New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
POLITICAL MOTIFS.

! s ate Senator A. G. McGowan of the XXth
r. District is men rioned candidate for Lieuten-
| ant Governor on the Republican State ticket ir-v
| Congressman Ii. l.. Dawes informs his con-
stituents 10 letter publish in The Springtd Unios.
mat having served bis dstc: years in Congress ho
| shall decline u denomination. DO Co.. f....
| Among the many candidates who are swarm
ing the lid Ohio District Tor which Congress-
man Jewet has just resigned Col Leweiyn Baber.
John g. Thompson, and exSpeaker Converse OF ths
| State Legislature. ..... -r ..r ...
| Senator Eaton of Connecticut and Con-
| gresham Lamar OF Mississippi mentioned by TAs
Louisville Conrier-JournaI with the How would
t1ey look Democratic candidates for President and
Vlce-President in 1871 .. ...
A good many of the Administration organs
have yet heard OF Grants amazing appointment of
Boss" Shepherd as head Commissioner OF the District
OF Columbia. Those that have heard OF 1t wag their
heads sadly over 1t, unitedy pronounce 1t very
| bad mistake.
The Rutland (Vt.) Herald "repels the in
sultng insinuarou" put forth by the newspapers OF
other States that Congressman willard Is the ony man
who ty represent that district In Congress. I"s
Herald would undertake to name an hundred men
| just honest, just as intelligent just as ut ~
Isl" aud furtherm the freemen of this distrcs
the sole judges Of who best represent them, and
this meddng outsiders raises suspicious that ought
not to be thought The Herald apparently has soma
feeliDg IN the matter.
The Denver Neus Rep.) refuses to accept
the appointment OF f. NJ. McCook as Governor VI
Colorado vindicaton Of the charges against him.
but calls it victory for the carpetbag element Of tho
Senate. Concerning the effect upon the party In tho
Territory, IL says: The President may have wona
victory In the Senate he has lost Colorado to the Ad-
m DIS ration and the Republican party Inis contest
has now en led at Washington It has just begun In
Colorado The great result OF this confirmation VIII 10
the election OF an anti.Admnistraon delegate In Sep
familiar may v a a
There seems to be considerable bias In tho
comments Of tue State press the Temperance anu
Probbiton Conventions held tho other day. Inc ne
publican organs convinced that neither body was OK
much account and that tho ticket nominated VIII
make scarcely ripple on the surface OF the poitcaA
waters. Tue Democratic papers, on the other hand arc
profoundly Impressed with the character and numbers
of the two assemblies TIE platform Of the Prohibition
party they find to be bold and manly and the ticket
one of eminent respectabity. In fact they dont SEQ
how any rightminded temperance man can vote ioS
Gov DIX when ex-tiOy. Clark Is III tue hcid.
They are making it very warm for the Hon.
Mark H. Dunnen. tho salary graober. who represents
the Ist Minnesota District i'll Congress- some one has
obtained possession of letter which Mr. Dannel wrote
to the publishers of The Congressional Globe wherein
he said they had his name recorded In one edtioa
against salary grab and in another as not VohS
Tue former right, and he hoped could De mddo
the same the other edition. adding: "l would meet
the expense II not too large" In reply the publishers
wrote the official reporter insisted that the entry
not voting" was the correct one; that Mr. Dunnel
went to their office after the first edition was ready for
press insisted that the foreman should make tno
cnauge, which he did without authority. Thus Mr.
Dunne seems to stand convicted only Of voting for
the grab and taking money but Of trying By dshon-
est means escape the odum of ruinous STEP LAG
many other statesmen Of the period. he was not con-
| tent with failing in his duty but made the matter
worse by lying about II. His constituents wnt giyS
him chance at homo and think tue thing over