Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

GEN. LoNGsTREET believes that the 65, 900
colored voters in Georgi. are slowly gravi.
tating toward the Democracy.
SENATOR ALLISON, of Iowa, suggests Judge
Miller, of the United States Supreme Court,
ss the Republican candidate for President.
] PROCTOR KNeTT's latest venture is in rails
ing hops. High prices OF that pr0dnct las,
season. is he alleged AEON, bu, there is a great
suspicious that he begins 10 ieel the nee, s4ity
OF more farm.
Gov. BUTLER has the distinction Of being
the frat governor OF NJ sssachusetts upon
whom Harvari University has not conferred
the honorary degree of doctor of laws. Ben is
bound to be celebrated.
THE Hon. L. Q G. Lamar has been invited
tn heliuo- adA-sss Thoroughbred cat
tie, at the Agricultural aud Mechanical Col
lege on June 18th, before the Mississippi
Stock Breeders Association.
BLAINE is not a candidate for President, he
protests. Yet there are Republicans in Penn
sylyanla who will give heavy odds that
gates of the next Republican National Coz :
vention.
THE Hon. Horatio Seymour has Just
passed his seventy-third birthday. Although
| feeling the inroads of time he retains the use
of his faculties in s high degree He prac-
tees an hour every day with a ten pound
pair OF Kehoe clubs.
Mr.. RANDALL voted in favor of the les.
| tariff bill. This bill modified and reduced
taxation greatly, and maintained a wise dis.
elimination in its adjustment that has unmis
takaoly given great relief to the commercial
l. world. Ii is theving tariff bill, OF course,
becsuse every Tree trader calls all sysiems of
taxation by tariff theft.
GEN. WILLIAMS c. WICKHAM, the chief
OF the Republican party in Virginia, and
the ablest and most Influential nan in the
party in thai State, has, according to an
editorial announcement in the Alexandria
Gazette, determined TO act with the Democrats
in the future. 1t seems he cannot stand the
base uses to which the Republican party il
being put in Virginia by the national ad. .
minlstration at The investigation of Gen.
Malone.
"WE shall carry Virginia next fall hand
somely," said Senator Riddleberger, the gre at
Readjuster. ave have given the people, !"
said he, NEARLY two years of able and fsith-
full STATE government, and the people kuow il
and will .ustain us. The contrast between
our administration of the State government
and Bourbon misrule is still sharp in the
peoples uind-too sharp for them 10 think
of returning to the old condemned and re-
jecied systsm."
COMMENTING on the coalition movement
in North Carolins, Ex Congress man Jesse J.
Yates, Of that State, says: The coalition in
North Carolina Is thing Of the past; defeat
killed 1t. Had the movement won last year
the cohesive power of public plumber woul ID
have kept it together for While, but il could
not stand defeat North Carolina is really
and reliably Democratic, and will give an
increased majority for the party ia the Presi-
Dental election next year."
GEORGE TIcKNoR CURTIS, who is writing
the biography OF the late james Buchanan
prints denial OF the story that the late
President was is love at one time with the
Duchess of Somerset. Now and thea some
body, who OF course knows all about it, gives
the public the true love story Of james Buch-
snan, and then somebody else, who knows
great deal more about il atiil, comes along
with denial. In that way We are at least
getting great many very interesting love
stories. MIR. Curtis, however, promises the
only genuine story very soon.
TIE State Central Committee of Ken
lucky, in the matter of appointment of Oh air
man OF the Senatorial, Judicial aud Congress
sicnal Committees adopted plan altogether
different from the old enc of awarding by 81
phabetical priority. Tue county in the sew.
eTal districts casting the largest Democratic
vote in the last preceding subeTnatorial cleo
tion shall have Its Democratic county COM
milteenan chairman Of the State Committee.
This plan has one advantage. 1t will put
each county earnestly TO work to secure The
Craftsmanship by stimulating an increased
vote st the Governors election.