New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mr.. Richard II. Dana may be q United
Sta es II Massachusetts, stays mad long enough
The inhatiOnists have discovered what de.
feated Mr. David A. Wells and reduced the Democratic
majority in Conneccut-it was hardmoney principles
IN both cases
Ex-COngressman E. II. Rollins is coming to
the front candidate for the United States Senator
ship I'm New. Hampshire. II fully makes up his mind
to Ia We seat his rivals might well get ont OF the
field at the He ia political manager who gener
ally carries his point
The Democratic press is unanimous In the
conviction Connecticut has settled the question Of
the Presidency In favor OF its party Perhaps so but
there are to bipartisan eye several abeboded OBJ
staces the way now. including the rag baby the Hon
Ben. Hill, tie Hon. Sam. Randall, and tue Republican
party
A voice for Gov. TIlden comes from Msss-
sipp The Greenwood Valley Sentinel says OF him Last
week We hosted the name Of Gov. Samuel J. Tlden Of
New-York as first choice for the Democratic Pres
dental nomination. With his hardmoney principles he
can control all the great financial csnter aud carrying
the IS electoral votes OF his great State together
with those Of New-Engand tho South, his election
will bo assured beyond peradventure He Ia good man,
was sound Union man, thorough reformer, and his
record is unmpeacbaDle"
A CLEAN of sense has come over the Indiana
Democratic leaders They held secret consultation IN
indianapolis recently aud decided that II would be SIM
pie ruin nominate Landers for Governor They Will
try to induce Congressman Holman to accept the posi-
tou but lie persists bis refusal to stand Mr. Nblack
will probably be the chosen. Mr. Holman Is an IN.
fationis but he has than Landers Or course
tho Convention will put u6aton plank IN the samo
platform in which will ndOr-e Gov. Hendricks Tor me
Presidency Whether such action will help OF hurt Tie
Governors prospects remains to lie seen
That Buffalo Blaine Club has not been very
dcnonstratiye perhaps IL is doing large amount OF
quiet work. correspondent OF The Boston Journal says
the club has letters OF and sym
patty from prominent Republicans IN adjoining counties
and it intended to have untcer delegation of 100
prominent Republicans from this part OF Western New
York 20 TO Cincinnati their best endeavors to Sc
cure Blanes nomination. and to urge the New'iork DEB
egation to vote for him safter giving COhAlng c9mp
meniary vote" This insilOus design Ia Respectfully re-
ferred to the attention Of Mr. Cornell lie ought 70 send
u dispatch TO Nj. COnkling about HE impotence Oh IT,
Mr.. Donald G. Mitchell denies that he ut
tered the picturesque decination Of the soft
money nomination for Governor OF Connections
which was attributed him by the correspond
ent of The Cincinnati Enquirer. He writes 70
The Graphic that the whole story was coinage OK
some daft newspaper qrudnunc," and adds with re-
gard 10 the currency reform psry OF Connecticut
know very little and cannot judge Of its aims but
have had the hardihood to express liking for certain
reported phases OF its programmenotably that when
fayors the issue Of 3.65 convertible bonds, as
proposed by Mr.. Peter Cooper Of your city IL had
seemed to mo that this looked to the interest OF
the laboring classes. and that the she"d
Mr. Cooper warranted at least respectful consideration
for the project. have also had the hardhood 10 De-
ieve and to express the belief that so-caIed cur
rency reformers' not necessarily all fools
and knaves because they demur to the estao-
lishment Of nxed date for the resumption OF spcce
pavments ard that some weghtier reply than the cat
calls OF rag baby and 'infaonst Ia due to those who
have venured suggest certain re redial measures
not favored by the dme doetors-on the way through
our present financial toward that equalization ot
the gold and the paper dollar which suppose every III
elligent wishes for. However this may be- IL mas
seemed 70 me Quxotic nominate local or State tickets
in the OF any special scheme OF currency REFORM
What IS la the present crisis IL the CO
operation good citizen in securing an uttery
trustworthy tor the next Presidential terll-R mau
whose cha acer shall be In itself protest against cor
runtIon and political rings. With this made sure
whether OF incumbent were Bristow or Iilien or
Fish (etlcr would be- wecOme)-I should hope 10 see
that revival Of trade and cheer AMI confidence under
which currency mudde and ali other mnddles woul
cure themselves quicker and more surely than py Any
hat uf the doctrlnaireS."