New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

VIM. J. Albert, Republican, who represents
the V,h Congressional Dstrct OF Maryland, has de-
clned 70 be candidate fOr election.
A dispatch from Little Rock, Ark, last
night The official vote Of 80 counties gives over
$4,000 majority for the Constitutional Convention The
remaining 40 counties viii probably swell the majority
70 65Co with the eI 'epton OF TWO or three counties.
Democrats are ei cted delegates"
Another Massachusetts COng gressman declines
a renomina;ion Samuel c. Hooper Of the Ivth D.-yci,
evidently believing ION better part of ,alor
thar he does ut for another term. Prom
Inent Republican journals have said he could not be re-
elected he were renomInated which may possibly have
lDnuenced Mr. Hooper la his decision.
The Cincinnati Commercial refuses to admit
the probability OF thru II says: Gen Grant
will Lot be renomnaJed, because the politicians under
he would reelected No party is strong
enough carry him through storm OF opposition TO
q third term. Influential men and newspapers in the
Republican party would revolt, as they nave already
revOlted It the mere suggestion OF a thiri term"
Nebraska is the latest State to bring forth
an independent party favor OF reform. A full state
ticket elected OotOber. and the Legislature is
20 elect a 10 Senator Upton. movement Is
IN progress to coll Independent State Convention
and ii 10 supported by The Omaha Republican, the hth
erto leading Administration orldn. Opposition 70 the
railroad influence Will form leading issue OF the new
party.
Discussing the prospects OF the various
Presidential candidates The Ch.oago Tribune thinks that
since the luudJOn NelO ulNpOstu OF MOTION speaker
Blaine has no dangerous rival inside the Republican
marty unless Grant himself may be considered as such.
His success. The Tribune saws. depends entirely upon
tie Republican party since he has no strength save as
a party man. and the question Is wne her the party
will ali lntO mnOr!ty IN tur "Hoio O1iou D0i'io ~
gets a chance 10 vOie for Blame
There are indications that the adoption of
the new Ohio Constitution will made partisan ques
fon The Democratic Committee of Wayne County has
declared against it, and The Cincinnati Enquirer calls
upon the Democracy ali Of the other counties 20 fol-
low the example adding II has been clearly shown to
be a partisan COnstituuOn-tAe design OF which Is to
give the Republicans the majority the General Assem-
by for all time TO when they are largely IN
the minority The Legislative Apportionment with its
unequal Democrat can -ustan either III pocy
principle. There Otner tugs equally objection
able IN IT. Il VIII be DARK day Tor the Democracy OF
Ono when the new Constitution Is put upon then.'
In his letter accepting the Democratic nom
ination for GovernOrshp OF Maine the Hon. Joseph
Titcomb SAYS. "soundor principles in finance and the
currency becoming Unexpectedly popular, and re-
cent decisions in Of the indicate returning
respect for the fundamental law Of Constitution,
which too often has been made TO give way be-
fore demands Of party success or the interest or
powerful monopoies. II cannot, party succeed
IN carrying elections often wisl It will be
victory ir itself TO have infused into all parties the
leaven OF sound doctrine" Mr. TcOmb says the
augures OF the future not without nope out does
not himself 10 express any opinion as 70 whether
the Democratic party IN Maine has any hope OF gaining
al the cOung election " tie triumphs which the not
far distant future viii certainly bring"
The careful reader of newspapers cannot
sa 10 notice significant change for the better within
tbe east six months They have grown more ndepend-
,ent and less nattisan. The number of Od-fashioDed
organs papers wos praised the party through thick
and thin can now be counted oD the fingers and the
Lat be confined TO the daily press hand will supply
all the digts needed II hard work to find journal,
always excepting those IN Washington, which does not
occasionally indulge criticism, aud the vast majority
condemn good deal than they praise. There are
doubtless two causes tins encouraging change. One
"a that the independent press has demoralized the
organs and made their business unprottabie by giving
the public a satisfactory article and the other IS
bad condition O party lines aud the tendency on al
. sides IN favor Of boiling.
Judge Poland is catching 1t for denying that
when ms gag law framed ne had no idea that II
would affect newspapers. The Troy Wig Hep) calls
pon the Judges constituents TO TO II that he retire
al once 10 private life and adds: Poland tries to
plain that he did not have newspapers in mind at all
when he introduced the biH Dut who believes iti Hi
reasoning is as cOgent that on the motive Of Judge
Dureu Poland might well attempt TO make people
think that COnking and Carpenter did not have any
reference TO the newspapers VIXEN they tried TO force
their gag law through Congress that could fee
bly censure Credit MObier and excuse the nOtOrlou
Judge Durel can excuse himself But II VIII DO OF M
avail the people arc fools. The question OF anlmu
liberties Just The Oue might as we'll say aftel
knocking another down that II was not 1T all inten
. tlOnal."