New-York tribune., 1874-10-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex-Governor G.. G. Washburn is said to be
the favorte of the antiCarpener Republicans Of Wis
consn United States Senator 1t mentioned sig
nacant that Mr.. washburn declined to attend recent
conference OF Republican leaders who came together
for the purpose oI Resolving hAt she parry snouio sanu
by Carpenter
The suggestion to the Republicans of the
XIh Massachusetts District that they run Mr. Samuel
Bowes for Congress heartily approved by The North
Adams Transcript, which says his nomination would
" be supported by an overwhelming majority of the
people Il the Republican Convention has the courage
and wisdom to give It to him."
1t is very evident that Senator Hamlin's
friends base their hope Of securing his denomination
entirely upon strict adherence to the caucus disci
pne They are confident that he be nom mated by
majority Of the Republican caucus, and they hope to
crack the party whip loudly enough to mako the
refractory" members obey the caucus dictaton This
ia evident from the pious horror with which the sens-
tors now descantng upon the atrocious sin
Of bolting
1t is high time there was q change in the
Cincinnati Post-O Office A who would permit such
an occurrence happened there on the Presidents
recent visit is clearly unfit to be postmaster. An in
dgnant citizen writes to The Cincinnati Gazette that
when the President arrived the officials "let him and
his party carted from the depot to the hotel in q
dsreputable omnibus dirty and begrimed as only
the public conveyances Of Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
are :" when he wished to ride out to the suburbs
horrible looking old hack was furnished him, more sut-
able for the tail end Of humble funeral procession
than the temporary accommodation OF the President OF
the United States OF America"
So good Republican journal as The San
Francisco Bulletin Is good deal puzzled about the
of the desperately short" Senator 1t in this
way at 1t be pretended that the money paid by Ke-
logg to Carpenter for legal services have the
extraordinary spectacle Of that gentleman as lawyer
giving expression set Of opinions in the Supreme
Court and to another law glver, In the Senate In
addition to this 1t is difficult to find what litigation
Kellogg had before the Supreme Court requiring law
yers. The more rational hypothesis Is that when he
stopped paying. the purchasable members Of Congress
made a concerted attack upon him. This hypothesis
has at least the merit OF unity In oil Its parts"
SO far as there IS any political significance
in the Connecticut town elections held on Monday
last the result Is unfavorabe to the Republican party
Complete returns given by The Hartford Post show
that the Republicans have carried 10 towns and the
Democrats TO, white IN 10 towns the honors are easy"
Last year the Republican side showed 80 towns and the
Democratic g. with divided and independent. IL Is
evident that the average voter in Connecticut
not alarmingly impressed with the danger OF new
rsbellion in case any lack Of confidence should be
shown I'm the Administration party The Constitutional
amendment giving additional representation TO towns
having population 70 'nan Ia, o was adopted by
towns voted IN favor OF prohibiting the sale Of liquor
during the year
Mr.. H. b. Payne, Demoratic candidate for
Congress FROM Cleveland, Ohio gives timely warning to
any friends who may expect his services IN the lobby,
they would do better not to vote for him. He has
been charged with lack Of political experience" and
he thus pleads guilty to the charge Now. It is sup
posed by that man must 90 through prepara-
tory school in tho business OF lobbying before he is
qualified become representative in Congress- that
he have office where crowd OF lobbyists may
assemble to concoc their iniqutous schemes that he
must be interested something like the Texas Pacific
Railroad or the Pacific Mail subsidy, In that
bic business OF patent wooden payements, by which he
learns to put money into his pocket aud assist
In distributing thousands and tens OF thousands aud
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars among Congrcssmen
enable him 70 pass through Congress those measures
which 1t sought TO have passed into laws never
cav learn that lesson. AN voQ OLD 70 commence. and