New-York tribune., 1875-05-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

Good Republican authorities in Iowa declare
that Secretary Bcknap has excellent prospect Of
being the United states Senator from that stata
Unlass the situation changes good deal, Mr. Harlan
will need the aid o two moro $1,000 Checks OF
his viii DC hopeless
This is ery.sad. The. first and almost only
Journalistic advocate OF Minister wasburne or the Re
publican nomination for the Presidency las abandoned
him. The Cincinnati CoDafrciot says, in the Proecne
stua ion o affairs brought about largely by tue lres
dents attitude Of affected contempt for tho thd term
talk 81" does not seem likely that Mr. Washburne can hs
advantaeeOisy presented "a candidate II il certain
that ia his Judgment those who Work for INN VIII "as's
their time
Senator Thurman seems to have generous
estimate OF the Presidents influence In tho SOUTH
When asked recently by reporter Of The Cincinno"
Enqufrer whether he Thought the Republicans would
succeed In getting declaration from Cen Grant against
tho third term he replied: Grant l. hard man TO
squeeze, aud they will get nothing ont OF HIM. As sure
a. you are existence he Is candidate for rocecon
and strong one. he can 20 into the Convention with
all the South al his back al only requires 40 votes IN
addition to the Southern states to nominate"
Gen. John S. Williams of Kentucky oy-
pectcd to be tho Democratic nominee for Governor OF
that State in the next campaign The recent Convention
disagreed with this lauahe ambition and Brought al of
the Generals careful and liberal pipoaylng to nanght
10y nominating another This seems to have neted
the General for. Immediately after the Convention adj
Iourned he announced himself candidate for the
United sstes SenatOrship and informed ExConcrcssnan
Beck with considerable brusqurnosS, thai II h sdeed
he (eck going to secure that office Tor hi'Drrl WITH
ont uibulation he was woefully mlstaken; E'idehtv
Gen Williams s u OF perseverng disposition.
The report that Col. John W. FOmey will
return from abroad and assume tho cditorshpof
The Philadelphia Press, conducting II IA third term
organ to have been partially Inaccurate. Ihs
Ango mericGH Times VI London publishes statemcnt.
evidently by authority. saying there IS no truth III to ie
port aud inIDiilng pretty plainly that Col Folney has
no sympathy with the third term scheme Another rc-
porf appears ia the Washington correspontence OF Ih
Pha3chn star of Saturday. To the effect that col Por
ney will return In June. and that h. viii tbcD make
statement regarding his connection win tho iachc hlau
Subsidy, which Viii wholly eAuncidte MIN III Tue puDlo
mind
If Judge Taft receives TIE Republican nomi-
nation for the next Governor OF Ohio scctarian Issues
will in all probability enter largely into tho oanvass
short time ago there was considerable excitement IN
Cincinnati the question whether the Board o' fi-
cation had the right TO prohibit the reading OF the Bbe
and the singing OF hymns a the opening OF the pablo
schools majority Of the Superior Court decided hist
the Board had no such power. Judge Taft sad l. had.
and tho Supreme Court unanimously SUSTAINED lis
opinion. Judge Taft's position bitterly offended laro
class OF Proestant and they will do all they 20 pro
vent his election should he DO nominated The question
Is Of more than 1t would otherwise be on account
of demand which the Roman Catholics have made for
division Of the from the school tax according
TO population, the Catholics TO their portion IN tho
sl,pOrt parOchai schools The Procstants art very
strongly opposed To this doman and their hostility 10
Judge Taft arises from u suspicion that he has leaning
I'm favor of the Catholics. The tInrihnGh GdttuC aD-
nouncs however that the Judge is uusltonby opposed
to the div sion, he stands rmly IN favor of III" lree
school system. ne G0-ec aCs that there live ant
mpOrant Issues entering tO the campaign when ougt
shk the triy ia alluded to out Of sight au OBJ
scryatlon which seems to Do grounded IN rosSoa and
eOOd sense