New-York tribune., 1876-04-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

The belief that Gov. Tllden Is the coming
Democratic is gaining ground especially In the
South.
Congressman Williams has accepted the
Democratic nomination for Governor OF Indiana. He
SAYS the platform is better than he expected what
could he have eXpectedi
Judge Davis seems to be mostly Washing
son candidate. Not single prominent Democratic
new spaper favors his nomination. ard the only State
which develops any sentiment for him Is Illinois. where
tho majority OF the Democratic State Committee Is sad
10 prefer him.
Postmaster General Jewell will figure as
Connectcuts "fayorite SON. I'm tho C!ncinnsu Conyen-
ton At /, meeting Of the state delegation In New
syen on Friday eight OF the twelve delegates were
present and letters received from threo others.
Ten were In favor OF Mr. Jewell, Gen Hawley, was
favor of Brstow, ard the preference OF the other Is
unknown.
There will be five State Conventions this
week 10 choose delegates the National on
Wednesday tho Massachusetts, Republicans the New
York Democrats, the California Republicans, and the
Oregon Democrats meet and on Thursday the Arkansas
Republicans meet The Utica Convention will be very
likely to send u solid Tilden delegation while the Massa
chnsetts Republicans will send unpedged delegation,
divided between Blaine and BristOw, with tie odds,
probably In favor of tao latter fnere ara no Indications
10 wna The other conventions VIII 40 III respect W
candidates.
There is actually considerable talk ont in
Michigan favor OF presenting secretary Chandler ut
Cincinnati as favorlte SON." or course It all comes
from the oceholders and tho papers they control ana
s probably bottom movement in favor OF Conkng.
Morton, or other Administration candidate. The
Detroit Tribune enters dgnihcd protest against the
scheme which, says would put the party IN the State
In tho same position in Pennsylvania, nemnally sup
porting candidate who In TACT ouiy advertising Tor
"bargan." That IA Just what would DO tho case.
Mr.. Isaac II. Bailey is finding out that the
way tho transgresso be he never so contemplate Is
hard aud stony path. He has been writing occasional
letters Mai newspaper for several years past and
HAS probably filled them with petty ISLANDERS to tho
square inch than any respectable newspaper ever
printed before Hitherto the persons ho has DETAINED
have thought his yaporngs contemplate for notice.
and the silence encouraged him to invent few false
hoods OF unusual dimensions against Mr. William Cullen
Bryant Some OF these disposed OF on Friday and
Saturday Mr. Bryant made an end OF anOtner at the
same timo ft labelling t 4" sneaklng." This may dis
courage MIR. Bailey some, but it won't stop him.
Mr.. Halstead is what might be called "red
hot Brstow man. Every timo he looks over the field
the looks several sizes larger to him. These
are the dimensions 1t had sweled Saturday "wlth
one-third OF the South two-thrs OF NewEngland and
one-third OF NewYork, to begin wth-wth onehalf OF
Ohio and probably equal share OF Illinois. waiting
Jump IN, and with the certainty that Blaine, Morton and
Conkng to from troubling early the third
ballot and with the which every intelligent
must feel that Brstow Is the OF the Repub
lean party who dominates the situation, and
tainly by his command OF the indispensable indie
pendent vOe-ho vote that defeated Allen In Ohio last
Fall. and that wi defeat equivoca Republican In
This State and In the nation largo next Fawe feel
warranted in saying that the signs of the times point TO
Bristow the next Presdent-the raised up 10
deem the country from tho degradation into which.
through needless loatng and daring prohgacy In high
places, 1t has fallen"
The Hon. Montgomery Blair has been writ
ing another letter in favor OF Gov Tilden the Demo
cratic Presidential nominee. 1t Is addressed to citizen
of Macon, Ca. aud Is published in The telegraph and
Messenger Of that place 1t Is devoted chiefly to showing
the reasons why tho South ought to support Gov Tlden
and Is mainly as follows: New-York has become the
pivotal point In the contest, and need candidate
who sound the Union question: sound the finance
question and sound the reform question to carry that
State IL consulted my affections, there several
persons would prefer to Tlden. The support OF Tlden
by the South will do 10 nvigorate 1t han any
ment think Of The suspicion of repudlaon which
attaches to Democrats who support initiation has
pernicious effect tho material interests OF the South
1t all important to those interests that the South take
a stand to show that 1t not only more Sc
cession, but that fully Identifies itself with the Gov
ernment and means TO protect Its honor. Such mani
festat0n would make capital flow into the South at
rate never before known. He has perfected
the organization OF his state, and will carry GER
tanly the election comes. Nor is that all He 10 the
genius OF organization, and will organize the party
cras who wont OF when did TO the Republicans writes