New-York tribune., 1874-09-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

The campaign Of the Peoples party in Mis-
ouri will be opened IN ratification meeting at Sc.
Louis next Friday evening The Hon. Carl Schurz, tho
Hon. Samuel T. Glover, the Hon; John b. Henderson.
and several others are announced as speskers'
The bolt in Gen. Garfeld's district has van
ished from public view, and the 1.6Oo gentlemen who
were to sign call for opposition convention refuse
to come to the front II is not denied that there
good deal OF dissatisfaction with Gen. Garfield among
the Republicans, but 1t IL doubtful any 9ganheu op
position within his own party Will be made against hs
reelection.
Prof. julius II. Seelye of Amherst College
has been nominated for Congress In the Xh Massachu
sets District An eminently respectable body OF ~
Republicans together informally at Greenfield on
Tuesday and after a general discussion decided that
they preferred Prof Seeye TO any other man named Tor
the position and accordingly decided to present his
name to the voters OF the district plan OF organza-
ton was at arranged and fund OF $50 raised ms
is good year for such movement and there ought 70
be sensible men enough IN inc Atn DlsUict W haAe "
Overwhelmingly successful.
The Minnesota press of all parties acbnowl-
edge the truth OF Ex-Auditor McIlraths statement
that he was not allowed be present and examine tho
witnesses the investigation OF his affairs Concerning
the Investigation and its result The ST. Paul Press says
so far had opportunity TO meet the accusa-
tions against him. He has had no trial-no bearing
and the fair-mnded public can afford 70 leave to tho
Committee the gross Injustice of condemnng him un-
heard and before he has been tried lie Is fary ell
titled to the suspension OF public opinion which he asks
and the press. which Will Join sorrowfay, but as EN-
phatically any In his condemnation ne shdu
DC proved guilty Will decline 10 render Verdot against
HIM till his side has been heard"
Judge Poland was not the only politician
who was violently shaken up by the election in
Vermont. AS the result is examined more carefully IL
is apparent that good many other old party hacks
have been shelyed and their places filed by men who
have other recommendations tnan being faithful to tEs
crack Of the party whip. An examination OF the new
Legislature reveals the fact that 1t Is great Improve
ment on predecessor II is composed almost entlrey
of new men. a great many Of whom are young and
scarcely none Of whom are in any way connected with
the dirter sort Of political practices They are men
who are opposed railroad influence and Jobs OF all
kinds Indeed so independent and uncertain arc they
in their political tendencies that the friends OF Senator
Edmunds are said be anxious lest they shall take it
into into their sheye him as they have Poland.
and put in his place that most deserving oi men Con
gressman Willard. They could Mt do wiser tDng. Mr.
Willard has hun the material Tor such SeDator as
Vermont bas not had for many a day.
The Hon. Alexander III. Stephens has every
reason to be attered with the and appreciation
which his constituents for him. Ia letter to
friend which read before the nominating conven-
tiop he replied as follows to inquiry as 70 whether
he would accept renomnation 1T Is true that have
entirely recovered from attack Of rheuma
tism from which suffering when wrote to the
Greene County Committee, and just at this time am In
as good health have been for the last twelve months;
but 80 precarious is my general condition that feel no
assurance OF long continuance of my recent improve
ment and have hope whatever OF that restoration
of physical vigor and self-ocomoton without which
cannot perform the duties of Representative as could
wish to do. Still, 1 have said II the Convention
should, from any consideration whatever take me as
am 'for better or worse and should be elected it
would be pleasure me, II life be spared, TO serve
the people Of this District 10 the best OF my ABILITY,
though not up the full standard Of my wishes 40 long
as I ca
few Congressmen who could he renomnated after sucn
letter as that.