New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

The elections are still distant enough 10 ac-
count for the prevalent languor in poitics Kentucky
with Its nvarsble Democratic victory, comes Aug %
California in September; Maine. sept 10; Ohio and
Iowa. Oct. IL.
In Iowa, too, tho Temperance people are
taking firm stand. Convention has been called al
Des Moines the evening Of the Goth inst to form
Prohibition party, the Republican Convention meeting
next day The Davenport Gazette denouncss ms az an
attempt "tO dictate terms to the Republcal party Ok
Iowa"
The citizens of Elmira, headed by the Hon.
IT, Boardman Smith, who have been raising money fors
monument to the Confederate dead buried there. seem
TO have neglected their own defenders. Two hundred
Union soldiers are said to lie in the Pottcrs field OF which
the Government does not yet the title, and the head.
boards that mark the restnSpaces OF Union ana Con-
federate alike are rotting away
According to The Clereland Pidindealer tho
Ohio Republicans are forming secret political organ
izaton" known as the Order OF TO- with grips" 60,
after the manner OF the Know Nothngs OF 1854" The
oath OF admission the same paper states provides that
tho applicant shall not vote for any foreigner OF
Roman Catholic for office" Several lodges are SAIL 10
have been formed In Cleveland
Gov Dix was disloyal enough to regard the
Presidents third letter In this way. The Albany
Erpress gives it: II pleasure TO meet and con-
verse with ex-oy Dix the morning that Gen. Grants
letter of decension first made public That gen.
tlomaD who has been highly honored and apparently
so highly esteemed the Republican party OF the State,
greatly disappointed at the tone Of the
letter. his estimation the President had made poor
Use of n great opportunity and written letter which
might be interpreted in more than one way when De had
really but thing to say is Gov DIX to be considered
secret enemy OF the Republican party for holding
such convictions and expressing them openiyT
The third party is coming, and coming from
Philadelphia. They held meeting on Tuesday and
adopted a call for grand mass meeting" The meeting
was secret but the reporter of The Philadelphia Tim"
was admitted on condition that he should not reveal the
place or the composition Of the assembage lie says
however that there present I" well known college
professor. wealthy publisher an exbrigadiergenera
and several widely known business men," And he prints
their call. which is for more reenback: and Tor 3os
bonds THIS =, secrecy are d re- lend aid 10 tho
"enterprisc" and scores of corporations, covering All
OF bc in 10 JS snd no doubt
the older parties will then have a hot time OF H.
Already the Democrats are ting Republic
can advice the place OF their next National Conyen
ton The st. Louis Globe Democrat thinks its own city
the least Objectionable account OF its potca assocs-
tions II says: "The Democratic party has had bad
luck nearly every other great city In tho United saos
and it might improve its chances by holding council in
the pure atmosphere OF the Mississippi Valley this time
Cincinnati represents Buchanan and dissolution Charles
ton identified with the gloomes OF all political dsas
tcrs Baltimore has defeats treasured up against her,
represented by Breckenridge and Greeley respectively;
almost an humiliation and then comes New-York end
the Seymour sacrifice Better give the future great city
the next chance
The Philadelphia Inquirer, in an article
In reference TO Gov. Tilden as Presidential
candidate, makes the following charge: "There
Is one contingency, however. which may change
the present aspect Of affairs, and render Mr.. TIL
denis candidacy undesirable his defeat inevt
table 1t has been squarely charged that proportion
OF Peter g. swccny's 10 per cent share OF the Tweed
Ring spos can be traced directly to Mr. Tdons hands
His record will have to be cleared from all possible con-
nccton with such COMMUNICATIONS before he can be in
vested with toga candida There Is nothing
tain than that any faint OF Tweedism clinging 10 his
garments would be fatal to all hope OF IN present
Mr. TiIden "a Chairman OF the Democratic State Com.
mittee received political subscriptions from members OF
the Tanmany ling.
Parties which are in need of all the votes
they get especially anxious there should be no
third party now. 1t is needless that the Grant Republic
cans take this View Of the subject The PhRade'ph1
Press says: "There is excuse for more than
third party national politics. ard that only when
very peculiar and very important issue is sprung which
the old organizations find IL impossible to assume We
will pretend to that there no important cues
tons seeking poll cal recognition at present but thcy
are not yet ripe for constituting independent orsnzS
TONS Neither female suffrage nor The labor interest,"
nor temperance the currency question have ~ yes
the body and consistency essential to constituent party
issues not 10 speak OF such feeble suryvas OF remote
antiquity antMasonry, or such resurrecons ~ state
Churcbsm with Its pious amendments, although al OF
these interests with probably many more. viii be In tho
field in 1870 This what The Press has TO say Of the
seeding Republican voter That non,,nis u1'd nde-
pendent Republicansnl, viii probably seek 10 thuss
greatness and immortality upon some shrhkng gentle
man; and this will he the most TclafkaDle party Oh all
for II will resent the spectacle OF an organization ao
gethe without an issue held tosotcr solc by 'ns e.e
make serious impression on the regular party VOC