New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mud doesn't stick to Mr.. Blaine any better
than it does Mr. Bristow The SANDER peddlers
having bad season.
Congressman Martin I. Townsend told tho
editor OF The Troy Whit other day that If the House
OF Representatives could nominate President they
would nominate Blame"
THE Buffalo Express denies the statement Of
its retiring editor that the manag, ment changed
because he could not comply with the wishes OF the
owners, and support Mr. Blaine for the Presidential
nomination ins cad OF Mr. Conkng Ii explains that IL
only favors unplcdgcd delegation to CINCINNATI
Secretary Taft is the latest Presidential pos
sbility Some one having limited that he wouid make
good candidate. his friends in Cincinnati are tickling
themselves with the hope hat he yet turn out to be
Mr.. Blaines dreaded Unknown There could be
great many solutions Of the Presidential problem
1t looks now as if Congressman Holman
would be Democratic candidate for Go ernor OF In
diana There are other asprants for the honor nclId
ing the Hon d. w. Voorhees, and Congressman Williams,
but ike Mr. Holman, tLey arc all nfat0nists differing
Only IN degrees radicasm concerning that heresy.
The unnatural silence Of the inilati0nists is
one OF the most significant phases OF politics just nOw
Their organs modest or gentle in tone,
aud there has been uterance recently by an Initiation
leader announcing the country that the only 1t
had not long ago gone 10 tie bow-Wows was because he
was holding 1t up by the tail
According to The Philadelphia Times, Secre-
ary Robson has recently been rushing huredy to that
city 10 meet MT. ~ Dchdy, NHO' ID says, uluSt 10
known to the Secretary engaged in systematic rob
berry Of the Government in the Navy Department" The
Times adds: Although Mr. Robson failed To register
at the hotel and changed his occasionally TO avoid
discovery his conferences with Mckay and the efforts
made after tho conference to prevent development OF
damaging facts, are well known to this Journal"
Gov. Smith of Georgia, who has made
admirable Executive has written letter declining 0
denomination In 1t he speaks with Justihable pride Oh
some OF the results OF his administration When we re-
call the chaotic state in which fouSd every depart
ment OF the in 1872 and contrast with our
present peaceful and happy condition. feel that we all
have for cOngraulation Our public debt has been
ascertaned and tie interest It Is regularly pads
while bonds today rated far above par In The
great ceners OF trade Our educational sy stem mas been
established sOhd foundation our varied resources
are beiny RAPIDLY md systematically developed, and
Judiciary for Integrity and aDly'S seconu u none III
the entire Union"
The dulest student of politics needed no
prompting when the indianapolis story against Mr.
Blaine appeared to exclam This Is Morton's work"
If there are any doubers the subject the following
statement from The Indianapolis Sentinel which pub
fishes the SANDER under the heading or MOrtons Vic
tory" will help them TO a right Interpretation " The
startling information published In another column,
directly ncupatng Blaine in receiving an enormous sum
OF money from tho Union Pacific Railroad, the evil
dence OF ono of the directors has been
Morton for time and has been used secretly BY
his friends 10 kill oil Blaine II was used once too Often
OF The Sentinel Hero work for tho Washington nvest-
gators that will pan OGt WELL"
Almost everything The Cincinnati Commercial
touches now turns up with Bristow marked 1t in
large letters Notwithstanding the assertion of its South
ern correspondent that the Nashville Coored Conyen-
ton was overwhelmingly in Mortons favor, The Com
nercal some Of the most intelligent OF the
delegates to the recent Convent on Of coored men in
Nashville and who have canyassed the South widely,
express their confidence that the Republicans can carry
Virginia North and South Carolina, and Florida in No
vcm5er provid ii always they name candidate ac-
ceptable to Southern Republicans upon a sound plat
FORM They also that the Southern delegations
to Cincinnati will be divided in their preferences for
President, and that yet named will be able TO con-
troll tho solid vote. They do not consider MOrtons
good either aose OF Blaine Brs ow, and
COnkng he is not much talked of or thought OF
among them. The feeling for Br.siow much more
prevalent IN the Color Il COM, ncr fhan they antct
pated and they sure, If nomn Ted. he would com.
the confidence and votes of tc coored people OF
the South, with liberal support among the whites.