The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09
Our Washington Letter.


Blaine seems likely soon 10 be AS comuIrtrlv
lett to his fate by his party as Mr. Bcknap
The world is not TO understand that this repu.
diation of whlom popular candidate arises
from any accession of virtue in the party aforc
said. 1t is merely prompted by IL species of
"Sndve ga peW, IN which each is looking for
personal safety. MIR. Blaine is emphatlcaiIy an
"abandoned' man. observer" correspond.
ent of the New York GTaphic in n letter 10 thot
paper of June Sd, has given the latest evidence
Of the fact we mention in the first sentence. He
claims to speak "by the book' and "from the
inside" His conclusions are 81. James q.
Blaine is practically out of the field as Presi-
dental candidate. Early in this week he was
as certain as any man could be of polling on
the first ballot in Cincinnati a vote that would
have been almost majority. 1t is not believed
now that his friends will make any serious con
| test in his behalf but that endeayors will bo
made to transfer his votes and influence to the
most available candidate, or to that one with
whom the best trade can be made;n and 90
From being deemed unavailable by shrewd poli.
tlcians on account of sundry personal and politi.
cal reasons, Roscoe Conkling has come 10 the
front as the candidate who, on the third ar
fourth ballot, is certain to be the leading one
and who, on the fifth or sixth ballot, NAV be
chosen the nominee OF the Republican party. -
These conclusions seem very fairly drawn and
show the intention on the part ofthe Admins.
tration to nominate Conkling If it can possihIv
be done. 1t is evident that the Republicans
mean to make New York the great battle.
ground. Whoever is nominated ut Cincinnati
VIII have the active support Of the New York
Senator, who controls and distributes federal
patronage in that State. Those who favor tho
nomination OF Iildeu, know that he is The only
man who can be depended upon TO carry New
York against the immense army of Office. holders
and the money, at the disposal of Grant and his
lieutenant, Conkling. 1t should be borne in
mind that New York has gone Republican three
times, and Democratic once, in the Presidential
contests of the past sixteen years. 1t elected a
Republican Governor, General Dix, by SO 45I
majority in 1877. Dix, the most popular Re.
publican in the State, was re.nominated in "a
and Tildcn defeated him by over sc, O0O A chance
of more than 103, 900 votes in Tilden,s favor
Since then Tilden has reduced the State tax one.
half, or nearly IS, 100000 TO say that such man
is not popular is absurd. One thing tho onno
sition to Tilden has done, it has satisfied The
country that he has no friendly relations with
the corrupt men OF his own party; and that fact
has brought to his support number of influen.
tial papers in the South and West which form.
ery opposed him.
wAsHINGToN is DELIGHTFUL NOW.
The trees are in full leaf and the flowers in
the public gardens begin to bloom; the MANY
beautiful little parks Of lawns, which, dot our
streets and spacious avenues, give the city pc.
culiar beauty. In many places, the highway
presents the appearance OF garden. Add to-
these the magnificent public buildings, the va
rious Departments in full operation, and Con-
gress in session, and Washington will repay n
visit. Visitors to the centennial, and travellers
on their way to or from New York or the West
can stop here without additional cost; as the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad runs oil its trains
through Washington, and passengers are per-
mitted to stop here as long as they please.
KERR's ACcUsER.
81 have looked that man over carefully.n said
prominent New Yorker TO the writer. (refer.
ring to Harvey, who is testifyng against Speak.
or Kern land have come to the conclusion that
he is political Striker ] have seen hundreds
yes, thousands, of them in New York-men who
are the plant tools Of INSCRIPTIONS politicians
who are capable of doing anything from stuff:
ing ballot-box to cutting q throat. am n
Republican, but mark my words it will vet be
discovered that Harvey, who is trying to break
down Kerr, is one of this class" This man
Harvey was evidently employed by Appraiser
Darling toldo his dirty work. His utter inca
pability OF doing anything in the clerical line
was shown by his writing at the dictaton of
Speaker Kerr's counsel. He manipulated his
pen after the manner of a six-ycar old school
boy, and, Us the words were dictated to him,