New-York tribune., 1879-11-29

nencNts that OranJ can nave thc nomination
If he wishes it, but is not confident he could
be elected. George G. Hoskms is confident
that he has been elected Lieutenant Governor
Of New-York
VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER IN TOWN.
HIS uEAIIH nIPRovED-rHr DEMOCRATS II SEARCH
OF 4 NEw ISsUF-THE GRANT BOOM.
Vice President Wheeler has been spending two
days iu the cify. and Will leave this morning for
Washington o. resume his duties on Monday
~ the presiding officer of the senate His
health Is mnch improved by his vacation ~ home.
and he hopes 90 get through the work ot the ses-
sion successfully. throat trouble prevented
his taking active a part in the political
canvass he desired, but this lie expects
viii pass away under the influence Of tie
mild climate OF Washington. or ate he has been
employed putting lis house and grounds at Maone
order and repairing lis fences-not political ones.
he says-and he has evidently found an advantage
TO his general health III these outdoor avocations.
MI Wheeler does not anticipate 4 valuable or IN
;crestEg session iar general Legislative hus-
ness Is concerned. Both parties vii ne occupied. he
thinks. in planning for the Presidential cam
paign. The session before Presidential
election ia seldom fruitful in anything
bnt partisan strategy ara contention anu anH
strength and prominence. Is 10 the political
tendency of the session. h. says II i
hard te tOresee what 10 viii he. The
Democrats, Taught lesson by tlelr defeats
iu an the Northern States w.ll probably endeayor
10 drop the disastrous Issues they made with
the PRESIDENT last Summer. Those Ma Wheeler
has talked with say that they must changr
fIont. abandon their attack On the cl@c-
tion laws and take up the cry of down
with tar hanks. or else raise some entirely fresh
is.ue. Whether this policy can be- carried our and
whether the southern ho -teads can b. curbed. are
questions which can only he answered after tae ses-
sion l. fairly unrcr way.
The nomination of General Grant. Mr. Wheeler
thinks would enable the Democrats 10 drop an
other that Of opposition iO ihird-erni.
and an that way would be- godSend To them.
for they sOrely embarrassed Tor a ime
Of attack the Republicans. lie does not, how
ever. like many hepubhcan leaders, think there
w0nld be danger of Grants defeat II he
should be nominated lbs idea l. that
the wave of popular feeling which would force
the nomination of the ex-Pre>nient would tri-
umphautly elect him. The Grant boom. he
SaVS grew ont Ot the reheilors atitude
war. and - strongest among tie farmers and
otAsr plain, Iowa! people Whose logic j. very spie
They say, Grant whipped those fellows once. aud
i necessary ne VIII Go ~ asaln.. MI. " heeitI
does rot, though, look for Grants nomination.
The feeling IN favor of returning nam 10 the W mte
House VIII. he believes Suusiue unless lie Demo
crat- should repeat this Winter their conduct at tie
extra session. In snch an event, wAlcn on The
whole IS Improbable. The popular demand Tor 1Tnnt
% take the relus OF government would De rieSist-
ibie.
In the course Of pleasant chat at the Windsor
Nce-l'resident rciated tins interesting IL
cideni of the late Senator Chandler. The
last time he saw Chandler was IN Wash
ngton durlDg the extra session. They had
been talking Of the death OF an acquaintance, when
Chandler said - / feel certain tnat when die l
shall step of Suddenly. There will be 10 lingering
along on a sick bed for days and week.." How
strikingy has prediction was verified everybody
knows.
SESSION OF PREsIDENT-MAKING.
WHAT CONGRESSMAN HOOKER. or MISSISSIPPI,
THINKs-lHE DPMOCRATS 10 OPPOSE CEN
1RAIIzFD GOvEESMENT-CANDlDA1Es FOR The
PRE.IDfNCY.
81 don't think the question of repeating the
Election laws viii be made As prominent this VIM
ter rs II was last session SAID Congressman
Hooker, of Mississippi. 10 TRIBUNE reporter yes
terday. There are graver questions at stake in
the coning Presidential election. which viii over
shallow in
What are these questions - the reporter asked
..They all centre in one Whether we shall main
tain the Government under the constitutional lin
itatlons of the fathers OF allow 1t TO become
strong centralized power disregardng the rights of
the States and the Just balance and distribution Of
functions and authority That | regard as the
great issue between political parties
"Will not the need of making appropriations for
the Marshals bring up again the tight OF last
session.
1
having the Marshals for all services not of po!it
ca character. And as said before. the matter of
the repeal of the Federal election laws will be less
Conspicuous, now that the struggle in which that
was only a minor feature has fairly begun, and Is
clearly understood"
(ienera HoOker's questouer could not understand
how the Democratic party could consistently abandon
its specnc attack upon the election laws 70 strike
about in the air phantom ot centralized ces-
potIsm, hut he could get nothing more dennlte on
this pOnt so he asked:
= What are you going 10 do IN the way Of general
,eeis slatiOu this Winter =
V~rv little fear At the beginning Of the
FRA session last Spring urged the wisdom OF going
ahead with legislation then, before we got 80 near
10 the Presiden tial campaign as to make II
iInpOss bic 10 do any business without reference
70 fs hearing on the nominations or The election.
Dredicted that the session wOnid last three months,
Int most of the members supposed II would end In
two weeks. 80 il drified along without accom-
nlishinr ANYTHING the OF general business
1u+site of the appropriation bills. Now we snail
find appreheId, that the whole Winter Will be
devoted TO President .makins
Have YOU MiSSi>sIpp.ans settled upon any can
didate 10 support IN the National COnyentiOnF
Not vet. Our people talk good deal about
Thurman, Hendricks and Hancock. lt - possible
that the inieilectnal power aud me bearing OF
Idge Field NAV bring him prominently forward.
But nave an appOn tmeni, and must say good
morning" aud the Congressman extended the ore
band winch he brought ont or the rebel
service and abruptly closed the cOnyeIsaton III
time 10 escape a question 60 why he had omitted
T,i,ieu from his list Of candidates. ana another as
TO the probability of the South giving Hancock
hearty support.
POLITICAL FEELING IN OHIO.
,,,.Nrs of RICHARD e.. PARsOrs-sHERHAS TIDE RF-
ptBiIcAN CHoiCE FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
For GRANT GENERAL GARFIELD FOR THE
SENATE.
r C,,.ssr,au Richard c. Parsons Editor of