New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-26
POLITICAL NEWS.

Congressman Springer has promised to aid
the Iowa Democrats by giving them two weeks OF his
valuable time during the coming canvass This is gen.
erous on springers part The sacrifice he is making is
apparent when II considered how closely he must be
occupied in nursing his material platform. To take
two business and give IL to his party
state hopeessy Republican AS Iowa shows more
disnterested spirit than Springer has heretofore been
credited with II cannot be that he Is after the two
Democratic Iowa will have to cast I'm the next
Speakership contest. Giving weeks time for vote
would appear be getting rather slowly and paying
pretty Aghy for votes. But Springer doubtless knows
what he is about.
Ex-senator Oglesby's friends have for
naly placed him In the aed for the next Republican
nomination for Governor OF Illinois lie TO be
considered candidate condition that he Is asked to
make struggle for the honor and that 1t came to him
with the cordial consent Of the party. He wisely re-
fuses also to identify himself With any faction and says
that he will sooner forego the honor than divis
ion in the party's ranks. Mr. ogesby showed such a
commendable spirit OF cancellation IN the Senatorial con-
test last year that his claims upon the Republican
party deserve attentive consideration He Is popular
and as the Democrats Boosting that they eau carry
Illinois next year 1t might perhaps be well TO let them
Ogl.sby.
When the Iowa Democrats pandered to the
saloon interests and nominated man for Supreme
Court Judge known to be opposed TO placing restrictions
upon the liquor traffic they supposed that he would get
not only the solid vote OF his sn party but also tho
votes Of those Republicans who dissatisfied with pro-
hibition. Appearances indicate. however, that the
Democrats overshOt the mark They bid so highly for
the saloon vote that they disgusted the temperance adj
vocaes their party OF whom there are said to 90
10000, and bolt is threatened. Some of the Demo-
cratic organs openly denOuncng their candidate Tor
Supreme Judge and expressing the hope that he Will be-
defeated Had an able man OF moderate opinions on
tho temperance question been nominated on the Demo-
cratic ticket he would have stood far chance OK
getting elected But usual the historical Democratic
bunder comes Just time to save the Republicans from
the consequences OF their own folly.
MIR. c. l.. Magee, one of the Regular Repub-
Iican leaders in Pennsylvania has doubt that bar
mony will prevail In th5 party In that State lie says
that everything that the Independents demanded has
been conceded and consequently they have no grievance
any longer The prospAets OF success ne believes de-
pend somewhat upou tho result IN Ohio. II the atter
state elects Foraker Pennsylvania will give o-thuo
Republican majority but there will be hard tiugg'eE
oadly succeeds. Mr. Magee says that Senator Cameron
Is doing nothing influence the selection OF Candidates
the Republican ticket or u control the party ia any
way and he will probably not be candidate Tor rec ec'
ton 60 the Senate 1885. These statements d an old
time Cameron leader how completely the defeat OF
last wear cnanged attitude OF the Regular Repnb
cans Indeed the Independents triuphad 50 absolutely
that they appear be entirely sausnee WIZ tue Iesut
without putting forth any further enorI