New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

The demagogue will disappear, like the mos.
quito, with the hot weather.
There seems to be slight tendency to over
do tho business Of welcoming Mr. COnkling home
Why does the workingman always pick out
for a candidate who has worked at all save
with his tOnguol
The New Jersey Greenbackers 90 through
the motions OF State Convention to-day. Speeches will
be made by several unhappy orators. suffering from
what Mrs. Darlington calls suggest Of the brain"
The trouble with Jones's silver report seems
to be that ho keep his mind in place long
enough to tell what he thinks about the subject The
great man has 30 much mind 10 takes him trexen
dOlsy long time 10 mako 10 up.
Gen. Garfield has won the enmty Of the
silver dollar agators Olo by his successful efforts TO
doeat them at the Republican Convention. After wait
ing few weeks 10 catch their BREATH they have broken
out upon him totally unfit man for Senator. The
General probably stand H. Tho people are on his
side. aud have helped him to win one aght already.
Senator WOodin has suddenly discovered
that somebody has been speaking OF HIM for the United
States Senate and he is in mild condition Of surprise
theroat. The thought had not occurred 10 him,
and after careful ntrospecton, be Is he no -
riraton for the position When the people have done
With him state Senator he will retire from oce-nod-
Ing that IL the limit OF his ambition. Is H. perhaps
mere coincidence that Mr.. WOOdn was moved 10 make
this modest ANNOUNCEMENT just as Mr. Conkins reached
home.
A Southern Congressman writes to friend
in Washington that Mr. Randlr chances for the Speak
ershp diminishing, and that Milton sayor OF Ohio IS
gaining ground daily Mr. Morrison ia said TO DO in favor
OF Sayler, and the Hon. Fernando Wood has decided 10
cmbarress him with his support. It s soiemnly an
nOunced that Mr.. Cox il not considered dangerous COM
petitor. So it would appear
Mr.. Randall thinks the Democrats have an
undoubed legal majority OF fourteen in the next House.
and that there will be 10 detection to the Republicans.
nh
easily handled Mr.. Randall says he is opposed to
OF the army, but the correspondent Of The Bate
san, who extracted all of this Information from
him. was unable TO nd out upon which side OF the suoa
dy question lie stood al present
Gen. Robert c. Schenck seems to take rather
a vnegary view Of the Administrations attempts to
form the Civil Service for he says think the mlen-
mum will when poll les can be run without money
and when elections can - held without; tickets, and
voters Will come to the polls without being brought
Then the machine politicians viii not be needed" The
General says he Is ont Of politics. bat ne talks Ike man
who doesn't ENJOY being out "a bit
Gen. Butler has not jumped into the Labor
Reform movement with great amount OF zeal thus far.
e sent this letter OF the agitators in Philadelphia
the ot.cr day: In answer TO your inquiry whether
workman can DO compelled to take national bank notes
fOr his work. answer that can be compelled 70
take anything but tie note OF the Government, COM
monty called greenbacks fractional currency or gold
or silver coin for anythngtLe small coin for very small
amounts Every workman has right to have this, a.
everybody else mas IN pay
The Democrats OF Maine hold their State
Convention today and several well meaning ,csons arc
advising them to put glowing Endorsement Of the Prs
dent into their platform bait for Republican votes
There are two objections in the path OF this brilliant
project one is that the Maine Bourbon Ike DIS brother
everywhere, will not willingly miss a chance to yell
fraud at the other party; and the other IS that " ne
does put bait ne Wont get 20 nuch as i"put
lican nibble and he knows that well enough
The music has begun again in the Ohio Demo-
cratic camp meeting of tic party leaders was held
at Putin-Bay on Friday, and tho plan OF campaign dis
cssed There was good deal OF energetic talk about
the surface principles OF the but he real ques
ton of interest let ont in this astounding dispatch to
the party's principal organ, The Cincinnati Enquirer:
IL understood tonight that there Is hitch or misun
derstanding between the Hon. Il. W. Bishop and the
most prominent members OF the state Central Commit
tee ON the subject Of MIR. Bishops assessment for cam
pal,n purposes. Mr. Bishops idea IL that any money
contributed should De applied solely 10 and for the pnr-
nose of CARRYING Hamilton County. which he CONSIDERS
the central point IN the contest. The Committeeman m
Dictated claim that Mr.. Bishops nomination was made
uuop the assurance that he would contribute m ample
sum for campaign purposes ana look alteT haNIlo.
County besides II Mr.. Bishop falls to meet the views 81
the Committee tomorrow, there j. POSSIBILITY OF rous
trouble ensuing This Is tOeTaDly cool confession
rhat Mr. Bishop nOmiI atcd solely because OF t sLc
az hjs pocket book motive whcl had OF couIfe pesu
already suspeclcd bat This open confession OF IL 10y us
narfy's cli,i organ Is hardly an act OF friendship