New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

Nebraska politics are becoming complicated.
Four State Conventions have been called. ana now
fifth demanded by an organization calling itself
the Peoples party. 1t will be held Sept. Nebraska
voters Will be very fastidious IL, when election day
COMES they unable to find ticket which suits Them
Congressman Charles Foster of the Xth Ohio
District renominaed by the Republicans with
out opposition and with great enthusiasm. His con-
sttuents thus show that they know good Congress
when they see him. His denomination Is as credit
able to their appreciation of honest and Intelligent SER
vice as 1t is well deserved 10y him.
Report has it that Mr.. David A. Wells may
become Congressman Starkweathers from the
lid Connecticut District Mr.. Starkweathers intimacy
with the Washington Ring has ended his usefulness as
Representative, and in looking about for successor
his constituents Will have to search good whe before
they will ind moro desirable man tnan MT. wells.
Gen. Butler is announced for speech at
Gloucester at some time within the next few weeks
and Massachusetts, will await with considerable interest
his views the Governorship question The sanguine
Republicans who have carefully buried the General and
held their wake over hs political grave may ye, ma
ings may upset all OF their plans.
The Conservatives of Virginia have been
fortunate In their nominations for Congress. Among
the candidates j. Randolph Tucker, John Goode,
Gov Gilbert c. Walker, Beverly Douglas George C..
Cabell and John I. Harris. all Of whom are men of
marked ability. The probabilities favor the election OF
odds against him in large Republican majority aud
the patronage Of the Norfolk NavyYard Virginia has
therefore fair prospect for Congressional delegation
comparing favOraby with those contributed by her to
the nation IN the days before the war.
Mr.. Frank w. Bird does not like to have it
said that he is anxious be in President Grants
company. He contradicts certain rumors which have
recently been circulating about him in this way To
whom it may concern: do not why It is important
that the public should be informed as to my where
abouts but II II Is So 1t well the truth should
told did not go Newport the President; did
till after left home that he to be there;
not on the Reception Committee, could not have
gone to the Vineyard IL would, and would not IL I
could. Whenever again make appointment to meet
few college classmates will read the papers before
hand and IL find President Grant is to be at the same
place and at the same time, will certainly stay away"
The outbreaks and Outrages in the Southern
States during the past few weeks have convinced The
Louisville CourferJo1ial that all hopes of securing
Democratic majority In the next Congress have been
ruined. 1t says that, no matter what caused the
troubles the effect will be to strengthen the party In
power and the result will be renewed legislation. ad-
dona Radical enactment, perhaps ultimately martial
law" 1t continues: "The fools not all dead yet.
This hrderm discussion has led many Of them to fancy
that Grant Is about tumble into the Of the South
He Ia the more likely to DO an ultra, martial-law
cesstes supported by the machnework OF power, and
carried upon the passions OF Radicalism There q
show for the defeat OF the Civil Rights bill orts veto
That gone like the Of the next House. and the
prospect black tn the ruin OF Conservative hopes 1t
Is well plain. surely the South begins TO get
on It's feet do its madmen proceed TO KICK the fat in the
fire. The Radicals only want pretexts. The South
plies them. war. the appearance Of war, Of races
seems evtable and that Is itself third term under
proscrptve auspices That the road TO the overthrow
republican government but chiefly at the expense Of