New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-09
POLITICAL NOTES.

Should Mr.. Hewitt relieve himself IN small
statement the public would read It,
Mr.. Manton Marbles bump Of language seems to
be a good deal bigger than the rest OF his head.
Major Burke, of Louisiana, having captured an
Office, there is chance that his widowed narrative
of the Wormley conference may be laid away Tor
ever.
II is announced that Mr.. Thurman will devote
portion of his opening speech to few remarks
about the latest Tilden manifesto He realizes,
evidently, that he has been hit.
Now that Mr.. Stanley Matthews has disposed Of
the Wormley conference he might explain that inti-
nation of his that he stayed away from the Potter
Committee in order to shield some one besides him.
self. That is q more vital question than BURKE
II is clear that Mr.. Tilden has strengthened him
self with his own party by his Marble manifesto.
The Democratic journals are pretty unanimous in
saving that he has answered conclusively the
"weak-back" charge. AS for the Oregon business.
that never did trouble the Democrats Dlt. Iher
only fault with it was its failure.
A third term voice comes all the way from San
Francisco Senator Mitchell. of Oregon, has arrived
there on his way home, with the statement that IF
the Republicans we're compelled to go into conven-
ton tomorrow, Grants nomination would be car
riOd BY reclamation. haven't doubt OF It," IL
is high time for Mr. Halstead to start that second
term Hayes movement over again.
General Cary "opened the National campaign
in Ohio at Cincinnati on Monday night, but the
demonstration was not impressive. In spite OF gen.
erons advertising only 800 people were drawn to-
gether to hear the General, and they received his
eloquence with discOuragng indifference. This is
not entirely inexplicable. The General has re-
peated his speech so many times that everybody IN
OHIO has heard IL at least twice. The only enterta-
ment ANYBODY could have IN listening to HIM again
would be TO see If by accident ne should vary the
m0notony with fresh idea.
There is a slight prospect that Hendrick b.
Wright may not get back to Congress after all
He has stirred up good deal of animOsity among !
the Democrats Of his district by refusing to say
whether he is i'm favor OF the Democratic or the
Greenback candidate for Governor. When no was
asked recently, whether he was for Dill or Mason
be replied 81 am for Colonel Wright, SIR This |
has aroused the ire of the Democrats, and they de-
clare that unless he comes out squarely for Dr.
they will refuse To nominate him ana put up a |
straight Democrat to run against him. lie IS AFRAID
10 declare as they wish, because he would thus |
offend the Nationals who have already nominated
him. It looks as if the absurd old demagOgne were
IN tight place at last, he ought 70 have been
long ago.
Congressman Luttrell, of California, SAYS Thur
man is the favorite Presidential candidate among
the Democrats Of his section, and sis gaining right
along" Randall hasn't any friends, and could not
get a single vote Democratic Republican, on the
Pacific coast The trouble with the Speaker, as
Mr. Luttrel explains 1t to reporter OF The bash |
ington Post is the outrageous way In which he con-
troed legislation at the close of Congress. He took
everything into his own hands. HIS rulings were
one-siGed aud unjust. He wanted to crush every |
thing that didn't suit him. Then ne Ignored l1e |
West IN fixing up the committees, and the people
have found all these things ON hlm" MT. Luttreu |
isn't far out Of the way. The sentiment he speaks
Of isn't confined To the Pacific Coast lt is apparent
all al
familiar lesson that the man who tries TO please |
everybody succeeds in pleasing nobody.
Senator Thurman begins to reveal some OF the |
eauses which have brought about such sudden |
change in his financial Vows. He says that while |
the Democrats may have O numerical majority In |
the next House, there is some danger that they may
not have a majority of the States. The House now |
stands Is TO Is, with two States tied. lie argues |
that if the Nationals can carry single district in
the two tied States, they will hold the balance of
mower in case tue Presidential election is thrown |
into Congress. He thinks Butler has bis eye |
on this possibility, and will run for President as the
National candidate IN case t looks strong enough 10
be encouraging. This makes II pretty clear that |
Mr. Thurman is anxious to be on the right side of |
the financial question in case he is candidate for
President and cannot be elected by the House |
unless he Is acceptable to the Nationals.
General John S. Williams, the new United States
Senator from Kentucky, thinks Grant will be re-
by the Republicans, and apparently fears
he will be elected if he ia, though be tries TO give
contrary impression. He tells a reporter of The /
Cincinnati Enquirer that Grant is likely TO be the Re
publican candidate if he will consent TO stand. He
is inclined to think, however, that when the Gen
eral comes home aud sees how the popular tide is
setting against the money power, he will be willing
to accept some military pOsition-Fied Marshal, or
something Of that sort-and relnquish any further
claim 10 the Presidency. Williams believes both
parties would 10 willing to give the General the
position in order 90 get him out of the way-an adj
mission which shows little Democratic anxiety on
the subject. IL Grant consents to run. Williams
sava the contest would be q desperate One but he
thinks the Democrats. led by q Western candidate,
with the "Ohio idea for a PLATFORM would
triumph.