New-York tribune., 1875-08-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

Major A. d. Banks of Mississippi is added to
the list OF candidates for the Cerkshp Of the House Of
Representatives..
Hamilton Of Texas includes tho names Of Gov. Coke
ex-Gov. Throckmorton. the Hon. John II. Reagan. and
the Hon. John Hancock.
Mr.. STEPHENS has announced that he cannot
be candidate for Governor Of Georgia, but his with
drswai by emptes the field Of Democrats
candidates. The entrees far that side alone num-
ber fourteen.
The Troy Times still pursues Controller Hop
kns 1t says The Albany Erpress says Controller
Hopkins informs that he is not candidate for resleo
ton. He wants to retire to private s And all the
people say Amen!
With the second suit against DenisOn, that
ordered by the Governor the Utica contract Meade
Belden another brother OF James j. Belden makes his
debut defendant and the Beden family Is exhausted
The question that agtates Syracuse is, who
nextl
Various intelligent newspapers seem to share
the opinion that the grand the threatened Az
pearance of jefferson Davis as an agricultural orator In
Illinois ia tride hysercal. to say hollow. They
evidently think that the fact Of Mr. Davss leadership Of
Rebellion has little do with his opinion Of the
and that treason does urk In the tuinip, Mr. Davis
not likely to extract 1t.
The Richmond Wig fears that the intem-
perate utteances Of extreme State Rights advocates
may drive from the support Of the Democracy men who
cO0perated with them last year. II reminds Mr.. Beck.
who has been calling nation" a contemplate word"
that among the OF the ia the utter abrog&
ton right OF secession and that all States Rgbta
cha npons claim IL the right OF each State to local
self government in all her own intrinsic affairs"
Judge Kelley has made that speech again.
Three hundred Chcagoans listened to itand that piece
OF intelligence will MI ST. Louis with fierce Joy. Tho
Hon. John Wentworth WAS to have been Chairman but
did not appear, and the true of the numerous
ud Goer farip of WhO
by Chicago papers to be hard money men, IL they were
present they we're unwilling to appear on the platform ~
Judge Kelley must acknowledge his failure II he cant
initiate even his audience.
Senator Thurman is to be heard from again.
Correspondence Of The Ohio state Journal states:
"I SEQ some OF tho Democratic papers arc IN
sinuating that Senator Thurman has a convenient
illness that will probably keep him at the Putin
Bay House md OF the Ohio This does great
injustice Senator Thurman He is not IN the sighess
from acutedrouble which his physician say ought
keep him in bed for two weeks II he would take puens
care of his health which Ee won't lilo ID out again. ana
will probably he making more speeches sooh
Senator Frelinghuysen, according to Tho
Pittsburgh Gazette has some good qualities but would not
do for Presidential canddaehe lacks breadth and nim-
ness OF purpose and Is only strong when having strong
backing The Washington Chronicle thinks very differ
emily Ii says He is Of our very best ana safest
men he il intellectually strong; as Republican, con
ssently strong; and pllgOusy and morally his stand
inc cannot eycelled He would make \ snlendld
President-one whose integrity would never De ques
toned aud whose grasp OF public affairs would be broad
and ca!hoc In selecting him wS S0rd not do DETER
Mr.. William Welsh's last letter is hot shot
for Secretary Delano. The Philadelphia Inqrir~ says
that fully usfes by statements that will hardly bo
the comments has heretofore made. Ths
PAiodt1pha Times says that the letter exposes with
painful planness the hollow pretense OF Mr Deianos
whitewashing commissions and gives some reasons why
II very necessary for Delano that these commissions
shall whiiewash and do nothing else. The farce OF an
investigation conducted by commissioners without any
powers and appointed by persons whose acts they are 10
investigate has been played often that " has lost all
of it, and OF II. interest, and we can see no
reasoueXrcpt the presence OF some newspaper report
ers. In which Mr.. Welsh finds Justhabe hope Tor at
tuching Importance whatever to the investigations
nov Ia progress az the Red Cloud Agency
The financial issue is deprecated by Tho
Philadelphia Tress ald the singular ground that In
the appeal Of what 1t seems to think sensational
issue" to "the very worst political motives, we are TO
close the opportunity OF Centennial year and revival
of patriotic feeling to institute OF the most urgently
needed refoms-rcforns that can be made possible only
by great elevation OF national sentiment" TIE princt
pa, defects in our Of government which, 1t thinks
this aucous time might have remedied are the lack OK
n really "deIiberative body In the machinery OF our
nation" the need OF a political censorship or some
Indefinite kind, andsthe corruption OF tho cvil service
adoption Of great reforms through the influence OF
rothey In those years the political lion doesn
lie down With tho political lamb until November ana
then the lamb has ceased TO be heard from.