New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-14
POLITICAL NOTES.
separated.

Now that the time for holding the Repub-
lcan Convention in Vermont has been decided upon.
candidates for the principal Offices coming forward
with considerable rapidly. Anon. the more prominent
for Governor are Lieut-GOv r. s. Taft Mr.. T. ". Park,
and Judge Asahel Peck Of the Supreme Court Messrs
l. G. Huxley and Charles b. Eddy among the as
pirants for the Lieutenant GOvernship. The present
ate Treasurer, John A Page, Will probably be Tenom-
mated without opposition.
The Albany correspondent of The Utica
Herald the following special dispatch that Jour
nal on Monday last There is excellent authority for
the statements already made that Gen. Grant and Sec
Rotary Fish friendly to the denomination Of Gov.
DIX 1t is asserted, upon perfectly creditabe authority,
that Gen. Grant Will lend such aid be may with pro-
propriety the nomination OF Gov. Dix. The relations
between the Governor and the President have been very
the two upon the question OF Initiation"
The hard-handed sons of tOil' in the
West are Just the recipients OF good deal OF dis
interested advice from the Republican organs, which
extremely lest the farmers may be beguiled
into hasty political action. That Convention in Illinois
few days ago, claiming constituency numbering half
the voters Of the State appears to The Chicago Journal
as nothing more than conference Of "bogus farmers"
who viii find themselves unable TO boss the real hard
listed agrIcuursts," and ventures to predict that
the latter will quietly show these "ofice-hungIy
political spiders who inviting them into their parOr
that they are something than the stupid flies they
take them fOr.' Inc WAOle movement INC JONIHHs
SAYS is a cunning game OF the "repudiated and sore
head politicians OF the old parties" whose only object
is 20 organize party Ivy combining viii the rag
meuts OF the old Democratic party such Republican
sore heads ana deadheads as they Lud lying around
loose In various parts o. the state IN order 10 get them
selves elected 10 coveted Offices" II hard names can
win the 1gnt The J0ArHa! stands good chance for
victory.
There are indications that the people Of the
With Massachusetts, District beginning 10 realize
thar they can have credtable representative In
Congress than Mr.. b. T. Butler The salem gazette.
leading Republican journal OF Essex County, says that
Buffers reputation views, his uns0undness on the
currency question, his prominence IN the salary grab
business and his general advocacy Of all dsreputaDe
schemes and jobs have produced an unquesuOnable
change in the public opinion Of the people Of tins dis
trict regarding a public man whom they once upheld
with surprising degree Of unanimty" Il finds " this
change OF sentiment among all classes and conditions Of
the people - and 1t must be said that It would he
good the credit Of the same people # they
had experienced a similar change a good while ago.
Concerning the prospect Of defeating Butler The gazette
saws: Tie ONLY thing that will prevent the nomination
OF new man WILL be the failure of the public mind 10
unite upon candidate in opposition. To THIS failure
there may be great liability. but IN all other aspects OF
the case the public ripe for a change and we are
confident that the OF this view Will be gen
orally uiz-d by all careful observers OF pGDLc
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