New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

Out West they speak of tho great inf]atso,
party as " Peter Cooper's bus load"
| Proctor Knots reputation as humorist h..
been eelipsed by his reputation a mild idiot
Mr.. TarbOx declined to be a delegate To a.
Louis because OF pressing duties at Washington m.
pressure seems to have been p city high Thursday
The Conkling organs are good deal exer.
cised by the appearance Of exGov Morgan az prea
dental candidate. They speak Of his unfeeng conduc.
with great soleLInity.
1t isn't of much consequence, but the princi.
pal organ of the White House has announced eaboratey
that Conking and Hayes would make an uncommonly
good ReEubican ticket.
That Democratic victory in Oregon is great
comfort to the party journals They sure 1t thu
start OF tidal Perhaps 1t u.s. but the Democratic
leaders in Congress succeeded In starting berer
wavo in an opposite direcu0n'
The irrepressble Thomas Settle has coma
to the surface In North Carolina politics more Ths
time he is candidate for the Republican nomination for
Governor. Thomass main qualification consists in bis
ability to settle out Of sight whatever party dominates
him.
Senator Oglesby of Illinois is said to be bur-
dened with suspicion that lie Is liable TO turn the
"Great Unknown" With him side and the
cradle william Allen the other the progress Of the
campaign would be easily traced in any part OF Europa
Tie uprOar would be- awful.
The report is circulating again that Seere-
tary Brstow has offered his resignation. and that Conk
hugs friends are beseecng the President not TO accept
IL lest his favorcs chances for the Presidency
There is q strong odor of fish about the rumor, thou
Brlstows friends would like to have prove to be true
1t must be pleasant for Mr.. Frederick Doug
lass to go to Cincinnati the companion delegate Of the
Hon "Boss" Shepherd, and to read In the Administer
ton organ at Washington that lie and bis associate are
both who enjoy national regulations
as true, courageous and una'nchi1g Republicans from
the start"
Judge Poland of Vermont, who has been
clatued as Brstow man. tells Herald correspondent
that he is for Mr. Wheeler OF NewYork His reasons
that tho Republicans cannot elect President without
the vote NewYork and Mr.. Wheeler has better pros
pect carrying that state than any other candidate
Mr. Blaine could not carry 1t, because Mr Conkling
would use his influence against him. Dir. Conkng could
not carry the State because Of Mr. Blancs influence,
the Judge not I'D fyor OF either OF those gentle
Another man ON the Vermont delegation Is OF
similar OiinOn.
Mr.. Howard Potter objects to being made
delegate Cincinnati from the Reform Club this city
Ia behalf OF BIistow the that he is not
OF the Cub and that II he lie should be unw
ing to work for M. Bristow in such way while his
brother held position under the Secretary. Mr.. VIII
liam E. Dodge declines to so for tie reason for
which Mr. Cowdu resigned his membership, namely,
that while he sympathzed with to f Of tho
Club he was unwilling it iii, ert d from
purpose, and used the interests OF particular Presi
Dental can iitate.
GOV. lllueH appears W NC BdiulnS oticheln
steadily each day. Journals which have been giving
him halfway Of support coming out squarely
in his favor This warm declaration o: lie Boston Pot
il a case In point: There ia public man to-day.
look the whole country who represents aud en-
bodies the idea Of which uppernost in all mems
minds as Samuel j. Tden does. In him 1t may be said
to be incarnate And the country does not want 70
formed Repubcanism, either; I is only triumphant
Democracy made such by IL" sovereign act OF the peo
pie and sObered by the consciousness Of the resOnsi
biity newly assumed that capable OF answering the
demand of the time"
In the course of its daily remarks concerning
Senator Mortons qualifications for the Presidency, me
Indianapolis Journal ecls moved to says "Suppemen-
tary % this may notice tie attempt making in some
quarters to revive the infamous and longexpoded Cop
perhead lie relative to the OF Senator MOrt"u's
lameness isimpossble to denounce this base calumny
as invented by infamous for in.
famo purposes, and has always been regarded with
oathlg by every honest man 10 the state. Senator
Mortons ameness caused b.. (. partial stroke VI
paralysis induced by oyerwoTk and nervous exhaustion
during the war; and honorable witness Of hs great
services 10 the country His private character IL rs i
above reprOach his public character" The Journal
ought to with Wendell Philips who unites with
IL In advocating Senator Mortons caim brit taxes
different view OF his moral qualifications Mt Phillips
has slandered great many In his tim"-The journal
ought to take him TO task now for saulerns Me- Morton