Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-06
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Independent movement In Pennsyl-
| vania is booming.
General O'Neil will, in all probability, re-
| ceiye the Democratic nomination for governor of
| Alabama.
Some of the Georgia papers are question
| ing Alex. II. Stephens's Democracy. Mr.. Stephens
| is not the unanimous choice of the Democracy OF
| that state, by great deal
Elk Senator James Chestnut, OF South Caro-
lima, the Charleston Nelos says is highly accom-
plished gentleman of The old school, moderate in
his opinions and close student OF public Affairs
Winfsld Scott Hancock for governor.
What a Settlement OF machine bosses and rusty
Bourbons such a nomination would make! And
| stranger things have happened.-Phiadelphta
| Times.
The Hon. John A. Cuthbert who died re-
Gently in Mobile. Ala, aged ninety-one, and at
g;ess, the first superintendent of the first sun
day-sehool ever organized in Eatonton.
Senator Allison has paper on "The Cur
rency of the Future in the June number of the
North american Rerielc. He indicates therein the
measures which Congress will have to take for in
surfing Il stable currency after the national debt
has been extinguished.
The New York Iii5une is inclined to ex-
ult over the fact that Democratic Moses has vet
been found in pennsylvania. The Boston Post
makes an exceedingly clever point wnen it SAYS
that the Democrats cont keep Moseses. The Re
publican party of South Carolina has turned out
one, however, who is remarkable fine specimen
of the tribe
John Sherman ID looking after his pres-
Dental chances with amusing ease. considering
that he never had any. The squelcher at Chicago
would have done the work for ordinary cheek, but
Johns is Of tempered brass and stands the pres
sure beautifully. With him on one side and Pen
dleton on the other Ohio presents the two most
anxious aspirants on the list.
A Washington correspondent of the New
York sun declares unequivocally that Mr. Conk-
ling was excluded from the Electoral Commission
at the direct personal request of Rutherford B.
Hayes. So it seems that sanetified humbug took
hand in picking out the men who were to perpe-
trate the fraud by which he protted. There was
no lack of completeness about that infamy.
The prospects for unanimity Of sentiment
ing; The breach between the two factions is
daily hated by Republicans than are staiwarts
now hated by Half-Breeds. Harmony in Pennsyl-
vsnia seems impossib e efforts to restore it in New
York are vain An apathy among ReuubIicans Is
everywhere apparent IN Ohio. If ever the oppor-
tunify was ripe for Democratic success it is Tfpe
now.
There is talk Of putting Wade Hampton
back into the gubernatorial chair of South Caro-
liza. He is tired ofthe Senate, and would enjoy
active candidate for governor of the palmetto
State. Haywood will take it up ii it is pressed on
him Congressman 11lman Is strong. He is not
actively candidate. but he is a man OF fine sense
and indisputable integrity. Senator Butler win
viii build a house TO live his second senatorial
term in.
Senator Hill Is talked Of very much to-
day in Washington, because of the good news
from him The generous letter OF Senator Hoar
speaks the universal sentiment there. Anxious
20 hear first the reliable from the iuustrious
patient. Julius Burrows, of Michigan is a bitter
partisan, but he said yesterday, why couldn't
notorious bore in the Housel instead of attacking
the most eloquent tongue in the Union2"
There has cropped out here and there
show of opposition TO the return by the Leg
islature of the Hon. John T. Morgan the United
States Senate. Governor Watts has announced |
himself in published card candidate for the |
position, and the Montgomery County convention |
have nominated the Hon Walter Bragg as Nor
gan's successor. We notice also that General |
Rather is spoken OF for the Senate. and il may be
that Others have been named by their friends as |
suitable timber out of which to construct SEN
ator-Mo6iLe Register.
1t is peculiarly of the Republicans that, !
hereafter, in this world the next. It would |
occur 10 anybody except Republican majority |
of Legislature that such bloody instructions as
those given by Reed and Keller might return TO /
plague the inventor, and that a Republican mi /
nority might be oppressed not only whenever the /
Democrats regaiued control OF the House, but |
whenever the Democrats possessed for a day an /
accidental majority as may very easily happen in
the present political condition OF the House |
Nei0 York Herald.
Senator Conkling has had various disap-
pointments. Among them is the diss fection OF {
Governor Cornell whom he was wont TO regard s 4
one of his most trusty henchmen. According To I
the New York Tribune. Mr.. ConkIng. speaking of /
the probable candidates for governor of New York
the other day, said 4 sorTy 10 say that think
Mr.. Cornell Will be the nominee" In further
conversation he Is reported 10 have said: ii the