New-York tribune., 1882-04-24
POLITICAL Ne US.

The machine candidate for Congressman-a..
large in Pcnnsy Ivania supposed be Samuel b. Dick
statement is made in The Cro,cford journal that be
tried 10 get the nomination TO Congress rom his own
district three times succeeded once then failed IN
carry his own county.
The nomination to Congress from the ia
District Of Tennessee, 1t il reported viii be sought By
Mr.. Rule, Editor OF The Rnorre Chronicle That paper
has taken strong ground in favor Of honest settle
ment Of the debt OF that state, aud has exered vida
influence among the Republicans in Eastern Ten.
nessee The ia District IL now represented by Con.
gresham &. L. HOuk.
The Maryland Constitution provides that all
bills before they become laws must be signed by th,
Governor OF the State in the presence Of the presiding
officers Of both houses Of the Legislature This may re.
suit in putting virtual upon many Of the laws
passed at the last session Of the Legislature. the
Speaker OF the House Is sick and unable attend the
signing The only way ont Of the predeanent is for ths
sion, but this he resolutely refuses 10 do.
The generalization of the Arkansas Demo.
Gratis appears To increase instead OF diminish The
party split three factions each Of which is en-
deayonng to get control Of the state Convention
The factions known the state Credit men, the Pc
pudiatOrs and the BOurbOns. The last-named faction
want 20 keep the question OF the state debt entirely
Of politics, but their prospects OF succeeding ver7
dubious This div. ION among the Democrats may 70
sult ln giving the s'ate 10 the Republicans.
The GovernOrship question in Massachusetts
has not become any clearer during the past weeks
No new candidate has entered the hcld and no Of
those heretofore named withdrawn. All con.
sidcrod available and doubtless any Of them could
be elected The work present being done for Mr.
Bishop Mr. Rice IS strong Worcester County and ths
lary found in the Eae speaker Noycss canvass has
not mndc much progress OF late Several months vet
intervene before the state Convention will be held.
The latest attempt 10 settle the debt ques-
ton Of Tennessee wiz meet with strenuous opposition
from tie Democrats OF that state. The party thinks that
if 1t can heal hc dssensons its ranks elect tho
next Governor and legislature and then the control Of
the question will De its hands There appears TO Ne
de eruaOn Oh HE part Of the Democrats to prevent
the present LEGISLATURE from coming 10 settlemeus
with the bondholders. The Memphis Appeo saws that
any eitement made now VIII share the fate Of the
funding bin and tie 1908 iniquity."
The PENNSYLVANIA State Convention viii
convene two weeks from All the delegates
are not yet elected but enough baye been chosen to
show that General Beaver will undoubtedly be nomina-
ted for Governor Ills attitude during the prcmin ary
canvass commended by Of the papers that have
opposed him. and it admitted that II machine candidate
is be nominated better one could not nave been
ever and should the Democrats succeed in porsuadng
Judge Turnkey to run the result will be involved ia
doubt.
The triumph of the liquor men in Ohio prom
ises to be short lived Reports coming from different
parts of the state that their hgh-handed saroug
Ing strong current OF opposition. A Columbus dis
patch to The Ciece,qnd Herald says: The indignation
OF the liquor against the passage Of the Pond and
Smith Sunday bills is doing 10 help and strengthen
the Republican party than any other movement that
could be organized and the good results sprnging from
this opposition already beginning to be felt through
out the state The saloOnists Overreaching them
selves and by their actions drawing into the Repubi
can ranks hundreds OF men who cannot and will not
stand by an made a basis of organized Opp0si
tOn to these laws" An attempt was made last week
TO papers with the secretary of state ncOrp pOrang
-OcldtOn or WHlrhey men whose aNONeu purpose
resist the execution Of the liquor laws. The
eneru Of the state has advised him not 10
place tnrm on file. Unless the advocates of free rum
show more discretion Democratic calculations the fan
elections viii need revision.