New-York tribune., 1876-02-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

Coy. Hardin of Missouri says that under no
circumstances will he be n candidate for reelection
Recent events give additional force to the
f,uns remark of the lat Aremus Ward that "it would
nave been % Jed DIyi,'s pocket II he'd never been
bOru."
The Irport comes from Massachusetts that
Ir Elaine is very unpopular with the Republicans of
thar state much that they would vote for Conkn2
in preference. me Sp3ingfe!f Republican says the
assertion seems bold one, but IL believes II TO oe u'le'
The charge that it is returning to the Re-
publican fold il thus answered by The CfHend's COM
,aereial beg say that We are not falling Into the
Republican ranks We are opposed to the presen' teh
denotes Of the Democratic party We prefer gold to rags
and the United to the Southern Confederacy one
has 10 N choce II evils when the only chance s 10
cooperate with twO organizations that absorb the
poiiicians and do not fall into tEe RANKS Oi party
when prefer Il rs the lesser eViI.'
Once more the familiar sound of the New
Jersey Democratic editor nominating Joel Parker for
the dency floats upon the breeze The Jersey CHy
Argus breaks the long silence and sets forth tho e1-
Governors qualifications IN an eloquent column closing
In this way: The mention Of Gov. Seymour's name
suggest. hat oi his NewJersey contemporary, who was
actively engaged last week in defending poor Irish
woman indicted for killing her husband in drunken
row aud See MS 40 live cODentelly in his quiet country
village, a. II the measure OF his ambition was iu."
The first favorable mention of Senator COnk
ling as Presidential candidate that has been made out
Bngs Yonpar,i says Roscoe Conkliug isn't entirely
without Western Iowa friends q canAJate for The
Presidency Though Blaine Ia the general fayorite III
these parts cannot be denied that the senator from
neg-Nork mas foiiowinr, which thongn quit aud Hh-
obirusve nevertheless casts and now ana then MAKES
is existence known"
The German Republicans of Wisconsin are
said 10 be unit favor OF Minister WashburRe for the
Presidency one ot their representative men told
correspondent OF 7hs Ch,cugO Tribune recently and
afr f,~pf.r y
Wa.hburues long career in Congress sufficient cvi-
dcnce to all mankind that Of the present Whisky
and other rings would Ia I.r?eluated and secondy
and chiefly, because OF the patriotic and humane courc
pursued bJ Nj va hbllno duuns the siege Ot Pars py
The rEussian army
A record il often great Inconvenience TO
q politician senator Morton Is realizing that now.
Daring the pact few weeks The Indianapolis Journal,
which aes the lead the senator for the
Prssdenc, has been crying ont that the Resumption act
must be repealed because l. rs han sing Ike milestone
about the meet. OF the country" Cnrendy newspapers
placing that observation and this extract from one OF
Senator Norton -poechcs IN Ohio last Fall together;
had something lo with the preparation OF this shor
man gcsumpon) bill voted for 1t IN good faith and
tend to stand by It until experience las demonstrated
that Is mpracttablc or needs amendment ito iaan
King day for resumption AMI prov Idlng Tor ~
! had proposed in tie senate slN years before
Here's Presidential rumor that might he
called u scnrrr' Washington correspondent OF III,
Philadelphia TDes ii his breath nearly h ocked out OF
him by IL 4 strong combination Is In progress 10
make zen. VIM. T. sherman the Republican candd2te
Tor the Pre- ,dency. and I, IA confidently asserted thai i'll
very short time will display very formidable proper
ons. IN. movement Tor Gen. Sherman Is concentrating
the dissatisfied from sl the camps, and has u Shrewd
manager his brother senator Sherman Of Ohio. Ohio
will present other than Hayes, and II looks
now va f he result Will be- united and earnest deoga
ton for Gen sherman. lie 10 broth, rnlaw Of tie
Ewings, In" most powerful democratic family IN ONO,
and il urged thai re would The Buckeye State at
un
she fact that shows the entire absence Of any con'en
r!on ~ @cutimeht among ia, Republican m1naseIs ~
their candidate for 1876. That extraordinary news
VIII t;artlc ohio when X gets ont there.