New-York tribune., 1874-08-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

Now that ex-Goy. Bullock declines the honor.
Mr. w W. Rice is the most favored candidate Tor ths
Republican nomination for Congress IN MI u T. hoai
district Other men mentioned for the choice are Joseph
Mason Of Worcester Samuel May OF Leicester and Judge
Devens. .
If current reports are to be believed, the
Massachusetts, Labor Reformers have decided upon an
unusually sensible programme for the coming campaign.
They will refrain from going through the ceremony Oh
nominating state ticket and will content themselves
with q set OF resolutions IN FAVOR OF tue I'sn E
principle. Their convention WAL 10 Hetu ~ S'N'- "
mingham to-day.
II looks now as if Senator Hamlin OF Maine
woud serve another the United states senate
In spite OF the opposition 10 him. singular feature Vi
the contest is that all OF the candidates are ueons
office ceholders Mr. Hamlin has been IN once aiinoSs
from the time he became OF age, and MS eompeuo'''
Gov Perham and Collector Washourn' nave aihO''
milar records This fact greatly dninishes Tue ehanco
~ successul opposition Mr Hamlin since the mann
objection 10 him that he has had MS lose ia Tue puoo
crib long enough
The report from the Ist Iowa District pub
lshed in The TRIBUNE OF Saturday that the renonina
,ion OF Congressman McCrary was q tr.cE, since no
would be forced decline is confirmed by later ad'ees
which announce that Mr.. McCrary has declined 10 run
Another convention will be held soon, when the aienp'
10 nominate a man whom the people maniiesty 40 hos
want will be renewed. After the exposure OF the ,h @
device by which the viii OF the former cOnNenton vas
defeated the second attempt ought 10 De hoio uSas
trous TO tho politicians than the nrst one was
The report comes from New-Jersey tha'
Nehemiah Perry OF Newark Is doing good Deal oi os
rolling" in various parts Of the state 10 secure tls
Democratic nomination for Governor III TINS Is the cas-"
IL ousht 70 convince the Democrats that MT Ferry Is ''
nrecise man they do not want Judge Bede' on 'n'
contrary is making effort TO forward his ciaiS io'
the positiou, aud is gaining ground steadily AhohS
the later names mentioned on the Democratic sue 'o'
,he United states senatorship that OF state
Auynstns Cutler Of MOrrisowp. He mas also Devh mn
toned for the Governorship, and his reeou ~ ''o
isatur. Is such To warrant the oe"ei '""N "N "N
do good service IN either poston'
Gen. Butler may be candidate Tor uoV-
arnor IN Massachusetts yet "feeler In that direo-
,on has been put forth the form Of speech highly
.,ic ~ the Essex statesman, which Is circulating
,antily about That does full justice TO tho
subiect may inferred fOm this extract: Be hisehe
mics or the enemies OF MS friends who they msy-fres
DENTS Senator'S kings, paraments legislatures sres'
his own party the newspapers or even the ehuches'
no materials foes must succumb His wars are always
on the offensive and seldom. indeed on the deiense'
The party, OF the man. must De saiut.t ~ ."
strong as Hercules, aud firmly set as the roch Oh
Gibraltar, 10 escape the pen' or .Ia nar' " Wv ~
lery OF his prolific and wonderful 8ohius'
Mr.. A. c. Hesing of Chicago is German
but this does not prevent him fron using che kngsa
language with yiSor. y guSs et taA. CITY lpsinuA'sa