New-York tribune., 1875-11-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

Will the revival of the third-term ghost
breathe new lie into the rag baby There are signs that
it will.
Mr.. Randall seems to have dropped out of
the speaker5hip contest almost entirely Far the
spapers are concerned.
1t is the opinion Of the Republican press of
this that Mr. Hustled will be elected Speaker Of the
Assembly without opposition.
If Gov. JeWell's enemies should succeed in
ousting him from the Cabinet they would make new
and powerful Presidential candidate Immediately. Mr.
jewell very popular and little touch OF martyr
dom would send him toward the White House at
tremendous pace
COY. HAYES is in comfortable frame of
mind about the Presidency To friend in Philadelphia
who asked him il be candidate, he wrote as fol-
lows: Content with the past, am not In state Of
mind about the ftnIe II is for us TO act well in the
present GeoI3e l. PuSh USED 10 say IueieS no Poiu
The temperance of the third-term spOOk
rather ne,tcs tho Republican journals They thought
the thing was out Of sight forever. The Ner-
Horen Journal and Courier remarks with asperity that
the Republican party hasn't any idea and never has
had OF giving President Grant third term and then
adds reckrssly cant something be dOnc to suppress
Thr ChroBiclsP P' BE careful neiehhOr; 10 man knows
What the future may bring Ogth. You may have to take
9a ss az back IN '"o event OF some Unforeseen on''
The idea of Republicans voting for a Dem
OcIt speaker is very unpaatabe to Tie boston Ad
rertser. II says Ii would be act Of unspeakaOe
folly ior Republicans TO vote for Mr. Kerr, unless thy
could be certain OF cooperation sufficient to give them
at least a fair chance of success Unless the Republicans
cam be sure that they " III gain somehing either posi-
ave victory or a weakening their opponents by voting
fo, Democrat they certainly ought To vote for Mr.
Blaine And have set 10 can that there Is one Dom
ocrdt in the new House who sin say that il Mr. Rgndlli
- nominated for Speaker ne viii vote against MIA More
over. doubt n there i Hucn mcnOc! Dlu not NJ.
Thurman vote for Gov Allen|
The attempt TO revive the third-term project
receives this vigorous repu5e from The PilEehtg IN
qi9gcr: "The Republican party has placed itself fairly
before the country in connection with the thlrdtcru
business and the leading Republican States, among
them Pcnn,y yiyGnia Ncwl Ohio, and sachusett5
nave through their State Conventions, declared against
the hgterm project IN language so decisive as " rem
der third term for any President simply impossible
They have settled that question II is dead dead
be- and number 0i kitchen organs any other SOFT OF
hey play. or how ioud they play the The thing
Is dead beyond resuscton, and buried beyond chance
Ol resurrection"
Mr. James 5. Glnnel, the FIRST victim to Sec
retary Chambers civil 90 reform crusade thus
highy spoken by the former Commissioner % Patents
Nr. j. Icggett: am not using fittery when say
you that believe you the best chief clerk u Wash
ngt0n. Your thorough knOwlcdge Of the Office and It's
duties your indefatyabe industry aud your patient
aGsbuity with al outside aud inside the office took
immense load from my shoulders. and smOothed Oh
thousands OF ragged edges that would have caused
much trouble. | have sad 10 many that the Patent
than s chief clerk and hope you may live and MI the
place with the grace and ability for many, very
many years. wsh the salary pore any easonanle pro-
portion ~ th3 value Ot youT services to tho Govern
mguL."