New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Rhode Island Republican State Con-
vention Is called for March rs.
Among the candidates for the clerkship OF
the next House OF REPRESENTATIVES at Washington al
ready announced Mr.. Hugh MeDermott. editor of
The Jersey Cy Herald aud one or two Democratic ed
iors from the West.
Ex-Congressman Nathan F. Dixon is a
PROMINENT candidate for the Republican nomination for
Governor OF Rhode Island and his chances have been
improved by the whisky war since that has injured the
prospects OF his chief competitor, Col Henry Lppitt
A very neat obituary notice of the late
Civil Service Reform humbag in The Philadelphia III
esrer Ia concluded with this conf tent prophecy The
time Is coming. ana Is OF hand when reform must
come. when the Civil Service shall be filed with
selected for their honorable character aud peculiar 1T
ness, and believe that this great reform will be
brought about by the Republican party and the sooner
the deaih Of the prctorse OF IT, winch l. nov
happily out Of the wal leaving clear path for tue real
thing"
A great many furiously loyal pers ons have
professed 10 feel great alarm for safety Of the
try. because large number Of ex Confederate soldiers
have been elected Congress. The Cincinnati Enquirer
answers these humorous patriots pretty fairly this
way " The great mass Of the intellect, wealth and
manhood OF the South was engaged In the late war
against the Federal Government To exclude II from
ticpaiOn ia the General Administration Is really 10 ex-
eude that section Of the Union Itself We don't want
70 make President Lincoln and secretary OF State
cpeuts that the vacant Of the Southern prescna
tives Congress only waiting for their return;
that no opposition wOud be inteTposed by 10 their
return that tho being waged for that
pose For the first time 1901 these vacant seats IN
Congress to be filed IN OF these promises
aud because Of 10 tJere should be- cOhgratulaOn from
ono end oil the Union 10 tue ot1er"
Senator COnkling's oratorical characteristics
thus humorOusy described by The Uhoa O6serrer
"He neyOr extemporizes. Those 'improDptu' efforts
ell written out in advance-sometimes In his room
and sometimes In the Senate Chamberlain they
always written. His replies not replies AZ all. lie
interruption win that portion of his speech
which seems most appropriate 10 the occasion. lie
understands all the tricks Of oratory which be
learned by study. He pretends 10 extomporize We
will try 10 illustrate meaning Iu 1917 Henry L.
Dawes spoke In Utica. Mr. Conkling wound up the
meeting VITA q few 'imprOmptu remarks In which he
thanked the speaker and summarized his speech and
made pleasant allusion 10 old friend OF his In the
gallery. snd told what old friend had said to him
that very div. Nov the whole OF that speech including
the old friend In tire gallery. In type in The Utica
Herald on g before the meeting began We repeat that
Mr.. COnknR never eXtempOrizes. Once and once only
be departed from This ruehat was during bis debate
with Blame aud ibeiresult disastrous His
command OF language ready enough but he dare not
trust his which IL like the vOterIn New
Hampshire mighty uncertain quantity"