The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-02

coss. The Southern States, that we are
certain TO carry, with New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, California and
Oregon, will give majority of the
electoral vote. So that we can
elect Democratic President without
Ohio or Indiana. In fact, if we were
to carry those States, and lose New
York and Connecticut, or the Pacific
States we shall be defeated. We iu-
tend to carry them all, but nothing is
more certain than that the loss of Ohio
and Indiana cannot defeat the Demo-
cratic party in this campaign. The
loss of New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut would; but we are not
going to lose those States.
CABINET CHANGES AND THE SUCCESSION.
On Saturday last it was definitely
arranged that Bristow was to resign,
and Simon Cameron's son, familiarly
known as Don Cameron (an abbrevia-
ton of James Donald Camsron). was
to be appointed Secretary of the Treas
ury. A nights reflection, however,
and it is to be presumed, little Sun
day praying, brought the Administra-
ton managers to tie conclusion
that this would be too rlainly slap in
the face to the reform element of the
Republican party, inasmach as that
element has been bambdozi ed into the
belief that Bristow is great reformer
because he did his daty in prosecuting
the Whisky Ring. No man is more
thoroughly cognizant of the hypocrisy
OF his position in this respect than the
object of so much misplaced conf
dence, himself. Nevertheless, he was
not unwilling to take his chances at the
Cincinnati Convention on the addi-
tional strength this apparent persecu-
ton of him for virtues sake would
have secured to him. But it is not in
tended by Grant that B-istow shall
have the nomination at Cincinnati. He
will force his own for third term, if
he can, and to that end has secured
Pennsylvania by giving Cameron what
lie wants. 1t will be RENE bered that
heretofore in this correspondence, /
have stated that Ohio, Indiana, Penn
sylvania and New York were all against
Blaine, aud would ultimately combine
IN common interest TO beat him.
Each of said States is ostensibly for q
I" favorite son, which is simply hum
bug to enable the delegates to be kept
on hand until the hour for decision
arrives.
Conkling is the resiJuary legatee of
this Administration, aud will have
Grants support for the succession
should the latter fail of getting it him
self. Hence the late changes made in
the Cabinet.
Attorney General Pierrepont is sent
to England to get him ont of reach of
dagger from an investigation of his
instructions to District Attorneys in tho
whisky frauds.
Judge Taft, of the War Department.
who has not reformed things much
since he took the lamented Belknap's
place, has been nominated Attorney
General. simply to make room for his
successor.
James Donald Cameron is selected
for the Secretaryship at War. to secure
10 Grant or his favorite the vote at
Cincinnati of the Pennsylvania dele
CATION. The Treasury is the objective
point of Cameron's ambition, point
which he will doubtless attain before
the first of July next. At any rate, one
thing is sure; Bristow will have TO
vacate-was to have done so by resig-
nation on Saturday last. but will GER
tainly have to so after the Cincinnati
nomination..
THE NAVY FIRM OF cATTELL Il Robson.
Cattell is the leading member of this
firI. He was formerly U. 5. Senator
from New Jersey, although a Philadel-
phia merchant; the Delaware River
dividing his business from his politics,
until he made politics his principal
business. When little i5orie, of Phila-
dalphia fha uina innnrfsr ,vha haI