New-York tribune., 1876-06-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

The best thing for weak candidates-mud
baths.
The Cincinnati Bristow Club has 1000 names
on its rolls
Those Tilden advertisements threaten to be
expensiye-to somebody
Senator-elect Barnum lost his pocket-boOk
in Washington last week lie probably had further
use for 1t.
Thurlow Weed does not see how Mr.. Conk-
ling can he nominated. After this conferences Will be
very solemn bodies.
According to The Clereland Plain Dealer. Sem
ator Thurmans friends claim four majority in the OHIO
delegation Uncle william Allen may have another op-
poruDity TO Learn what "barien iGeality Is.
Both The World and The Express have dis
covered that q correspondent Of Tng TRIBUNE
slockingy impote in mentioning some eihnown facts
concerning the public conduct of OF the members of
the Court OF Appeals. This IS an irreverent age
Frec-Trade journals, which have been trying
to work themselves into excitement over Mr.. Nor
Tariff bl have just discovered that it doesn't
stand ghost OF chance OF passage, and are thereupon
moral zing in a subdued and saddened strain
The Albany anti-Tilden conference seems to
be dwindling very nearly to the proportions OF tho
similar conference two years ago 1t Is now discovered
that Lieut-Gov Allen c. Beach was at his homo in
wstertown the time OF tho conference. lie has friends
who believe that he will cast his vote for Gov Td at
81. Louis.
Judge w. d. Kelley is early in the field for
reelection to Congress- letter has been addressed to
hlIs. sgncd largely by Republicans but also by num-
ber OF influential Democrats. asking him to be candi
date and he has consented. saying among other things
that his devotion the principles of tho Republican
party less intense than it was in 1856" The Fha
dehtd Tmes does not seem TO oe confident that he Will
receive the Republican NOMINATION.
The treatment of Mr.. Kerr by the Republican
press makes very different showing from the conduct
OF the Democratic press when they think they
tho track Of Republican rogue There srems to be
general disposition, with some few exceptions to give
Mr. Kerr full and fair hearing with the presumption
his favor. The Cincinnati Enqairer carries its soft
money prejudices into such episode as this,
accepts the charge, and gloats over It,
Mary Clemmer makes this little contribution
to history In this weeks independent "Simon Cameron
and Roscoe Conkling drove past my window Sunday
afternoon. They In earnest and there
driver for a listener The thought passed
through my mind: Il wonder what shall bear IN the
morningr All heard before the next set Of was
that the OF old Warwick had been made Secretary
ling"
The Conkling- Cameron "dicker" moves
HaIpers Weekly Indignation Its protest ends with
these frank words "The nomination OF the Senator
would be u triumph the better elements OF his party
1t would not be personal preference 1t would bo
the victory Of debasing tendency, OF party discipline
party conviction IL would instantly ALLEVIATE an
immense Independent vote and It would throw hosts Of
Republicans upon desperate alternative. and that,
have heretofore saul. Is not tae way en-
thusasm to command success"
Here is q woman with courage of her opinion
Mrs. Mary Clemner writes to The Independent fIom
Washington that she has warned that she not
say word against Blaine. "because no 10 unscru-
puous he hesitates at nothing TO punish those who
oppose him. He will pursue you aud strike
you blow In tho dark" Thereupon she declares that
he may pursue II he wants TO- and II he 10 craven to
strike woman. Then she announces that she has no
personal dislike 10 Nj Blaine becauso he Is moro than