New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Butler campaign is to be barefaced game
A little vigorous thunder from Massachusetts,
would wake tho old-tme echoes all over the coun-
try.
The price of pedometers will go up with jump
If the Tiden men gain control Of the Syracuse Con-
ventiOn.
The Ohio Democrats are badly scared lot The
leaders are flying back and forth over the State,
cawng and chattering like frightened crows. If
the Republicans will but exert themselves vigor-
Ousy from until election, the ONO luea Will Do
etfectualy quenched.
Thurman would receive a tremendous lift to-
ward the Democratic nomination for President in
1880 should Tammany gain control of the SYRIA
cuse Convention, and adopt a half-and-half plat
form. A less sagaciOus observer than Tllden can
see this. and hence the still-hunt for delegates.
Sammy Is no chicken.
Ex-Governor Hendricks has got down off the
fence far enough TO take positive grounds in favor
of substituting greenbaoks for National bank
currency He Is too late in the day, however, TO
derive any benefit from that issue. Thurman
sduatted on those premises some months ago and
will tolerate no trespaSsers.
Mr.. Cox started for Ohio to take part in the cam
pagn but before he had travelled far he heard some
news that made him change his plan. The proba-
bity Of Democratic defeat in that State gave him
a sudden attack of political dyspepsia So he tele-
phoned Thompson that he was sick, reversed
himself and returned home.
That was n shrewd bid for votes Butler made in
his Terre Haute, Ind, speech. When asked how
the Government could get money into circulation
in place of the National Bank currency he replied
that one way to do 10 was 10 abolish the tobacco
tax.D That proposition received the heartiest ap-
pause gwen during the speech.
RTo-day the Greenbackers of Hudson County meet
ostensibly to nominate a county ticket and really
10 put themselves formally in the market for q
decker But for the established reputation of the
Hon. Delos T.. Culver as a universal taker, the
rumor that he would accept the nomination of these
bushwhackers for Congress would be considered
very wild.
Mr.. Gorham, Secretary of the National Republic
can Committee, is receiving pretty rough hand
ling from the Republican press. 1t is suggested to
him that no had better step down and out from his
position on the committee and allow the place to be
filed by some man who better represents the party
sentiment That his views bind no one but him
self is admitted, but at the same time the incOn-
GRITTY of his utteranoes with his position as an
official representative of the Republican party Is
equally clear. 1t seems to be a case whore re-
signatlOn Is III order.
Butler has rolled his barrel of money into Boston
Common and knocked out the head and told the
"boys" to come and help themselves. His expenses
so far are reported to have been $50 900. and assur
anees are given that he will spend ten times that
sum rather than DO defeated. Boston paper has
thip apt remark 1t will strike thoughtful voters
that il ~ not promising outlook for reform can
didate TO pay tho railroad fare and hotel bills of
delegates to nominate him and to hire men TO be-
come enthusiastic in his behalf" If the statesman
of GrameTcy Park will watch the Massachusetts
canvass closely he may obtain few points for use
in 1880.