The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-01
Political Notes.

The republicans of Indiana have decided
to hold their state convention on Feb. 22d,
when they will nominate candidates for
governor and other state officers, and four
judges of the supreme court, and will
choose fifteen presidential electors, and
delegates to the national republican con-
vention.
Senator English was serenaded at New
Haven, Monday night, and took occasion
to say that the new honor came unsought
that he should 60 to Washington nupledged,
and should aim to work for the interest of
Connecticut, and for the United States as
well.
The New York Tribunes Washington
specials say eff public sentiment, az
shown here now could be regarded as indi
eating anything, the candidates for speaker
would stand in about the following order of
prominence, namely: M~H"-- "-~a"n ~.
OUx and WOOD"
1t is said, upoA apparently good suthori-
ty, that the president has determined to
remove E. f. Dunno, chief justice of the
supreme court of Arizona, on account of
the position he has assumed in public
speeches on the school-fund question. He
is an ardent Catholic, and has indicated
desire that his co-religionists shall have a
share of the common school fund set apart
for their special control. All of which Is
in open opposition to the presidents Iowa
oraach IN tho cchnol uupctiou
Secretary Bristow's reductions In the ex-
penses of the collection of customs at the
commencement of the present year amount
ed to 5000, 900, and the additional reduc-
tons just ordered will exceed 5000, 900.
Add to this the results of increased vigi-
lance in the collection of customs and of
internal revenue duties, and 1t will be seen
that retrenchment and reform have been
practically instituted in the treasury de-
partment.
Senator Christiancy of Michigan was
given farewell banquet by his neighbors
and friends previous to his departure for
Washington last week. In brief ispeech
he declared himself in favor of the speedi-
est possible return to specie payments, OPP
posed to third term, and in favor of that
policy which would be best for the country
without regard to party. Both party plat
forms seemed to him alike, and while he
had always been republican. he should
continue to act with it only when he could
do % and not go contrary to his convic-
tions.
The correspondent of the Boston Journal
telegraphs that Secretary Fish says that
there is no question at issue at the present
time which can disturb our peaceful rela-
tons with foreign powers, and that it is
customary to assemble the ironclads 10
southern waters every winter. There are
those here, however, who accept this state
ment in a diplomatic sense and believe that
our government may be called upon to in
tervene between Spain and Guatemala and
wishes to be ready to sustain its position.
The preparations being made are not those
which denote mere naval drill or winter
quarters In genial climate.
The New York Herald's Washington
correspondent says that new candidates for
the clerkship are appearing every day, and
| 1t now looks as If there would be about as
many as there are states in the Union. The
latest announcements are Robert Tyler of
Alabama, (son of President Tyler, and
| Neill S. Brown of Tennessee, (son of ex-
Gov. Neil 3. Brown.) The most promin-
| ent of the other contestants are ex-Con-
| gressmen Adams of Kentucky, Archer OF
Maryland, Shober of North Carolina, Du-
bose Of Georgia, Gen. Crittenden of Mis-
| souri,, A. ID. Banks of Mississippi, Calkins
| OF New York, Miller of Pennsylvania, and
George @. Wedderburn of Virginia, who
received the complimentary vote of the
democrats at the organization of the Forty
third congress.
Fernando Wood resigns his pretensions
to the speakership, which means that he
will vote henceforth for Randall, and ex-
poets to have the leadership of the house
conceded to him. 1t is doubtless, says the
Washington correspondent of the Spring
/ field Republican, an arrangement between
Wood and Randall, and seems likely Ia
help the latter into the speakers chair, but
this 10 not certain. Some high-minded
democrats look at 1t as II 1t were bargain,
and are not little disguised with It,.
Others say 1t is an ungraci0us attempt to
kill off Cox, and they are prejudiced against
both Wood and Randall. Many Others,
however, think IL will secure the speaker
ship for Randall, and that Kerr 10 beaten
man from to-day.
The Journals Washington telegram says
that ''it is noticeable fact, in Washington,
lust now. that the advocates of imitation of