The New York herald., 1876-01-14
THE CAMPAIGN OF '76.
Meeting Of the National Republican
Executive Committee.
PRESIDENTIAL INDICATIONS.
Cincinnati the Chosen City for
the Convention.
WAsnrNaror. Jan. la. 1876


The proceedings Of the session OF the National Re-
publican Executive Committee and its nnal action in
lecting Cincinnati the place and June IA the time
for holding the Presidential Nominating Convention
are variousy interpreted and commented upon by the
politicians in and about the hotels to. night.
The committee took recees after the announce
ment OF tho fourth ballot which reached about
two O'Clock in the afternoon. At this stage OF the
proceedings the situation Of tho committee taken
10 Indicate in some degree, or to the extent at least
that so undeterminate criterion national commit
tee could indicate the relative chances OF the moro
prominent republican candidates for the Presidency
who are already before the public.
BLAISK's CHANCES
Thus the vote OF seventeen for Philadelphia re-
garded as expressing proportonate sentiment for Mr
Blaine, whose party strength the East has devel-
oped wonderfully since his speech at tho Centennial
banquet last month and particularly his bold and
uncompromising radicalism In the amnesty debate
Congress.
CHICAGO AND NORTON
The vote OF six for Chicago In the way re-
garded solid choice OF Senator Morton, while tho
vote OF twenty for Cincinnati composed OF three
sements-vz, Senator Norton, Secretary Bristow and
the Ohio election
OHIO STATE
When the committee met again. at ught, ten add
uonal ballots had 10 be taken before q choice was
reached, when Cincinnati selected out OF deercnce
to the general conviction that the Ohio State election
in October, ought to be carried every sacrifice OF
other interests Meantime reaching this result tho
changes upon three cities in the different baotngs
were still interpreted in the manner already referred
to- II was not until late the evening that the lines
we're broken from the shape they had taken in the
early portion of the day.
| A PHILADELPHIA BREAK
| The committeeman from Pennsylvania The first
TO break tho Philadelphia combination by voting for
Cincinnati whereupon the other Philadelphia went
almost in body for Chicago, giving Chicago the lead
on this ballot and alarming the Cincinnati for tho
success OF their city. This maneuvre taken TO
mean that the Blaine men, seeing that they could not
win, threw their vote for Chicago or Norton as
against Cincinnati much OF Cincinnati as meant
Bristow.
BRIsrow's CHANCES.
The final triumph OF Cincinnati is regarded ad-
vancing the chances OF Bristow, but only second
place after either Morton washburne
OPENING CHAMPAGNE
The Cincinnati mon are delighted with their victory
and entertaining their friends In regal style at the
Arlington this evening On the other hand the Eastern
men while not dsputng the result complaining OF
Cincinnati the place for the Convention, struck
with the growing aydlty OF tho West to control the
politics Of the country and forced to admit that
is fast drifting to the Mississippi Valley, as
shown In the fact among many others that all the ON
GERS OF the House, almost without exception, are
from the West and that doubt is felt that the next
Democratic Convention will be held in another Western
city, ST. Louis
FEATURES.
The meeting OF the committee to-day has had its
comic features Thus, Ex-Governor Randolph dem
ocrat who happened 70 be at the Arlington EXPRESSED
his qualification the selection Of Cincinnati SAID
he'Our funeral started from Cincinnati in 1872 and
he was happy the significant and ominous choice OF
the point Of departure for the republican Pres-
dental campaign OF 1876"
WHAT TOM DUNLAP SAYS.
Tom Dunlap who among the New Workers on
hand to-day said facetously that be had come IN the
spirit Of that determination between Tammany and the
Custom House which has OF late prevailed tender
Tammany Hall TO the National Republican Com mittce
for holding the National Convention Tom said IL
would have been capital opportunity for the lion OF
Tammany aud the lion of the Custom House to have
embraced and formed league OF perpetual amity