New-York tribune., 1876-01-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
If there is q newspaper in the country which
opposed to limiting the Presidency to one term Oh ELK
years, 1t fails to make itself heard.
There were 27 leading Republicans present
ut meeting OF the Virginia Republican State Committee
on Tuesday and The Richmond Dispatch says nearly all
Of them understood to be OF the opinion that Grant
has m claim for reflection that Blaine is the coming
man. The tbird-term spook had better shut up shop
when the carpebagger deserts IT, who Ia It's fTlendf
The Hon. A. III. Stephens opposes the move
ment for Constitutional Convention which is 50 popu-
lar in Georgia lie says that while there grave de-
fects in the present instrument there Is too much pas
sion In public mind to make any changes at the pres
on time advisable. lie thinks the better policy Is Tor
people to endure the Inconvenience for while longer
and devote themselves reducing taxes and working
reforms In al which he to show the soundest
Kind of sense.
A Jealous Conkling organ in this State, draw
ing heavily its imagination for basis on when 10
rest ts prediction claimed that the Vermont delegation
would support the Senator in the National Convention
The Rutland eraid thus calmly upsets the claim: Tie
Vermont delegation will endeavor to secure the nomina-
ton OF q candidate that be elected Leading men In
different parts OF the state that 1t Is useless to
talk about Conklng Morton either candidates this
year"
Ii has become quito evident OF late that
Gov Hendricks growing in the favor OF the ONO Demo
Gratis thelr candluate lno IlcalOch0y'
tonist seem to regard him about the right sort OF
man for them. A Columbus correspondent OF The Cn-
cinnai Enq,iirsr says Mr. Hendricks is almost the
unanimous second choice OF the Democrats OF the state
now and many them have said that unless ohio can
agree upon candidate tney Wouu ike 10 sec tnc uoio
CATION solid for Hendricks.
That special Presidential prophet in the office
SlrGyfeid Republican Is at work again See how
beautifully he rolls all doubt from the future with
Mr. Grant, Mr. Blaine, Mr. Morton. Mr. Hayes, or MI
Conkng. Republican success IL simply impossiDlei WIN
Mr. Washburne it IS very doubtful; with Mr. Brisow it
1. possible; with Mr. Adams 1t ia probabe with MT
Adams and Mr Bstow 1t Is certain That the whole
situation nutshell II tho party prefers an improb
ability "a bare possibility, to certainty nobody ques
tions its right This Is FREQ country But 1t is an
eccentric taste" Somehow there IL fanlllar souhd
about that name OF Adams. lie has been mehtOheu oe
fore, somewhere.
The New Hampshire election has every pros
pec of being interesting and close Both parties have
put excellent men in the field Gov. Cheney, whom the
Republicans have nominated, has made an admirable
Governor aud goes before the people with an excellent
record a. his chief backing. The Hon. Daniel Marcy,
the Democratic nominee, must be rare man, for the
most partisan Republican journals find 1t impossible to
say anything against him than that he was peace
Democrat during the They say frankly that his
moral character without bemish, and that he VIII
call ont the full strength OF his party through his great
popularity. From present appearance the opening
political contest OF the centennial year VIII furnish far
test Of the strength OF the parties with the people
The members of the New Orleans Bar Asso-
citation do not appreciate Mr. L. C. Billings. evidently
They met the other night and passed this resolution;
1--WE consider the appointment OF Mr. +. c. Billings
Judge the United states District Court for the state OF
louisiana fraugbt with the greatest danger to The
administration OF justice In that court Our opposition
TO the appointment OF Mr. Billings is based on the want
OF confidence bar people of the state in his
personal character his Identification with the judicial
proceedings by which the courts OF the United states
were made without warrant OF law the instrument OF
purely partisan purposes and bis professional connee
Court which offended the moral SENSE OF tio eolliuhlJ
and provoked a universal CONDEMNATION
The quarrel between ex-Congressman Roberts
and Senator ConEng does not decrease in bitterness
ybs Utca Obserrer which has taken up tho Senator's
cause gives what calls the true story Of Mr. Robers's
defeat last Fall The substance OF this story is in brief
"a follows: when tho ChiefJusticeshp was offered to
Mr. Conkllng ia 1873 Mr.. Roberts. who had for some
timo entertained aspirations for higher seat wrote to
members OF the NewYork Legislature: what can you
do for in vacancy occurs In the senatef
when Mr Coukng declined the ChetJustceship, Mr..
Robertss dislike OF him increased and he then took
stem, 10 form an alliance with Mr.. Blaine against Mr.
Conkling. The condition Of the alliance was that he
should be reelected TO Congress. At home several
charges ponding aga.nst him l. He had been Pres
ident OF savings bank in which thousands OF poor
people had deposited their earnings He slipped out of
bank failed and examination showed that she funds
of depostors had been reeklessly wasted 2 After he
had opposed the salary grab he took his back pay ana
started for Europe hoping his doube-deang would not
be exposed but It WAS aud he back and returned
the money g. He opened the West Point 'eadeshp 10
competitive trial. and then appointed the young hn
who had come out third best and whose ncompetency
wa, afterward shown by his dismissal from the Acad
emy During the canvass be was arrogant to all VINO
opposed him. refusing aid from all OF Mr. Consiing's
friends He had n largo sum Of money from the mer-
chants Of NewYork City, which he asked for because he
had the ennty OF the Federal ofcehoders by
his vote on the Moety BILL which ho used in the can
yass and but winch he would have been defeated by
at least 500 majority. He wrote Mandatory notices or
himself in The Roman Citizen and was 40 conhIeht OF
succass that lie speech and went 10 Meehalcs
Hall deliver 1t, when the news Of his detea maue IL
useless These il must he borne In min are the charges
of an enyenomed political opponent III Is not ooser'eu
however that r Roberts denies them more thah once
week. that he has enumerated theih strtllrn
with denial attached ~ each 1hey nave, therefore,
undoubtedly impaired his Influence, though IL Il not
probnble that repetition OF them now can do In huch
| further harm.