, 1876-11-02
uALSTEAD,

WHAT NE aAID TO NEW YORK INTERVIEWER.
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Rcpostof-What do you thlnk Of tho political
situation, Mr. Ilalstralt
Mr.. Halstead-As to tho general result Qycrv-
thing seems TO depend on New York. You
probably know more about that than do.
h-Is tlscru any hopo that tho Republicans
ean carry 1nlilanal
Mr. H.--Wu tut hardly count Indiana III tho
Republican column, but there Is n "fcltipe
chance " that thu State may 60 for Hayrs. TIE
phrase "flglttns Chance" by tho way, was USED
by Gov. Hayes whon running against Allen,
There IL that sort OF Il chaneo fur the Republic
ANS In Indiana. YOU remember that four years
aEo, after Hendricks lad been elected Governor
ny only l,l00 majority, Grant CARRIED tho
Sinte by oyer ,0o0. tudana is tho most
errcntric Statc in tho Umlou In tue way of
political movements. You will have ,olicel
that Mr., Williams, the successful candidate for
Governor, did not huvo u majority. liz was
elected by plurality. Oi the tlrrcubackcrs
who threw away their votes on, the third party
two out OF lures wcru probably Ncpubliyans.
III tho strcsH 1f Presidential canvass they aro
less likely 10 Wusta themselves. Theu tho yAtc
form l'rcasdSntlal candidate y ulwuyx Or i l,er
without much eIort Tllero laltcr Voters. wiu mTa
drawn cut only 1t thu Presidential plsctuu tl.u io.
pnbIcat4 OF lnaana hell1fc ntG largely with tIIGD
Cpoa thrau accounts Indiana claimed i0r thu tu.
pnlE!caIs Win aUaiu coaildunce aud they are hopo.
tn!ly engaged IN tho calHr0len, lnadlli1on would
stats that HanJ farmers solcd fur Williams siluu!y
beeauoe hl was tarnlcF Ills llila jeans ~ :alIn
waa tue strongest ducuulent Of tbs cAnpaIsn Thai
VIII 10 wanting tn Noseaiber. Tillcn c3uuot Hct
tAD exclusively llu0- 1eanS futg.
Ti4H CO0FEn.CAnY GAHDlpAcf.
H-ltpW about Cooper out thrreT
Atr, I'LL IL undoubtedly The pulley uf tho DO
lnUcfacy to Keep up thu Cuopof movement. Nam
Cary, who liaa been stumpinx Indiana IN behalf
agent tn the election Of Williams by thU diversion
Of vutca tu thu utsrubaca ticket, has bern IN Nav
York tor fuy days coIncdcnily With tho prrxunct,
here u Wa.hiustun Mclean mud Jnnet d. Forun'
Of tho Cincinnati EHIAlrsr, aud othrr managers Vi
tho Dcn,ocsatfe party In Ohio
h.-Welis ran my intrigue hc tntcrrra from &htas
Mr.. H:-T'1eFe II somclhlng Slightly Significant
st least IN the assc,nl!s3o hero Just now OF fhn
orixlnnl movers ia tho I'LL Allen canlnajvn In Oh!u
e11 tles consultations with Illdcn aud Cooper.
Altogcther, tau Impression il. OF course, that it
incans - lns1ess." 1t has beuu hlptcti lint thets
Is a - mlis!on" hcTo Ia beuulf OF lis Deiuucraey
Of ohid, claiming that with $40, 0ol thny rnH
curty tEat 61ats for Tildrn. tbs pfnhakiiiy
y tint II that amount Of n0ney IL tcnt il far Wrst
II vii 30 lAtu lAlana rather than 10 OhiO. to he
uaea 10 Keep up tu tirrenback organization Mr.
Mclean IL thy repnteA autlur ot thu tIEeenbnrk
niuIoueHt; cary, tuuI'tF tucouA, VIVA Bill Aliens
t.teutenlat Inst Year, uHd tAa faet that tAuy arc
bnt! hure. --oEb 4bUrinx with rllun 4ad tllv other
with Conpsr. --und thut thoy seen! tu h4y0 trst.
rato understanding between themselves, would
sssiu u tho untutuEel mlud Vt = c4sual observer