New-York tribune., 1875-08-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

It looks as if Mr.. Randal's back pay record
would prove Troublesome yet seems TO stick in good
many throats.
The Hon. John Lee Carroll, Democratic cam
ddate for Governor OF Maryland is to make personal
canvass OF the state
Major Slack, in a card TO The Washington
Chronicle denies the charges made against him In con
nccon with tie alleged frsRds in the Marine Corps
Gen. Butler should not walt too long Henry
Carey Baird s announced speak at Selma. Ohio nexs
month by invitation OF the Democratic State Committee.
Among the delegates to the recent Republic
can Convention In Wisconsin. which strongly approved
by resolution the Governments raid on the whisky King
two Milwaukee patriots who were soon afcr In
dctcd for completely in the frauds they had helped
to denOunce.
The Cincinnati Commercial congratulates ITSELF
as follows the promised appearance OF Henry Clay
Dean in Ohio He Is who says what he means,
and hc means the reputation OF the National debt He
does take the trouble to preach imitation as an
Intermediary process He for reputation hrs laAt
and all the time. He ia comparatively honest man
When he talks shall get at the true nwardness OF the
Ohio Democracy"
Later advices give the North Carolina Con-
stncnal Convention to THO Republicans, have u
members the death OF ex-Gov. William A. Graham 70
ducing the number OF Democrats TO 58 with county
yet to be heard FROM Ts virtually decides that there
will be Convention, it has all along been part Ut
the Republican programme 10 adjourn the Convention ~
soon as i met Pro'dea s ey gnn csDd,ies oe ss
p0puaT ballot is 6yer $4,000 which considered large
gain.
Gen. Ewing gave the people of Findlay,
Ohio, tho other night lesson In Imitation. His closing
is good sample of the speech: "To wrest this
acceptable Constitutional currency from the people, as
the Republican leaders now propose to DO ny their rc
sumption law, pile up Sio3000O0O more OF bonded
debt TO shrink tao present volume OF currency to the
ttl0 bank currency which can under pesens
IN lf,,an
late the business ~ the country the altar OF specie
Inc party attempting il Will 10 down amid the execra-
tiers sf an impoverished people
Tic Syracuse Courier is indignant that New
York Democratic journals should advocate the choice OF
ny.but a NcwYorkcr for Speaker 30 long as Dir Cox 10
in the ned aad adds " TO mp the three leading can
diates for Speaker we should SAY that Mt Randall 10
capabc wtiout being exactly honest Mr Kerr Is oness
without being exactly capable, and MI Cox Is both hon
est and capable or TIE three, NJ Cox seems to I'll hs
bill the best And not surprised to hear that hr
tAx's M.cK Il conStahily the rise. New-fork Demo
crsts c. IL o:ters should be the last 10 Deuo ns
ma a., ne chance OF one whom three years ae0, they
deemed worthy be their candidateor Congressman ~
large"
A conference of some leading members OF
tie Reform party in Wisconsin, held on the 3h insf 10
decide upon candidate for Governor IN opposition
TO Gov Taylor represented by Reform jenrnas as an
uttor failure The Mii'raukee ferS says: After hu
canvass the State and correspondence with promens
members OF the Reform Organization and after oon,Ia'
ton with all the dsafected and all the disappointed,
fren the Illinois n- to Lake Superior but very Few
half dozen persons-cou.d he founn VINO Vpose tas
of Gov Taylor Not one OF these opponents
to represent the farmlag manufacturing, c
establishes Unanimity OF scnlment whieh s WITHOUT
patslic in the history OF parties Ia WISCONSIN,
Controller HOpkins's announcement that he
was not candidate for enominatioD. made through
ne Albany Jo"ypa has excited some surprise as being
almost cotemporancous witf the mysterious threats and
vailed charges made By such Republican newspapers as
The Proy TINES The Ufca Herald. Tie Wotetto~n TmeA
aud The Syracuse Standard. The Utiod Herald says'
AIbuny Eye,ig Journal IA b. authority announces
that Controller Hopkins is no longer candidate for TO
nomination. We s,y mo longer, becsse it has beea
maas evident hitherto, by The Buga.o Commercial,
which speaks or Mr. Hopkins that up to very recoIs
dale lie did intend 10 ask te suffrage OF the Repuoaa
Convention: We should be sorry 70 De coltrnsu o 20
out of stories tOst have been bansied a,er the
newspapers for week ia connrciion with hrs name
Mr. Welsh, in acknowledgment OF The Phla-
dsrpbrs Equiyers mention of his for Gr Delanob
scat says: my opinion have not fitness Tor tho
office named and cannot be induced to depart from
fixed princle adopted by nay hoacrcd fahor and pTac'
ticed b. m dursg the more than sixty years oi is er
camille career ana also by bis three sons, during the
fifty wears OF mercantile life Every Imaginable afgu'
ment has been used terapt them to violate deter
nnation accept any office Of prsht or Rom wca
any emeIuuent wou. be derived. IL the father and Ms
sons have had any power for good in this community u
is in no small degree attributable to t'r adherence 70
this fixed determination. There Is aDpe scope Tor III
their powers in positions that cannot b so vel led ~
yersons wboy dependent upon their LABOR Tor sGpVr-
Osc.s Of lroht san be wed! hied BY men ~ htxhof
capacity and greater culture t.aH possess, bat Wo nay
not have lcisEie DO e 1rUdgeF! conlcteh WIZ '"
OF the pusic dls that nsyo bc,a tnfut w '' '"~
still more extensively upon my brothsfs' .
The Cincinnati Enqairr answers IN ths
fashion the objection OF Eastern Democrats nss 'noy
have placed the Demscrs,!c party On the deiehSiVe
Quit, the reverse u this is true The feSouohs o ''s
Democratic State Convention propose sn entire chahs'
in our presers fnnncia policy. The Democratic speaEe'
and nc spapors giving good reasons why 's's
ton should be effected. THO Republican orsto~ and he-
Ia bcaa Journals oppose s Thetr position Is negative
aud defensive The Democratic is offensive a"o aszre~
sve The u, ,mOerais say there ia not enough money !"
circulation to lnsct the wants at he.pesle Ihe iepao'
noaus say there il pcrty. The Democrats atocS tus
National bank monopoly The Republicans como to i's
defense The Democrats attack The gigantic robbery
cout.ied in the OF 1862 which changed the terms
.r tn6 c.aact under which the Fiyewenty bonds wcrs
Igaed 10 the advarge OF tho bonhOder and the detri-
nsnt of the people. Tao Repubicana defend H. lie
Is ,pOcratS condemn the exemption or the bonds from
taxation The Republicans dfepd H. In short, Oh every
point tho Democracy the assAliEg party and tne
Republicans tho assailcd.'