New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

The disposition of few needless Democratic
tournas TO claim that the result In Connecticut was
purely partisan victory docs not receive encourage
ment from tho party press in that State me Hartford
res says "The Liberal voters In Connecticut did take
part In tho late contest, and they materially aided In
winning the great victory tho Radicals Their prof
fered aid was welcomed and recognized OF the five can
ddates on Liberal Democratic state ticket two we're
Liberal Republicans Messrs Sill and Raymond In the
LEGISLATURE Senate and House, will be- found Maelor.
oin With the Democrats in opposing usupstion aud mill
tary despotism The Radicals abuse the Aoerals Tbs
Democrats arc proud to act with them.'
The Hon. Samuel Bard of Georgia is in
trouble He was Postmaster at Atlanta, where he started
tho original Third Term Club. and did good deal moro
shouting for Grant than anything ese. short time
suddenly cooled by the official not,hcano0
that had removed He started at once for Wash
ington to see the old man." he afectonatey calls
tho President, and find out what it all meant lie has
seen the Postmaster General but was not comforts6
by the interview He has not yet succeeded in.
seeing the President but while waiting patiently for that
he @ hs GU1,a mot
clean his shirt He denies with warmth thas
the Third FERN Club and sell the picture Of the old man.
He isn't that kind Of man He doesn't cherish sny
S Ike %
doesn't like have the old man blundcr, that Is all
This ingenious reason for Minister Wash
burnos announcement that he does not to DO
diltRte fOr JreSluentlal f0o"
Chicago Tines: "Whcther Mr.. Washburne will BIO Pres
denal asprant not. depends wholly whether Mr.
Grant will be Presidential aspirsnt not. When Mr.
Wushburnc says he Is not inclined to BIO candidate for
the Presidency 1t simply that Mr. Grant inclined
to be candidate for the Presidency. And vice
washburne and Grant two little that bob up and
bob down to each other the two ends Of political
saw. When Grant hobs down. Wsshburne hobs up.
When Washburnc bobs down. Grant hobs up Grant IA
now bobbng up" To this The Cincinnati Commercial.
which has always been firm supporter Of MIR. WASH
burnes claims says at might interest tho editor OF
The know that Mr. Washburne has consistently
constantly stated that no not candidate for the
Presidency and that his friends who urged him for
position making q mistake. We assume, ~ n mat
Ter of cOsc that tho editor OF The Times IL that
the third term theory Is without bottom and void"
1t is repeatedly charged that the independent
journals the only which assert that PRESIDENT
Grant ought to define his position the thirdterm
question The ClereI0ad Herald has been accused
Of tendency toward independence 1t included in
the very dinuive list Of journals which the ktchfa
organ at Washington published few weeks civ.
ing warm support to tho Administration Yet here 10
what The Herald says In number Of instances. gen.
temen supposed to DO tho President have declared
he seek third term, but in every instance 1t has
been proclaimed. after such avowa. that no one has
right to speak for tho President Pho consequence Il l.
has come to very generally believed that the Pres"nL
suggests that the President cannot properly deonr f'
run third time until asked by convention md al f
pretense that the third term Ia bugbeaT do not amonn
TO shuoks In tho light Of tho suspicion that everythn
term and that the official and personal Honds u the
President are working for that end"