New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

The California Senate has sustained Gov.
Booths veto Of the Harbor Commission bill. This is an
other victory for the Independents
COnfessing that the prospects for Republic
victory at the coming election in Connecticut have
been rather dscouragng for the past few weeks Tho
Hartford Post has discovered that there ia turn in the
tide and from all it can learn IL Is convinced that con-
plete success ls now within the Republican grasp.
The sympathies of every right-minded man
should be given the Republican organs in Connecti-
cut They making the most painful exertonst TO oon.
vince the people that the party deserves TO be success
in the coming election; and 10 view OF the moety bust
ness sanborn frauds and Butlerisin the task 10
hard one
The Democrats of Cincinnati having refused
to pay any attention TO the movement for citizens
ticket met in convention on Saturday and nominated
candidates for county and municipal officers, keeping
strictly within party lines. The platform throws cold
water on the Temperance movement by expressing hos
tity 10 all iatempts interfere with the tastes and
habits OF individuals, and favors Judciously applied
license law. The candidates include tue Hon Alird
Yaple for Judge OF the Superior Court ana L. a "'s
for County Solicitor -,
Every fair-mndcd Republican journal IN the
State has nothing but praise for the e1cehen' aou'-
tratiou OF Gov Dix The Rochester Democrat ana ohro"-
cle outsrps oil OF It's eotemporares 10 tns respect IL
there "a not In the annals Of the State an admins
,rston that has commended more general respect and
ADMIRATION and that 1t has yet to the first valid
ensure of acts His OF the veto power has been
for the interests OF the people, and his appoint
ments have made always with regard 70 tho public
veal and in despite OF partisan considerations In cou-
cusion 1t SAYS IL has been difficult TO write In ordi
nary phraseoogy Of Governor. We do not mean TO
indulge In extravagant eulogy but 1t Is not easy 10
measure words such q theme. BY the Republican
party Gov Dix win undoubtedly DO asked to serve al.
other Chief Executive by the people the inSr
tation will be ratified"
The Illinois Legislature has been investi.
eating public printing expenditures, aud has suc-
ceeded IN unearthing disgraeeful condition Of things
According 10 the testimony the propretors OF the two
State newspapers at Springfield The Journal Rep) aud
The Register DEM. entered into an agreement to buy
OF all bidders for the State printing and thus secure 10
for themselves highest rates allowed by the law
For this purpose they established fund OF N0o esch
proprietor subscribing half OF that amount. TbeJ
then bought up all bids that offered at prcesanT
log from $500 500 EACH that when the PRINTING
Commission met. theirs the onlylbd offered aud 10
bad 10 taken ut the highest rates Then by various
preexts the contractors got rid OF signing the CONTRACTS
fixing the prices and IN instance they multiplied
one rates by four and thus largely Increased ter
gans they also furnished paper md charged exorpe
snty for H. and in many Instances perfo rtned uhheee~
aary work IN order ~ tn0roAse their urontA