New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07

While the Democratic State Convention ~
Indiana was cheering tsef hoarse over the adoption A,
free whiskey platform tho band played johnny an
up the Bowl" ' Hn
The Kentucky election occurs TO-DAY. and
the people will decide whether they prefer respecan
Union for clerk Of their Court OF Appeal. or 49,,
Bourbon whose Conduct has been dsgracefnl thar b
best friends have thought 1t discreet TO make no de
General Wheeler, who had to surrender tho
seat he held In Congress through frauds In the yrrr
Alabama District, is seeking another nomination a.
vindcaton But there some oppo<tion tn giving ..
TO him. and Luke Pryor il regarded by ns
as better candidate The Independents In the disr,
VIII doubtless renominate Congressman Lowe
General Harry White is seeking, and will
probably secure the Republican nomination TO Con.
gress In the XVIII District OF Pennsylvania He va.
defeated two by about $50 votes The Az.
trict naturally Republican. but dissatisfaction In tSs
pary RANKS leo to the election Of DemocracGreen.
the field already !"
Since the failure to compromise the differ
ences between the Regular and Tndep ndent Republ-
cans In Pennsylvania much campaign work has been
done on both sides appears to be admitted that no
1urrner EFFORTS at harmony will be made and that tha
battle will have 10 be tonight between the factions az
the polls The Democrats also energetcally pushing
their canvass.
General Chalmers has begun his canvass
early in the I'D District Of Mississippi He ia making
speeches in which he promises shall be fair
vote and an honest count. He evidently does not pro.
pos TO submit To the tactics which he tried
district The abuse the Democratic organs bean nno,
him shows hat they are aware they have formidable
opponent 10 deal with
Ex-Governor Davis, chairman of the Texas
Republican State Committee says that the wisest thing
the party do in the present situation OF affairs IN
that State is TO make nominations and support
heartily the Independent candidates. This seems TO bs
the opinion ~ all he leading In the party also Tho
state Convention will meet on the Odd instant The
general drift OF sentiment to be in favor Of a
union Of all the anti Bourbon elements Congressman
Jones for Governor.
Congressman ngleton has to face a deter
mined set Of opponents in his efforts get renomna-
ton in the XIIth Illinois District. The convention was
In session several days week. and the ballots taken
ran far ahead OF thousand, and yet candidate was
named. General Singleton received twentysx on
the first ballot and the number the last one
takenten less than the number necessary nominate
The district is Democratic stronghold, having party
majority OF 5000
The harmony which marked the Delaware
Republican State Convention be carried into the
campaign and an effort made redeem the
State the Bourbons The candidates for Governor
and Congressman have accepted and state Committee
satisfactory to all sides has been appointed These
Democratic majority In the State. As The PhiadelDhi
Times says: 1.-THE world Is moving all the tls
Blue Hens Chicken patch and sooner Later soon
at the latest Delaware VIII move along with the Of
mankind"
Unless the dissatisfaction with the platform
adopted at the State Convention blows over" tho
Indiana Democrats likely to meet with formidable
opposition during the campaign in their ranks
One the delegates when asked by a reporter OF
The Indianapolis Journal what he thought would be tho
result OF the ion ~ the convention the Prohibition
issue replied 1t simply Osraclzes all temperance and
submission Democrats rom the parry, ana II the Re-
pubIcans their State Convention adopt plain,
else platform, favOrng submission. without committing
ANYBODY on the question of Prohibition, tue Tree Dem
oerats will vote with them body. We will take
action until after the Republican Convention. have
conversed with large maj "rity Of the delegates to-day
and believe the unanimous sentiment Is that the speech
ofEugsh and the platform Is equal to demand mat all
temperance Democrats either succumb 10 t0er whskey
foes leaye the party L think We Will choose no
least VI tue two evils and leave the party"