New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Maine Democratic State Committee has
decided upon June the date for holding their Con
vention to nominate State ticket.
In the Ohio Constitutional Convention, last
Saturday the committee reported article TO confer
the right Of suffrage upon the article 10 be sub
mtted 10 "a separate vote OF the people.
The official maorities of the State officers
elected in Minnesota last November are as follows;
Cushman X. Davis Governor. 4,i25; Alphonso Barto.
Lieutenant Governor, 53 S. r. Jennison Secretary OF
State 443; Edwin W. Dixie, Treasurer. 355 George r.
Wilson. Attorney General, 1902. f. W. Dixie W"
Treasurer last year. and renomnated as the Anti
Monopoly, Liberal Republican and Democratic candi'
date The other officers nominated by the Repue
leans and g. p Wilson was also nominated oy .ns Ian
perance Convention The,new state Government WAS
inaugurated at st. Paul last Friday
Cincinnati is considerably exercised over the
new postmaster which the President has recently 50
lected for it, Several weeks the President ap-
pointed Kessler for the position, and the choice
was warmly commended by the local press For some
unknown reason the appointment was Withdrawn, ans
after a long delay the OF Gustav Wahle has been
substituted The change unpopular as the original
choice was satisfactory The gazette RepD says that in
making the appointment the President has done ne
credit TO himself rendered service 10 the Repo
ican party" but that he has caused general dssais-
faction and lowered the Aunlnlstraion III tue osthe
ton OF our citizens
A meeting of the Republican State Commit
tee OF Indiana held In Indianapolis on thursday
last and State Convention called for June IT. plat
form was adopted declaring 1t the +" undouoted VIII OF
the Republican party Of Indiana that Congress shall i'm
medatey and Internationally repeal the bill passed at
the session. increasing the salaries OF the President
ongressiona and other officers and that the members
from this State will fully represent their constituents IN
urging such repeal" Another resolution makes tho
more doubtful assertion that the voice OF the people OF
Indiana approves OF Secretary Richardson's illegal use
OF Si4 and demands that the unex
peuded balance shall be issued as rapidly as
assume thus that-the people OF Indiana are TOOLS
In regard to the finances Of Tennessee Tho
yoshviHs Banner gives these interesting facts; Tho
debt will certainly paid and will the July interest
The debt of Tennessee, which 1t pays interest does
not anoupt to more than s0,5OUO. which, WITH good
financial cement, may be easily and successfully
carried OF the Tennessee bank money, which mas
been the great drawback to the State during che past
two OF years. has about been paid in for taxes and
Cancelled There not than 100000 outstand.
ing warrants and judging from the high price at which
they rule in the market they are gradually oeing con
sumed by taxpayers anxious to save the dnerence De-
tween them currency. 1t is believed that at the end
OF the six months not only Tennessee money but
State warrants, will all have been paid into ne state
Treasury and then the State will rely upon greenDacks
County Treasurers in Iowa seem to be emu
latng each ether in dishonesty. The State Auditors
report published recently shows that % County Treas
urer are defaulters The list Of amounts follows
Allamakee County, s3s %; Audubon. s03 So; Bre-
mer s2Os6 IS; Buens Vista. $6a u Clay, go %; De-
catur e5i6 81 Franklin, 1898 "a; Fremont, N.io4 IS:
Hardin, 500; Harrison, $2s62 Sc; Howard, t,lM 70;
Ida slss S. Lucas 1872 81; Marion, SlO7 Monans,
s969 or O'Bren 500 49, Page $500 32 shelby. 50 Is;
Sioux 81 COZ 49, Sioux, 1915 Taylor, 1898 o. Total
a. Since the Auditors report the Treasurer OF
County has been discovered to be in for
SAL OO making grand total Of Ei,362 a. Twenty threS
of the defauters elected To stay at home at the
last election and It to be hoped that their SUCCESSORS
are more honest men.