New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-20
POLITICAL NEWS.

The ProhibitiOnists will open the campaign
in Connecticut by holding their State Convention al
Hartford April 10. full State ticket viii be nominated.
Representative Horr's course in Congress has
made him popular with his constituents there is
donbt IN Michigan that he Dc reelected he chooses
tOrun.
Massachusetts, politicians have found that it
will be possible, without Objectionable gerrymander
ing" 10 divide the state into twelve Congressional dis
Ticts, every Of which will b. safely Republican
James b. Weaver, the Greenback candidate
for President in $780, will contest Of the Iowa Com
gressoDa districts this fan The new ARRANGEMENT Of
the districts will probably end his political llfe
Democratic candidates for Governor Of
Pennsy lyania are getting plenty Besides James ii.
Hopkins, Robert +. PatisOn, Robert f. Monaghan and
Eckey b. Coke have their supporters The latter is said
10 be rich able and possessed OF hrstclasS record.
Ex-senator Oglesby, it is reported will enter
the race for the succession to acting YicePresident
pavis's chair. The other candidates most frequently
named are Governor CullOu and Green q. Raum. Tho
Legislature which Will choose the new Senator Is yet to
be elected.
The Republican press approves the decision
of the Congressional TO leave the tax tobacco
and whiskey remain as at present The surplus of
enue II any, II Is thought be used in many ways,
and besides there other taxes which should be cut
down first.
The Cuyahoga County delegates in the Ohio
Legislature are agreed to the desrablty OF dividing
much perpleXed 10 determine hat other territory shall
be annexed thereto. The redistIctiny b VIII be COM
pleted on Wednesday.
Governor Colquitt's decision not TO convene
an extra session Of the Georgia Legislature for the pur
pose OF redstroting the made In direct oppo'
son to the almost universal demand OF tho BOURBON
nrcss OF the State The Liberals Jubant over LIS
actor and talk OF running General Gordon lor congress-
manatLarSo
The better class of Democratic journals IN
,be South display liberal spirit in discussing political
ouesons About the only exception is The Ch1rlesOn
y,,cs and Courier. The tone IN which 1t refers
70 every man who has the courage to contest the scat O
Democrat il Congress shows nat It has much 70 ean
before II catches up with most OF It's contemporaries
The views of an Independent Louisiana
nemocrat as 10 the reform movement IN thar stdo ho
given in the following Washington dispatch TO me C"-
cnuaa Copnterciaii 1--WE intend to make our ngnt on
tha broad platform OF honesty. economy ana equal
bta We shall invite, and expect TO receive the COOP
o,on ~ the best men OF both political parties ont We
sran have no coalitions looking TO the distribution Of
mills and patronage II we succeed as we believe We
shall we intend that every cent, principal ana interest,"
~ the det of louisiana shall be paid aud We intend ~
nos, Z, with the money which be saved 10y driving
from, nover the ringsers who fattening on ls WINS
dghnporng the state FOR which they profess 50 iuin
Sagiyd Ws intend 10 put honest ana competent uon Z
7ce and wa intend that life. liberty aGd ptVlets .
he IA secure in the state of LOulsahs 10 " - Az WV
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