The Portland daily press., 1876-04-12
Political News.

Tie more intelligent Democratic organs
continue to scold the Democratic Senators for
their stupidity in not voting for Dana.
And now comes the venerable and old sea-
dog ex-Secretary Weles to the front. He is
urged for United States Senator from Con-
necticut.
The New Haven Palladium returns thanks
that Senator Eaton has no twin brother to be
elected to tie United States Senate by the
Connecticut Legislature.
The Albany journal figures up a gain of
210 Republican Supervisors in New York
as compared with the Democratic strength
last year.
The California Republican managers are
admonished by the Sacramento Record
Union that their only chance, this year is to
make terms with the independents.
A Georgia jury recently found colored
man guilty Of carrying concealed weapons
and the judge fined him $50. Doub tless
every member of the jury had seven shooter
in his pocket.
TheBuffalo Express, a newspaper which
has been favoring Senator Conklihg with
more vehemence than wisdom, has changed
hands, and will henceforth advocate Mr..
Blaine for the Cincinnati nomination.
Murat Halsted thinks it useless to struggle
to boost Judge Davis into conspicuity as
Presidential candidate. The only difficulty
with the Judge, he adds, confidentially, is
that he died of political old age some years
ago.
The New York Herald says; That however
sanguine may be Governor Tilden's estimate
of his chances, it is an estimate not shared
by the Democratic party at large. He will
sooner or later have to abandon his preten-
sions.
The Worcester Spy gives the opinion that
Mr.. Bristow will get more votes in the South
than Mr.. Conkling will receive in the Con-
vention, and that the former will be event.
ualy nominated if the unknown whom Mr.
Blaine fears does not succeed.
The Parsons, Kansas. Sun is for Blaine
1t says: 'Blaine stock is increasing. He
makes such splendid leader in the House
that his party friends are raying around him
with great enthusiasm. He is the best type
of American manhood. He is the foremost
American gentleman"
Mr.. Charles G. Fulton, editor OF the Dalti-
more american, writes forcible letter against
the policy of choosing an office-holders' del
egation from Maryland to Cincinnati. He
says such delegation would be hostile to
the Republican sentiment of the state, which
is ''almost unanimous in favor of Blaine and
Bristow."
Mr.. Griswold, the St. Louis railroad man
who thinks Gov. Tilden, prominent VICE
president of the New York Union league
club, and other gentlemen, stole certain val
liable securities, some years ago, has been
interviewed again. He is still quite clear of
their guilt, and of his ability to prove it when
the time comes in the courts.
Montgomery Blair says the Democratic
Party TO be strong must be clean. 1t has
heretofore been found by the smelling COM
mittee of the whole that the dirtier the party
was the stronger it was. We doubt now if
external washing will clean it. "John Sim
mons," says she, eff you needn't turn your
back toward me. You're drunk clear
through. ."-Butalo Express.
A Washington letter in the Tribune report
ing the Democratic talk on the Presidency,
says: "The Hendricks enthusiasm has evap-
GRATED; Bayard is only fascinating dream
impossible of realization. OF Thurman there
is some solid residuum remaining, but it
dlminishes day by day. Tilden's strength
may be great, but, if so, it is not we'll known
to his party associates in Washington. The
name of Judge Davis, spoken in a whisper a
few weeks ago, is now on all mems lips"