New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-17
POLITICAL NEWS.

Fx-Senaror McDOnald's Presidential boom IL
given "A rude puncture by The VckSb'0g Herald IL tells
hi. friends the claims put Iorth III MS oehai arc
absurlly extrayaslnt The fact that he was ueIeaed
for Governor Of his State and for reelection 10 Ao
United States senate Is pointed to as proof that is
alleged popularity In Indiana has been overestimaied
The U,roII i not booming any other residential cam
ddate at the expense OF MI Mcdonald 1t only wants
10 save the Democracy from going OF half-cocSed IS
success however is pro6ematlcal tneTe j. a,'Pr' ~,
r,ndoaIe for the Presidency there Is IN the course
taken by flock OF sheep'
Congressman MOrrisOns Presidential boom
gets boost from Inc Boston Post II imaSlnes even
that he popular enough 10 carr Illinois Tue heai OK
the ticket it comedies must come from the West and tho
r,.t NILS, satisfy itself with the tail The Post would
like to see Bingham OF NewIIampshlre or Ceveani or
Hewitt Of NewYOrk htchcd on 10 Morrison, ana Sucn
com b ration, II thinks would be in'incioe Iheic -
someth ing chdl!kc in the simplicity That some De-o'
cratic papers display In making up tickets Tor the c'n-
paigu OF year ANY one would take ne inpre'o'0a
elcctug Inc President than 1t Will nave III erecting
the next Governor OF keulucA}
The free-trade advocates in the Demo-
cratic party have aincw trouble. They Imagine that
there has been deal between M ial. and the Re
puhlicans by which that gentleman 10 ne e'eCted
speaker of the next House The belief based on mo
confidence with which his success predicted Oy k'pup
ucan papers The frco-rade opponents of Mr. Randall
A
ucan, have nothing TO gam by making deal with Ran
dali or ANY other Democrat the SpeakerShip Ihelr
predictions his election came from the khowedSe 'Hey
have OF his skill AS IA burrowcr Nothing wOuH P'e"'o
tho Republicans better politically thsn TO see Demo
cratic free trader elected to the Speakers chair iHrn
the party would have ample opportunity to eAhiON
It's luuacy On the tarlh question
Tine friends of Governor Hamilton, of Mary
land do propose to stand by ldy whe MS oppohn''
Knife him. They are quietly organizing and. will pcss
IA. n.
H.. has made many enemc, during hts term OF office and
they are now scrkng an opportunity Tor revenge
This however Is only one OF the diSeoIdant elements n
Narluud politics one oi the Chief causes % the us
,cn,,on IN the Democratic party there Is the revolt
against family influence. There is perhaps no state ~
tc Union where much of TINS fingers III politics rs IN
MARYLAND Men ambitious of leadership have come 10
the front during the last few years and iind 'He ph
To political hOnOrs oh>ructed ny th- ''hth'''' ..o
nrrscrt campaign Will probably make un end ot mo
custom already grown nearly Obsolete " ,t" o' '"'.
lies have had, Of patcchng out tie hiSNe>' o"' ''9
themselves
Ii is certainly favorable indication Tor no
Reuubican party that the who have led II IA past
time aud enjoyed honors predict ITS continued
rccss Many OF them are now retired to private mo
and cannot therefore. hc accused OF tahhE 700 'oSF
view of the party's future. They have grown UP VII"
tbe organization and have carefully ho'o" 'o1 many
years the state of public seh'i"""' ia ''i''' ~ 81,
Ir onniou unbiased by the hope OF further political
,n,.ut j. do,bly valuable Among thosc who haze
en,ly gwen expression to hopeful views OF the party
sr iarc tx Vice President Wheeler and ex-senator
Rs,usey of Minnesota. They are both sang Aine that
10 vonuhlcans will succeed IN the Presidential srusso
ne.t wear Whatever quarrels distract the party nov
,h.v beueye'i be settled the organization VIII 80
I'M the nghI united ana harmonious 80 Ia as mas
len oi,r gved only leddor taAos dolelu view OF
the future OF Repdbicanism
The Kentucky Republicans have begun 10
elect deli gates to the state Convention for the nominal
ton OF II Guhernatoria candidate aud will make app
parenty an effort in the to show that the party
IA sti alive there. since the elevation OF MI liai.n
to n seat the Supreme Court OF the United states no
Republican party Kentucky has been adriIt QdaIes
over tho distribution the Feuer offices have diSac'
en ts councils and the lack OF discipline mas oeo'l "a"
mentally apparent Last year an opportunity W.
offered for making breach in the Democratic "''' -
forming hearty union with the independent eion'us
but IL was LOST through the folly OF some hep"'''
who suspo feared the success Oh inc
nent would lessen their Importance In the parry,
10 be regretted that tho progress OF p,iv a. often
the State Is retarded in this way hen.u.As
looked upon as hopelessly Democratic put 'ne Ps" ~