New-York tribune., 1876-02-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

Congressman Tufts of Iowa is.evidenty some.
thing Of wag He writes to friend that hts seat ,,h.
tween Mr. Blaine and Mr.. W. s. King and adds tba, ;.
hopes to absorb little staesmanship from one an.
| little subsidy from the other"
| 1t is whispered that Senator Conklin,
does not find his path strewn with rose. ~
this dty. Gov. Morgan is still around co
lector Arthur and DisrictAttorney Bliss trained
under Morgan before Conklng became q ere,,
Hence the dark hints Of treachery to the scpo,
senator and the sad sense OF insecurity perysdng com
mittee men and ward leaders.
Mr.. David A. Wells, according to a WASHING.
ton correspondent of The Boston Herald finds subsan
tal improvement Ia the feelng the currency question
at Washington this year. Politicians who a year a0o
avOwed in1ationsts coming to think that 4,
may not be safe after all to increase paper currency
without doing anything to improve its value. Others
who dO-nOthings" last year. are coming TO bfevs
in the policy or contraction
BrstOw and Washburne first in order. then
Morton, then Blaine. That Is about the way the theo
rsts in politics are Interpreting the present Repub
lican situation. But the theorists do not always
understand practical politics. They imagine Bris-
tov's whisky raid good for votes-ss 1t would bs
at the polls, but is not in the District and State
Conventions that are to choose the delegates
Then they fancy Washbune strong because of Grants
y0rwhich he does Mt have because Of his popularity
with the Geimans,-yhich the German newspapers from
New-lOrk to ST. Louis pronounce myth aud because OF
his absence from the country, which certainly has
The Indiana Democrats do not want the Ma
tlOnsl Convention to be held at Cincinnati The ger
Alby Ledger Standard, warm supporter Of the claims
OF Gov Hendricks the Ohio Democrats prepar
ing to make much trouble now as they did in 1863
and 1t thinks it would be giving them too much adyan
tage to where they strongest II favors Louisville
the place of meeting, prcorrng it to either Chicago or
ST. Louis Nobody who remembers the virulent quarrel
between the Pendlcton men and the Hendricks men In
the New-IOrk Convention in 1868 can msundorstand
the reason OF the present Indiana hostility to Cncinna
The Hendricks people don't trust OHIO Democrats, and
want To have them as little influential as possible.
The President-makers who have been so GER
tain that the Southern Democrats will he unanimous for
softmoney candidate for the Presidency had better
not base too much on that supposton. The Southern
party press has all along insisted that what they desire
above all else is change OF administration, and TO ac
compsh this they determined ofavOr that candidate
who has the best chance OF being elected several South
journals have said recently that imitation cand.
date of the question: because he could carry
NewIork Connecticut NewJersey, or any Of the doubt
m states and they have been urging senator Thurman
or COY. Tlden. The 4hanta Herald and 1As Richmond
wing take this ground.
The TRIBUNE recently suggested that the
Mayoralty election in ST. Louis was likely to
hasten tho German movement away from the
Democratic party. The St. Louis Wsstl,eke Post
editorially approves this statement of the stu.
alton Ther-upon The ~ L0uis Journal ioyfully
announces that II The Westiche Post will only stick
this sentiment there Is not the least doubt that tho
Republican party will regain control OF Missouri.
The Republican party OF Missouri ought to know
how to get The Weshiohe Post to stick. II is BY
sticking itself All II needs now or ever has needed 10
u be true 0 genuine Republican principles ana to
ploy decent and honest lnen TO carry them ont.
Suppose tho New-YOrk Republican State
Convention should undertake to appoint control ths
appointment OF the delegates to the National Convention,
merely to instruct them 10 vote unit Isn't
pain that Mr. COnknQ would hav n far
better chance for his own state than any
body has supposed And II he had The vote
Of his State TO trade with at the National
Convention, does anybody doubt that it would 20 for
Grant II he should suddenly turn up n candidate
that. II the contest should 10 he between Blaine
aud Morton the latter would be dead of the OF
Newiork II TIE Republicans OF the Interior do NOT
delegates are to De chosen.
A correspondent of The ChioQ0o Tribune
writes that there two Blaine men among the Wisc0n
sin Republicans to for Washburne and not in 80
for Morton. and adds Indeed. Morton pOpu-
lar in Wisconsin. and il he Is candidate for tho Presi
dency him not to build hopes getting the votes
OF the BadGer state. Blaine has made immense headway
by his spceche, in the House, and II Il only
sonally that a man is found who Is sorry the
nesty debate occurred that Blaine stirred up
the animals with long pole, and made them growl in
the old secession key Ipresme there will be effort
instruct the delegates from this state but the ndica
Washburrc should be nominated, or If our delegation
forced to second choice. the Old watchdog of the
Treasury and the noble friend OF Gen Grant would please
our people better than any one else"
Initiation sentiment is said to be on the in
crease in Indiana. correspondent OF The Cincinnati
Enquirer, who would naturally make rosya picture
as possible writes: The OF the greenback in this
state Is progressing most encouragingy This city and
county almost completely organized and nearly every
county in the State has more clubs. The people
are alive TO their interests and the way they crowd into
clubs strikes the bankers and bondhOlders with unds
guised terror. Indiana claims aud with good to
be the banner greenback State. The people generally
are all In the and business and bankers
ia few instances coming In too. few old political
hacks IN some sections are damaging me cause by e
pousing IT, but they generally spotted before they 90
much harm. In short, whatever party gets pure
greenback platform, W bona Hde candidates thereon
none ot the Mcdonald knd-wili carry the siaIo Dy q
large majority
Congressman j. p. COwan OF Ohio seems to
TO the hopes OF tho nhaon party. He in letter TO
the editor OF Ihe Bucgrs Forum As you will have OBJ
served by the vote HOuans resolution the odds arc
against u.s. and although few may say it is not test
vote my fears that will get better demon
.tration OF real strength that question I am con-
strained TO believe that In shape 10 dictate
future policy. hut must II successful he content with
compromise situation have arrived this conclusion
not only by the action OF the past but from the spirit OF
the Southern members, as they manifest but little
as betw en- men tie cost OF the victory but will bo
content with the recovery Of the administrative power
Of the Government upon almost any platform. AS before
suggested the West being III minority on the leading
topic OF the day Uhe currency the strong probability Is
that the south will mostly drift To the East aud for tho
additional reason that they are very anxious tn wipe Ous
the charge OF dsiOyalty'
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