New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Potter Committee is clearly liable for DANA
ges 10 the state Of Louisiana.
That ernnent pair of HoOdlums, Kearney and
Butler, will have their party all 10 themselves pres
emily
The length OF the Connecticut National platform
seems to have been due 20 q generous desire 10 gve
every member Of the party plank by himself
The Ohio InAatonsts areentlrely satisfied with tbs
way in which Thurman swallowed tho idea They
are now standing around him to see If il exDlOdes
him.
No word has yet come concerning the campaign
contributions Of the President and Secretaries
SchuFz and Key. There Is general apprehension
that when the Interior Department. package arrives
IL will contain lot Of old proclamations instead OF
gfeenbacks.
Jere Black has q low estimate Of the Western
Democrats. He has no fear about their refusing TO
accept hard money man as candidate for The Pres
idency, because they have no views OH the subject
Of finance that are not elastic enough to enable
them TO rally to the support OF any man they may
take fancy 10. In other words they are so accus~
toned to boiled crow that they rather enjoy IL.
Senator Thurman refused to talk about politics
with an Indiana correspondent of The CiHciRHaH
Commercial. the other day. but displayed great in
terest in ascertainiRg what Governor Hendricks was
about. When told that he was ct present arguing
law case at Newport, Mr.. Thurman observed that it
was much peasantef and more profitable Than
making political speeches. Dr. Thurman Will feel
the truth OF that observation more keeny than he
does now when he feaps the full fruit OF that last
speech of his.
The Republican Congressional Committee con-
times to have sanguine hopes OF gains from the
South. member Of the committee writes to the
Editor of The Cleveland Herald that there viii be
certainly half dozen straight Republican Con-
gressinen from the South, and possibly ten, and
- fnda
will vote with the Republicans I'm organizing. This
is almost too good news 20 be true, but The obvious
anxiety OF the Southern Democrats gives assurance
that the claims nave ample grOans 20 resi- UPON.
would not be made were not there good reason Tor
alarm.
A Tennessee delegation has been visiting POST
master-GeDeral Key for the purpose Of inducing
him to be a candidate for Governor Of that State.
Their plan is to make him an Independent caDdi-
date, and have him approved by the Republican
convention. In that way they are certain he could
be elected II the request is made with great de-
gree of unanimfty the chances are that Judge Key
Will consent to stand The President Is said TO en-;
courage him TO do so, because he thinks % would
furnish chance to give his Southern p0hcy
favorable test IL would be an excellent thing 10
do for many reasons, and it might encourage that
Old Line Wbig to shake himself into life again
after all.
General Lew Wallace has given TO a reporter of
Tie CiHcinRat EaqaFey explanation Of his course
in beading the Republican opposition to GodlOve ;.
OrtRs nomination for Congress. He says their ac-
ton thus far has been based upon Mr. OrtRsown
testimony in the Yenezuela case and upon tho
statement Of the Congressional Committee that tho
whole business was a fraud. General Wallace says
a public meeting was called when 1lr. Orth was
candidate for Governor, for the purpose Of giving
him chance TO explain the charge. but before the
time arrived no resigned his candidacy. and at
tempted no defence. The General adds: " We viii
make no charges against Mr. Orb until We have
examined all the documents and evidence connect
ing him with the Venezuela affair, and If, upon In
vestigatiOn, we find that the charges are moss us-
tained we will promptly report that we exODeTate
him from them II, on the other hand, we think
they arc sustained, will give our reasons to tho
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