New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

The question to be decided at Albany Is Tweed
still boss of the party"
If Tammany gets its new ticket, an Endorsement OF
Tweed should be worked into the platform.
The Southern press manifests desire to help the
New-Jersey Republicans by breaking out III praise
of General Mcclellan.
There is a loud call for some more reform in the
Baltimore Custom House, and the President is said
to have requested the Collector to explain his WIRE
pulling exploits at the recent convention.
Tie Hon. Alexander II. Stephens has hit upon the
real reason OF the strength of the Presidents posi-
ton on the Southern question. He says the policy
cannot fail because it is based upon the fundamental
principles of the Republic itself.
Ex-Gov Palmer, of Illinois, produced a GOODNESS in
a Greenback meeting at Springfield, last week. He
happened to be present and was called upon for
speech He declined at first, but finally yielded 10
repeated demands, aud calmly proceeded 10 say that
specie payments inevitable and that the sooner
they were reached the better 1t would be for every
body
Ohio votes one week from to-day II the Repub
licans continue to gain at the rate Of the past week.
they will have an easy, though not a striking VIC
tory. The Democrats show many signs OF panic
but the most significant one is plea Tor support on
the ground that an Endorsement OF the President
can best be given by the election OF the Democratic
ticket
The keepers of General Mcclellan, who arc ex.
hlDltlng MN throughout NcN-Jtiofy db INC dHii@
cultural fairs, complain that he doesn't prove sue
cessful as a show. The General ought to remember
that IN order to compete with such ATTRACTIONS as
prize poultry and TRIALS of speed, he must warm mp
and enthuse more spontaneity. The sad fate OF Mr..
Tilden should be a warning to clammy candidates.
Congressman Saylers friends claim that he will
have forty -four votes on the first ballot, and that
Randall viii not have more than sixty. Mr. Say
lers chances of election don't to be oyerwhelm-
;,o Ia Mr. 10 fol ia IL
minds eye. No other eye Is able 10 perceive 1t. Mr.
Randalls following Is distinctly visible. fact
which is especially dscreditab!e TO party which
has stood its head in its rage about subsidies for
years.
Tweed will not mount tho stump again till after
the Democratic Convention. He did all he could on
Saturday in favor of a new ticket and will rest
until the party decides whether it will heed him or
not. If the Albany Convention should disregard his
hints and decide to renominate the present officers
there will be music when the Boss mounts the
stand again next Saturday. 1t Is awful TO think
what stimulus such a rebuff would be to his MEM
DRY.
Tweed's assertion that he subsidized The Albany
Journal should not be allowed to cast any reflection
upon the present management of that newspaper.
The persons Tweed had his dealings with stepped
down and out, with more or less assistance some
time ago. The present editors make this clear by
extracts from their columns announcing the change
of management. They say, concerning the charges
of Tweed that they have 10 personal knowledge Of
their truth OF fasity.
The Republican press of this State is unit in
favor of dropping the convention disagreements,
aud of working with light and main for the election
of the ticket. Nobody has been able to find any
fault with the nominees, and even the Democrats
are not able to discover anything to abuse them for.
This is good enough foundation for earnest cam
yass. With all its unhapplness, the Republican
parry is more harmonious than its opponent, since
neither OF its factions is DESTROYS for the election OF
any except honest men 10 office.
The Wisconsin Democrats are in state Of mind
about their soft-money platform and candidate.
The convention seems TO have beer managed chiefly
for the interest of the Republican party The lead
ing party journals pretty careful about openly
assailing the candidate but they kick the platform
without mercy One Of them says it is - an unqual-
flied breach of tristan attempt at the utter oblt
Grafton of the last yestige of the Democracy" As
the platform is the expression of the faith of the
candidate it is hard to how he fail to inter-
pref this as a direct blow at himself.