New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-21
POLITICAL NEWS.

The result or the special election IN the llla
Congressional District OF West Virginia Is another proof
OF the growing protection sentiment In the South Last
October Kenna the Democratic candidate had majority
of 365 over his Republican opponent This spring the
tariff was brought the and made the leading
ISSUE and the consequence is Democratic majority re-
duced by four-fths This result sthe more gratifying
because the Republicans had expectation OF winning
and knew that this election only skirmish prellm-
mary to great battle OF next year Then the remain
ing NTH :of that Democratic majority will doubtless DO
wiped out
Congressman Holman is reported to enter.
tain the hope that he may prove 10 be the Great Tn.
known In the Democratic for the speakershp
His recent declaration ia favor of Mr.. Randall against
Mr. Carlisle Is not supposed TO that he will vote FOR
the former but that he hopes to make the election OF
Randall appear probable that his Western opponents
Will drop Carlisle aud take up some other candidate from
that secton-namey, himself Mr.. Holman's tactics do
little credit hts sagacy. II he expects to ougenera
Randall he win need toad0pt plan not quite so childke
IN It's simplicity He has been In Congress too many years
not TO know better than eAhDt MS resumes In SO PAIN
fl a manner.
Judge Foraker, who is so much mentioned
now as probable candidate of the Republicans for Gov
ernorof Ohio IL still young being less than thirty
seven years old lie enlisted in the army in 1862 when
he was only sixteen years OF and TO the rank or
captain although he had not completed his nineteenth
year he mustered ont at the close of the rebel
lion He Is ut kn very widely in the northern part
OF the State, but it is believed that he would make
popular candidate II nominated He Is man OF fne
presence good speaker but has had little to do with
being worked up in his bchaif and nomnateSit WILL be
because considered the best man for the place
Tue discussion going on in the Republican
papers Of Massachusetts 10 the next candidate for
Governor OF shows that the party proposes 10
exercise unusual care in the selection of a standard
bearer this year No mistake will be made II possible.
IN, Boston transcript points three things the Repub
icans will need observe II they hope TO succeed
These the following: They must not experiment
they not antagonize powerful elements, ana de-
candidates mist not be tried again These are all
sefevdent propositions and cannot be ignored safely
The Massachusetts Republicans can however make the
mistake OF drawing out their plans too fine What the
people want TO see In politics this year is sincerity IL
they are satisfied OF that they will not stop 10 ask
whether candidate Is from Beacon Hill OF Cape Cod
Ohio will be prolific of contested scat cases
in the Congress The vote was so close in several
OF the districts as to invite struggle by the defeated
candidate. In the With District the official canvass
gave the election Morey the Republican nominee by
a plurality OF Al. His Democratic opponent believes
that he prove his right to the scat and has been TAX
ing testimony for time His own showing gives
him majority 81 l27 and hc hopes TO increase this 10
nearly 200 Mr.. Morey has Just begun to take evil
dence SO the strength his case is not apparent yet
That the Government viii lie obliged TO foot some
House Is already evident The reckless and expensive
way In which some of the INVESTIGATIONS are bcns car
red on ought convince Congress tbat ieasonaD.e
limit should be put TO the DuSihess'
A disposition to drop into political prophecy
IA noticed In The Chicago Journal but its predictions
cover so much ground that they be Interpreted in
.cvera different ways One Of the things 1t poets To
ace bappen Is the nomination OF Western
Presidency on the Republican ticket and that General
Logan or David Davis will DO the chosen IL be-
eye, also that General Hawiey, OF Connecticut is
most probable candidate for the Presidency. The
Journals predictions doubt valuable as those OF
any other paper on subject surrounded with much
obscurity the next Republican National ticket Is It
said however of OF the candidates Il mentions
the FL place. that he hardly the standard
the ppe expect To observed In the choice for
inees the Presidential tickets for 1884. They want
class material aud will be satisfied with nothing else
diligenC effort to stir up strife in the Rcpub-
lican party Of NewHampshire is observable In few
Democratic papers published outside that State. Ihe
Senatorial election is fruitful theme OF discussion ana
the sympathetic Democrats unable TO see how inc
question can be. settled without causing serious uiner
ences among the Republicans. The worry these Deo
cratic papers put themselves TO Is wholly unnecessary
The New-Hampshire Republicans are fully conpe'en' "
settle their own affairs. At least they nave ne'0.
shown disposition to ask the advice OF their po'c.
opponents Tho possibility Of causing dissenson IN ~