New-York tribune., 1878-05-13
POLITICAL NOTES.


Why this panic over the mere mention OF southern
claims. if they are bogus
Glover sounds fresh warning TO the Democracy
to hurry mp that appropriation for cOpper-bOttomed
| trOWseT5.
II the leaders Of the National party ill continue
to talk freely the end of that movement will not be
long delayed.
1t would have soothing effect on the public
mind if the practice of postponng Southern claims
TO the next Congress were 70 be yaued by the
occasional slaughter of clam.
One of the speakers at the Cooper Union National
demonstrations last week accused the communists
Of stealing the name of this party 10 serve the
devil inD The offenders knew where to go for an
appropriate livery.
The Democrats OF Pennsylvania have fixed upon
a man as their candidate for Governor whose record
is so bad that they are Obliged to Issue pamphlet
in his defence before they have nominated him.
This is a clear waste of AMMUNITION. II ne is
nominated the party Will vote SoHd Iof MN "iVhouC
regard 10 his past shortcomings
Dennis has gone back to Florida full of wrath at
the Democrats lie swear5 that they broke faith
with him IN publishing his confession, and says they
dare not begin an investigation lest thcy hurt
themselves mora than the Republicans Things
go begin to look that WY. l}at they are likely 20
pluck ND courage yCt-dnd that VIII be Just so huch
the WOrH- ION theiI
Ex.Govemor Young Of Ohio, has no doubt the
Republicans will carry that State this Fall, because
"no sane man thinks that The people are going to
indorse such Legislature as has been IN Columbus
this WinscY7 That is a good reason. The Legsia-
ture was bad enough before and it has decided
to delay adjournment for the sole purpose OF gerry
Wandering the State 50 secure mOIG COngrcSSulen
Tor Che party next j all
4 new element is entering into the question Of
Adjournment which cauHO; fail 10 be all powerful
with the AVERAGE Congressman. The unsettled con-
dition of poiucs is making the outlook for rcecc-
ION pretty doubtful in some quarters, and desperate
in Others, so that there is on all sides ieyerish
Lt.ifc to get home aud "see to Things This i5 80
prevalent ut Washington that the prospect for
~ adjournment by the 10th or 18th o! June Is eN-
,clleIt So lUngas only the interests OF tho country
were suffering, the ahlcS,eicsuen were calm enough
and in no hurry 10 get away. but wien their own
poll ical future becomes III pcIiIod theJ are AWAKE
to the situgtiOn III Il JiJy.
Tho Hon. Galusha 4. Grow thinks the PenDsyl-
vauia Nationals made the best possible nominations
for them elves, and that they viii poll heavier
vote than they did last Fall. Is for his own pros
meets for the Republican nomination for Governor,
lie tells reporter OF The Ihio'opdd INES that ne
thinks the Grow and Wichersham delegates viii be
a majority of the convention, and that many OF the
counties which are claimed Tor tgiCnsI Ioyt are
actually pledged 10 himself. ColOnei lIoyt SAYS IN
reply that the question OF pledged delegates alluded
10 by Nh Grow II ancTe matter o. opinion put tlat
one tbing Is certain namely, that 10 more than one
or tg;o OF the Nic&eTshau delegates viii vote iOf
Grow us second choice
Secretary sherman continues TO show natural
signs Of wearincss at the continued repetition OF
nunors concerning damaging revelations about
hi, visit to New-Oricans after the inauguration OF
HAYES. According to a Washington correspondent
Of The Ner Orleans Times he said recently: 1T they
have anything on me why don't they get 1t OUT |
have neither written nor telcTaphed anything that
lam afraid Of I'm not afraid of any letter, docu-
ucut agreement or dispatch Of my writing being
discovered, because | never wrote any. Let them
20 ahead and investigate all they please MI.
Sherman has said this many times before and with
fhc same result. Every respectable person m the
country believes him implicitly, and SO do the
Democrats, but they keep ON making the RIDICULOUS
charges at regular intervals JUS, the same