New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-19
POLITICAL NEWS.

Inc PennSylyania Independents have rejected
the oilers OF tAe Democrats ookiag to the
VI the STATE senate IN opposition TO the Regular Reub
leans In adopting this they give ano.ner EVIL
"tuce tnat Jner purpose mas been 10 bng auon raj %
anu not 10 secure tho enOunrnts OF Office.
The courage Of the Indiana PrOhibjtlon,sts
Is connendabe Their defeat last mon th has only ma ia
tAem more earnest In trying to get the Legislature 70
suomt prOmDt0ry amendment 10 tle people. A sooa
as the next session begins they have arranged t. ponr
petitions winch. II Is claimed Will represent 2ODOD1
NoIots ID ne 9ae Iney TO give tle Demoolsoy
10 ohd Of trOdDc aud will opel It to take position on
one side OF the question or the other
Senator Harris, of Tennessee has an I'm.
comfortably lively dght his hands In his effort 10 40.
cure reelection. There rumOrs of combinations
az inst which, If true, viii make his re.urn TO the
senate an mpossby. HIS btterost opponent is named
S1Faae' add ne evidently means make good Als dds
Tue name by beginning fierce Onslau-n upon Mr. u.r.
The senatorial nght vii. doubtless nav. ,0Ie in.
Adtnce upon tne settlement o. tue deDt.
General Chalmers, ii he gets INTO the next
Congress will ecl Ike lone. lorn creeur" Netler
party seems 10 about hardening itself Win The re-
sp0ns.bity keeping hIn out OF allylng itself VITA
hlhl atcr he Is in. The Democrats have majority largo
enough without his vote an his support would ne OF uo
tht he be gwen Ms scat, and that the party
Its hands OF MIN And that viii PROBABLY the course
pursued.
The Southern papers are anxious that the
Mississippi River should be taken or whether there
are any appropriations made FOR other improvements by
the present Congress or not. They the slim
chance fat River and HarbOr bill ha Of passing this
winter and therefore want separate bill passed
Mississippi Valley. Toaccompsh his friends Of the
measure VII nave 10 secure cLanye or the rul IN he
house ich will permit the Committee I'll the Mlsss
sippi River to originate separate appropriation bill
IGc same plan has been tried before and fie and,
consiueru- splsm OF economy which al cs pres
ems body, it Is doubtful if the scheme succeeds
Georgia puts forward Mr.. Hammond, OF tie
With Congressional District in that state, candidate
for the Sprakership of the Congress The Atlanta
C0HSr tuition believes that Randall, Carlisle and Black
bum viii succeed defeating each Other and that tnen
opportunity will for such MI Han
mond 1t gives hin warm Endorsement saying t1at
II he becomes Speaker the Democratic party will never
regret his elevation lie is "a Democrat that Is &C olce
sound and liberal He 1t who saw the good in Mr.
Garfield aud yet be + VINO is always true to ais
cOuycuOns--a man who has always depended upon
merit for promotion In life eno never upon tue OF
common POLITICAL Warfare Mr. HammOnds boom
very lii lr one YET, but CIRCUMSTANCES may ars0
viii, Will give it respectable proportion.
The Ohio Republicans Will be in no want Of
candidates for ho Gubernaoral domination next year.
Ii will Iced, evidently. but a little pushing bring
the field every party candidate for Congress was
defeated Last October. Attorney General Nash has
generally looked upon the boOke for the place,
aud lie would doubtless make strong head for ne tck-
Ct But within week past entirely mas
been mentioned. This T. Judge Jacob Amber whose
work the National Tariff Commission has brought aim
INTO pro inence. He IL the author the oOmpre zen
sive bill U.rOrted Dy the Commission 10 reform md
reduce tie tariff and hOuld Congress adopt his work
claim that It will make MIN the rising for next
SPRINGS Republican Convention. aud tnat, waiie no
vii this boom, he Will nave no points Tor attack.