New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

CONGRESSMAN Holman is said to be an aspirant
for Presidential nomination He s too fond Of
CONGRESSMAN Barnum is evidently making
lively fight for the Connecticut Senatorshp The appeals
OF senator English's friends becoming pathetic
Ranums friends aim now that he has 105 votes out Of
the l55 which compose the caucus.
The Democratic leaders in Congress seem to
be satisfied with Mr.. Baines defense. Mr.. Randall 10
represented by The Washington Star to have said;
Blain has not left his enemies single peg to stand
on" The paper Speaker Kerr and other Dem
ocrat are OF the opinion that the explanation is ample
and conclusive.
Senator Hamlin is said to be using his in
nuence in Maine to defeat the denomination OF Con-
gresham Bureigh, because OF that gentemans laud'
able efforts expose fraud and corruption the manage
ment Of tho Kittery Navy-Yard. 1t seems absurd TO
think Hamlin having infu nee TneTe 9n'
II he have any he undoubtedly needs IL al 10 ue-
feDd his own ridiculous acts
Gen. Hawley confirms the estimate already
made concerning Bristow's strength in Connecticut He
SAYS in his paper: may safely be said-and polt
clans outside of Connecticut may rely upon t-that
Of the and file of the Republican party
in this State in favor to-day OF tie nomination at
Cincinnati Of Secretary Brstow for the Presidency.
Their SECOND choice, II western man. "oud proDaoJ
be Gov. Hayes OF OHIO"
"Where are you7" q distinguished politician
was asked theothcr day His explanation Of his position
was long and labored The rreveront nterlOcutor Gu.
him short with the remark "We, then, as far as can
see you arc still on the fcncep Yes" was the frank
reply am still tucked up the fence, and mean to
sit there till the mud il dried little on one side or
the other" Party managers may take notice. There
great many voters in precisely tnat Tx nowadays
The Republican press is a unit in declaring
Mr. Blanes defense complete and conclusive The In
dependent press Of the same opinion, excepting the
principal Brstow organs-Ihs SrtnGreid Rep"ohedn
The Cincinnati Commercial and The Boston Herald. The
Oft Democratic
like The Clerciand Plain Dealer, The Baltimore Gazette
and The Boston Post pron0uuce the eApan.io m
and satisfactory The others thnk IL very naueq'c -
a matter OF course.
Congressman King of Minnesota, late OF
Canada distinguished himself in Minneapolis the other
day. Having had unpleasantly frank words from
party Of the name OF Johnson" lie remarked 70 him
in public street, with adecyes more proiane than
elegant, that he "lying puppy" hr' Johnson
went him one better by retOrtins that he was mem
Der OF Congress he was old lying scoundrel" and
furthern ore was tainted with corruption" MI Ming
replied that he didn't wish to disgrace himself py KICK
ing the aforesaid Johnson whereupon Johnson d ~
satisfy BOTH and they departed without shedung any
one was afraid aud the other Oar sh l.
This seems to be an unfavOrable year Tor
Minister Washburne and his special agent Mr.. Joseph
Medll OF The Chicago Tribune. Months ago Mr. Wash
burne was brought out Republican candidate tor inc
Presidency, and Mr. Medils paper worked itself into
quite fever about II; Out the sOnd puoc rcseu " 70
warmed up the subject. and the agent made sort OF
efthanded withdrawal VI his name After few weeks
silence the paper broke ont without warning with
an announcement that the Republicans OF Illinois were
irresistbly determined to snatch Mr. Washburne from
the embrace of Paris aud thrust him into the Governors
chair Mr.. Medl very eloquent on the subject, and
seemed to casual reader that the formaity Of
election might almost be dispensed WITH tho
popular uprising Now the public Is startled with the in
formation that there is uprising at ALL that the OBJ
snate Republicans OF Illinois prefer some other man.
and thai Mr. Washburne has declined to have his n1me
used The funniest phase OF the whole business is tho re-
port that the special agent has had letter from slr
Washburne declining the Office in his possession all tho
mc that il might be published in case the people should
not respond in the manner desired Another report Is
that Mr. HashbuIne has withdrawn because he wishes TO
be elected IT, g. Senator senator Logan VIII have some
thing tU say about that.