New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

Further returns Of the Oregon election indi-
cate a majority flor Grover, Democrat. for Governor
The Republicans still claim majority for Williams for
Congress.
The Boston Post thus hints that the Essex
statesman has put anchor to the windwsrd: Gen.
Butler has bought houseot OIL the sand bluff at Prov
ipcetcwn II NumbertFve proves ungratefui the Cape
District may be won with the hsh bounty.
Mr.. Abraham Lansing, the gentleman whom
Gov Dix has appointed State Treasurer during the Ill
ness OF Mr. Raines, is lawyer OF fifteen years prac
tice He was for FIVE years City Attorney OF Albany,
and subsequently reporter OF the Supreme Court lie is
regarded "a Democrat but is not strong partisah
The comments of the press upon the new
Secretary OF the Treasury may be sumned up In these
few words: "Gen. Brstow is an honest man ana an
able lawyer About his qualifications as inancer we
know nothing, but let hope he may prove equal 10
his new position. At all events he Is an Improvement
on Richardson" Another point OF genera! agreement
ia that the appointment characScriS'i0 vi "o A
dent. $50,
Gov. Talbot's unexpected veto OF the bill
aboshing the State Constabuary In MASSACHUSETTS, Is
yarously received by the Boston press me AdreTAsT
thinks the Governor has shown cOmmendaoe inuepenu
epce but regrets that he has prevented the aoooh Vi
an organization which nowhere has the respect whch
the ofcers OF the peace ought to command" the Jour
nal thinks the Governors arguments sound when IL Is
conceded that State police rightly constructed neces
sary for the enforcement Of the Prohlbtory law ne
Poet
belief seems 10 De tnAt inc Aoksi"suio wan N' FNN-
bill over the veto. go
The spectacle of Massachusetts with DEM
ocratic Governor would cause many an old POLITICIAN 10
rub his eyes with wonder, and yet to judge from the
tone Of the State press there possibility OF sucn Ill
occurrence The Boston Post has expressed It's hopes OF
such result and The Boston Journal has made fun OF
,or doing so but SO cautious journal as The Spring
n,d Republican hints pretty broadly that the Demo
cratic prospects not to be laughed down 30 easily
1t that prophesying Is VAIN business,
especially this year. but at the same time thinks III
ppoiifics they might as well be saying that COY;
IA hot will be the Republican nominee anu y"IN
Adams the Democratic, and that the latter VIII ~. p
elected TALBOT Is quite key 70 20 ,st. have the
sense TO take the man who can beat MIN y
Mrs. Julia Ward HOwe's meeting OF women
in pmpsou HALL the other day, in behalf OF peace as
,avaa droll irreleyance in wandering from its gen
ers subject to gory the rebellious students
College for violating their natricuiau'n p'0uso'
nv revolving against military drill. Az the
same time the woman suffrage leaders IN mionik"",
where they making an active canvass III oeh"'i VI
their constitutional amendment, have begun u pro'
against the speeches made on their sue ID
Mrs Henry B. Stanton. One frlend OF INC 0""'o
saws: 1--WE DO not believe that any votes 1or "oman
suffrage can be secured by indulgng In wholesale oe
nuncston of the tyranny Of man, by holding women up
N svmpathy as slaves and by assertions thar tney ao
Sowntrodden and abused SEX There 10 more Iust,sn
than fact about all this" Another more vehenen,g
eIclaims: The rash talk INDUCED In by mrs
ia exciting much conment and viii stimulate 1s' Sh
should either be urged tell the simple truth OF hou
her In