New-York tribune., 1879-05-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

Sherman II in Washington and Ollo ~ cooIlh8 on
1t is agreed on all hands that the Grant wave is
recedng.
That's noble party which is in peril the minute
its mouth Is unmuZzled.
Judge Davis remembers now that he got off tho
fence simply to make necessary repairs,
Every moments contemplation of the eombina-
ton of Uncle Sammy and Uncle Dick reveals fresh
beauties.
Mr. Spofrord seems anxious to exhibit once more
his trained troupe OF limber-chnncd and double
jOinted sweaTers from Louisiana.
Hendricks isn't gnashing his teeth any over the
setback to ms party in his own state. II Indiana
becomes doubtful his chances Will loom.
Whenever the people have had n chance this
Spring to speak through the ballot-b0X the result
has been invariably the same-Republ,can gains
MONTGOMERY Blair is said to be about 70 start a
Democratic newspaper IN Washington. Hores
calamity to the party which Is outside the jurndc-
tIOn OF the caucus.
An enterprisng correspondent has discovered that
if Sherman is nominated for Governor OF ONO Gar
field will take his place in the Cabinet The fresi-
dent will wonder how the correspondent IOu-d ms
out before he did
Itistolerably clear to experienced polidcalobscrv
ers that the man who Jhinks he can puck ont to-day
the candidates of the two parties for 1880 is ex-
tremely likely to make a mistake. This Is period
of rapid changes, and the candidate who avoids the
peru ot being too premature wont stand the poorest
show when the Convention meets.
Chairman Robinson of the Ohio Committee, hits
the nail on the head when he says there Is no exist
Eng emergency which ustlfes the taking Of Secre-
tary sherman from the service of the whole country
for the local service Of hIs party in Ohio This is
s0 The party has three or four men IN ONO whom
It can elect Governor this Fall almost as easily as
il could elect Sherman.
A slight but by no means Insignificant indication
of the popularity which Secretary sherman has ac-
quired in New-Engand during the past few months
comes from Providence. A canvass of the senior
class of Brown University on the Presidential
question, shows twenty-four in favor Of Sherman,
sixteen for Blaine. three for Edmunds. one for Gar
field, one COR Hartmuft, and two for Bayard. From
all parts Of New-Englgnd come trustworthy rc-
ports of Shemau'5 growing strength, ana OF a.
most unanimous opposition to a thIrd term
Smith Weed, cipher expert, particularly dirty co.
parceuer, and unsuccessful Returning Board buber,
has emitted column card of abuse concerning tho
Republican Senators who investigated bis share in
the removal of Warden Pilsbury from Auburn
Prison. So far as the Senators are concerned, the
shower of mud cannot harm them. Ihe only yalu-
al tie part of the card Is confession whch occurs AT
the outset when Weed speaks OF the "UnSayOry
arb of The tucking politician" Heretofore 10 has
Deen thought that Weed was rather proud OF the
"garb."
1t becomes more and more evident that the Ohio
Democratic politicians have seized upon the Sher-
man excitement as an opportunity for another effort
to secure some other man than Governor Bishop for
their own candidate. They don't fear sherman
so much as they do Bishop. They are pretty well
satisfied that they can't reGlect him, and hope shat
they might possibly elect Thurman or Ewing even
over sherman. John g. Thompson confirms this
view by saw ing that If sherman Is nominated both
BishOpand Rice must be dropped, and the nomination
given either to Thurman or Ewing. As sherman !
not likely TO be nominated, this scheme viii tail
and Uncle Dick viii step proudly TO the front and
lead his party to defeat like little man.
There is a sharp antagonism between the state
ments of different Democrats concerning the
amount of backing down winch the party Is 10 be
charged with. Congressman Clymor says the new
caucus bill is simply reproduction OF the Presi-
dents views as embodied IN his veto message.
Wade Hampton, on tho other hand, declares that
there has been no abandonment Of position, and
that the new bill is really an advance on tue old.
Ii is funny party which does not known whether
il ls backing down or not The country u IN no
such muddle Ii knows perfectly wei that the
Marty threatened 20 make the President sign the
Approprlaton bill riders and all, OF else 10 starEe
The Government and that II has not dared 10 ciiry
out its threat. The ordinary definition Tor that
sort of thing Is " Oackdo"n.