Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-13
HOW IT LOOKS.

The Cincinnati Commercial has made |
careful canvass of the delegations to
the National Republican Convention al
ready in that place with the result as
here given: New Mexico is for Blaine,
irst and last: Rhode Island. solid for
Bristow; New Jersey. solid for Blame;
Iowa, TWENTY-FIVE votes for Blaine, and
would not think Of . second choice;
California, twelve votes for Blaine when
they started. but their sentiments are
changing and inclning toward Conkling;
Connecticut's main strength il for br's'
tow after Je we'll has been disposed OF:
Missouri is solid for Hayes; Michigan,
six for Bristow and two for Hayes; Mas
sachusetts, six for Bristow and thirty for
Blaine, and in case Blaine is dropped
the majority will go for Conkling; Mary
land, solid for Biaine-they have hung
the Blaine banner across the street from
their headquarters; New York, the ma
iority for Conklipg and the minority d.
yided between Bristow, Morton. Blaine
and Washburne: Kansas is solid for
Blaine. and Kentucky solid for Bristow;
Indiana is for Morton, with the second
choice for Bris,ow. but it is generally
thought they will stick to Morton; Col
orado is unanimous for Blaine: the del
epatiop from Alabama is mixed, different
por,ions of which have arrived.
EL1HUE 3. WAsHBURSE. OF Illinois, Is
not an improbable compromise 'candl-
date for President of the United
! States before the Cincinnati Convention.
The New York Sun says: "In ono essen
tial respect Mr.. Washburne is the strong
es, candidate the Republicans can nom
mate; he has the longest record as an
opponent OF jobs and special legis!a-
lion. lie was against monopoles when
/ i,wss fashionable 10 be Tor them and
unpopular to oppose them. As Repre-
sentative in Congress many yesrs ago. he
made such a record as is at the present
/ time calculated TO give candidate I'M
! measurable strength. although, at the
| time, it subjected him to odium. tie
WAS a reformer when talk Of reform WAS
not 40 acceptable as it is now There
was one accusation against Mr.. Wash
burus. that ten thousand dollars were
paid Improperly in Paris from the Trans
continental Railway funds, aud that bis
action there was influenced thereby. To
/ this Mr.. WasLburns, at the time, made
tho following most emphatic denial:
REGARDING the charge of the New York
! Suu that I received $4,000 for my Off
ciai influence in getting the Fremont
bonds placed on the Paris Bou1ss. 1t Is,
to the last degree, false and atrocious.
! never received dollar and was never
offered . dollar in my life for my official
| influence in this or any other matter.
! These bonds were placed on the Paris
| Bourse 4 month before l arrived III
I France. In the spring of 1869 l exposed
their fraudulent character and advised
the State Department about them. My
! correspond.nes was called for by Con-
eress and printed. The parties who put
! the bonds on tie market were furious
| with me fer giving information as to
their true character, and Fremont pub
lished pamphlet on the subject arralgn-
ing me fox discrediting q great American
enterprise. +. b. "AshSuRNE.
Tho growth Of feeling in Washington
| in favor of Mr.. Washburns has been very
perceptible Of late.