New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

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he deserved to be-
So far as present indications serve. Mr.
Bristow does likely TO hurt his chances for no
nation BY displaying too much strength the arst BAL
| lot.
There are four Democratic Conventions tbis
week. as foIlows Alabama, Maryland, ssouf VIZ
g1ua, and Tennessee, Wednesday, and Vermont on
| Thursday.
There is more talk than there was few
days ago about making the ticket Blaine and Brstow
The PaAcdtlptia Iaquirsr thinks that would boat aay
other possible combination.
Senator Morton'S friends keep a stiff upper
ip Just what We expected, they say the fight will be
between Morton and Blaine. The old about the
! iug-handlc doesn't TO occur TO them either.
The last of the Republican Conventions 70
elect delegates to Cincinnati VIII be held this week Tho
Louisiana Republicans will meet on Tue dsy, and those
OF Florida and Iowa Wednesday. The delegates from
North Carolina part of whom have been chosen are be
| ing elected in the Congressional districts.
The latest statement about the Massachu-
sets delegation from The Boston Journal to this
effect: Mr. Bristow, the first ballot will receive
majority Of the votes OF the delegation from Massaehu
sets. Should Mr.. Blaine need tue vote OF Mas'aehu.
sets To the nomination be VIII probably receive
subsequent ballots the support Oh the delegation, With
| two EXCEPTIONS"
The Brooklyn Democracy are divided on the
| subject OF Tiden as Presidential candidate. Gen.
socum tells World reporter he thinks the GOVernOrhss
injured himself in Brooklyn through the character OF the
men he allows to represent him there He thinks Bayard
strong man. Senator Jacobs does not agree With Gen.
slocum all. He does not think the Governor unpop
uar Brooklyn bat the contrary believes be Is the
strongest candidate who be nominated lie does
THINK there more than - men ON the state deega
| tion who arc opposed TO Ihden.
| Ii grows more and more evident that the
venerable broker Simon Cameron, viii not be able TO
deliver that Pennsylvania delegan to Senator Conk-
ling The Pittsburgh Gazette hears of at least 20 Blsine
men on the delegation from Western Pennsylvania
alone ana OF considerable number east Of the mou-
ains who will go Elaine after Har2ntt dropped.
Il believes that at least half Of The delcsaon VIII vote
for Blaine whether Dom goes into the CaOlnet or nor,
All Of which information VIII serve 10 convince oimon
that the sulphuroOus times are not yet ended.
Gov. Tiden seems to have got worse DO"
from some OF lis superseryeCabe friends than any MS
enemies have yet able 10 deal him. Somebody mas
been making Arrangement In MS interest WIN I''S
& Locke tho advertising agents, 70 procure the nscr'
lion % reading matter N different Democratic news
papers thr ughout the country OF paragraphs favorable
10 his nomination The papers cor erned VIII DE app 70
regard the price offered CS3 90 for hve notices. aSN
low, but IN GOV Tdeu himself it viii undoubtedly be
dear operation The Governor is said to nave been IN
eure Ignorance % the performance, but ~ must nave
been manipulated by some one near 10 NM
Mr.. Bristow's friends are somewhat dis
courased evidently by tho result OF last weeks eonyen
tons They expected 70 have large part OF the Illinois
delegation and good proportion Of those from the
other States They agree that Mr. Blaine Is long way
ahead but they do think he will be nominated me
Cincinnati Commercial ID not sure about H. TIat
troublesome Pennsylvania delegation Is what 1t Is saaky
about 1t expects to Blaine come within 100 votes
Of the nomination the st ballot, and then thinks the
contest Will nlrrow down 10 Blaine, Conkns end Bris-
tow The danger IL apprebends then that Pennsylya-
via will abandon ConKlng and make bargain WIN
Eniue: that the Spencer crowd from Alabama II Trey
are admitted will follow suit and tlat stampede ior
the exSpeaker Will follow The Com"erc'dl shinA tae
decision IN regard 10 the eontesunG delegations Hoh
Alabama will be test question.
According to The Chicago Tribune, the scarcity
OF Bristow in the Illinois delegation Is duo 10 inc
Dom Cameron appointment. Tie editor VINO hss
been an earnest advocate OF Mr. Bristow, and was MN
self an unsuccessful candidate for delegate ut large says
had the Illinois Convention been held ten days ago
there is every reason believe that the delegation 10
Cincinnati would have been pretty evenly divided De-
tween Blaine aud Brisow. But the reason for TIE SUD
don unanmy favor OF Blaine 10 10 be traced directly
70 the appointment Don Cameron as Secretary or War;
THAT appointment Las been interpreted and accepted IN
the West as an intmaton Of agreement that the Penn
sylyauIa delegation shall be transferred 70 'onAlne;
and in order combat this new element Of Strength IN
Colngs behalf Illinois resolved tn unite on one csndr
date and selected the who, 10 tho Judgment OF the
Convention. would start out at Cincinnati with the
greatest strength opposed TO Conkng. We are very
much mistaken II several other Western States have not
been influenced in much the same way and u al ne
Westcrn delegates do not join Illinois in uung Soudy
on Blaine means OF defeating The nonias-
ton OF COuklmg. 10 ID an unfortunate tuIu OF aHI
H..
shall become necessary to drop BrstOw IN order lh@'
OUnkling sinai moi be nominated
The prophet of Springfield, Mass, isn't a
Bit discouraged he predicted solid Bristow dele
cation from Massachusetts, and now admits thaI
there sre ten mea 1t likely 70 give Blaine comph
nlcn,ary vote. lie the whole Northwest was
10. Brsow but he thinks Blaine may get some com
plimougry votes from that section too Furthermore
he thinks Blaine may ION bare complimentary vote
get 800 and possibly more IN the Convention. Why
that Is more than the sub 'dled organs claim Tor hm
Bat he will be badly beaten acral for saith the prohei
I've still count his nomination as impossible as e''ues
Consling's or Mogons. because it is equally plainly M
wise The danger OF the Convention ant OF the party Is
that he may be forced upon the Brisow ticket Zoe vice.
President, or that without the affirmative
strength the crisis that is upon the party viii be nom
mated There is increased thought and talk OF Wash
burne He is strong man, aud true one, but we see
no reason why the conflicting clements at Cincinnati
should be more easily harmOnzed upon him than upon
Brisow and Bristow certainly has all the strength that
Washburae has, and many aiIeG snyant'gees, An, ana
the modest prophet remarks; " ilr Brtst0w ana his
friends TO b. carrying themselves Wh much good
sense auO sctrusitoIlng dlScfeuOn''
There are signs that the &" Don" Cameron
appointment has nearly swamped the COnklns move
ment The friends OF the senator evidently realize his
fcct for they making osporato efforts tc relieve hn
o. the burden. one made IN Tn" Graphic sat
urlay afternoon in douhelead editorial containing
thi. announcement; eve tcci justified in stating upon
authority which perfectly Trustworthy that there Vas
not the s htest political significance in the appointments
OF the son Oi Senator Cameron TO be Secretary OF war
Tho Pr sidcnt made the appointment without an! refer
once whatever to COnGngs chances Tor the en-
cinuati nomination, and with no thought Of lin ID
that connection" This statement Is followed by
most remarkable notification that the Conklng party Is
only waiting FOR bid 1t is IN uniouhed fact ihft
no prominent politician IN tie country expects Roscoe
| Conkling to become the nominee OF the Repushc'h