New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-20
POLITICAL NEWS.

General Bragg, who was defeated for ren0m.
nation to Congress in the I'D Wisconsin District does
not inteud to bolt aud an Independent candidate
He will submit quietly TO his defeat aud look 10 the
ture for his vindication
The Independent cOlcred voters Of Phil.
adelphia have pledged themselves TO support Senator
Stewart for Governor In tho western part Of the Stee
they have taken steps to show their sympathy with
the Independent movement
There appears to be no opposition to tho
nomination OF DR.. Davis, Of Fall River as Mr Crapos
successor In Congress. He has waited patiently hs
opportunity and doubtless viii be gratihed. TLs
Boston Herald hints that this district which includes
Cape Cod may show largely increased Butler II
the Republicans fail to nominate Grape for Governor.
Governor st. John of Kansas wrote letter
few weeks since urging the temperance people Of Ohio
to vote the Republican ticket this year. Some doubt
having been thrown the authenticity OF the letter tho
Governor writes again say that his former letter
pressed his belief and that he does not how the advice
| II followed can injure the cause OF Prohibition
The Michigan Democrats have probably been
caught in trap IN usng with the Greenbacks Of that
state Some of lenders I'm the latter party have sent
out confidential circulars urging Greenbackcrs scratch
the names of the Democratic candidates. and 10 vote
only for members Of their own party Much bad feeling
has been engcndered by this discovery of Greenback
attempt OvcIrcach the Democrats and the harmony
which marked the allied State conventions Is rapidly
| vanishing.
When General Singleton announced himself =.
Independent candidate for Congress in the XIth
District Of Illinois it thought that all the clements
opposed TO the Democrats would support him Tho
Prohibitionists however, a,ded as both tho
candidate, in the field were pronounced anti-tenpmnce
men; and they have accordingly nominated candidate
of their own This will doubtless insure the election OF
| the straight Democratic nominee
The Independent Republicans in the I'D
District Of Mississippi who opposed to the election
OF sh0e-strng Chalmers to Congress held meeting AZ
| Holly Springs last week They propose TO make o cam
yass in favor Of their nominee Hannibal G. Carter and
ask for contributions 10 aid them in electing true rep
rcsentative of Repubcani,m 10 Congress Mr. Carter
wa, one of the first coloIed volunteers IN the war has
| and twice a candidate for Presidential Hector
The defeat of the Republican State ticket
in Maine in ,sO has always been acribed to the lavish
Use of money by the Fusonts. This i now admitted
by some OF the pary's leaders f. W. Hill, Governor
Pai,ted- father-n-aw, said last week to reporter Of
The Le,r;s0n journal The chief cause OF our usionl
defeat was the difficulty in getting our men to come
10 the polls We had very bard work I'm getting ont our
votes. There bad been too much money used ID l7sO
Voters hung back in the expectation OF getting some
money before coming OUT
There is little history connected with the
defeat of Congressman Young in his effort 70 secure
denomination in the lid District OF Cincinnati Mr.
Amor Smith Collector OF Internal Revenue III That
city and had made record for efficiency second To no
man in the service But Congressman Young wanted
the place for a stawart and he secured Mr. Smiths
removal and the appointment OF his man. The
verdict Of the the proceeding sho WI ny the
fact that Mr. Young went INTO the nominating conyen
ton with fifty delegates while Mr.. smith had l17 and
carried away the prize.
The Republicans in the XlVth Congressional
District of Ohio have the opportunity not only to elect
good representative of their party but to stamp with
their disapprOval of the most offensive nominations
the Democrats have made III that state. The Republic
can nominee is a. Horn, twin brother OF
Congressman Horr. OF Michigan. The Democratic
candidate Is George W. Geldes, who was VAL
landigam cOpperhead during the war and made him
self personally offensive by his assistance IN circulating
the Morey forgery in 1850. The district has small
Republican majority.
The bitterness between the Democratic fac
tons in Ohio seems to increase the campaign pro-
ceeds The undisgused hostility OF The Cincinnati En-
quirer to John Thompson and its willingness 10 give
away party explained by the statement thai
the Democratic campaign fund being used to bolster
up weak party organs and to jure The Enquirer he
unwingness of those inside the ring c give any NOR
nation OF the way in which the campaign Il being con-
Quoted and how the finances are managed Is aholhet
cause of dissatisfaction This state OF AFFAIRS Is sau 10
weakening the confidence OF the leaders ana destroy
ing the harmony which existed between the guor usa
ers and the Democracy.