New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03
POLITICAL NOTES.
the middle.

Every true Republican will yearn for Tammany-
Canal triumph at Albany to-day.
Wendell Phillips is nominated for Governor more
and elected less than any other man in Christen-
dom.
Alex Stephens speaks of the outrageous folly of
secesson,D right in the face of the walloping Mr..
Key has received for calling it mistake.
General Toombs says the President is great deal
better man than Tiden and if the South is wise, it
will take no stock in the fraud" cry. The great
man seems to have had an attack of sense.
The new United States Senator from Missouri has
made speech saying he did not ask the Governor
for the appointment, and was greatly amazed when
it came. Well, the people are in the same state OF
mind.
In New-Jersey the Governor, who reigns for three
years. is the only State officer elected by the people
II happens that the next Presidential canvass and
the election of Governor come together and there
fore the State will have rest from all the music
and riot of conventions until the stirring season OF
1850.
There is said to be a split in the Pennsylvania del
egation, on the question of supporting Mr.. Randall
for Speaker. His old enemy and rival Senator Wal
lace is cheering on the disturbance The other can
didatcs for Speaker! profess to believe that this will
prove serious if not fatal obstacle to RandalPs
hopes: but they have reached similar conclusion
several times before
There isn't much comfort for the forlorn few who
are still clinging to the fraud" cry in tbisemphatic
declaration of Alexander II. Stephens: 81 think
Mr. Hayess tenure is irmer than that Of any Presi-
dent ever inauguratcd in the United States. He
holds his Office by the judgment of the highest jul
dical authority in the land. EVENT. thought their
decision wrong, which do not; should bow to 1t
as would to any decree from the bench
Senator Conover, of Florida, is not only an I'M
shaken and an unshaki.ble Republican himself, all
reports to fhe contrary notwithstanding, but he is
also firm in the belief that Florida will be Republic
can at the next election He expects to be reelected
by n Republican Legislature, because the influx of
Northern capital and voters has had so great an
effect upon the State that full and fair vote can
be taken, and that means an easy Republican
victory
Senator Davis, Of Illinois, is somewhat vaguely
spoken of as a thorough going Hayes man. who will
take his seat in the Senate prepared to give the
President a hearty support. This will please the
Democrats, of course, because what they have
ALWAYS admired in Mr. Davis has been his non
portisan position That is why they wanted him on
the Electoral Tribunal. 1t will suit the state OF
Illinois. too, for as a Repnblican State 1t stands
sduarey on the side OF the President.
They have the news in indianapolis that Mr. Hen
bricks sailed for New-York from Liverpool Sat
urlay last. and is expected to reach here Sunday
Perhaps it is not the case but it looks as if he
irving to dodge Tammany's proposed reception of
him. Nobody here is permitted to know when he is
expected and the time of his arrival has been an
nounced incorrectly several times. Still Tammany
will welcome him If it gets chance not because II
loves MIN more, but because 1t loves Illden less.
it's again announced that Jere Black is to con-
dnct the cases against the Returning Board men,
bers in New Orleans. this month. If he gets
angry as he did when he spoke before the Electoral
Commission in Washington, and when he wrote
more recently. for The North AmeI lean RerieT. he
will be of incalculable service to the defence. Bnt
why is he retained instead of David Dudley Field
The movement was started by Mr. Field and he
ought to be permitted to kill it with his usual
celebrity.
The defenders of the Baltimore Collector have in
vented a cheap bubble to screen him. They say
that neither he nor mis- subOrdnates present at
the Republican State Convention. but they arc
careful not to deny that he and nearly his entire
force were present the day before aud greater
part of the night before the convention met, trying
TO influence its action. There are enough afidayts
of this fact to shngle the whole State of Maryland.
The Civil Service order openly violated by the
very man who was ostensbly appointed to demon
strate its merit.
The Republican Legislative conventions can great
~ strengthen the partys admirable State ticket by
nominating men of well known good character aud
ability Some selections which do precisely this
vice have already been made. In the XXyIIth Dis
trict the Republicans have shown excellent judg-
ment in nominating for Senator Mr.. Ira Davenport
a gentleman of deserved eminence in his locality
who was largely instrumental in securing the cree
ton of the Soldiers Home. Equally good are the
following nominations for the Assembly: Charles
r. Skinner, of Watertown, author of the valuable
law forbidding the changing OF school textbook
within five years after lts adoption; A. H. Hepburn,
of Cotton; James W. Wadsworth, of GeneseO, and
Dewitt &. Peck, of Mexico.
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