New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

1t looks now as if the tidal wave would MT
make much OF show next Tuesday.
Congressman b. j. Franklin of the With
Missouri District himself rank innationist
He il in all probability Of the weakest men borne
into Congross the Democratic tidal wave last FALL
Mr. Rices election in Massachusetts by a
small majority generally predicted. He aud Gov Gas
ton are so much alike that the nonpartsan voter is in
doubt about which one "a vote for
What makes the Democratic statesmen so
shy Of Pennsylvania Gov. Hendricks made one speech
and started Immediately home again Gov. Allen made
one and was summoned back at once TO Columbus No
other prominent Democrat outside of the State has been
heard in the canvass What is the trouble Do they
think it q bad sign to aid in too many funerals
The Democrats of Louisiana, through their
State Committee have distinctly denied any intention Of
disturbing the status of the Legislature fixed by the
Wheeler compromise. The Committee voted down an
atemt To call Convention In December for the
purpose of stirring up old animoses and decided TO
hold meeting until JANUARY next That VIII ne after
the legislature met, aud has rearned the Wheeler
adjustment.
The soft-money journals are cooling down
slowly Of them willing to coDcede now that it
will be nwise TO put imitation planknto the National
Democratic platform, nut they declare no contraction
plank shall 20 in As for the ticket II they can't have
infatonst at s head, they are determined to have no
New-York "coupon clipper" In other words, they are
willing TO the fence. but they they will
get over The Republican party would b. very happy TO
these lodging ideas prevail IN the National Demo
cratic Convention. Ii would make Republican victory
an easy matter.
Gov. Hendricks is likely to have uphill
work in his chase for the Presidency. The Cincinnati
Commercial pours this bucket of very cold water
him Just laboriousy and quietly climbing upon
the fence again: "Gov. Hendricks is Of opinion that
Morton did not mako much mprr ssion in the Ohio
vass The may be said Of Gov Hendricks himself
aud yet no violence done TO the truth. We wonder
whether it will he . comfort to Hendricks to know that
since he tumbled his coat the dirt of Ohio for
nothing there is talk in Democratic circles that after all
the coming man in Indiana is Senator Mcdonald"
Gov. Tilden is the nightmare now Of the
Western inatonsts. They him III all sorts Of shapes.
day and night They have discovered that he is try
ing TO have Western elected Speaker that
his Presidential prospects will not be injured, and they
are very mad about it, The Cincinnati Enquirer thinks
it is another specimen of Gov. Tlldeu's amazing inn
pudence" and 1t proceeds tell what Of Speaker
the West and South demand. He must have his
eye fixed upon the question. relating to cur
reney taxation and free trade, and other matters
Of swallowing import" to the West and South. After
this enumeration, The Enquirer INDUCES in this fresh
threat against Gov Tden ITO have accomplished this
10 have chosen Speaker man who fully represents
idea IL the longest single step can take toward
choosing good President. And H. in the next National
Democratic Convention Ohio shall present name for
the peoples lOes gift-what State better right than
she lit will not be the name OF man who has made
that high office matter Of bargain and sale OF man
who has pcddled for power; OF whose first claim
to recognition that he has been the apostle OF the doc
rre of Rule Ruin. and whose second claim is that he
state to further his personal ends. On behalf of the
Democrats OF Ohio We file this notice"