New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

The leading Republican lawyers OF st. Louis
have assured President Grant that tAe appontnentd
Judge Dillon Chief Justice will be entirely satsfae
tory the bar OF Missouri both Republican AMI Domo'
cratic
Kane County; Illinois, which justly acquired
good deal OF credit by refusing accept IL share VI
Congressman Farnsworths back pay. has backed down
igBominiously from It's comneUdibe decision. The Su
pcryisors voted recent meeting to accept the eliza
OF stolen money apportIoned To the county.
The Hon. A. X. Mcclure has declined to DO
the canddat. OF the ,mocratc Convention OF Phaoi
phia for Mayor. His IA that no partisan Ittoa
should be allowed to interfere with the desire for con-
pete reformation OF municipal aflir' tnd TINS ne D.,
hevos can ouly be accomplished " uhoh VI an Va
elements In favor OF reform
Fosters Democrat, a Democratic newspaper
published AZ Dover n. H.. ha, boltoi the state uckot
recently nominated by t party on the ground thaI er
Gov. Weston. who heads tho ticket, Is the nominee Of
the railroads The editor says that Thousands 0i S2od
and true Democrats" viii follow his example. Ihe R-
pubctns naturally, are making S'od do' Oh 'u'' ue'
lection.
A reporter of The Nc,c- orleans Plcoyane has
been Obtaining the Views OF prominent LOUISIANA poll
tcians upon the deSirabIty OF new election IN thar
state Gov McEnery and other members of the
Fusion" party seemed to think a new election tho
most desirable thing next to recognion They wers
confident that election woud result IN Victory
for them. The Kellogg leaders naturally were 10y 10
favor OF any change and we're coIiehI tn"t no cocoa
VIII be ordered
II ia repOrtcd that the Republicans OF Ten
nessee have decided upon Congressman Horace May
nard as their candidate for Governor next Fdl WIN
the intention of sending him TO the United States senate
If he is elected The opposition factions base all then
hopes Of success belief that they can keep ex'Pres
dent Johnson quiet. at least keep hlln Witin MS oSs
district. II he viii keep in the background .hey Sy
they harmonic and elect their tchot lie "ouiu 70
a reckless who would give odds on snch 4 FISK =
The Wheeling Inteitgencer appears to be
little anxious about the action Of Congress upon the
West virginia election II says If The question
referred the state for settlement ana q new
election 81 candidates prepared to
take the field immediately in the I'LL District. Among
these the more prominent are A. L Summers, Edward
Sehon Albert Laidley. G. X. e. Floyd. a. T. Capor0n
pehSnn cperton hepc memher OF f6e confederate
Congress, ana Price ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Virginia
Three sessions of the Kansas Senate were
held Saturday aud most OF the time was occupied In
the discussion Of resolution cOndemnng the Congress
sonal salary grab. An amendment denouncing Presi-
dent Grant for signing the back salary bill was sharply
discussed and at 10 defeated by vote o ~ 10 D.
Tho original resolution, which condemns the PACK pay
action OF the present Congress IN repeal
lug the back pay bin and rcairms i.th 10 sna Kpa9
ourned TIL to-day, after the lO0h lhencc oaiot of
Speaker.
The course affairs are taking in the Penn
syvana LEGISLATURE iii. the OLD politicians with mex
pressible wonder. short time ago Senator Mcclure
introduced q bill providing for a thorough reform In tho
manner Of holding elections in Philadelphia To deIeat
this eminently desirable mcasure substitute was In.
roduced drawn the interests OF the Philadelphia poll
tcians On Friday this substitute was considered on IT'S
third readiug and to the CONSERVATION OF the RING man
ayers was defeated for want OF tne requisite majority
The Republicans made II party question by adopting
il in their caucus but the party whip showed uLms.
taxable evidence Of having lost IT. power when Speaker
straug and Senator's Cutler aud Fitch abandoned Their
party anu voted with the friends OF reform. senator
Mcclure moved reconsideration of the vote in order
that ne NAV offer such amendments 10 the bill as VIII
desirable and II will come up for final action on
Tuesday.