New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
solennly nominate q ticket which mas NOV
ghost of a show of being elected.
POLITICAL NOTES.

Anderson's red head is about to follow Cronin
nose into cOngenial obscurity.
Patterson will not spend the Summer in South
Carolina He fears too fervid receptoh'
Mr.. Potters Committeeman are so weary that
Enropean trip would do them good. Mr. Ihden
would not object.
That last Administration Civil Service Reform
circular is unanimously regarded as the Auhei" "a
Grafton OF the movement.
Mr.. Fernando Wood will be surprised when ne
reaches home Mt the unanimity with which ms con-
stituents declare that he has MADE mess Vi l''
Pitl<n is disgnsted at the trivial manner with
which the Potter Committee treats him. lie mas
been waiting around Washington for week OF
more ready to testify but nobody has summoned
him TO loose his tongue. He has given up al nope
of the investigation doing any good. Mr' FotVeI
probably agrees with him there.
The fraud hunters didn't make great deal oil
progress yesterday, but they struck man VINO
bore cheerful witness that Anderson was an
assiduons and enterDrsing liar Tins mas Deen
done before but a fresh aspect about TINS LATEST
testimony is found in the assertion that Anderson
yvas anxious 70 have another man make aitidayit
Wct ,,o,I n certain occasiOn Anderson was drunk.
The unusual fact that he was sober at tne time
specified seems 30 have made so strong an impress
sion on the witness that he remembered lt'
A few Of the more ferocious Democrats are already
declaring that the next House will be fully Justied
IN breaking the pledge of the last session about at
taoking the President, provided the revelations oi
the summer seem to warrant 1t. There cannot be
too much talk OF this kind for little of it will show
fine people the danger which will follow the election
of n Democratic lIOuse this Fail IL Is more anu
more true each day that the only way TO heau on
any possible action OF this kind IS TO sehd hepuD
can majority TO Congress
1t behooves MI Tilden to keep a sharp eye on Mr.
Randall. The Speaker means mischief for 1880
His whole course in Congress during the late session
was aimed 10 gain for himself strength IN the south
aud West. To do this he was hostile to his own
State m every case where the interests Of that state
and those Of the sections mentioned we're antago-
nistic. Scarcely had he LAID down his broken gaYe
when tbe Manhattan Club sent him dispatch ask
ing permission to give him reception MS uOea
moi mean any good for Illden. The Mammalian
CIub received Mr.. Hendricks when he returned IFOL
Europe, and tried to boost hm INTO laNqt ts @ too
Dental candidate, but the job was too blg IL may
! look upon Randall as a more hopeful candidate
The Western Democrats are good deal at loss
for an issue this Fall. The virtual settlement OF
the financial question leaves them without anything
of much size 10 growl about. Had the Potter III
ouiry developed nythmg they might have MADE az
issue on the fraud question: but they are backward
! about dong it on the strength Of Andersons testl
mony. This is most notceaby the case IN the Octo-
! her States Ohio and Indiana. In both States the
! Democrats have hitherto made the financial ques
zion a cloak for q multitude or slns, WHICH come
ont with fresh hldeCusues5 now tnat the covering u
removed they will have enough TO 90 TINS ran 70
def,ud themselves for the responsibility OF lnc9LH
u, eut lbyernmeuts, and f they are not defeateO II
! VIII bs ttcause the people like that sort Oh ruie'