New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

Coney Island politics are the only ones the popu
! lar heart cottOns 70 nOw'
This weather willis everybody except the Louisi-
| ana liar. 1t merely stimulates him.
The National partyis geatin in "rows," ifin nothing
else. The strike element evidently predOmnates.
There are lots Of perspirng patriots who would
| like TO be summoned before the Fraud Committee
at Atlantic City for an indefinite period, at the Gov
| ernments expense.
MI Hendricks is said TO be watching the political
situation quietly but keenly. If he looks with half
an eye he will see his chances all carefully collected
m a heap with Allen G. Thurman seated atop of
them.
The Republicans Of the Toledo district have unan-
imously nominated Congressman Foster in spite OF
his assertion that he would not run there. He has
not vet decided whether to accept or decline, but it
il believed he will accept.
Democratic statesmen grow like weeds in some
parts of Pennsylvania In Cumberland County
there are eighty candidates in the field tor only
about dozen offices. The National party in the
same place probably has as many more, although
list has not yet been announced.
Senator Jones' of Nevada is not in favor Of try
ing to relieve the distressed by issuing tons of green
backs but he tells Graphic reporter he thinks
system Of public improvements should be inauguI-
ated by the Government TO give the industrious poor
employment. As for the third term outlook he says:
General Grant Is a personal rs well as political
friend of mine. do not think he dreams of being
renominated There are lot of candidates @ IN the
Republican party TO choose FROM" That Is Just what
good many other people think, MIR. Jones.
The real character Of the National movement in
Pennsylvania is shown by prediction which Hen
drick b. Wright makes concerning Luzerne County.
There are nine Assemblymen to be elected there,
and he predicts that there will be only Repub-
lican and at least six Nationals who will vote with
the Democrats This demonstrates the Assistant
Democratic character Of the third party. III there
are any Repnblcans in the movement they ought
10 be able to see that they might as well vote
directly for the Democratic ticket as to vote with
the Nationals.
Ex-Governor Curtin. of Pennsylvania. who has
been a Democrat now for two years. is anxious TO
be sent to Congress from the XXth District of his
State The way is not entirely unobstructed, how
ever as there are six other Democrats pipe-laying
for the nomination. The District is heavily Demo-
cratic and the contest for the nomination will,
therefore, be warm. If the National movement
enters into the fight il ought to support MIR. Curtin
for he was pretty good Greenbacker only short
time ago.
Politics enter into even the cookery in Georgia
A cOlored citizen of that State sought employment
recently with this curious certificate of recommen-
lcol), has been in the employ of the Ga. aud Ala
Steamboat Company, as cook the steamer
Magnolia, for one year, aud has given satisfaction
as cook and while in my employ has been SOBER
industrious and well-behaved man. Also a good
Democrat" This is signed by the captain of the
steamboat. The final sentence is dropped in in
much the same way that the solemn young man
who brought his poetry TO John Phoenix dropped
in his final remark the fate of the person who
"was accidentally shot, "The pistol was one of
the Old-fashiOned kind brass-mOunted, and of such
is the Kingdom of Heaven"
There will be a lively time in Syracuse next
Tuesday when the National party of the State of
New-York meets there in tumultuous convention
The auauel-provokmg Shupe says there will be
cOntestng delegations from every district in the
State and there signs that he bases his predc-
ton on substantial grounds. The whole party is
going in one way or another and is gong with
It's cOat-tail on the ground and blood in its eye.
It's " deliberations" will be likely to recall a
famous climax of one of Rufus Choate's speeches
against the passage of railroad through peaceful
park in aNew-England city. He drew romantic
picture of moonlt walks, disturbed only by the
I'll winnie cadence of music and the soft whisperngs
of lovers " In place Of this" he continued,
lyon vii put the roaring Of trains the changing Of
bells, the shriekng Of whistles-Stromboli, Yesu-
vius, Cotapaxi, hell itself !" That is about what
will burst upon Syracuse next week. Syracuse has
good deal Of Mr. Choate's uproar now. but It will