New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-22


aided eye at Cincinnati and other places It's tail
is visible in small glass, and will probably be-
come more prominent when the old moon dis
appears.
John G. Thompson the great Democratic Iniscal-
cuator is trying to cipher away the Republican
majority in Ohio by initiating the supposititous tenn
per?nce vote, Thompson is always mistaken in his
political arithmetic. but he goes right on lust the
same. he is an Invaluable man to keep up the
spirits Oh beaten party.
Wisconsin papers say that although n full set OF
State officers must be elected in that State in No
vember there is hardly any talk yet about politics
What little there is takes a singular turn ndiea-
tive Of the languid interest of the people in the
coming canvass. Eight State officers are 10 be
chosen. Now, there happen to be just eight Con-
gressional Districts in the State, and this coin
cdence has powerfully affected the intellects OF
some of tho small politicians who have broken ont
in demand that the nominations shall be distrib-
uted fairly so that each district can get one The
sensible Republicans of Wisconsin refuse 10 get
eiated over this question. When the time comes
the asprans for State offices without the aid OF \
map OF the Congressional Districts They evidently
i,K t:Ie ~ such thing as running the claims of
iocanty INTO tie ground.
The most healtbful and encouraging sv1mptom
seen in the politics of Virginia for long time is
The courteous and dignifed joint canvass OF Colonel
Cameron and Major Daniel now going on The two
rival candidates for Governor address immense
meetings OF both parties, speaking from the same
Pi&itorlIi ~ looks if of free discu ssion
rad dAwned at last in the Old Dominion.
Senator Beck, in n recent interview, talked con-
seryativey about the difficulty that would arise in
the organization of the Senate in case Vice resi
dent Arthur shoud become President The Senate
IN such an event, would DO q tie with no
casting vote. and side or the other would
DN NJ, Ipoor
thize with the scheme preached by some Of
his party associates to capture the organization bv
excluding the two New-York Senators until q pre-
sldlng ohcer and Secretary could be chosen by the
Democrats On this point he said /" 1 have seen
go0d deal OF talk in the papers that the Democrats
would oppose their admission but don't see upon
what ground this could be done They would come
wlth prima facle evidence of their election and I
don't see how they can be refused their seatsD Mr.
BECK deserves credit for condemning thus early a
dangerous partisan plot
Fice-President Arthur is not reaching out for the
powers OF the Presidency He is far wiser and moro
patriotic than some of his oflcious friends.
The perennial politician of Gramercy Square is
believed out in Ohio to have made a certain wear
ling Democrat think that Tildeu and Boolxwalter
wonld be nice ticket for 1854. Mr. Tiden had
fooled two Democratic candidates for the Ohio
Governorshp before he tried Bookyalter He toId
the hattering tale TO Bishop first and then TO Tom
Ewing prior to the campaign of 1880.
All at once the Bourbon organs in Virginia have
discovered that their party was always the cham
pon of free schools 1t only remains Tor them ia say
that it was the original advocate of Characterization
and equal suffrage.
Tho curious deadlock in the Maine executive
Office still continues. Governor Plaisted wants to
obhge both the Democrats and Greenhackers
with his appointments, but he can
appoint nobody without the consent OF his
Council, whichis composed of seven Republicans.
and the Council refuses to sanction his nominations
few days ago the quarrel came TO an open ruut,ro
The Governor declared the Council adjourned snb.
Jet to his call, but the Council refused to consider
itself adjourned and set day for another meeting
Without the Council the Governor can do nothin,ss.
without tho Governor the Council is powerlcssl
Thus the matter stands. S''
An undressing Republican State Convention
the denomination of the old ticket and no burrab
is predicted in Massachusetts,. There and elsewhere
the noise will be made this year by the party which
Is sure TO be beaten, and which feels bound to make
racket for fear its existence will be overlooked in
the general content that prevails with the work Of
EAHaat lion. AaA.a