New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-03
POLITICAL NOTES.


Tho Republican, OF Maine have decided TO
hold their state Convention Mt Portland Juno Is.
Con- seldcn Cohnor Will la oil probability beter nominee
Tor Governor
Unless appearances ore very deceptive, Gen.
II. H. Hill wall DO the naIt ConSrsssman from the fxth
Georgia District Contfaeos should send 10 their esds
for the strong iron 10 b. PLACED between Gen Hill
aud Nr Alexander H. stephens ia tle Uodss V Lepe
sentatiye-.
Congressman Kelley il being duly sat upon
by the Administration organ. for daring 10 saw he 10
gTsttOd his IN favor Of Che Yorce bl The Washing
ton gives lin kick, and The Fh'iaderh'o Fress
ronnds him in this way that the road to part, favor
docs lie In telling tho truth about the South: "fws
not hlstkep Dir Kelley heforo took tho bcas
Of southern trD wtt opposite results Of bo most yio
deleud 90 the condition OF The patient
Ii seems to have dawDed on a number OF
per,ons recently flat perhaps hoy made mistake In de-
carisg that the Liberal Republicans who went 10 Cincin
ns IA 1872, left the party They Suspect now that the
Cincinnati pilgrims were what was left OF the party Whom
Grlntism taken out OF IT, and that 1t might DO Just
a. well 10 60 back them instead o. inviting them to
desert ali the principles that made the party good
for anything The Ns, Bedrd Standard seems 10 see this
There Is good reason" It says why union should
not he effected" between The Eepblicsn AMI the indo
pendent voters ." ihe Republican party viii have 10
abandon nothing Of its principles, bnt simply t. return
TO the right way whore 1t has lcft IT,
The Independent journals are source Of
great unhapphess to the organs OF both parteA
The Concord Poiriot Democratic organ for Scv
Hampshire, bestows this loving commons upoa
them: ANY with O thimblefui Of brains
can SEQ II DO reads tho Republican papers and tbcir
allies tho mdept nden press that the recent elections
New-Hsmpshire and IN Connecticut have alarmed tho
conductors OF these sheets and that they arc OF Their
dirty work OF misrepresentation and throwing mud at
the Democratic party and Its leading The editors
OF these poverty Arckon prints rec the handwrnSos
the wall" That Is a pretty murrroas sort of para
all huft nc M
climax. Poverty stricken prinA" Is sneommony
Vice President Wilson encountered the ineyi-
table interviewer" In Cincinnati the other day, but
mindful OF tho robukes administered Lin By the Adnin-
istraion Journals he declined to make any more reoar
about tho third He merely said. according to TIE
gpy,ir,r that the great battlefield n the nox National
campaign would BE- In Ohio, and the battle Lost or won rot
the Republican party. This fact Was Recognized oy ths
party leaders at Washington and great Efforts would %
both sides TO garry the State between nov and
November OF year. The great men OF The Gpublh
can part, 10 Ohio should take this moeDtOus fact int
consideration. and exhibit less reluctance TO rise W "a
don't ssein 70 be essctly failing over each hcs
haste to be the standard bearer OF tho parry IN too he
campaign.
Mr.. Fernando Wood does not expect 10 be
Speaker OF tho House Of eprssentst'es He saA
10 reporter Of The rhofripbd Tmss recently: "Wbus
have boon named for tho spoakersbip, end am net ur-
mindful of the honor OF tho ONCE do not expect To 10
elected shall probably be beaten because viii not TO-
linGuish my diVdluiy, aud 1 not assume obi'
cations and traffic for the place" MI Wood seems to -
toeaby confident oi the OF his party In the nexs
Presidential campaign. for be Sldi Nothing can beaa
the Deuocratio party ia 1876. They viii return 70
power IL the whole newspaper press should 10 sgalns>
them The Republican party Is not Isry for dnratA.
but q coalition OF individuals for the war. That 11
s",nte assiancs OF easy victory" lie think. Judge
David Davi. has very strong prospects OF Winning ne
Lit and Il inclined 10 the belle, that tho Repubcsns VIII
nominate Hamilton Fish. whom no thLs to DO the MAJ
| who has saved Grants Cabinet FROM contempt
Persons Of partisan proclyities are agitated
at present with ablcbodicd curiosity about the way
the Independcnt Voter going 10 exercise his suffrage IL
the future. They are unable 10 understand bow maa
oan vote with soy comfort unless ho hss party TO tel
him whom 10 for. 7he Springfield Reprbliea" ven
lures TO toll tho curious two hnee which the indie
pendent Voters certain not 10 DO. "They are nos
going 70 vote for Grant, sDy Republican OF his sor
except TO escape ev they are not going to help
the Democratic party back TO power except 70 tscsge
worse evil These voters alternately inspecting bear sod
sea- don't ike the looks Of either and are looking ngo
and left in inQisye manner and With an appearance
of anxiety Forced to choice they VII OF course choose
n the canvass OF next year takes shape the bulk a
tho Independent Vote wi pretty certainly 90 10 tes c
mocray; IL it takes another the great majority os these
detached voters T DC found or inc ,psl % ~
vide their votes between tho two nhotn parties pl ue
worSo foot foremost. thcre 10 Vety ldos 10 AZ tnus
| ticket In tho field"
Gen. Beauregard's angry and foolish lcitas
about his black 6ag operous has been sweet eocr 70
the more partisan Northern journals. They honrish
aoh as conclusive proof That IL T. most unwiss to ese
the South With sindoess and lentn Just st this POINT
| Therefore the following undoubtedly true siaeuano
from IN. Memphis Avalanche, newspaper which staDds
second TO none in the South in the extent a its ufeac
will DC Of interest end profit "Ihe few old scccsdoa
leaders are Generals without armics they no lonS~
possess sufficient strength 70 issue commands oVen~
| phantom bapallcns Their hold upon tho Southern
masses Is weaker than that of the Corpeesd leaders ~
the North. They largely in tho minority Ii isoV
and to-day the scuth reads in their exploits the history
Of failure. Practically, no such an clornoht 70 so9sno
Southern politics. CatpetbsgsDrs have for yers PEI
sstcntly asserted that q largo GntiC nton or Sse~
sion party eri.ta IL the South II WAS Their interest
do So the caster to secure iuto-scment ny sppe's
| popular prejudice in the North The focn whose ."
deed. In the South have nearly Destroyed the Repuohoo
party, which for many years has upheld ana Is 'hav
fore responsible for them. performed their wces wo@
No person not IN sympathy with them oond oo1ns
hearing They retained cOntrO, OF the bloc9 ~ %
| enslay. them ana deludtd tho So1hern Reputi'cAS.
! into tho belief that tho majority OF tho ~
people OF tho South were hostile 20 tos uha 49,
aud were scoretiy preparing tor rebs noa nav ly -
effects OF these psnsteIt inisrepIrsentatl"hr upon
North, the Southern problem would hafs b,<s s4b'D
| tolLy solved long ago"