, 1880-08-01
LOCAL POLITICS.

The Candidates on Both Sides
Hard at Work.
A Button.Hole Campaign Their Fa
vorit Mode Of Operation.
Tho Great Bulk Of Tho lspirauts Totally INIT ta,
The Offices.
On the surface the local political field IS
very quiet. It presents al unrutEled calm,
The general public knows nothing of it, and
tno oldest 1nhabltant is as green as the
democratic voter who few days ago put
III al appearance at Castle Garden. The
politicians have learned wisdom. That
Is 10 say, they have become i'm
pressed with the Idea TINT for their
political salvation it is not necessary to
olazon forth the fact that they are candidates
Tor any office. Publicly speaking, there are
lew aspirants for any office within tho gift
OF the people. Privately suggested. the
candidates are as thick as b1ackberries. and
each one is vigorously engaged In work
ing up what is known as the "button-
hole" campaign. Each one e1uulates the
Industry OF the traditional beaver, and every
where through the wards eau be found the
tracks OF those who are willing to serve the
dear people" at any price. The fact that
the Presidential campaign is bound to be
run on principles, aud not men,-that mud
throwing has played Itself out so far as the
PRESIDENTIAL nominees are concerned,-has
| brought to the surface heap of otfice-seek-
ers who are totally unfit for the places to
Which they aspire. Their name Is legion.
Each one has his retainers aud hangers~on,
anu IN those quarters in which the politl-
| clans are wont to assemble the blowers and
strikers can be found putting In their
work wherever It will do the most good.
With glib tongues they elaborate the claims
g.. Ct THIS man and that, and SO long as an au-
friends.
"a. At the State aud National Repub~
ilcan headquarters, the clerks are
soS SSs sS ansxs'E aEs !st5fss stefs
The most Of these are full Of hope, While
rev Others. notably from the Egyptian dis
trlc{s, represent the people las still being
publican speakers who have been assigned
to that SECTION are doing q good work in
Southern Illinois. Their meetings are lar &C.
" attended. and many Of the '.nloss- -backed''
are tai! TAXING kindly to the knowledge Of things
as they are, aud not as they were when
hickory" jackson was the Presidential
nominee.
,;Ihe Democratic State menagerieis still trav-
enng around TIE country, with Gen, Parsons
as the principal Academic jester. He is
wasting vast amount Of e;oauence
in -. trying to ,demolish what lie very
wllilng1y 'llEa'z Y aided in building, and Of
The Chicago end Of the Parsons-T -Trambull
combination seems to be devoid of any en-
thusiasnl whatever. Fuller and Sheppard,
the great moguls Of the party hereabouts, !
insist that It IS toe, early to inaugurate d
reason, as they, allie ge,. that. the Masonic |
celebration will materially interfere with ]
their plans. Hence they are opposed to |
opening Democratic headquarters until |
about the 25th inst.
THE GgEESBAcKEns ARE CUTTING
very small swath. Three Or four weeks |
ago they imagined they were somebody.
They have learned better, Notwithstanding i
Carter u: Hurrison, the "best Mayors
Chicago nos ever seen, has endeavored to
spponng one ae of their na%ber a ns1nber nae o{
the Library Board. Carter still thinks that
Lew Steward is running for Governor
Dixon, Springer, Allen, and the few others
etqng etongfegate ae,1iana,, ~ back tQom on Clark
possibility Of capturing the Communist vote.
IN their desperation they would willingly |
abandon all their principles and take up
aanytitngg aayy IN Slght provided it would give
and few. bursted reaiestate men,
who never had any capital but wind.
Notwithstanding the rate of interest in
the West is lower than it has ever been, anu
Greenback Is confidence men ''-that Is the
proper name, for they are not .iunatics-try
to Impress on the minds Of the well-meaning
Grangers that prosperity can only be reached
It is pleasure to remark that the Greenback
adherents represent small percentage Of
the votes.
FOR CONGRESSIONAL uoNoRs
there are very few new aspirants. Previous
issues Of THE TRIBUNE have described them
a., 81 49, WITH H.. very few exeeptions. In tue
lead. Some Of the. candidates are work
ing with considerable vim, but it can
not be. said that any one has the pole on
either side; The Republican, aspirants are
ner Taylor: On tic % De!nocratie side de- there @
are mentioned Thomas Hoyne, Melville w.
Fuller, and John Mattocks.
There are numerous Republican candidates
II tts Second Distriet. Herman Raster.
A., Sprague have been suggested, but
both are unwilling to make the race, owing
to the pressure Of other business. The live
candidates are Gen. Martin BEEN, Col. I !.
George 4. Davis, Mini. Bennett. Commits
;ioner Spofford, and ". E. Mason. Each
)ne claims 4 ward OF two, but neither ,
seems to have goods enough in store to
'ank on with any reasonable, show OF, sue
:ess Carter Harrison would accept the t
nomination if he were sure Of winning. He 8
would like to be Congressman; failing In !
collected Mayor. He fears that = de- !
eat for Congress would inlpern his t
dayoral chance. Thus '"the best )
IIayor' oscillntes between O Turk y
sh bath and Il preparation of sub !
ak Of Judge Moore and Gen. Stiles, but .as q
ar as can be learned both gentlemen prefer
dining the cxpounders Of the law under the
royision increasing tho suprem? Court ju7
on On the North Side, Hiram Barber,
he present Republican incumbent, 7
rou}d like to make the second trip.
he taxpayers Of the district favor the lion.
]. B. Washburne or the Hon. c. B. FarWell, G.
ither Of whom will accept the nomination; v
ut they decline to enter tho arena and make r
fight for it. The Democratic asplrants are !;
ohn Y. lie Moyne: A. e. Storey, franklin l.. &
hase, and Perry II. Smith. Jr. The Agnew- v
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