New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-18
POLITICAL NEHS.

Benjamin F. F. FoOks, of Sussex County
is mentioned as suitable candidate for Governor
the Republican ticket in Delaware He has belonged TO
the party since 1880 and would, it thought, draw
many Democratic votes The county In which he
sides will doubtless be the battle-ground OF the cam
paign
The contest in the With Congressional Dis
trct OF Minnesota had long foreshadowed and was
therefore not pected The placing OF two Republ
candidates in the field will not probably endanger
the District, IL has about $1,000 Republican
to g. 900 Democratic. Both Nelson and Kindred claim
10 have been regularly nominated, and both Will AJAX
for support on that ground But Is doubtful II either
good lie claim, and choice OF the voters
VIII be made largely on personal grounds.
Governor Long, of Massachusetts, says that
he unwilling TO accept another term in the Governor
ship, nomination to Congress in the lid Congressional
District or the United States senatorship He will not,
however, make personal against either Con-
| gresham Harris or Senator Hoar and Acknowledges
that he sees why both OF these gentlemen
shond not be reelected In fact the Governor
be somewhat in doubt about his position In the
Congressman Manning, of the lid Mississippi
District, has rival for tue Democratic nomination
Congress. Judge Morgan has consented TO enter the
field and his friends claim that he has enough support
promised already to insure his success. He was
spcuous in the buldozing campaign Of 1879, when he
aided greatly In organizing victory" Tor the Demo
erals TINS Is the district which snOesrDg Chalmers
proposes TO run as AN Independent candidate Tor Con-
| gress.
! Only three weeks more remain of the cam
| paign in Kentucky. The antiBourbons have made
energetic and assert that they have dealt Bour
bonism death blow whether they succeed In elecng
their ticket this year not. Ex-ILeutenantG
Jacob, the Liberal candidate for Clerk Court Of
Appeals. has been charged by some Republicans who
refuse TO support him. with disloyal uterances during
the He denies this, however, anu claims that lie
| stood Loyalty by the Government
The charmen of both the Independent and
Regular committees of Pennsylvania express themselves
satisfied with the information they are getting from
| the state The Independents claim that they
supported by liberal element In the stand they have
taken the compromise propositions, while the Regu-
confident that the refusal Of these propositions
| Will sensiDly weken the stewart ticket. CnllrnAn
Mckee leaves the door TO peace open by saying that
| tue Independent candidates nowhere say that they
Will consent To otner condition than the one they
| propose"
Reports from the With Congressional
District of Indiana make the outlook for the Republic
| cans promising. The dsafection among the Germans
will not be nearly great was supposed The att
tude of the Republican party the temperance ques
ton liked it becomes better understood The
difference between the candidates OF the two parties for
Congress Is also much III favor OF MI Peee the hepuD
ican nominee lie popular and good speaker, wnile
Lis opponent Mr. English is nelther The GreenDackers
| have as yet placed no Candidate IN the held.
Before the Democratic State Convention of
Tennessee met and nominated Bate for Governor
low-tax platform The Louisville CourrJourraI bitterly
denounced the regulating tendencies OF the party and
predicted defeat But sooner had the convention
adjourned after adopting political creed which 1t had
censured than that paper at once swung oIt for Bate
Nashville correspond mt OF HE Louisville Commercial
quotes Bate Democrat saying that tine whole secret
| vi change is that Henry WatteFsen is candidae
for ePresden tie Democratic ticket in lss4, and
agreed support Bate condition that he Is to re-
ceive OF tennessee the National Convention
The North Carolina canvass is developing
great deal of bitter feeling. The numerous deseton
| from the Democratic side appear to have made that
party desperate. defeat now, it is recognized would
be rout, and render it impossible to reorganze before
the next Presidential election. The following incident
OF the canvass is related by correspondent: There
| a number of clever colored stump orators in North
| Carolina Among the most prominent OF these are
| Harris and OHarra Harris is Old politician. and
during the days of carpebagsm, frequently canvassed
the State He also did good work on the stump in Vr
GINA for Malone and his party last fall. During the
sitting Of the Democratic state Convention here on the
5th Governor JARVIS, in speech deilYered TO that
| body chal enged the Republican speakers 10 meet him
in debate in the few days later the negro
| Harris addressed a to the Governor. which was
sent by tne nsnds Of exCODtedeate officer accepting
the challenge. No notice, however, was taken oI the
| note"