New-York tribune., 1874-01-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Harrisburg correspondent Of The Phita-
GeiDhiu writes that the future OF tho Election b
Philadelphia is very uncertain. by it Is feared
that the House will destroy tine bill by hostile amend
mens which the Senate will in. Others
sangune that the reform spirit Is strong enough to
secure its passage unharmed.
A few journals which seem TO be particu-
ary loss for subecs to discuss. talking about
the next Presidential campaign Perhaps II IL natural
that those OF California where party lines are pretty
badly demoraiized should lead In this discussion The
sacramento Union RepJ examines the condition Of the
farmers in the Western States and comes to
the conclusion that the graDgers have an absolute and
controlling majority OF tho voters Of tho country II
thinks Grant Is not To DO thought OF for reelection. and
that timber for Presidents IA abundant in the Re-
publican party A tor the Democrats doss not think
they could carry more than few OF the southern states
Its conclusion therefore, T. that ~ the Peoples party
nominate the right man 1T viii not DO possibo to doeat
him.
Philadelphia is not the only city in Pcnnsyl
vans whioh il anxious for reform m municipal
anagement Pittsburgh is agi;ating tho same queo-
ton, as may he seen by this demand for non
partisan nominations in The Gasefe OF that city The
people demand good nominations. and are determined
20 have them. There thousands who are weary Of
the struggle at the primaries who. right OF wrong Will
defeat bad nominations at the polls They know that
they do 1t there. We have the cearest conviction
now. TO do this thing We do not commend 4" out
state afsct that must he noticed and needed Win
lions must openly and fairly made BE careful"
The Kansas Legislature will begin TO vote
for y United States Senator to-day. As nearly
every man OF the required in the State u oandi-
date for the position contest bids fair " be long
one One authority says there arc 30 men who are con
fdent of success and that they all In attendance at
the state capital. Other authorities place the number
much higher The Topeka Commonwealth SAYS the number
of persons secretly expecting that the coveted
prize will by luckily fall to them is large
enough TO All the two halls OF legislation stone
thrown into any crowd OF three will strike what
ia cleyerly called a contingent candidate: and We
doubt If dozen men could found in the cy Just now
who feel absolutely certain ,hat the ssna.ur1I ,i mE
tbe successful man will be either Gov. Osborne, OIL
phillips ex Gov. Harvey. ChefJustiCe Kingmln COL
Carpenter, or Col PUMP.
Northern Judges at the South have not of
late wears always commanded the highest respect
There is one United states Judge in Alabama however
concerning whom everybody seems to speak well
United states Circuit Judge william B. Woods was a
Democrat before Speaker OF the Ohio House
of REPRESENTATIVES. was one OF the most conspicuous of
the early War Democrats went into the war ~, colonel
rose TO be a major general. and is aow heartily
commended by John Forsyths Mobile Register, as
follows: "The urbanity and rmness of his manners.
his quick perception distinction between right and
wrong have often reminded us Of the pa'my days OF
Southern Judiciary when q Gayle, a Campbell Jones
adorned the Federal ernne and il cannot refrain
sigh of sorrow il only the thought that those scr
ling qualities 80 long hOnored i'll our own CITIZENS can
only he display ed by those from who,n uioI'u
nately We have been long eStranGcd HoVcfcr. IL
the asperes OF the past are ever 10 De sooteu oNeI
may safely predict thae ~ W. WIZ woii To ssrother
Of Col Charles r. Woods Of the regular army "ho was
also a ma general Of volunteers during the ~as'