New-York tribune., 1876-12-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Florida affidavit war has sworn itself
out.
PERHAPS the great cOnundrum will be solved
to-day. and perhaps II won't.
The familiar Democratic falsehOOd that Gov.
Hayes has decided Decline the Presidency was revived
again yesterday.
The season for bulldOzing" is over, and
Mr. Speaker Randall officially announces that ffowhhg
down" will be in order
How did Mr.. Hewitt figure up those 1863
electoral votes which been talking about all Sum
mer, If Colorado is mob State in good and regular
standingi
The Democratic pilgrims IN FLORIDA claim
thar II Oseeola and Others had not been INUNDATED by
Major Dade with detachment Of Federal troops, the
State would have gone for Tden by at least eleven I'D
majority.
1t will probably be known before this even
ing whether a Hayes electOr has been persuaded 10
betray his trust and for Tiden The search has
been thorough and desperate. For the honor OF the
nation let us hope II has been frultiesS
Democratic journalism is fearful and " on
derul thing For two or three days ITS able editors
shouted that must be impeached Then they Dht
ont of pure imagination roOrback making Grant De
clare he will oppose the counting Of the electoral
vote OF louisiana thus giving the Presidency TO IlIden
and now upon the basis of this quckyexploded false
hood they cry out: "We've frightened him He is
afraid OF being impeached and will do want him
70 |" Aud the most amazing feature OF the whole bus
they say.
Ex-Goy. Pacheco of California seems to have
habit of creeping into Office by the "skn Of his teeth"
II is thought now that has been elected TO Congress
nv majority of one and II be has IL Will be the third
time he has succeeded by that narrow margin He was
candidate for the State Senate in 1862 the vote
40 close that the seat was contested and the committee
decided IN AZ he was elected BY majority lie was
Rennhliean and the Senate Democratic, and party
feeling ran SO high that il thought the senate WOuu
not adopt the committees report When the vote was
taken tie report adopted BY majority oi one IL
is small margin, but II serves INC pun po'e'
There seems to be suspicion somewhere
that Peter Cooper may creep into tue PRESIDENCY YET
somebody Will only provide small hole IN tne eecora
system This mysterious circular has been issued from
Washington "In view Of the fact that the ioss oi o
vote Of one Democratic eector the Electoral College
will not prejudice the interests OF MI ilden' Nne "
may ultimately prove to be Of great Importance 10 inc
nation Peter Cooper receive an electoral Voe'
patriotism demands your prompt cooperation TO Sc
cre such result Kindly give the matter your hninedE
ate consideration and thus render what may prove 70 %
service of the highest Importance TO your country anu
also the lasting gratitude OF many anxious cuzens
The attempt to commit leading Republicans
70 expression os faith In Democratic assumption
that Hayes 10 be counted In by fraud nas not been sue
eessfu anywhere. 1t announced with some flourish
aday ago that the "most conspicuous Republi-
cans bankers, professional men. merchants and manu-
facturers Of Philadelphia had signed call for public
meeting TO demand honest count for President The
date for the meeting postponed several times. and
aow The announcement that the meeting viii not
ee held till after the Electoral Colleges have met and de-
sfod the result This Is another Indication that the
ana 'nnuit about the count V kept up solely by the