Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-20

national Convention that nominated Gar
| 6eld.n And still more confusing Will 1t be
to them, continues the Day, when they and
! Colonel Cash levying assessments on the
| wasbinston clerks and Union c,ipPles as
the heayen-appoiuted leader of the negroes
| If South Carolina. "Little Buttercup," 1t
ventures to remark, never mixed her babies
up in more confused and ill-assorted man.
uer. And the Day might have added "Ma-
hone. Virginia" TO its list as the m ost "con-
fusing" Of all the factors in this strange
| nacIGnge-
THE Albany Journal says that if the voters
of New York are compelled TO choose be-
| tween John Kelly ticket from Syracuse
and arney Bglin ticket from Saratogs,
many will throw away their votes or stay at
| home. The Tammany machine and the adj
| ministration machine will alike repel citi-
zens. Ii the Democracy yield 10 John
Kelly, the separation from the party OF
| cert ain element is certain. If the Repub-
licaus surrender to the rule of Mr.. ConkliDg,
/ a similar separation may be predicted
GENUINE sell-respecf, and such an exhibit
ten of that quality as is rarely seen, was
| shown, says the Washington Posi-, by the son
| of Senator Hill, in declining a seat in the
| Senate for the balance of his honored fathers
| une1pired term. This gentleman is quite as
| well qualified for the declined position IS
| many who have filed it creditably, but he
| knew that the offer came to him as a tribute
| Of respect for his father, and being proud
4 L. much honor
such terms. There are too many men now
| in public life who bank on the reputation of
the dead. 1t is pleasant TO find one who is
| too proud and self-respectiug to accept Office
Cd another's merits.
SENATOR BEN HARRISON is looked upon
| 10 the West the coming man of the Re-
publican party IS NO Eastern 1uan-ean beat
| the administration patronage combination.
| His friends enumerate among Ben's good
points his classical tone, clear strain of
| honor, four years service on the battlefield,
still longer service as reporter OF. the State
| Supreme Court, fine legal abilities, clean
tongue and perfect equipoise, besides his de-
scent from a president Of the United States,
| a signer of the declaration of independence
and signer of the death-warrant of King
| Charles L. This last was the especial boast
of President Harrison. The Indiana party
said that Window was the only quantity in
| the West bssides Harrison.
THE Hon. SAM Hunt, of Cincinnati,
thinks that Mcdonald, of Indians, will be
either the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent or independent. He says that if Mr..
Tilden is able to stand up and whisper Eyes,"
he can get the irst-named nomination. owing
to belief that be would have been elected
if nominated instead of Hancock when
New York State, which was the determining
quantity, had already been twice carried by
Tilden. If TiIden is out of the way Mr..
Hunt says that Mcdonald has the lead, and
is more than probable 10 go on the ticket
behind Tilden than Mr.. Hendricks, whom
the Tilden Stalwarts omit from their besds.
Mr.. Hunt is a relative Of George Hunt Pen
dleton, which seems to prove that blood will
not tell.
REPUBLICANS in Mr.. Robeson's district
who refuse to sustain him have plenty of
Republican support in their position. The
Boston Journal says that if disloyalty to
Robson is step toward Democracy, ga
good part of the Republican party, and the
best part, is in that close proximity to the
Democratic party" The Syracuse Standard
says: "His defeat would shed a luster over
the psrty.n The Albany Journal speaks it's
mind as follows: "Robeson is discredit TO
New Jersey, TO The Forty-seventh Congress,
and 10 the party. 1t is of no use 10 blink
at the fact. Everybody knows it and pri-
the First New Jersey district can rise no
higher than the Robson level, We are sorry
for them. But they have no right TO expect |
the whole Republican party 10 get down to |
that level"
The New York Times of Friday gave this |
summary of the political situation in that |
State: "In our columns to-day will be |
found the names of foriy-three delegates TO
the Republican State Convention, chosen in |
ten Assembly districts of the State. From /
the best information accessible TO us, these |
new accessious to Wednesdays convention |
may be classified as follows: For Cornell, |
81; Folger, 8; Wordsworth, q; Wood, A; and
Ol uOuoIui phelcfcnCer, o. uis Cidb5lnCa-
ton makes the strength of the various candi-
dates at the present date: Cornell, 1T votes;
Folger, 1873; Wadsworth, 81; Wood, IL;
Starin, s, and Robinson, 6, with votes not
apportioned. Twenty-Five of the Assembly
districts, electing ninety-three delegates, re-
main to be heard from. The choice of six
of these will probably be known to-day, six
teen tomorrow, and the remaining three by
Monday. As the governor must have all but
sixteen Of the ninety delegates still TO
be elected to have majority in the conveu-
ton, the chances of the contest being virtual
ly settled before the meeting of that body
are somewhat slim. 1t is, however, tolerably
clear that Judge Folger, every one of whose
supporters is known and declared, has just
strength enough to render his defeat ex-
tremely probable. That all his votes should
be available for any other candidate favored
by the machine is by no means likely"