New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

| The campaign refuses to wake IN evo,
| under the bracng influence OF the cool weather
The number of aspirants for Mr. BlainS,
Congress has risen to ten, and there are mora
coming.
The Hon. Jere. Blacks ingenious defense os
Belknaps prcsent-taking must have excited pleasant
emotions at the White House.
The initiation leaders are claiming thu
brightest sort OF prOspectsl for their national ticket
Nevertheless 1t behooves Mr. Peter Cooper to keen
strong lock on his p0cketbOok
Some New York influences are at work to
secure the nomination OF b. Z. Hale Of this city a,
Public Printer IL Is believed. however. that the Pre
dent intends to reapp0int Mr. Clapp.
The "saddest words of tongue or pen hava
recently been improvisCd by Democratic bard in
Brooklyn, The Argus announces. and are as follows;
Our candidate, sammy we're bothered to praise An
we haven't got nothing to say asin Hayes"
The report that the President did not 20 to
Philadelphia on July because he offended at Gov
Haycss declaration in favor Of single term and there
foro did not wish to him. ia exploded by the fact
that Gov. Haycss letter did not appear I'll July o.
State politics are very quiet. If there il
Cornell movement outside OF the oiice-loang circles i
does net show in the newspapers. The Bggato Etpr:a
il tyInS TO WORK up seHtincnt III itsOI OI ar L. o.
spauldDg OF its city as the Republican nominee Or
Governor.
Ex-yice- President Colfax is already on the
stump for Hayes and Wheeler. lie says he in favor
of the ticket weeks before 1t was nominated, and n
thinks 1t the "safest surest and strongest personally
politically, aph!cay and intellectually, that could
Iayed been named
Senator Christiancy says in private letter
TO friend: 81 know Gov. Hayes personally and have
great confidence in both his integrity and ability I
have no doubt he will make good President. lie is
pure man, opposed to all rings; and next to BrsOw
who was my preference, am entirely satisfied With tho
candidates and the platform
Mr.. Wheeler's letter seems to have made an
impression no less favorable than thai OF Gov. Hayes
Luke warm friends of the Cincinnati ticket are making
admissions like the following from The Boston Herald
Il cannot be denied that Hayes and Wheeler have put
some very substantial additions on tho Cincinnati plat
form, which gave them better standing room"
Ex-Congressman Farwell has had his fill Of
political life lie was defeated IN the contest tor
seat in the present Congress, and now comes iorwadn
a letter declining another nomination when lad been
offered him. The Chteago Tribune says ne would
unauestonably have been elected had he conscntedo
stand, and attributes his OSCILLATION 10 persOna aAl
business considerations
Jesse POmeroy seems to be the most dreaded
issue Massachusetts, politics. Gov. Castor found his
chief element of unpopularty in his inability to con-
denim the miserable boy to the gaows, ana TIE same ae
ton which formerly rallied at him is now abusing Gov
Rice for a similar exhibition OF weakness The only way
TO get rid Of the question TO be panS In TIE plat
form pedgng the candidate, II elected, TO nave the Ooy
hanged.
There seems to be quite formidable anti
Garfield movement in the XIXth Ohio District a pei-
ton signed by about $50 names is published In The 4s@
,ab,lla Sentinel urging the selection OF Mr. stephen A.
Northway as the Republican candidate. The peuuones
thus commend their favorite: Mr. Nortiway is one Of
Oho most gifted sons he is in the prime Of lfe nis
natural ability his legal talent and experience. lis phys
cal appearance and his strength OF moral character o
gcther vita his nue. otao,cd powers reHucI MN 'iH
ineutly nj for the position
Ex-Gov. Dix writes rs follows to an inquir-
Ing friend at Auburn who p:ints the letter in Ihs Adf
User OF that city: "Mr Tilden did not unite in The call
for the great Union meeting in New-York after the at
tack and surrender Of Fort sumter But he refused to
attend it, though urgently solicited by one OF his own
political friends meeting called for the pur-
pose OF sustaining the Government and to provide for
sanding troops Washington which thought to 20
in danger of an attack by TIE C0nederates ms lic.
publicly stated when Mr. Iden was Candidate iof
Governor In 1874"
There are q good many Republican news
paper offices in the country where tho Following soind
sense from The Grdhic can be read with great proht
The fact - that Gov Ten Is the strongest candidate
the Democrats could put the field and tie strongest
they have nominated since James Buchanan. lie mhas
his own business keeps his council seldom slops
over ma mistakes. and as clear and sharp an
eve 10 see what ought be done any man in America
while IN executive force he has few equals and ne supe
,ior He doubtless knows well what he IS doing ana
why he Is doing and what he means to do next as any
editorial guessing machine in the country The Democ-
rncy mean success and determined To win 1t II tLeY
oSsbly can do and they too shrewd 10 quarrel
too pucky turn the white feather ana TOO huhgrl 20
abandon a chance 80 long the same IS in sight Ana
the Republicans may a well make MP their minds inst
that they have got 20 beat by hard WORK or te
beaten and nothing short OF the hardest sort Of work and
the CREATES, possible union AID harmony Will prevent
hclr bcin; very handsomely whipped. Aud Republican
papers report the weakness OF the Democracy ana
rerrcscnt nominee of straw that an orll-
nary Whit OF wind may blow over, show that they arc
edited by asses who don't know what they are Drawing
about