New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-06
POLITICAL NEWS.

Democratic candidates for the Speakersbin
OF the next House OF Representatives are
number. Congressman g. g. Cox exhibits sigma OF ha
coming candidate. He denies that s one bat s.v.
that II his friends press him he may seek for votes Mr.
Converse, OF OHIO suggested az candidate by sena
tor Voorhees,, OF Indiana
The Greenback-Labor party was more suc.
cessfu than It's leaders had hoped would be a. tina
fall election in Iowa It's candidates for State Offices re
ceiyed 27046 Politicians suspect that some OF
the dissatisfied Republicans. who IN other States would
nome, in Iowa voted for the Greenback candidates
Persons elected members of the various Leg
isatures TO be filed with ideas Of reform following
the example Of the Congressman elect. Thus John II
Faunce, a member OF the Pennsylvania Legislature.
elected In Philadelphia who is candidate for Speaker
says that he will Harrisburg with the intention OF
working abolish unnecessary Offices TO nix salaries at
fair compensation aud to compel all officers to attend
properly to their duties
Senator Voorhees,, Of Indiana, is Of the opin.
that the plank OF the Ohio Democrats should
be adopted guide by Democrats in dealing with the
tariff The plank Is transparency non-committal:
" ReSoired, That favor tariff levied 10 meet the
actual needs md adjusted in its details With view
10 equality in public burdens a. TO encourage productive
industries and afford labor just compensation without
creating mOnopOlies."
There is considerable scepticism expressed
in West Virginia in regard to Senator IL. q. Dayis's
retirement from contest for United States Senator.
He has hired rooms at Wheeling and will be In that city
when the Legislature TO elect the Senator. Con-
gresham Kenna of the Kanawha District, is now the
most prominent Democratic candidate The Republican
members OF the Legislature vote for Congressman
Wilson, an Independent Democrat.
Despite the election, old claims ar to be
pressed the attention Of Congress-. The Boston Trav
eller says that letter signed by william Gray. OF
Boston. by Charles Francis Adams jr, OF Quincy, oy
William Goddard, of Providence, and other persons from
different sections Of the country has been 10 each
Senator and Representative at WASHINGTON again urg-
rhe Justice OF the famous French spOatiOl claims,
aud the passage during the present session or Oil re-
ferring the whole matter TO the Court OF Claims"
The Ohio State Board of Canvassers have
before them interesting contested Congressional
election In the XVlIIth Congressional Dstric
Major Jonathan H. Wallace, the Democratic caudidlte
claims that be was elected by Is majority while the
official abstract Of the returned TO the Secretary
of State shows majority for Major William IL. MoKin-s
lev the Republican candidate. Major Wallace does not
ask the Board Of Canvassers TO 90 behind inc returns
bur merely certain defective ballots, Inscribed
with his surname for him. Ex-senator thurman Is
Major Wallace's counsel.
George III. Ford, a member of the Ohio Leg
sature in 1872 has just revealed interesting feature
of the contest United States Senator that year.
Mr. Ford states that eleven OF the Republican MEMBERS
himself included, made mutual pledge that they would
vote John Sherman who was supported for sens
tor by all the other Republican members The eleven
sought 10 unite with the Democratic members upon
some other Republican candidate General Garfield was
asked such candidate but be teegraphed the toi
lowing decnation from Washington (" Gentlemen,
thank you for the honor kindly made, but can never
consent TO be elected United states Senator by Demo-
cratic votes" The offer was then made 10 ex-
President Hayes but he said his relations TO sherman
were such he could not consent TO DC Candidate
ZEN eleven thereupon voted for sherman, and no
elected.