New-York tribune., 1877-09-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

The anti Conkling Republicans show feeble signs
Of waking up.
When the Cabinet cannot agree about Civil Ser
vice reform il is not strange that the country Is d.
vded.
If il wasn't for the Custom Houses the Civil Ser
vice rejuyenating machine would not strike snag
half so often.
The grand Tammany- Canal Democratic combina-
tion displays the raspy temper which usually ac-
companies blliousness.
there are indications that the Conkling Republi-
cans are likely to learn that the process of packing
State Convention is not most easily accomplished
when the movement is preceded by brass Danu.
The last trace of opposition to Gov Rces re-noml-
nation seems to have been removedm Massachusetts,,
and the Convention, which meets at Worcester oil
Wednesday il likely to nominate him by acclami-
ton. He has been an excellent Governor, and ms
reelection is as 1t ought to be, mere matter ol
course.
The oifice-hoder has been deprived of another of
his laurels. 1t has always been supposed that he
could make longer party platform and say less in
il than any other human being. The unsgphsticated
Republicans of Wisconsin have taken This conceit
out of him. They have accumulated a pile OF reso-
utlons as high as Cleopatra's Needle, and good
deal more dense.
The Maryland Republicans hold their State Con
vention on Thursday. In ordinary times it would
be waste of breath to speculate about their chinces
of eecting their ticket bt if Mr. Fulton is correct,
= the burst of appreciation which has greeted the
changes in the Baltimore Custom House Is liable TO
sweep the hitherto triumphant Democrats to an ig
nomlnIous defeat.
Mr. William +. Smith, the Republican candidate
for Governor of Wisconsin, is midde-aged person
of such unusual popularity that his nomination has
virtually settled the election in advance. The best
iudoes allege that he cannot be defeated He says
he is AN ardent Hayes man, entirely in accord with
the settlement of the Southern question, but litle
inclined to think the Civil Service policy too ex-
treme.
The press of Georgia is unanimous and earnest in
advocating the nomination of Elerschel V. johnson
for the vacancy IN the United States Supreme
Court If a Southern man isto be chosen, it would
be difficult to make a better selection. Judge John
son has won the merited approval of all parties by
his impartial conduct on the bench III Georgia, and
has shown that he can perform the difficult task of
forgetting that he is politician when he IS acting
Is Judge
The Democratic candidates for Senator SarCent's
seat. who seem most likely to win in California are
not especially credtabe to the State. The names
of Farley Ryland and lIager do not promise much
of an improvement upon Mr. Sargent, yet the choice
il very likely to fall upon one of those gentlemen
Duke Gwn is also a candidate, with possible
chance of success The man who ought 10 have the
nosition Chief Justice Wallace of the Supreme Cont
of California is least likely to get 1t. He is Demo-
crat of frst-cass ability but he has in past con-
tests shown too independent spirit 10 make him a
popular man with his party. AT the last Senatorial
contest he was charged with securing Mr.. Booth, !,
election by ignoring the dictun of the Democratic
caucus.
Senator Wallace seems TO have lively apprecia-
ton of the selfdestructiye capabilities of Demo-
cratic maarity for he says, in reference to attempt
on the part Of the Democrats to secure control of the
Senate: "Such an attempt could only work us in
iury We have only to W ait for the organization il
is surely coming to u.s. Besides, We do not want it
now So long az the Republicans hold the Senate,
| we are not responsible for the legislation. II we
controlled both branches we would be responsible
| for every law that went TO President Hayes III we
| should get control Of the Senate now ID would un-
| doubtedly unite the Republicans III an anti-South