New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

Itisa common saying in Washington, illustrating the
value of soeanity to statesman, that II hr ooA n''
never made Joke he might be the next speaker OIL tne
House He might he Mr. Speaker but pc Eon n yb pg
NE laugh after the election viii be the best ear III 'no
Democratic pack.
The Cbieaoo Tribune ams that there Is not The least
danger Of bargain by which the vote OF Illinois would
he thrown to President Arthur against Mr. Blaine IN
the final struggle in the convention nasmuch as General
Logan after HIMSELF prefers MT; blae " Will, ors
case OF his withdrawal he VIII urge MS supporters
TO transfer their votes.
Judge George W. Cothran OF Chicago who mas ha1 an
afterdnner talk with Mr. Tden, declares that tne he'
of the Old ticket not candidate as he Is not seeking
office What he would do in case he was nominated no
ono cycept himself knows. Judge COthran eNhehIy
believes however. that Mr. Tlden will be nominated ~
acclamaiion and that he WIN not decline. ne t1lA
about his great inhfihi'J' '"5s 'N0 '"U70
sense"
After looking The Washi'gto" Posts 1back iiSt'
OF Democrats who voted to strike out the enactg Clause
of the Morrison bill RE Rehgtom Dispatch comes TO
this conclusions These gentlemen the very best OF
and can afford 10 smile when they read the
ienunciaons heaped upon them by Mr.. HutchinS'
Cbauncey l. Fley OF st. Louis writes TO The chicago
Inter- De an TO deny the truth OF the statement that ne
had declared he would not vote to maeArthuTs homna-
ton unanimous oven If the sl9 other delegates sup
ror,od him :. No one" he adds, knows whom will
m will mt support have said and repeat It, Just what
said ut the meeting OF the National COMMITTEE i'll DC
cembeI Iast-that !, as Republican from Democratic
state favored supporting the candidate or cahuaes
that the Republican electOralgiYn states determined
corld he relied upon to win, and which should througn
tbcir i'm the National Convention a. rec that
SIas wise to seec II, I'm the EFFORT to select the best
candidate to carry the pivotal and needed weak RgplO
can States the cholce shall foil uDon Arthur logan,
Blaine or Elmnds, shall be with the party IN its
honest endeayGrS FOR success III tne Ituc Us III TUG P''
even though the choice be not OF my preference
ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, was tired when he
heard that the Morrison tard bill had been defeated but
he was able to say: 1T was probably brought about ny
Randall and his friends. don't believe Congress viii
adiourn without making some reductions His reasons
for this conclusion not known. Mr. Hendricks was
- very much surprised, very much surprised" NO AZ
teInpt" he says, should be made 70 accomplish ma,
comnocn I think that the best thing Congress can now
do is to adjourn and go before the people to ghl out the
question.
"Jayhawkcr informs The Cincinnati Enquirer that
the difference between of Indiana fayoite sons is
this: General. Harrison probably never had any un III
his life; il he ever did have good time he kept II so
ouiet that the bows never heard OF it; while General
Glesham's snguRrly happy temperament enaOies nm
to retain hegreSpect OF me chrcn people an" "-'"'
NILS ClarksOn. OF The Des hoines Register was
elected delegate to Chicago by s04 votes IN the Iowa
Republican Commemorative hundred more tnan the
next highest candidate received lie obtained this great
majority not by of his personal popularity for his
en- IRENE views have kindled many anmosIties In years
pa,t but he known as the most Aggressive
and persistent Blame man III lo"t ~ e % M
Gear personal popularity Is as Wide as e STATE
received only 300 votes simply because MI DlAihe 10
not his first choice
ON the eve of their state Convention the Hon Henry
Watterson admed his fellow Democrats OF Kenuck; to
remember that the eye OF Democracy al over the Union
WAS mon them When Democracy all over the Uuion
fixes It's eve upon Hon Henry Watelson it can see
nothing through its tears except the dre@d tin pank
which that gentleman Is getting READY IOf INC eshIA Vi