New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

The members of the Louisiana Democratic
delegation that they have personal prefer
ences in regard to candidates and in favor Of tho
best man.
Massachusetts, is being deuged with tracts
setting forth the Presidential qualifications of our Ros
coe The has yet struck anything but barren
ground
Congressman Lamar is said to have received
information the South that If Congressman Wheeler
should be nominated at Cincinnati the Democrats would
have no hope OF carrying Louisiana, Mississippi Ala
bama, or North Carolina.
Isa Democratic State Committee the proper
place for Judge of the Supreme Court The comm
drum is general one, but since the Utica Convention
various people have been hoping for response from the
Eighth Judicial District.
The Connecticut Democrats are already specu-
latng upon whom they will send to Congress in place OF
Mr. Barnum IL the approaching auction results in send
ing that statesman t. the Senate. The Hartford Times
thinks Mr.. Nathaniel Wheeler Of Bridgeport would be the
man.
Congressman Tarbox sends word to his Mas
sachusets friends that he think Of being dele
gate to ST. Louis his duties require his attention at
Washington. lie adds that he has had his full share Of
service and than his due OF honors Does he count
that little tusse VITA Mr. Blaine among the hOnors
Mr.. Wattcrson is afraid Gov. Hayes is going
to be the Republican candidate. He hopes Brstow will
be the man. because then the Democrats will nominate
Tilden and win. II the Republicans select Hayes Mr.
Wattcrson fears the Democrats will think they beat
him with u second-ratc man. and will throw away the
contest.
The coming Democratic Convention in Ohio
Is likely be the lyeest kind OF circus. The fun has
begun already the county conventions and the whole
State is In uproar. The inhationiss have taken
William Allen club TO denolsh Senator Thurman
with and they at ahead in the fight Fourteen
counties have instructed for Allen Thurman has hope
or securing delegations from as many more and the rest
are TO be fought for.
Even the journals partial to the Canal Ring
begin to admit that Gov Tilden is the coming man.
The Washington correspondent Of The Syracuse Courier
writes that Tdens stock is rising while that of his RI
walls is falling. He thinks the Republican gains in the
Indiana local elections have disposed Of Gov. Hen
bricks Senator Bayard is considered ont Of the ques
ton William Aliens candidaure Is strange natna-
ton, and the field Is practically narrowed down 70
Tilden and Davis with the latter almost dlstanced
already.
The Southern correspondent of The Cincin-
matt Commercial notices increasing Brstow sentiment
in the South and thinks he would draw larger white
vote there than any other candidate. leading Georgia
Democrat told him recently that the general belief among
Democrats that BrstOw would be nominated, and
added That's what we are afraid Of In this part OF
the country there candidate fear we do Bris-
tow. We would rather the Republicans would nominate
Morton. We beat him. Bristow is the man we fear"
AS he was speaking letter handed him from TEL.
low Democrat in Washington an Old observer OF po-
cal events This letter opened with these words IL IS
generally conceded here. outside OF the actye par
tsans OF other candidates, that Brstow will be noml.
mated by the Republicans and Iden by tie Democrats
Later reports about that Democratic delega-
ton from Georgia say that Gov Smith and one other
man it known to be for Tden two Others for
Bayard few for Hendricks and Thurman. and the rest
unknown and counted for Tlden and Hendricks. cor
respondent of The Buffalo Courier gives currency TO
similar reports and says OF Southern sentiment in gen.
era: Z" speak exclusively Of the South, with which
section am somewhat acquainted, aud without any at
tempt to make 1t harmonic with Northern sentiment
The my observation here is that Tlden and
Hendricks by all odds the foremost candidates ID
Southern affection, and that rden Is gradually encrOach
ing on Hendricks. At time Hendricks much tho
stronger but cannot fairly that he Is to-day. one
point in ldens that Indiana is not considered
a. essential Democratic NewYork. As an
old Democrat SAID to the other day: We can get
along without Indiana but how we can spare NewlOrk
and elect President, don't Sec good many others
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