New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-20
POLITICAL NOTES

The three ingredients of the Reform "
party are the solid south, the Rag Baby ana Tammany
Hall
That Democratic victory in Indiana grows
beautifully les. each day The Reformers" trying
to carry the country by wind and hope by yelling loudly
enough over a virtual defeat TO make somebody believe
they have wOna victory
John Kelly couldn't defeat TIlden at St.
Louis or carry Cark,on Potter at Saratoga, or put up
Augustus schcll in NewYork. keep John Morrisscy
out Of relation, with Tammany. But at last ne has had
one triumph lie has nominated Richard Croker for
Coroner.
Judge Hoar is TO take the stump next week
against Gen Butler and other Republican speakers are
To follow .uit Immediately There Will be- Lively times in
the With Massachusetts, District, therefore, during the
res, Of rhc campaign and the liyclier they are the
worse for Butler.
The Chairman Of the Republican State Com
mi,tcc 81 North Carolina said by the correspondent OF
The Baltimore sun 10 written rs follows To friend
in Washington: in this state feel confident we Will
win by from 5000 TO 10000 majority. The Demo
Gratis feel the way They are full OF en-
thu.iasm. have plenty Of money, and make great
noise our people are poor, quiet, ana cunning Ih,y
intend vote right but won't make anybody mad before
election by blowing about H.
There is a strange disagreement in the Til
den papers about the effect OF the Presidents attitude
toward south Carolina Part OF thom claim that the or
dcr OF troops will arouse such popular indignation
that the whole North will vote for Tlden. The rest de-
clare the step deliberate attempt to force Hayes into
the White House AZ the point OF the bayone and are ter
III, exercised about IT, II tho movement is going To
elect Tdcn the party ought 10 be- delighted, Tor II Is
pretty clear that nothing else VIII eject nun.
When a Democrat gets scared or excited he
invariably drops into style Of language "hch mas
force and luxurious elegance peculiarly Democratic
Thu, The C0,UerJOWHdL says any man who charges
that the Democratic party composed Of the south and
A. 4. N.,pa fail npn a
baltimore Gae,e is more picturesque and in speaking Of
the sending OF troops into south Carolina uses this savory
n,1rc: "The huge foul bloatei carcass Of Grantsm,
while Keeling to its downfall, lays its obscene hands upon
the liberties oi sister commonwealths, ard establishes
rcduts nt which the Free States " the North should
rrmblr" Instead NJ trembling the more natural I'M
pulse after reading that paragraph WOud De 10 hou the
nose
The Republicans have only to gain 26 more
cop,r,.sncu 10 give them the mastery of the next
House The Cincinnati Commercial makes an elaborate
calculation OF the possibilities Of securing this increase
d deids that there will be trouble in doing II pro
yrd there Is an unrestraned ballot in the Southern
STATES the Commercial adds 1t Il manifest that the
control OF the next House, as the political signs now
uoint Is dependent upon the solution OF the question
whether the ballot will be free In the states south OF
Mason and DiNons Line, whether the despotisn that
IL ruforced In the Of the Democratic party IN the
Solid south shall build Democratic victory on the
ruins of fee suffrage ana the pODaolly seems now 10
lac in favor OF that presumption far rs the House is
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concerned"
Senator Morton sends this word of cheer to
the Indiana Republicans from Sacramento: g hope
the defeat of our state ticket Tuesday last Will not
discourage the Republicans Of Indiana The eNraordi-
nary Efforts and appliances which produced that result
cannot he fully repeated the first Tuesday OF Novem-
her Tho volunteers from Kentucky, Illinois, Baltimore,
Pb,delpha and other States and cities will naturally
desire - participate in the election AT home. IL OF the
utmost importance that the vote OF Indiana shall be east
for Hayes and Wheeler and Irust that no Republican
will De discouraged but feel mcited TO renewed ana
orcoer cNcrtons in November. deeply regret that
he with you for the short period which remains to
work but my duties chairman OF the JOINT COMMITTEES
Of the two Houses of Congress TO investigate the qucs
on OF Chinese immigration will require my presence in
California for some weeks
Gen. Harrison is another man who believes
that Indiana will give its electoral vote to Hayes In No
vcmber lie said to reporter of The Chicago Tribune
Some of the Independents will undoubtedly come over
10 our ranks and besides that 1t is fact that many
the Democrats will be found voting the Republican
ticket 1 tell yon, the Republican cause gained ground
even among the Democrats tine campaign progressed
and II hc election had occurred in November instead of
October Il is not unfair 10 presume that the result would
have been different. | will tell you thing which
probably operated against me. That was the withdrawal
of wolcott at such late hour The story got abroad
that he had sold out and there no time for hun 10
get his explanation fairly before the Those who
knew the man knew the story absolutely false but
Of the Independents virtually cut OF their noses to
spite their faces and voted for Blue Jeans. Wolcotts
action was entirely unknown TO me beforehand hadn't
seen the man for some timo, aud knew nothing about
his withdrawal until IL was publicly announced.
II II had happened two months or month ago, there
would have been time for the real facts TO have come
fairly before the peOpls and those who Thought there
had been a sell would have been convinced that there
was no such thing and they would have voted differ
entlyp Mr. r. 5. Robertson who was the candidate Tor
LutcnautG OyernOr the ticket with Gen Harrison,
writes tins confidently the editor of The Troy Times
ii believe with the falling OF Of about 10000 votes