New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
POLITICAL NEWS.

Desperate efforts are being made by the
in Ohio to detaoh the colored vote nom For
aker. The latest attempt in this line was made Lac
week BY the personal organ Of Judge Hosdy In Cncins
natl which published conspcuously letter from COLI
ored asking Mr. Foraker II tho report u true that
left Wesleyan University in Ohio because colored stu
dent was admitted to its GLASSES Judge Foraker replies
promptly and conciseiy that there coored stu.
not leave could have left for that reason TSs
Democrats must be desperately short Of mate
means Of injuring political opponent
| The Pennsylvania Democracy is not for
Tiden II Chairman Hense, Of the party's state Com
mittes knows whereof he speaks He thinks tho party
has had enough of Tildensn, and does not want any
more Mr.. Hensel throws doubt also upon Mr.. Tden's
sincerity when he says In his paper The Lancaster Intel
| Rgencer that Every has known that Mr.. TEdea
would accept the Presidential nomination IL It we're
offered to him, just every one has known that his
letter declaring that he could not accept was read 70
eertSin tpat be could not be- nominated Now NJ
Hensel win inform his party how It Il to escape Ms
| she most popular Democrat In the country.
California elected last fall a solid Democratic
delegation to Congress. II Congressman Henley, Of
the members, 10 correct In his estimate, Mr. Cox win
az least votes from the State. But In the
opinion of The San Francisco Bulletin tho California
Congressman who for freetrader for Speaker
will misrepresent his constituents 1t says that the
State has strong interest In maintaining protect
i've tariff any State the Union. without pro-
lection Its wine, WOOL oil and other interests VIII suffer
of the result of the National campaign the Democrats
have confidently claimed that California was securely
make canvass or attempt to dodge the ssu
they will the State range itself on the Republican
side.
There is much apathy apparent among tho
Kentucky Democrats They fail to show any enthusiasm
in the canvass and many Of them admit that the party
has been put upon the defensive. Mt Waterson reco
nZes this Indifference aud makes an effort TO overcome
1t by calling ont Haoo You boys down IN the settle
ments Election days q comm, and II you don't LOOK
out the injins IL git you'll Stir yoursevesl Whoop en
up. They have told good many lies about Kentucky a.
it is. Democrats, mind look to it that they have
chance TO tell any The way to do tnat to swell
Knott's majority" The best way for MT Wattsrson to
get the boys to exhibit some interest In the canyass
for him show that the Republican charges or Democratic
corruption true. Until ne do that ne VIII PROB
ap shout in vain for the rural to
The Bourbon State Convention in Virginia
assemblies this week at Lynchburg and the organs arc
naturally much agitsted over the platform 1t III adopt
There much doubt to the position 1t should take on
the coor-ine question whether 1t should say any
thing at all on the subject In this dilemma The Rich
mond Wig comes to the rescue Of the Bourbons and
proposes platform Of which the following is planks
THAT, while willing to recognize and accept the
civil aud political equality OF all men before the law, We
do here mutually pledge to eaea otner our ives, our
fortunes and sacred honor, that we Will Ole before
we will see niger on school, board" That undoabt-
or not they smb0dy II In their PLATFORM
Colonel George w. Friedley, who was chair
man OF the Indiana Republican State Committee in 1875
gives The Philadelphia Press succnct review Of the po
ca situation in that state to-day. He believes that
the Republicans will support Harrison CT Gresham for
the Presidential nomination in the next National Con-
vention. Gas to the condition Of affairs In 1854" he
continues "a" is OF course, impossible TO say But there
a1, ha ken
ton aud that is that candidate for President
carry Indiana freetrade platform. Singular as 1t
may seem many who do not know the fact we have
got 10 almost much OF protection state as Penn.
sylyania. This has been due TO the great and rapid
increase manufactures and especially the increase
in such establishments in different branches OF produc-
tive industry the great plate glass works at New.
Albany fittings go for length OF time as tney
have IN the recent past, Indiana will be as certainly
Republican state as Illinois or Iowa"