New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-22
POLITICAL NEWS.

Senator PendletOn, Ex-Governor Curtin and
Samuel Carey have promised to aid the Fuson.is N
their campaign in Maine Senator voorhees, and s. s
Cox are also 10 be asked TO lend their assistance.
Congressman Urner has withdrawn from the
contest for the Republican nomination Congress in
the With Maryland District He is serving his
second and at its close will probably appointed
to the assoclate-judgeshp OF his Judicial III tricC
1t having been reported that Jesse Harper
chairman Of the National Greenback Committee would
stump Name for the Fusion ticket he the report
by saying that he expects to make camp ign speeches
that state but that they viii be for SOOn Chase ana not
for Paisted.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, is reported
SAYING after visit To Washington, that " ne ID very
well satisfied with the record the Republicans OF the
present Congress have made for themselves. l. is
good record Tor the Republicans but mighty good rec
Ord for the Democrats"
The Greenback- Labor party OF Pennsylva
MIA has begun its campaign already. Thomas A. Arm.
strong the candidate for Governor Is making speeches
T. which he pictures the prospects OF the party In glow
in He predicts that he will receive large VOTE
a the party is more thoroughly organized now tnaa
ever before
The second convention for the nomination
Of Republican candidate for Congress In tine XyIIth
O 10 District will meet August 30. The first convention
journed without making nomination after taking
eral hundred ballots. State senator HongswOrh has
Withdrawn his a candidate. He says Ia mis- let
that the principles OF the party should be,
paramount 20 the interests OF any individual member.
No personal ambition either II the cand dates their
friends should be permitted stand in the way Of party
Oiice is not the sole end Of an honorable lie
The next convention must harmonious, ANA, one
| cannot willingly add to its possible distraction"
Governor Long, of Massachusetts, says that
his recent expressions the subject Of accepting
nations have been misunderstood He has not changed
his position, and is not candidate for renOmmaiion
he will pledge himself not to accept under any
circumstances the Goyernorship, any other office to
seeks Office, to the lifting OF a finger He is ready
in Office or in the ranks. To winch ne VIII have 10
in returning. II tins l. Ohceseekng, he add 10
easily bear the verdict OF the public Criticism up0nH
The Indiana Democratic leaders are reported
to have become alarmed at the opposition to the pro-
amme for having State Convention resolve against
allowing the people to vote on prohbitory amendment
the Constitution, and have called meeting OF tho
faithful advise them how 10 get out OF the predca-
ment The plan will probably be changed and plat
form simply pledging the party to vote against pohb;
ton viii be adOpte,. The leaders anxious 10 hold
to the funI promised by the Ant-PrOhiD on League,
and to 40 it they must favor the liquor Interests IN soe
way.
Frank Hurd in a published letter answers
some of the objections made to nominating him as tho
Democratic candidate for Congress in the Xtb Oao Dis
trct In respect his alleged free trade pies he
slys: 81 DO not advocate the removal of restriction
from trade any further than It be done by tar
Tor revenue only This has been the doctrine OF ha
Democratic party from the date of It's organization. and
was expressly declared in its last National platform
revision of the tnrlh which, While not disturbing
the business OF single manufactures IN the Ian VIII M
crease wages of labor and diminish the expenses VI
living more than thirty per cent"
Senator Hill, of Georgia, is reported in
The Mqcon Telegraph and Messenger ing few days
ago: had desired live for reasons chief among
which was that might have made speech, which
had partly prepared to the people OF this whole country
upon the relations between the white and the eacs
man. have always been IN favor Of giving the neen
eaual AMI exact matchmaking and nothing les
Nv friend we cannot have good government or stspe
society IN this sni when one party seeks TO donihsS
me other bg the use FRO vote" lie 10 nor To
norted "a making any comment on me STABILITY % 20
rty when one party trlcs dominate the other by sup
pressing the negro vote.