The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-08-15
POLITICAL POINTS,

IIlCAL POINTS.
There Is strong desire In the Tenth Congress
sonal District of Pennsylvania to force ex-Repre-
sentative Mutchler to run for Congress. But Mir.
Muicher declines to permit his friends to make use
OF his name. lie viii earnestly support Mr.. sowden.
Mr. Mutchler Is one OF those gentlemen of the old
schoo as honorable In his political as ne
Is IN his private affairs Not even the earnest desires
OF MS constituents nor the repeatedly expressed
wishes OF Democratic leaders OF national repute
who want him here for his high qualities and his
sterling Judgment can force him on the track apaIns,
the supposed wishes OF the Democrats Of Iehub
county to carry out the custom OF the pisrl II il
said' however, that Lehlgh County will not support
Representative Sowden for denomination. In this
event there could be no possible reason for MIR.
Mutchers refusrl to crafty his Old constituents
and his party friends In Congress, by whom no Ia re-
garded as one OF the abest and staunchcst OF Demo.
cratic leaders.
One OF the most doubtful States In politics is the
State OF New Jersey. She used to be good for some.
'hing over 10000 Democratic majority, but she has
been steadily drifting away from her Democratic
moorlngs. In the Congressional election Of issl,
which gave the Democrats such sweeping ma iority
IN the House OF Representatives, New Jersey only
elected three Democrats out the seven Representa-
tives from that State. II is true, however, that the
Democratic plurality was over $500, but, counting
the Prohibition and arcenback vote, the Democrats
were In minority Of nearly 5000. The Democrats
have chance to add one to their present dele.
CATION In the House by electing q member In the
sixth District, and perhaps another In the Finn pls.
trict II Phelps keeps his hands of. But 1t will be
uphill work for the Democrats to carry the LeRisla-
ture, considering the way In which State Senators and
members OF the lower House are apporiloned.
The appointment OF Daniel Magone, Collector OF
Customs at New York, Is another instance Of reward
for campaign services Mr. Magone was one Of Mr.,
Ti!den's henchmcn, and at one time chairman of the
New York State Executive Committee. Hut the
New York State Committee Of 1880 has carried on the
cake In the ONCE line. MIR. Hi who was secretary
OF the Executive Committee, il Governor OF New
YORK. Mr.. Manning, then secretary Of the commit
tee, Is Secretary OF the Treasury; Mr. Lamont, who
was clerk of the committee, ia now Private Secre.
tary to the President, and Mr. William K. Smith, the
treasurer OF the committee, recently resigned the
ofiice OF Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury.
The nomination of Gen. j. W. Denver by the Dem.
ocratic Convention OF the Twelfth Congressional
District OF Ohio Is bright spot in the politics of
that STATE. Gen. Denver has q Republican majority
to overcome, but he Is 30 strong with his own party
and 80 highly respected AMI honored by his Repub.
llcan neghbors that there Is good prospect for his
election Perhaps the wish ia father to the thought
but advlces from Clinton Comfy say that he viii get
safely.
the Connecticut Democratic State Convention
VIII not meet until September 2s Campaigns in
connecticut are costly. Hence they are short and
sweet. They generally last about thirty DAYS and
cost about s. 900 day. In tho Democratic ranks the
contest for the Senatorshlp lies between Barnum
and Eaton. There is some Republican opposition to
Iiawley. but 1t is weakening. The contest for the
Legislature will be close. The fall crop of dollar
a n n nrfi ifuIa a
AS the Legislature Is the objective point of the
Pennsylvania PrOhibitlonsls. and they are putting
legislative tickets In the deld In nearly every county
the Democrats speak cheerfny OF their chance of a
majority In the Legislature and the election OF a
United States Senator
when the news Of Matthews's appointment
reached Albany the coored Democrats fired one hun
dred guns When he shall have been once more re.
)eced by the Senate 1t will be time for the citizens of
washington to nre one hundred guns. But the game
Ia not worth the powder.
The time for selecting Governor OF Mississippi is
along ways of yet Ex-Representative l. d. Money,
VINO served with such distinction In the House of
Representatives, and who has been practising law
here since he left the House, ia named az yery
probable candidate.
Senator Sewell's friends say that he will be re.
elected to the Senate. 1t Ia unquesllonable fact
that with the Senatorial and Legislative districts of
New Jersey az they now are the Democrats might
carry the State by 10000 majority and still lose the
Legislature.
There Is quite an animated contest in Texas over
ihe United States Senatorship. Senator Maxey has
the inside track, but IL hard pressed by Governor
Ireland Mr. Reagan Ia also mentioned as q dark
horse.
The New York State Republican Committee met
and solemnly resolved not to hold State Conyen-
ton this fall This was the only way to steer clear
OF the prohibition question.
In Senator Wallace's manifesto proclaiminQ the
principles upon which the Pennsylvania campaign
should he fought he announces himself In favor of
q revision Of the tarid.
Republicans charge that Mr.. Magope's reform In
the New York CUSTOM House Will consist Of turning
city political machine into State political ma.
chine.
IT has been stated that the new Senator from Cali
fornia Will hold over during the Fifteth Congress-
This is mistake. His term will expire March 8,
1857.
Representative Hatch who 30 ably steered the
oleomargarine bill through the House, has been re-
nominated for Congress by acclamation.
number OF Western patriots who had boomlets
for the Presidency now want TO run second on q
ticket with Cleveland for arst place.