJ " Brown for State
Printer and the Rev. f. Dlwne for Superintendent OF
Public instruction The platform processes - uniying
devotion to she Constitution. asks tor speedy return
to specie payments and layors Free Trade.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Boston has
been called meet at FaneusHai next Saturday even
ing the to he adopted To induce
Congress and the President to redeem their JOINT pledge
Of the National honor, 1862 by refusing TO increase
tho volume Of irredcemabo paper money" John NJ.
Forbes, Edward Atkinson, and William Gray, are among
the speakers announced
The Democratic State Committee of Missouri
has issued an address calling upon the party to organ
ze for the total overthrow of Raicaism and the tri-
umph of constitutional principles 1t expresses the
opinion that ihes" party still lives" though battered
and SCARED its defense Of the rights OF the people
against the encroachments OF despotc power Ihe
object address does not appear in the text since
no reference made to the CONDITION OF The party IN the
State Perhaps though the COMMITTED thOught IL pest
to say the party Is still awe, anu sSueu INC au
dress for that purpose.
Protesting to believe that Gov. Dix is very
unpopular with the Republicans, The Bnghamton DEM
oerat makes this prediction for its party: This Is
year for the Democratic party to redeem the State and
they will easily do against Dix any Credit MoDior
Repubiean, n they will Eun for Governor g0Od
straight Democrat, whomho farmers ana masses OF
the people have confidence. Such candidate wouio
not only receive the Of the farmers but also the
votes OF OF lave Republicans IN all parts OF me
State against Dix any Otner old fossil or any shoudy
Republican the Republican party can run
The public taste in regard to Federal APP
continents is becoming disgustingy crtlcal-i ieas
that is the way it strike the authorities AT wash
ington For instance. The burlington Free PTess wants
10 know william H. Huse who has just been con
Grmed Collector OF Customs at Newburyport Is the
same Huse who contractor In the reouliu-
ing of the Vermont State House, aftcrward Consul al
st Lambert r. o. from which he was relieved for In
capActy and more recently OF the Capitol PoIlce,
because If he ia che possesses Just the
caiiDer "a Butler oicehoder' That Is doubtless just
why he was selected.
Commenting upon the surprising conduct OF
President Grant toward the South Carolina delegation
The Charleston Neus and Courier says the speech winch
lrritated him so WAS not approved OF by the TAX
payers Convention but on the contrary rece'eu
with an emphatic though silent rebukej ana theh IL
adds: "This people wish 10 think well OF Presldent
Grant. They are prepared TO give him more IMAM
respect This they cannot do If he deliberately turn MS
hack upon them and to hcarken to their just com
nlants only because he has been told that Things nave
heen said Of him which, In shape, have been salu
81 every man who has held exalted position III
nubc life and which, this instance, there Is soou
rause TO believe were never said ut all