New-York tribune., 1882-04-10
POLITICAL NEUS.


The Republicans manifest a dispositio,
TO Ignore the demands Of aspiring politicians for ro,
ton in Office O Willingness to gye Conoressrn.
who have shown itnees for their duties renomina
ti0n
The Boston Republicans are anxious TO bav.
1t known that while there Is interest taken In ths
question Of who shall receive the parys nomination for
Governor there excitement on the subject and M
fear that the office will not be worthiy filed. "
The Democratic organs make no reference to
the part the liquor question played In the rccen.
municipal elections In the West claim the results AZ
party " Wc"es @ rms Is new proof Of the fact
party always had been whskey party"
The convention in the Hid Kansas District
Is called for May "a, and Congressman Ryan will doubt
less receive unanimous denomination. His record in
the House credtable one, and his constituents haye
no desire for change as long their interests are 80
well served rs nOw
Governor Piaisted's refusal thus far 10 call
OF the Maine Legislature in the hopa
that the Fusioniss wOud be able to grab all the Con
gressOna Districts in the State may lead serious re-
suits II persisted in. The letter Of exAttorney
DrummOnd, saying that unless there Is a legislative
apporonment the State cannot elect legal Legislature
this year. Is causing considerable uneasness aside from
the Congressional app0rOnment Maine had enough OF
disputed Legislatures IN Garcelons time, and does not
care 10 repeat the experience
The charge of discreditable conduct against
Thomas j. Henry, Bourbon candidate for Clerk Of tho
Court OF Appeals in Kentucky which published in
The Louisville C0nmerc is reported to have been con
siderCd at legislative caucus Of the Democrats reso
luton introduced asking the State Central Commit.
tee to make investigation and If the charge was
found TO be true, call convention and nominate an
other candidate The BouIbons think that splt IN tho
party Is enough OF burden without attempting to carry
a candidate who has disgraced himself
The prospects of the Republican party in
Arkansas Will be fully discussed at the meeting Of the
State Central Committee in Little Rock Wednesday,
the expediency Of holding State Convention anG
mating ticket will be decided upon. The party Is said
to be conGon TO take advantage Of any break that
may happen in the Democratic ranks the debt ques-
ton. The Hon. Jasper Blackburn Editor OF The Ltle
Rock ReDublcdn, II candidate for the nomination ior
CODgressmaI-atLarGc on the Republican ticket Each
OF the doubtful Congressional Districts VIII be contested
Ex-COngressman Jones, of Ohio now men,
Der of the Legislature in that State, Is reported in Tho
Chicago Tribune saying that the danger before tho
Ohio Republicans is not the Pond bil, the Smith
Sunday BILL but emanates from far different II
the Republican party is worsted next fan 1t will be on ac
count of the already strangng operation that has been
inaugurated by the Stalwart Administration Washing.
ton which quietly yet effectively at work against
the Garfield Republicans OF the state" He further said
that General John Beatty supporter of the Ad
mnstration's policy and working for the renomns-
ton OF Arthur in 1884.
Mr. Wharton Barker expresses himself as
well pleased with Senator Mitchels reply to his letter
lie says that q third ticket will surely be put the field
II General Beaver Is nominated. Also that the Inie
pendent Republicans will refuse all terms for coalition
with the Democrats and nominate only good Repnbl.
cans. He is reported In The Phuadelphia Press say
ing that we don't want to revolt and will not If he
leaders will only do what Is right. II they will only
make good nominations Wen say TO them heartily
There are now many Republicans whom party ties
rest lightly and refuse to further obey the d
tation OF senator Cameron and his associates IN their
peculiarly arbitrary Methods III The Telegraph OF the
same city Mr Barker claims that the Independents VIII
poll 10000 votes this year.
The effort of some of the Republican papers
in Iowa have the fate Of the prohbtory amendment
decided on nonparsan grounds is objected to by the
Democratic papers. The Des MOines Ledder says that
the Republicans indorsed 1t In their platform last year
while the Democrats opposed In theirs and the issue
was fought at election, and last October the Demo-
cratic party awoke one Wednesday morning and fOunda
political snow-bank piled top Of its bed sixty or
eighty thousand majority high. with the amendment
lying in cool flakes top. 1t hasn't more than cug
way and its teeth s pop together at the cod c
incident to It's snowy quarters Does II want any more
such snow-sdes No, thank You Itisn't gutton aId
knows when it's got enough When you next catch tho
Democratic party fooIng with the amendment then you
will catch easel asleep 1t wouldn't touch wiihs
teu-fOOt DOle-nO, thanks"