Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-09
Political News.

The Vamont Democrats are hunting for figure-head for their State ticket. Colonel A. Nj. Dickey positively refuses i to allow his name to be used as a candi- date. Not much eagerness IS shown To secure the emp.y honor.
 Even less than the usual interest IS
 howed m the Rhode Island state election which takes place next week. The choice of the Republican nominees and of a leg | stature favorable to the reelection of Senator Anthony IS regarded as fore gone conclusion.
 Congressman Miller, of the XXVlth Pennsylvania District, has been asked by the Republican Committee of Mercer county to be candidate for renominatiOn and he has consented. He will not se cure the nomination, however, without contest, as the other counties composing the District have candidates of their own. There was a long struggle over the nomi nations in 1880. Mir. Miller was only elected by a plurality, receiving I7,63o votes to I4,976 for the Democratic candi- date and S,S95 for the Greendack candi- date.
 The State Executive Committee of the Low Tax Democrats, of Tennessee, has authorized its chairman to make over lures to the State Credit wing of the party to call a joint convention for the nomination of State ticket. If thls offer is refused, then the Low Tax fac ton will hold their State Convention at Nashville, May Il. The various con- mittees in the State are requested to in- struct their delegates upon what basis the debt should be settled, and whether it should be submitted to direct vote of the people.
 A new leader for the Ohio Democracy has been discovered by the Cincinnati Enquirer in the person Of Colonel Calvin L. Brace of Lima. He has made a for tune m railroad and coal lands, and is now said to be ambitious of political honors. He is reported to aspire not only to the Governorship but tO Senator Pendleton's seat The same paper SAYS that General Samuel Thomas, a Repub- hcan and C partner of Mir. Brace, will seek the nomination for Governor from his party. and that he will have the sup port of Governor Foster, who will work for a Legislature favorable to his own election to the Senate.
 The Republicans of Albany deserve to succeed at the approaching election to be held in that city for local officers. Henry Russell, whom they nominated Thursday for Mayor, is an ex-president of the Board of Trade, and one of the most trustworthy and popular men Tn tue clty.It is understood that the Demo- crats intend to renominate Mayor Nolan, and since under his administration taxes have increased and certain agencies that tend to demoralize a community have multiplied. 1t is to be hoped that Mr. Russell will be elected by an emphatic majority.
 The manner in winch Beaver delegates were chosen last Saturday in Northamp- ton county to the Pennsyvanis State convention is described by the Easton Free Press. They were appointed by the county committee which was elected last fall. Many members of the committee were represented by substitutes, and substitutions had been diligently sought for with the purpose of controlling the convention in the Cameron interests. Also about forty members were not rep- resentad at, sll Thee Free P5zesNorsgu ampton county, on a fair test vote be- tween Cameron and anti-Cameron issues would decide against Cameron by an overwhelming majority"