New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-21
POLITICAL NEWS.

Senator Plumb Is said to be more popular in
Kansas than any to the Senate from that
state He will doubtless be reelected winter by the
unanimous vote OF his party In the Legislature
Colonel Thomas L. Jones has begun his can
vass for the Kentucky Governorshp already. II Proc
tor Knott imagined that he would have walkoyer for
oeived himself Besides Mr. Jones' Judge o wsey VIII
compete for the honor
Congressman-elect Boutelle of Maine, had
the satisfaction Of witnessing the largest Republican
gain in his nelghborhood made anywhere In the state
The old WITH Congressional District in which lie resides
t6is month Robe received in the district plural
ity of 9, 1902, net Republican gain OF 3.2o3'
The nomination Of Representative Gambler
for Congress IXth District of Massachusetts be-
fore the meeting State Convention is said to be the
frat time such an event has occurred there In twenty
years Ii been usual to wait until the state ticket
was in the field before nominating the Congressional
candidates
The Greenbackers of the With Indiana Con-
gressional District intend 1t is rumored to place DE la
Matyr field again The only result viii be an in
creased chance Of the Democrats eecting VIII T. Eng
lish the son of National bank president Congressman
Peele who has been renominated BY the Republicans
popular and his party hopes to elect him. The oisiict
a close
Governor CullOm opened the Republican
campaign Illinois by speech at Chatsworth last week
He reviewed the record of the party and contrased IL
brief account the financial condition OF the State say
ing that il was practically Of debt having the funds
hand pay every outstanding obligation NO reief-
made in the speech 10 the prohDon question.
The Greenback sde-shOw to the Democratic
party In Ohio having practically died out and the
called Worin gnen's party having disbanded the Dem
trying make OF the leaders OF these par
ties IN the present campaign. Some OF them are making
speeches in different parts Of the state ostehslOy IN
favor party. but circular from John g. thompson
which has TO light shows that TINS Is only Dim"
they really in the pay OF the Democrats
The nomination of Judge j. A. Williams by
the Republicans in the lid Congressional District OF
Arkansas means that effort will be made TO
wres that district from the Bourbons II undoubtedly
has an anti Bourbon majority and the Independents
have decided to make no nomination tners VIII 90
gaining Republican Congressman IN ARKANSAS Is good
Thomas A. Armstrong, the Greenback cam
ddate for Governor Of PeDnsyvania, Is reported TO
have strong hopes of his election. He Will undoubtedly
receive larger than his party has poed in several
years The unsettled state OF politics he thinks VIII
in his favor In the part of the State
and particularly in Allegheny County, the Organization
Of the party said to be superior TO what ever Wa
before
The Xth Congressional District of Tennessee
will probably Republicans unless the I'M
happy difference in the party there Is harmonized IL
is now represented by William K Moore. who has been
renominated by faction, but he declines to run
again. The other faction has nominated Thomas A.
Hamilton The Tennessee Republicans have three Rep
lesentaiyes the present Congress- but from present
appearances it is doubtful they VIII have more IMAM
one, and perhaps none. in the next House.
Controller Pattison made his first speech
since he was the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Tuesday evening
He discussed OF economy in the public service,
the abuse of the spells system, and the evils OF bosh
politics Only State issues, he believed. were CON
cerned in the present The speech was Lrcf
one, and delivered az reception given by the Com
monwealth Club.
One of the charges made agai INST Senator
Window his political enemies Ia Minnesota Is that no
has accumulated large fortune during his public ca
reer In an interview in Minneapolis few DAYS ago he
said on this subject good deal more than 80 per cent
of what is said about my property Is sheer fabrication
and malicious fasehood repeated for political purposes
challenge them TO point out One-tenth OF tho amoun OF
property they say own. have made moderate com
peence through honorable and legitimate investment
In a country developing as ours Is l DO not tnhk IL
necessary a to claim he Is pauper In order 20
nroye his honesty and he who does pays very poor
compliment to his intelligence. had enough
financial sagacity TO save the government over
$4,000 900 per anuum during my short adm nistralOn
of the Treasury Department. and hope nave enough
honestly to make a competence for my FAMILY.