New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-24
POLITICAL NEWS.

The State election in West Virginia will be
unimportant ts year. there being only one Office to NIL
a iudgeshp on the Supreme Court of Appeals bench.
There Will be four Congressmen elected from the state
however, one more than heretofore
The ATTEMPT to create discussions among the
Repnbicans in Maine by getting some members Of tho
party to run as Independent candidates for Congress,
will probably prove failure The first gonteIna2 the
has il is reported refused the Use Of his name
The Tilden influence in Pennsylvania is being
thrown in favor of william NJ Scotts nomination for
Congressman-aLarge on the Democratic ticket He has
earned recognition by faithful service for the party and
twice leading Democratic fOrorn cope Ill tue Noh-
gresslonl fight IN the XXVIIth District
"The old flag and an appropriation prn-
cipe still rules Mississippi An old Bourbon as
The Memphis Arddnehe calls him, writes to that paper
that We are quite to swap the electoral vote
of this State for National and and place in the Union
The only comment OF me Ard'd"ehe Is that tHi' 10
practical politics."
The choice of delegates to the Maine State
Convention has begun Those already elected have been
instructed for Thomas Robe, aud it appears probable
that they will be the only contestants in the field for tho
Republican nomination for Governor. They both reside
in Cumberland county, ana the resnt OF tne caucuhes
there been watched with considerable interest IL
is thought that Colonel Robbie Is ahead so Tar
The resignation of Thomas NJ Marshall as
candidate for Congressman at-Large the Harrisburg
ticket will compel meeting OF the State Committee to
fill the vacancy The loss of Mr.. Marshall, The PhddeL
phia Press thinks, is misfortune and especially 30 10
the Regular Republicans In the present juncure OF
affairs 1t proposes the name Of General William
Koonz Of Somerset County for the vacant place The
Press believes that the OF the ticket depends
largely upon the choice OF man to MI MT MarshaFs
position Senator Mitchels opinion OF the effect OF the
rcsgnaton Independent movement Is that II Will
depend LARGELY the character and terms of the letter
Mr.. Marshall will write In declining
The Democratic situation IN Kentucky does
not improve as the canvass proceeds The whitowash-
ela a fba Hot
cerkship by Central Committee has not proved
satisfactory large element the party and to Of
its most influential papers Reports Of widespread dis
affection continually coming in. The latest journal
10 bolt the nomination The Louisville POST After de-
scrbng the demorazed ana corrupt condition OF INC
party which unbrOken success Las brought about, u
saws that " the time for reform has come" Ii accord
ngy announces that It VIII not support captain Henry,
not merely because he got drunk, but because OF MS
genera unness" This is the most significant detection
the Democracy has suffered in the canvass 80 far
The trouble ex-Secretary Blaine gives the
Democracy has been exhibited again since there has
been some talk a5ont nominating him for Congress in
Maine The organs of that party have congratulated
themselves ON the bursting OF the Blaine BOOM" and
the strong opposition that has grown up toward him
in his own state" etc, etc. The Augustd Journal tries
IN comfort these worried organs follows Let the
Democratic gossps possess their souls In patience about
MIR Elaine and those petitions from Maine. They will
hear from him presently about the subject matter OF sai
pettons in no uncertain voice Their anxiety about tho
matter is very affecting and extremely suggestive tnae
they fear he viii consent to be candidate as desired.
There has been much discussion in the pa
per as to the success failure Of Prohibition IN Kansas
and the effect it had upon the prosperity OF the
sate Influential journals say that the State was never
more prosperous and the population never increased
more rapidly the political aspects OF the question
The Fort Scott Monitor up the situation thus: AZ
least threfourhs OF the Republican voters OF the State
are prohibtonist while the Democratic party Is hope
essy divided upon the subject with the ORGANIZATION OF
the party probably in the hands of the antProhlbtoI
| isis Tie discussion of the Gubernat0rial question,
which has near relation to the same subject, has deye
oned the fact that there public in Kansas with
ether the courage temerity TO take the field as ~
| ayowed opponent OF prohibition"