National Republican., 1884-03-03
PoL1TGCAL NOTES.


The Knoxville (Tenn.) Chronicle editorially
declares for Arthurand Lincoln for president
and vice president.
The Rhode Island republicans will hold
their state convention at Providence March
90. Tho Oregon democrats will have a state
convention April II.
Heury B. Payne, tho senator-elect from
| Ohio, has announced, through his son, Oliver,
that ho will not be presidential candidate,
and he will soon depart for Europe to get rid
of otlice-begging importunities.- Milwaukee
| Wisconsin.
The most consoling fact the Cincinnati
| NeWs-JOuyndl can draw from the election out
RACES in Mississippi is that tho lawless "ole-
ments will thin each other out" The thin
| ning-out process, however, appears to be
always at the expense of the republicans.
The Maine greenbackers are going to begin
their tramping campaign as soon as the roads
are good. Their convention will come of
April 80, and they will, us usual, affiliate with
neither of the old parties-at least not until
cold weather. The query arises whether the
conditions of old age aud uselossness have not
seized upon tho greenback party Of Maine
Philadelphia Press
There are ugly rumors that Mr.. Samuel
Randall has base designs against Mr.. Nor
rison's tariff REFORM" and has secured two
democratic members of the appropriation
committee to aid aud abet him within this
stronghold. Fears are expressed that the
strength of the party will be diminished ma
terally-not by horizontal reduction" but
by lateral departure. ."-Bdttimore Amoricdn'A Y
The time should have arrived when it
would be both possible and proper to elect a
southern man as a possible president. But II
the democratic party wishes to confirm
the republicans in power for another term
it could adopt no moro certain means than
to nominate the 7i-ysar-old Mr.. Payne or
the 7O-year-old Mr.. Tilden, with stalwart
southern man for vice president.-BoSton
Herald.
Among the well-known and worthy promi-
nent men of the republican party who stand,
as we may say, in the second row, as probable
or possible recipients of the republican nomi.
nation for tho presidency next June il Hon.
William b. Allison, United States senator
from Iowa. recently reelected to that Office
While there is no "boom" for Allison nor il
: he n declared aspirant for the nomination,
the party might so further and fare worse
, than to take him.--JGrsoy city Journal.
! Among the gentlemen who are urged fol
} appointment for United States district Judge
, OF the southern district of Georgia is OK
United States Senator Henry i. Farrow, o.
Brunswick, Ga. lie has tho Endorsement o
0 n long list Of strong party friends, and car
4 produce written evidences of tho friendship
. Gratis of his state. The Atlanta Constitution
(dem.), in speak ng of tho judgeship and thu
, candidates, says:
The impre sion in Washington Is. and has al
{ the while been, that Farrow will be appointed
. lie has brought exceptionally strong Endorsements
: | He has the names of seVenty-tve OF tho eight!
members Of the republican, state committee on nj
: list of Inducements. He is backed by Buck, AT
. kins Bryant, Locke, johnson, and other leading
| Georgia republicans. Whatever influences DE
4 FELTON, and Emory speer have with the admins
" | 80 IIn hnC
i | from such democrats as Gen, Gordon, Gen. Henr
o X. Jackson, Gen. p. NJ B. Young, Gen. Wohorc
Gen. Gartrell, and many others in different part
{, Of the state.
/, A presidential contest has never befor
.. been seen in which two political parties ha
" so little idea of their intentions within thre
y months Of the conventions. During the pas
n two weeks have been in the center of tn
20 west, in New York, Pennsylvania, and in tn
70 District of Columbia, and find that th
lessons of the last conventions are not fol
Of gotten. Almost everybody is afraid of bein
s. suspected of entertaining tho presidentii
n bee He holds this little bee in his hand q
10 the boys used to do at school, and puts hir
n to his ear to hear if he is alive aud to shak
& him up little, but dares not let him II
r. around with string attached to his wing
Or the sight of visitors. In Ohio bIr. Payne
~ at once tho expected and the antagoniao
w man. The old Vallandigham an
10 mossback contingent regard him us no bette
lg than John sherman, having tho same gener
financial and tariff rules and attachment
ut corporations. For the present this elemer
Is is coddling "Joe" Mcdonald, whom they clal
ID as an Ohio man because he was born on the
IS, side of tho line. Tho mossback element
ID very largo and has the same chagrin
II. Payne's success that it had at Bookwhlter
Q. nomination. Thurman and Pendleton Al
10 both obdurate. Durbin Ward also lool
SO askaut toward Cleveland. Durbin Ward to-
~ mo that the presidential candidate wou
it either be Mcdonald or Gov. English, of Coz
es necticut. Yet extreme anti-Payne men So
h, that he can get the whole state delegation
IN the attempt is made with the same syste
that won him the senGtorship.-Gdths Broa
to lGay Notes.