New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-14
POLITICAL NEWS.

Official figures from sixty one counties lnMichi
gan give John ". Chanphn aud Thomas r. Sherwood
the Fusion candidates for Supreme Court Judges pu.
raes OF IL O23 and 5163 respectively The estimated
and reported majores from the remaining seventeen
counties reduce ShervOofs plurality 10 1,lOo and
Champlins plurality will be- reduced 70 ABOUT IOOo
The Prohibition vote was about 5000 Last year
rs 457 fusion candidate io' Governor H'4 ''' "
From an unnamed Indiana Congressman
come. this gossip by way Of The Baltimore American
about the Democratic ticket for 1884, The deepest
thinkers among Democrats crystaizing around ths
dea that ticket put in the field would be Nc
Donald, and William A. Wallace OF Pennsylvania. Tho
business OF Nation would have no fears OF these
men doing Anything TO disturb the prosperity OF th,
county, those who represent the great corporations
OF country would not be afraid OF them The teke.
II support OF Just such men as ne that the Demo-
cratic party are going TO sa TOR fn IS Inn bses9s
personal friend Of his, but he rohd tase IL the
other way"
The Washington correspondent OF The Buf-
falo Courier thinks the claim OF Mr. RsndaFs friends
that over forty Democratic members Of the next House
OF Representatives have virtually pledged themselves 10
vote for his nomination for the SIP ,akeFshp" Is not
very alarming view of the fact that about ninety.
seven votes will be necessary for choice The stus
ton now" he adds sis very similar to that OF 1873
Then, now, the controlling issue in the Speak
er.hip the tariff question. In all essential
particulars Carlisle represents tho Same elements aud
the forces which rallied to Korrs support in 1872
when question uppermost In tue minds Of the Demo-
Gratis was the question OF reform Randall
beaten IN 1878 because NewYork refused TO support
him. aud probability is that he will be beaten next
December because of failure TO receive oriy Of the
vote. OF the New-YOrk Democratic delegation During
all Of the tariff debates OF last winter he did
not make a decent. respectable attempt TO aid the
he was thorn in their side throughout the contest 10
the face these facts aud in view OF his ay0wed oppOs
ton to general tariff legislation By the ALVIllth Con
gress supposiOn that the Democrats will make him
speaker Of the next House Is highly grotesque."
The proposed prohibitory amendment TO
the Connecticut Constitution failed in the State House
OF Representatives for want OF IL votes Hreceived 1873
affirmative votes IL less than two.thlrds, and there
were 81 negative votes. The vote was nearly party
one only IA Democrats voting for the measure and
amendment" Gays The Hartford OOurant, ";s not
matter to be regretted. No amendment should be sub
United to the people unless it has the hearty
approval OF those legislators by whose votes IL 1.
submitted The very fact that amendment, has passed
both branches OF the Legsa ture by tvo-thrds votd
gives the people OF the State the impression that meets
the approval OF a large III sory OF the men whom they
have selected as their lawmakers. In the present
instance this was nOtOriOusy not So Men WHO did not
believe IN the principle OF prohibition but who, on the
other hand. believed that such an amendment would
have been dead letter, favored submitting 1t 10 tho
people from motives OF policy 10 shrk the respoo.'
bty Of direct vote the question. Jhls, as we nave
said is not the proper method tinkering the Consttu
ton. And 1t would be especially unwse now when ws
have law which enables every town TO try the prosio-
ton plan, II u majority OF voters so elect"