New-York tribune., 1876-05-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Democratic press is as good as unanimous
in the opinion that Ohio must be counted out In all ulure
Presidential calculations 49, .
With Tammany, the Canal Ring, 1he UOftd'
Tn. Express and the Republican party against hIn Gov
Tdens Presidential path may be pronounced decidedly
thorny. ~ VIZ,
That Ohio delegation is not solid for VIII
liam Allen after ALL The Cincinnati ConImaed! says ~
OF the district delegates just half Of the entire deega
CATION are against Ballenism" and cannot Do coh-
truIlcd by the requstOn OF the Convention.
The Iowa newspapers agree that the Demo-
cratic delegation from state is practically unit
fr Gov Tdeu Seventeen OF of the % delegates are
openly in his favor and none OF them are aDSoluIey
oprosed to him Hendricks is the first choice OF those
/ not IN favor Of Illien
There is n split among the glorious Democracy
OF wisconsin The faction calling itself the Peoples
Reform Party" has called convention to elect deeg ties
TO st. Louis to meet June T. The rest Of the party.
made up Of the real JacSsonan BOurbons. Will meet for
the same purpose ON June l3
Gov lIendrckss friends are rather pleased
than otherwise with the imitation triumph in Ohio The
Jdi0naDoiis Sentinel remarks compacently that the
vote of the delegation will most probably be cast Tor
Gov Hendricks Oh the second ballot, as his position on
the financial question accords with the Ohio platform on
the repeal Resumption act and the section oppos
ing forced contraction nnaton which form indeed the
material issues the financial question now before the
country" The Cincinnati Enquirer throws coiu water
on this hope however by expressing surprise To near
tat GOV. Hendricks Is candidate Ihese so( money
brethren a amiable lot.
Next Wednesday may be called the great
Convention day of the year. for then nino States are TO
meet to chose National delegates The Spencer wing OF
the Alabama Republicans, who are boilers froL the regu
lar organization meet at Montgomery; the California
Democrats meet in San Francisco the Illinois Republ,
cans at Springfield the Kansas Republicans at Topeka
the Michigan Democrats at Lansing. the Minnesota
Republicans at st. Paul, the Missouri Republicans at
Jefferson CITY, the ewTampshire Republicans at Con-
cord aud the Colorado Democrats at Pueblo. On Iues
ay the NewJorsey Democrats meet At Trenton and the
Ncrskn RenublIcans al Fremont and on Thursday the
Kentucky Democrats meet at Louisville.
There have been SO many conflicting reports
about the Presidential preferences of Michigan Repub
ucans The Detroit Tribune feels moved to say "Of
the Michigan Republicans nineteentwenteths are for
Blaine or Brisow with no oyershadowing preference
for the one as against the other to first choice two
thirds of them would pronounce for Blaine aud Onehrd
for Brtow and for second choice they would change
phces Both the Grand RapidB Conversion and the Cn-
cpnnt delegation reasonably representative OF the
dominant sentiment OF the masses OF the party on this
question Michigan will support Blaine or Bristow with
enthusiasm Hayes, Wheeler Washburne, or any other
candidate OF that stamp Will call out the usiia majority
Morton Morton or conkns "Ouiu 'ufu0H '"0 parry III 'Ho
The political calculators are figuring away
briskIy ON the strength Of candidates at Cincinnati
Washington correspondent OF The Chicago Tribune
reaches this result BrstOw, 1872 Blaine, 12l Nor
only the delegates already chosen The Washington
respondent OF The Troy Times makes this enthusiastic
showing for Conklng New-York probably TO- certainly
68: New Jersey, Q West Virginia. Virginia, II Ore
gon 6; Nevada, 6 Missouri, 6 Georgia. 13 Cafor-
pia, 0 Florida 8; Michigan. q Rhode Island 8. Total
l49 The Utica Herald makes guess at the
entire vote oe the Convention, elected and be elected
with this result: Blame, 3l9 Morton ll6 Brisow
IO7; Conkling. 50 HaItranft, SO Hayes, "A Jewell
TO- The Herald is inclined to think the choice will lie be-
tween Brstow and Blaine.
The St. Louis WeStlichc Post (Carl Schurz's
paper) says Of the recent Conference "0ur deliberate
opinion that the Conference did all that was possible
1t showed the people, this hour OF trouble aud peril
that there still among whose hearts in the
right place. who keep alive much Of the oldashioned
honesty and independence. These men have given
the people basis upon which thcy build further
They offer their support the work they
toned keep their word. Their language Is calm aud
wcll-weghed, but frank and distinct They nothing
for the rule of party. They will support the Democrat
Tilden they cannot have the Republican, Brstow-nay
they 20 further, aud will set up another candidate, re-
Caress OF the consequences II both the present parties
bind to tho gravity oil me situation content themselves
with mere political traders and double-dealers."
Gov. Tilden has gained one important advo-
cate at least through the revolt Of Tammany The
Charleston Yers and Courier. Of the ablest news
papers in the South out warmly for him. changing
from Of bitter hostility. IL gives its main
for this change the bold and ground
against him by Tammany and the quasi Endorsement of
him by the Independent Conference OF his strength IL
says "To day Gov Tden Is the strongest candidate In
tho Democratic party. With him, IL We be united we
carry the Democratic banner in triumph to the White
House There are difficulties in the way. The friends Of
Hendricks and Bayard and Thurman arc more or less
busy-f not hopeful What is required is to give Gov
Tden nomination. at the outset that shall be virtually
unanimous not nomination obtained after heated dis
cussion and proraoted ballotng This the South can
erect; and we appeal to the Southern delegates
all TO waive personal preferences to forego the barren
satisfaction Of complimentary voing and TO vote at the
first ballot for Samuel Tden Of NowYork not as the