New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-29
POLITICAL NEWS.

so far as known, seven of the members 81
the Pennsylvania Legislature who participated in the
election of senator Mitchell to the United states senate
sustain him in his revolt against Cameron rule.
Governor sherman, of Iowa, has announced
himself in favor of the adoption of the prohbitory
amendment to the constitution Of that state He
sider it important that the Issue should be placed be-
yond danger Of sudden and -consldered changes
The Independents will doubtless support Mr..
Stephens for Governor Of Georgia. if the Democratic
party dominates him, but they Will present AntiBour
bon nominations for all the other state officers and they
are claiming 10000 majority for them
Some of the Democratic papers in Georgia
saying that Mr. stephens is too old and too feeble
to for Governor Having secured his consent TO
run only as the candidate OF Democrats, they
preparing to lay him quietly away on the shelf
AT a meeting of the Crenshaw, Ala, Demo-
cratic County Convention. held the 9th OF May, IL
was resolved that the election law OF the framed
more in the interest Of fraud than fairness and that tho
delegates from the county to the state Convention de-
mand pledge that the Democratic party would repeal
the law at the next session OF the General Assembly
There is much curiosity in Pennsylvania
now to see whom the Democrats win nominate for Gov
crnor Tie Philadelphia delegation is reported TO DO
nearly sold for Pattison while in the Western part Of
the state Hopkins has picked up number OF delegates
The will become more earnest from the present
time until the Convention meets
Congressman Shallenberger, Of the XXIVth
Congressional District in Pennsylvania, is candidate
for denomination He has encountered some opposition
but the result OF the primary elections in his
home county asst week largely in his favor. Mr.
Snaenberger serving his third term IN Congress
ana elected IN 1850 by maj orlty o. 4,05l
The candidate most frequently mentioned for
Judge of the supreme Court the Republican ticket in
Ohio is John IL. Doyle of Toledo lie occupies
seat on the bench OF lower where he has shown ex
ceent qualifications forthe place As the Northwestern
section OF the has been hOnOred with POSI-
tiOD on the supreme Court bench strong claim VIII DO
put in for the place this year.
The political situation in Ohio is fully ex-
planned from Democratic point OF view, in Washing
ton dispatch to The Cincinnati Enquirer The concll-
siOns of the writer not encouraging 10 the De-
mOcracy. 1t is shown that the party will make grave
bunder it goes into the campaign the advocate OF
free rum depending the German vote to bring VIC
tory. careful analysis of the cast for Governor
last year given. and the conclusion drawn is that even
If 10000 German Republicans voted with the Demo
the Republican candidates would still be elected
II is nmated. accordingly, that the Democrats must
depend upon some other Issue Tor success than mere V
position the temperance legislat passed al tno
session OF the Legislature, ana that ticket ndo
of the best IN the party must De nominb ted ihe
dspatcn concludes with the suggestion that the WORK 20
done and tne hurrahng left until after the Victory
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