Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-01

this year, and the politicians are eagerly can
WASHING the chances. 1t is thought that the
Pre- sent incumbents will be nearly all re-
dominated.
BOTH houses Of the Illinois Legislature
have passed resolution Tor the submission
10 ths people of a proposition to SO amend
the constitution as 10 enable the governor to
veto any item in an appropriation bill.
In enc of the former Rsadjuster strong
holda, Rockbridge county, Va, the Read
iusters have received death blow in the de-
isat of the Readjuster State Treasurer Rsve-
lev, who was candidate for county treas
urer All the indications point to Demo-
cratic triumph in Virginia at the coming
November election, should wise counsels pre-
vail in the Democratic State Convention,
which meets at Lynchburg on the 25ih Of
| July next.
TIE venerable Lewis George Clark. the
'George Harris" of Mrs. Stoves Uncle Toms
| Cabin, attended the Kentucky Republican
| Convention last week and made character
| istic speech. He hkened the Republican
/ parry 10 a bushel of good beans with some
| bad ones among them, and the Democratic
party 10 a busheI of bad beans with some
good ones among them. Now, of which
bushel, he asked his colored brethren, would
they make their soup?
THE National Republican, which is edited
| by Assistant Pos;m aster- G eneral Hatton and
| is supposed to voice the sentiments OF. the
administration, has been surveying the Pres
idential outlook for 1884. It admits that no
Republican President can be elected without
| the aid Of the Southern Ststes, and says that
Virginia and North Carolina must be carried
| by the Republicans or else the Democrst ats
| will win. It does not think that either New
| York, New Jersey, Indiana or California can
be counted on for the Republicans.
FoEEcAsTING the next campaign in Mas.
| sachusetis the Boston correspondent of the
Har ford Comm Courant (Rep.) says: at
| seems to me now that the Republican candi-
date must either be Gov. Talbot, Mr. Rice, or
| q man who has hardly yet been mentioned.
| No sagacious poit clan believes in the 9TH
ers We all respsc ct Mr.. Grape, but it was
one of the misfortunes of the last campaign
tina. it killed off him as we'll a. Mr.. Bishop.
The other names mentioned have been chief
| ly ex sentimental, and they have not succeeded
| in favo.ably impressing the public. II we
| do not nominate Gov. Talbot, We must strike
| out a new line among candidates. taking
those who have not been in public life Of
late"
SOME of the leading Democratic papers
| are improving the occasion to give the colored
voters some "advice" aud to catechise them
| on their apparently underlined status 10 the
| Republican party. We understand all that,
ard we admit that good advice is always
| timely, if not acceptable. But eolored voters
| are much less concerned about their unde-
fined status in the Republican party than
| they are about the defined policy-implied
| not expressed-of the Democratic party to-
wsrd them, policy which has been 30 mar
row in scope aud 30 violent, intolerant and
/ unreasonable in application, that the term
| Democracy has become to be INTERPRETED by
colored men as "Villsiny."-Nep York Globe
| Negro Organ.
Or The outlook in Pennsylvani. the PhIla-
delphia Telegraph Qpd. Rep.) says: "The
| political saDdRs profess TO be completely
| at sea as TO what will be done at
| the Harrisburg Convention on the 11th of
| July. Thus far there has been no formal
conference between the delegates from this
| city, nor any steps taken with a view to con-
venIng the delegates for censutatiou, al
though il is certain that some definite conclu-
sion will be reached by the delegates 10
/ secure unity of action in the convention. For
some reason or other, there is 8 prevailing
/ opinion that the proceedings of the conyen-
ton will be purely harmonious, amounting
to political loye-feast."
| BEv PERLEY PooRE tells the following
story: stephen A. Douglas was very demon
stra;ive in his professions of regard One
day-so the story goes-he sat down on Bsy.
erley fuckers knee, put his srm around the
Virginian's neck and exclaimed in his i'm
pulsive way: 'Bev., old boy, love you.'
Douglas said Tucker, will you always love
mer 'Yes,' says Douglas, L will But
persisted Tucker, will you love me when
you get TO be Presidentr IF don't may /
be hlankedr says Douglas. What do you
want me to do for your WELL said Tucker.
when you get to be President all want YOU
to do for me is 10 pick some public place and
put your arm sround my neck, just as YOU
are doing now, and call me Bev."
NEW HAMPSHIRE has an intense way in
its political work, says the Boston Advertiser.
! People vote in that State with vim. Cam