New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-11

ed not to appoint special election for Congressma,
In the lid District OF that State, made vacant by tb
death Of Thomas Allen. This win reduce the rIgatfu
OF the state In the present Congress h,
one and has caused much dissatisfaction among tie can
didates for the place.
| The rumor of bolt Of the colored vote
from the Ohio Republican ticket proves to have had
only slight foundation The organ OF the colorss
people, The Columbus AFRO Anaeriean complained be-
canss sney nad not been sufficiently recognized IN the
ticket at the head OF its columns and says that II has
any light to make It Will make It within the party lines
The Democrats are meeting with some I'M.
expected obstacles In their efforts TO csjole the Green
hackers into fusion movement in Michigan. LEADING
Greenbacker has issued circular against fusion and
%s IL Il Se a po hsnis de-
both sides persist in carrying the scheme there will
probably be split In the Greenback party.
AS soon as the Independents nominated
Stewart for Governor of Pennsylvania the Regulars
charged that he had been chronic seeker for Office and
had turned against Senator Cameron because his de-
mands had been ignored. Mr.. Stewart denied this
charge IN speech made at Pittsburg some weeks ago
anu the produc ion OF proof that he been
suppiant for CamerOn's favor. No reDly has been
made 70 TINS challenge and the conclusion Is naturally
ufa"n tnat there Is no proof 10 offer
The State ticket nominated by the Inde-
pendents OF Alabama and indorsed by the Republicans
pronounced by The Mobile Register to be by no means
contemplate" II adds 80 Tar ability is concerned
the men nominated are superior to those who have
heretofore been called from obscurty to oppose ths
Democratic party. Colonel Sheffield the nominee FOL
governor in days gone by was prominent citizen Of
North Alabama. He has served In the Legislature and
was at one time candidate Tor Congress In his district
against the Regular Democratic nominee. During the
past few years he has been living In retirement"
The Republicans of Arkansas, in the plat
form adopted at their State Convention, drew up
strong indictment against the Democrats. They charge
the Bourbons with stealing the school fund which wa
accumulated while the Republican party IN power,
hlching nearly quarter Of million dollars from the
State Treasury; peryerng the Peabody fund by diyid
ing It mp among Democratic officials; releasing the rail
roads FROM the obligation to pay the principal inter
est on local aid bonus preventing free and honest ex.
preston Of opinion at the ballot box by the intimidation
Of voters and stung ballot boxes changing votes and
making false and fraudulent counts OF elections.
The accounts concerning the Gubernatorial
contest in Georgia conflicting The Atlanta Consa.
on which is engineering the OF Mr.. Stephens
claims that he will have wothird In the conveo.
ton, and that majority Of the delegates favor Of
aboishing the rule making twothird vote necessary to
nominate This is denied, however by The Macon Iee.
graph and Messenger, which leads the opposition to
Stephens 1t that the wothird rule win not be
abolished, and that Mr. eephenss nomination under
is an impossibiy, as he will have only few in
structed delegates than his rival Bacon.
Representative Moore of the Xth Congress
sonal District of Tennessee says that t is possible for
the Republicans 10 elect eight members OF Congress from
that State this fall The division in the Dem, craic
party, he says is much wider than is generally sup
posed. OF the election Of Hawkins and a Legislature
that will maintain the credit OF the State he has no
doubt Hc told correspondent of The Cincinnati Com,
n'ercial that this is going to be the yeest campaign
they have ever had In Tennessee We shall need and
we shall have prominent Republican speakers from out
side mat is what is needed in Tennessee, speakers and
not money. The issues need to be clearly presented
the people. They always vote right when they know
what they are voting about"