New-York tribune., 1876-04-20
POLITICAL NOTES.


ticket which will read " Tidrn and Thurman" How
hap that would make the Ohio inaailolis,sI
The latest dodge of the COakling journals /,
an attempt 10 bully the Feeacitant DELEGATES INTO sab
MISSION The common way Of pHt;ing the Is this:
mo honorable who is delegate to Cincinnati can
refuse to vote io SENATOR 20 Ong a. Dc can
didate before the Convention Tnai Is the slies move
yet
Secretary Taft is already beginning to receive
the re wards Of Office The re- ous are atef
him for what Inc independent describes hgh4oned
superiority tie Laws Of and tie convictions the
great mass OF tie rooplc shown in his sabbath
breaking visit Fort Hamilton tour Of -peetions
Possibly" the same journal continues the Secretary
fes red thAt such demonstration tDe cou
try wOuid suspect him II beng pon-'
nr. Victor f. Piollet, the defeated Democratic
candidate ior state Treasurer OF Pennsylvania last Pail
announces he has discovered evidence that be
beaten by systematic false counting in Philadelphia BY
which five TO fifty yOes were fraudul'n,ly added to
the Republican ticket in the 700 election districts
of the city, He says that the leading Democrats in the
state intend block the game next Fall by nsiStngon
judicial comparison Of the returns with the numbered
ballots ia tho boxes, PROVIDED Dy the LeW election
law in cases Of tontcsts.
Gov. Tilden may have pledged delegation
tnis after all There is tendency in some
quarters upon him whether he desires oe
not This has probably been prompted by the rather
absurd boasts OF Canal Ring that they ford
.he party abandon the idea OF sending pledged dele
gates The Troy IreSs decidedly In favor Of instruc-
tou, for says 1--WE clear the opinion that it
for his friends to decide poin and not for the Gov
himself Since 1t Is apparent that the Ulcs Con-
vcnton VII be almost unanimous for hin, his friends
should control that matter We believe 'ne SSN'iofs
delegation should 10 tO st. LOUIS with Candidate OF
their own"
Vice-Presidential candidates are remarkably
scarce in both parties. The only one that appears to
have anything like a positive backing is ex-Gov Curtin,
vino is believed have the solid Pennsyiyana desgs-
ton ready TO press his claims upon the ST. Louis ConveH
ton month ago the fayorte plan OF the PenDsy yana
Democrats join with Gov. Hendricks, but
since the marked decline Of the popularity Of tAat gentle
man they are looking about for another coed Western
candidate TO whom they can annex their :" War Gov
ernor" Really, Gov. Curtns friends are much 100 mod
est Why should they be content 20 ask for him the
Ond place the ticket when the fFss almost gong
a-beSglngf
Henry WattersOn, too, is among the critics
OF the Callers for tie l5h OF May conference He
strongly hints belief that OF them belong to tie
political mpIacticables He says: "Wll they effect
anything make party. or impel the nomination
oi their fayorite BY either OF tho existing
particsi We shOIld say that they will not
Their favor would be death to Bnstow in
the Republican party, death to Thurman,
Tilden Bayard in the Democratic party They snond
recognize hOpeessDess Of reforming either ihe fe
publican party or the Democratic arty, Should seFst
Two Of their number sloud nominate thest au. sHod
by them Ii the ticket thus made up ana presenter
TO the country Should get as lew votes a. OC3n1s sS
other affairs in lie, a starts start"
A number of able editors are very sure that
THE TRIBUNE coloring all its Presidential reports IN
the interest OF Gov Tden. An equal number see through
the thin disguise Of the friendly words tor Gov. Tden,
and are very sure that The TRIBUNE ia really trying TO
dstort the rs TO favor Judge Davis. yes
creator number know much better than this
They see in every issue OF The TRIBUNE conclusive
proof that It carefully manipulating the news as to
show great gains for Mr. Blaine and u damage hr.
Brsiow. And finally, here comes tho Washington cofie-
spOudent OF The ST. Louis Gtobe-Demoerd WHO explains
that The TRIBUNE has fought Mr. Blaine sayaeey and
unrcasonably for several weeks with staff correspond
ents PEI abuating New-Hampshire Massachusetts, and
Connecticut, manufacturing material TO use against
him and in favor Of Mr.. Bristow or Cbares
Francis Adams" Such the ELECTS upon the partisan
mind OF the unprecedented and ncomprcheui5le policy
OF honestly giving Tie news just rs 1t l., no matter whs
candidate IL helps hurts But the People are not so
facts and their steady support shows tbal 1hey
know where to set II.
The small number of persons who believe
Mr. George william Curtis will east lis vote for senator
Conkng at Cincinnati Will not find much comfort IN ais
article on the coming Conven ion in this weeks Hdpr'
Weekly He says the vote of NewYOrk will decide The
next Prcsden tal contest and that Republican
candidate must be nominated who can carry New-Iork.
While lie does not say in many words he shows con-
clusiyely that COnklng is not the man who can
Gov Tllden is one OF the most accomplished politicians
in the country" is "the conspicuous Democrati in
the country who is known as refOrmer, has present
complete asccndency In his party this State, and is
chance the Presidential nomination OF his party
to-day very much better than that OF sny other Demo
crat ana there Is other III that party for whom
dissatisfied New-YoYk Republican could easily vote'
Furthermore Mr. Curtis makes this alarming statement:
We know stauch Republicans, delegates To the Cincn-
nail Convention who dId not hesitate last summer 10
of affairs. Mr. Curtis comes 10 ths conclusion:
New,lork cannot os recoHTaeu @ & 70 ,y y - ,S
nearly balanced tue Democratic POSITION ee i too ad-
vantageou,, and Republican ndependsnce and courage
too m xbie TO permit suppOsion that the state can
be carried by candidate merely because nc Is houF
mated at Cincinnati. lie must represent u that hon
orable RepDicans demand, and not be Absolutely
identified with all that they most regret and deore ana
dsayOw."
Mr. Isaac H. Bailey writes long letter in
The Portland Press warning against tie habit of EVIL
speaking, which he pronouuees chief characteristic" 1"
most newspapers. The latest example. Of this con-
tagon of bad pIeoedents he says, Is "a pronuncla'
mento Just Issued by William Cullen Bryant, Theodore
woolsey, Alexander H. Bullock. Horace White, AMI Carl
schurz." Ho describes the opening sentence oil
their circular as exirayagant, and says
IL would be difficult to ind q stronger
Instance Of the hopeless craze aud dislemper
into which the current sabbo in reference 10 public
affairs has led gentlemen of acknowledged worth than
the tliaibe they have issued II would be- quito mpOS
sbe he says to tnd anywhere IN the United States ave
individuals, OF equal standing, possessed OF 50 Little ID
formation the subject about which they write Ihey
have subscribed 10 libel upon their country
which would disgrace the Republic IN Tue
eyes OF the world, II any considerable number
Of people at home abroad credulOus enoughio
believe them Mr.. Bailey then proceeds explain ha'
Mr.. Bryant is responsible for succession o. misiepe
sentations OF Government officers mentOus thar he was
nominated for Minister to Austria In 1867, aud that DIS
name was withdrawn says how lar this mas ah,ci MS
temper toward the Administration is matter OF Iarf'
ence, but il is cmious coincidence that he hs
nn.I. Lllrl lnIll La nuD Gin