New-York tribune., 1883-03-13
POLITICAL Ne us.

Governor Sherman, of Iowa, has refused to
accede 10 the request OF the ProhibOniss In that state
call extra session OF the Legislature In order to re
submit the Temperance amendment TO the people. An
examination has convinced him that constitutional
amendments be proposed only at regular sessions
As such q does not meet until next January the
Iowa people will have Prohibition canvass and Pres
idential canvass to contest Ia 1881
Ex-C0ngressman Singleton, of Illinois, is not
very sanguine concerning spungers speazershp pros
poets The great difficulty he says is that Springer Is too
diffusiye In conversation with chicago Timesre-
porter on the outlook he remarked springer hardly
think will make any showing The trouble Is with
him that he his worth by the number OF meas
before Congress he can become henlled wlth ai
he has something TO do with all OF them without regard
to the fitness his qualifications for dealing with them
MIR. Blackburn is reported to be willing To re-
tire from the for the Speakershp provided Mr.
Carlisle will pro Mise not to oppose his Senatorial aspir-
tons. The senatorship IL doubtless Blackburns object
and he shrewdy worked the speakershp contest In
his own interest While his chances for the latter posi-
ton are dubious he has been situated that II he wero
not bought Off he could kill any other Southern cand-
date There indications that he VIII carry bis point
and be given clear field for the succession 10 senator
Williams in 1885 although Is known that Mr. Carlisle
IS ambitious of an election TO the same vacancy.
The anti-Butler faction in the Democratic
marty I'm Massachusetts has dwinded down that it
could be corralled In a bedroom OF u summer resort
hotel respectable number stood out bravey as long
as there was no patronage TO be had hui decentralization
began at once when Butler had offices at his disposal
There were three men whom 1t supposed nothing
could win over but last week II learned that OF
them was an applicant for harbor conmlSsionership
and was sending in his petitions by the bushelful How
long the other hold out probably depends upon their
chance OF stepping into comfortable berth. DEM
Ocrao virtue L. proof against defeat but 1t never could
hold out against a good fat ofice
Rhode Island is making an heroic effort TO
relieve the prevailing political dulness. The State is
not exactly all up yet the prospect OF the
Democrats nominating ex-senator sprague for Governor.
though the interest is evidently the increase But
the suspicion is growing that much OF the talk Is simply
an effort TO excite the fears OF the Republicans and make
them believe they will have tn spend large OF
money in order to elect their ticket money cam
pan is doubtless the object many have In view Tho
reputation Rhode Island politics has had IN years past
does not promise TO be improved By this springs can
Members of the late Congress are dispensing
wisdom as they travel toward home. Interviews with
them on the results OF the session numerous and
create surprise al the little work that accomplished
I'm comparison with the well Of knowledge every
Congressman to have in him. The surprise is still
greater at the fact that all this wisdom found any
vent until the opportunity for using IT had gone by
Statesmen defeated last fall particularly prodgal
with their predictions OF the dire disasters that
tnin TO occur 10 the country and TO the opposite party
from the acts done by tho recent Congress The
p6ets and il will probably be able worry along not
lthstanding the fact that some rural politicians are
frantcay endeavOring break their fall into obscury
By prophesying all sorts Of doleful events