New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-11
POLITICAL NEWS.

The Independents have had the better N
the Regulars IN the speaking canvass IN Pennsylvania 20
far but the latter promise improvement in tbi.
respect that the October elections over Tia
Stewart faction will continue 70 trust wholly TO h0mA
talent.
Governor COlquitt's friends claim that there
is doubt OF his election 10 the seat OF the late Ben
| min II. Hill In the United States Senate. They hsy,
canvassed the Legislature chosen last week and say that
their candidate will he successful the first ballot Tina
Governor has only two rivals In the Held for ths
position-Judge Jackson and General Lawton.
The New-H Hampshire Democrats have Der.
suaded themselves that there is good for them
to carry the State in November. Their confidence IA
based the supposed dissatisfaction Of many Repuba.
with the candidate selected to head the ticket They
think that by making still hunt and promoting disseu.
siOns the Republican party they win the election
BY a surprise They marked out the same programme
1 in years past, but 1t has always failed.
The Democratic organs In Pennsylvania In
order to keep the Of their party friends arc
holding up before them the prospect Of spolls ne
Doyiesown Democrat puts tho In the following
military anguage "In order TO the soldiers
OF the Army OF Reform In the discharge OF their duty Ia
the ardnous and haz irdous campaign about to open, M
ordered that all plumber taken from the enemy be turned
over to the troops aud fair distribution made"
| The political situation in California is as
mixed and uncertain as 1t is IN many other Sates There
four tickets in the feld and may be added
to the number The state went Democratic by only
few hundred majority two years ago, and the present
unsettled condition OF things gives few data upon
which base prediction the result OF the present
canvass Both the Republicans and the Democrats
To DC nghtlng IN the dark.
The Louisiana Democrats claim that 1t is as
safe for Republican to Congressional district
In that State anywhere else In the country. The
bew orleans Times Democrat says that when General
McMen the Republican candidate for Congress ia the
With District, opened his canvass In Munroe "eyery
courtesy was shown him." Many Democrats attended
his meeting in order to hear the discussed from
Republican point OF view The paper asserts that tho
only bulld0zng in the State during the present
campaign is between the different Republican factions.
The sanguine Republicans IN Texas are ex-
pectng to elect two three members Of the Con
siOnal delegation from that State. The With, With
and Xth Districts they believe offer them the opportu
nifty 1t is certain that the Democrats alarmed in the
Xth District at the opposition John Hancooks free trade
principles have stirred up The o-grOwers have Is
sued an address ana raised fund TO pay the OF
speakers who follow Hancock and refute MS ar.
gllmens The sheep interest has strong organization
there.
IL ex-senator Mitchell succeeds in getting
elected to the Senate from oregon split In the Repu
ican party in that State inevitable. The oppod
ton to him is Of the most bitter character The Portland
OregOian says that he win only by the most bare
faced corruption and bribery. 1t charges that the Re-
publican members of the Legislature who refuse 10 vote
for him have been approached with corrupt offers, aud
that the Democratic support he Is receiving has been
won by similar efforts. The OreIonian adds: "Ths
Republican party will follow Mitcaell's leadership
his personal character political methods and
complete subservence TO corporation control lead
the Republican party OF Oregon"
Chicago expects to send a creditable delega.
ton to the next Congress. The city will have four
members under The apporton ment Three OF the dis
tricts believed to be safely Republican and
conceded TO the Democrats In the LIST District Mr.
Durham, the Republican candidate, will be worthy
representative OF business interests OF the city, Cole
mel Davis In the lid District is more disinctively
allied with the soldier element Mr.. George L. Adams
elected in the IVlh District, WILL Is believed take
rank among the higher class of Representatives in Con-
In the Id District there are four candidates.
though the Republicans have not, and probably will not
make any nomination.