New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
special C0rreSpondence Of the Republican.
NORTHERN POLITICS.

Especial Correspondence Of the Republican
NORTHERN POLITICS.
Tho Contingent vste and New England
Sentiment.
Boston, JuRe ], 1876.
In order that your readers may have in
outline clear view of the political situa-
ton North, desire to direct their attention
to two leading facts of the situation:
One is the existence of floating or con-
tingent vote entirely outside of the inde
pendent or liberal vote.
The other fact is the 6xed anti-slavery
purpose of New England.
In regard TO the contingent vote il. can
be said in brief that it is made up of new
voters, and differs from the Liberal Repub
ican voters in this: That while the indie.
pendent Republican vote represents the
sentiment of men whose political opinions
are fixed, the contingent vote will rt feet
the opinions of men who will cast their first
ballot this year. The exact nature of this
contingent vote, and its bearing on the
pending presidential election is thus strong
]y stated by the Boston Journal:
THE FLOATING VOTE.
Perhaps we ought to call it the contingent
vote, for We mean that portion of our fellow
citizens who may be swayed this way or
that, according to the character of the
Presidential nominations made by the two
great parties, or under the influence of
ah y,...;. :: 0 W. oe sLo ~; So AZ
S"n+ % ooI M".a . o w 4hot hos 1a{ .n0 'Iue has
rro,ra ~ I.s;,,n.,e .rt;o,,ar oIass nt
Ooo 4e w.:.I " aeik"o p".uous o.s.I ~ y.
vo1GIs wnlcn :: IucH n1rsoHes 'nan .noss ss
xL S a. ~ % ~ H.. nsuy' ;os; nIosH NV yM W'r
Duo kp*;sS alt;, ~ UAis 10 I..r.. ~
osTIu.'.. 1.u:S 9lc0.uu oo iS. s .nan
w. pc, suu % ~. so.y oson. N.nS:. .Saoone'
~ SIT IsS p.a0e, sno .nS ."a 60. ue
SUI wn 0ns.setou .l: :no We. s' ss
saa % ~ +La Jo. ,hi;o., 'r na!tT ,;La st.rJ-
neIonoe " .uo nopuo.lca" parry ING sssuu
lug " oaos pOs: AZ .ao nouE ~ as.io1:' La ~:
uanEo, e ~ Ms;ny ssvo Wy VIII a 'nO s..iaa -.
umpn =. .lo o"n osuso, sno osen t'.roi ses.,.I
somewnst ' inu seaCuon' - was nn1ura,
InuoT ING cascu~s .ances. Uno IosuiI Wae
Ino Auuogouucn. c MosomoIS, oCmPIleiIk
Aon saasans ..ow .nose wno 'nnpv w
leco1o 70 Oao =. two mG1sus1S; DaS: VI W Pss'
ucuiSr OanIiuseos .. Tue noPoo'NCsn parry,
ss Sssrt and ' have s,ncs ~.e Secome 40 in
name. The political effect Of the
movement mas Deea 70 nao me % DemoC. C.
sacy, M IN Ho1 'nsm Ron 20 gs'
c0nt10i CI tno PIesen1 nSuse VI noPIe,
eentatves, seo Als0 10 lno4co Eenoral
weakening OF parry ll1es. reraaPs .nere
are reaily NO moto Aopu1.Csne VI Lluspen-
dence' superior 10 party oictAto9 anu oisin'
ci'ned to accept unworthy candidates, tnan
tnere always were; 0us Ine constIains oI
the exigency is less ana tne accePtance ~
tne country OF 20 IsIgo PsrI oL t1o nepIo, ~
ican Greco seems 10 iesvo 'e:s Vos W oo
DaItioo 1Or. ~ ~ .ruc, s1o uiTc.onco We;. ":
tweeen tne nePuO.c1n anu eno DomoS.a.;c S ~
part'es u luss a vltsl q ~ over WE. ou' ~
70 more olmcalC N osoias:y Gre0e.ous w
raa;n nnS "a ~ reUH ISv Sv conviction and hv
remain 70 uo Cal.lo1 Dy couxloIvI .nu ~
appeals 20 tner Juogment ss.nsr .nsh ~ 70 10 20
swept aion2 - mAtter Oh COURSE oy 'no
usnal parry momen.9@. a., A. ..... =.
Again, In cOnnecu0n WIN t!o s's.o -.
tnlnxs We nave Oeen ocns.Ie.sg, .IHn ,-;S' ,o' II
tuIn 70 'no eow voses, - ~ s;tSS c.nto. e..
vo1o IOI I!osIoon' y. euo Oni'TT NJ $780, ~ ~ ~
sne nts. s ~ ooo onn ~ &c., nov UoM IN the
nsvo Ae1 !.on ..yoo,oov vL y. "..a Nv" os.;.n.te
country' anG ssk!ng tnG sSo:eso oo.I"So
OF 40 n0mso oo0 .o ~ ~. wouu @ Ev0 ~. nr;v;.
~ .t;u VIZ tha;r ;. 4;-st vota for Presdent
These young men have come upon the stage
OF manhood during perloo OF poMtlcs,
,, tlarsleon, l0n a" smo KsS" ar The
Republican basis. and also, when
the Republican party was showing
some OF tne iesults Oh long c1nunueu u & powof sre
lessness and some unsuitable officials
Many of them have no definite memory Of
Democratic mlsrule ana olsio!a.!y' Dy
ea;nn ~ 'eSt w. suG baIsve that the ereat ma
iority Of these young men are we'll grounded
in Republican principles, and that II the
KePuDnoan parry Gniy au,S ~ tHa;r ~ S votes
az = rule, But they think very little of
party managemene eG9 can a; noe Ue oounv'u n"nu;"
upon 20 impI.clIiy yio.o ino. s;,.t;ons
tons 70 tne 1oICe oI regu,sl noas a1aos ao w.,,
In snort wltn regs!u ~ tnt' ~ S;sot;or"rv ~
ID 10 1n1 xsIy xrons MS!oSy 49,. y. ~. 20 ~
voters, az tao nePuoncsn pS.y LA MT
is 70 nomlnate iVS oo:s "oa go o"u ~ nay;tbor
i1e Oest Pr,Hclploe .Ssu". .4;,;c,, 20 ha
GROUND - UomOcE1..o IUmt .r"t 80. ~
Ieare9. :1o..;o Du. ~ n ns ~. psrnhI;"an Mart
grenv . ois1lnoSon ". az. Apa.;o"n neonia
tnat n.s aoous.oua Ia 49, -as avar had
TO higner etanoaru tnan !.H1c va ..and s~ ~
oeIore; ana oy tnat " "us' i''o'A ''"A" oA
faii. IL Will stano'
1t is worthy of remark in closing our
v;av of this .;da of the ouestion. in show.
~ 49, Nh .na Tho
ing the oinerence III tno Noi'" "." 'no
South, that the Confederate youth are
growing into Confederate men, more fixed