New-York tribune., 1878-07-24
POLITICAL YOYES.

The best Republican campaign work az present is
done by the Solid South.
There is some doubt whether the fraud committee
will act as "A magnet or a searecrOw for Atlantic
City.
Mr.. Hmtons constituents are evidently deter
mined to give him abundant leisure hereafter for
duelling and buildozlng.
most agreeable change in tho recent Presiden-
tal pilgrimages is the abandonment OF the former
plan of exhibiting the Cabinet as a museum of Gu
rOsities.
1t is clear enough that Mr.. Tilden is once more en-
gagged in the exciting task OF corralng the Demo-
cratic party in his own breeches pocket. The mem
beTs who Kick and squirm now VIII DC yanked III all
the more abruptly by and by.
The Hon. s. s. Cox. who is important when
he talks politics because he is the echo Of John
Kelly. SAYS Tilden cannot be renominated because
New-York will not be for hIm. He thinks Hen
drlcks has ceased to have prospects, and that New
York will be brought to the support OF Thurman.
Mr.. Cox IS never Impressive AS prophet.
Next TO the Custom House changes, the most
noticeable political development of the past month
has been the resurrection of Ex-Governor T.. d. Nor
gan as a candidate for the United States Senate.
The Governor is busy and hopeful. though il cannot
DE trIItbfully said that many friends have yet
hibitcd large quantities Of either quality. The
weather has been too hot.
The latest report in Massachusetts about General
Butler is that he will decline a denomination
for Congress in advance Of the meeting of
the nominating convention. No reason is given,
but if it be true that he has reached
such decision, 1t is easy to find in his
services on the Potter Committee. He says &c will
keep on digging till he proves something II it takes
tIll the 18th of March. OF course he can't run for
Congress and dig too
The Republicans of Indiana are daily more conf
dent of carrying the State this Fall. They are max
ing preparations for energetic canvass, directing
most of their ire against the return OF Voorhees, to
the Senate. If the National party were out of the
field their success would bo comparatively easy.
But the third party is dangerously strong is well
organized ana Is working with the Democrats in all
close districts The danger Is that the Legislature
may be evenly divided as to throw the balance
OF power into the hands of n few Nationals, who
would, IN all probability, vote Tor voorhees,.
General NJ. C. Butler has delivered a speech
in South Carolina. IL contains the usual
amount of bluster about himself He felt justified
in promising that before he had concluded hs term
he would satisfy Congress that it was bound to
recognize South Carolina as an independent SOW
ereign State; he determined that people should
know that there is such spot of earth the State
of South Carolina, The people found that out
good while ago. WHAT they are learning now from
Butler Hampton and keTshlw rs that 10 Is the same
State that it always was-brimful of the sentiments
which bred secession.
A new kind OF confidence game has been devel-
oped in Philadelphia. Two men. calling themselves
q delegation, waited upon the Hon. Henry NJ. Watts,
ex-Minister to Austria, few weeks ago, aud in be-
half of the Republican Club Of the First Congress
sional District invited bim to accept nomination
for Congress They told him the voters were enthu-
siastic for him, and exhibited letters from eminent
political leaders requesting him TO stand. He con-
sented, and contributed $40 toward the rent of
club-room. few days later the same men brought
him bill of $500 for banner. He gave them
1870. He started out soon afterward to find the
club-ro0m, but being unsuccessful, his suspicious
were aroused. and few inquiries showed him that
the men were impostors aud the letters from the
leaders clumsy forgeries. He hunted mp the banner
maker. and discovered that the only purchase made
had been Of two small tags, for 81 20. The case is