New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-23
POLITICAL NEVIS.

Maine, Massachusetts and Hampshire
the only States which retain the Executive Council
The proposition 10 abolish It in Massachusetts, was de-
feated in the Legislature last week by large majority
The Pacific States are putting in claim for
representation upon the Tariff Commission Bu,
whether represented the Commission or no,
they will make demand that the products peculiar
that neighborhood be gwen protection These raw
silk. champagne lemons, figs, oranges and prunes.
The attempt of the Ohio Democrats to get
along with mt John G. Thompson has proved disas
failure. He did not always lead the party VIC
tory but he gave 1t better chance TO succeed than 10
has had since he was deposed from the cairman-hp OF
the state Executive Committee. Accordingly the signs
indicate that the party will fail back upon Thompson
this year in the hope that with the aid OF the run-se
ers he viii be able " organize victory once more for tho
Democracy.
Reports say that Arkansas is witnessing one
OF the yelest preliminary IN its history The
Republicans have encouraging accounts Of the party's
condition. and the state Convention Ia july Is likely
be well attended. Ex-Congressman Snyder the Hon.
r NJ Gibson and W. ID. Slack are the most prominent
candidates for Governor The dlssenslons IN the ranks
Of tine Democracy do not seem TO grow less the time
for selecting State ticket approaches.
The platform of the Pennsylvania Green
hackers it has remarked, is mider than usual this
year the financial question. When the attention Of
Mr. Armstrong, The partys candidate for Governor was
called to this popularity, he said "Our whole battle
financially Is TO abolish the note issue privilege Of tho
National Daks, aud permit Issue money except Dy
the Federal Government Ihat Is the only objection We
have 10 the National banks-elimnate the dangerous
which they possess OF contraction aud Imitation
of The currency, and We will not bother over them"
The South Carolina Democrats have decided
that il will be best for the party to have the State
dstcted for Congressman, and the Governor 1t Is I'M
dertood will call the Legislature to meet about the LIST
OF July for the purpose The BOurb0ns claim that the
election fraud prosecutions have been great benefit
them. The charleston Ners and Courier says: There
much laXliy ana lukeWafuncsr, until the course or
tine political trials III Charleston showed the people the
dcph and breadth of the etawart conspiracy to African
ize the tate. There is no Indifference The De-
mocraoy wellnigh as solid as they in 1876"
The probabilities are that Colonel ID. b.
Henderson, secretary Of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee, will be candidate for Congress
himself the lid District Of Iowa. The first county
in District that has Appendicitis delegates instructed
them to vote for his nomination. Dubuque Times
ks that This suspicious becinn ng may be taken as
gen, expression of the sentiment Of all the counties
composing the District and We confidently look iofWaru
to "A similar indoI the gallant Colonel In every
that will De held No candidate for Congress
in this state ever received with such CORDIAL gener-
Gus aud unanimous support as Mr. Henderson Is hkey
10 receive"
Indications of the growth of protection sem
meuts the South daily cropping out in the papers
of that neiguborhood Said an Alabama gentleman re-
Gently to n correspondent OF The her Orleans Iimss
Democrat: Theoretically, am free trader but prac-
tcaly am aprOtectiOnist. ndorse the Theoretical
soudncss OF the Democratic doctrine Of tariff for
revenue only; bat at the time am convinced that
any considerable cutting down U the tariff now would
retard the prosperity which Is everywhere set
ting in throughout this section. don't want
to experiment with our infant hdustres'
our iron enterprises booming. Cotton
manufacturingis ON the increase. an willing TO
LET well enough aOne-for the present AT least" The
correspondent that II the simple question OF
protection home industries tariff for revenue only
were submit ted the of the Win Alabama Con-
grcssonal District there would be nearly an equal d-