New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-10
POLITICAL NEWS.

Indiana and Illinois appear to have absorbed
nearly all the Presidential talent In the country. The
former State especially rich In material IL has no
less than i've available candidates. OF which three
Mcdonald Hendricks and yoorhees-are Democrats.
while two-Harfison and Gresham-are Republicans
Illinois has an indefinite number possb tics Senator
Logan, Secretary Of War Lincoln and Judge David Davis
have been mentioned" rs Republican canddates while
Ex-Governor Palmer. Congressman Morrison Mayor
on the Democratic nomination. II these two siaes we're
not sna.ed the centre OF gravity the
ton Of much Presidential talent withfuther borders
might tend TO make the rest Of the country tip up.
Mr. Randalrs enemies in his own party no
doubt supposed that they had brought forward con-
vncng argument against hs election to the speaksrshp
when they charged him with refusing to assist ths
Democratic revoutonists In their efforts to prevent
settlement OF the Presidential controversy In 1877. E
was Thought the statement OF this fact would tend
to injure him among Southern Congressman especially
But as usual RandalPs enemies have failed
In their calculation, the following from The Mobile
REGISTER shows: Mr. Randall right In bringing
cas- by submttnx 1t to the Commission T6is
Is one of the incidents his that commend hun
to the people OF the South for the next Spetkershp
Mr. RaodaIps opponents will have TO try again.
Honest Democrats outside of Ohio are frank
enough to admit the embarrassing position In which
their party brethren in that State have placed
themselves the liquor question The Hon. Jason b.
Brown influential Indiana Democrat, quoted by
CNcgdu COnDc5ct1t 0dzeuc correspondent az s1yinss
The Ohio Democrats wanted me to come over and make
few speeches, and may do yet Bat that temper
ance question Is what troubles Yoa see, the Demo
Gratis OF Indiana have always been in favor OF nceDse
law, aud the Scott law Is to all practical plrposss
and think il lido 20 over snail touch very ngaty.
n 1 do at an Tue Democrats over Ia ONO you knos,
want free whiskey; they want everything to
just 20 free and easy while the party In TINS sta aad
in Illinois favors license law"
The free-trade faction of the Democracy
started a few months ago make brave hxht foe
principle The battle kept up for short time and
everything appeared to be going on swimmngly when
suddenly the advocates Of tariff orFevcnueonly turned
tail aud ran. The Louisville CourerJogrnaf among
the frst TO slump and example qicxly followed
By most of the other organs that to-day there left
only Democratic papers TO battle for principle.
me Giresfon Nlcs commenting this fact. says: 1T
Becoming painfay evident 10 Democratic freeraiers
tst the which II liked on )ce ~ tue nedinn
stnoor on The tariff qreston" The ye,cs evidently knows
hos TO grasp great truth
The effort to harmonic the Ohio Dem )cracy
makes little progress. In TACT, time only shows
more plainly how bitter feeling engendered at the
State Convention. The first meeting OF the State Com
t:ee was postponed In order allow this to subde.
or az one Democrat expressed 1t, "unt the sicking
spell was over" But il the reports in the Democratic
papers are trustworthy, the meeting Of the party CON-
nittce In Toledo last week the Of vigor
Gus hair pulling though about onethird OF the members
failed to attend from lack OF interest In the meeting
some OF the most prominent Democrats in the STATE
also predicting the defeat OF Hoadly The Ho3. Henry
Kahlo OF Toledo. member OF the last Legislature and
he does wish anything TO do vita the can-
yass. He says that by the nomination OF Hcady tue
money power and the liquor element He also makes
ponbank assertion that votes bought and sold IN
were offered Mr.. KaAlo Is of the respectable
and Influential Democrats tn Lucas County.