, 1876-06-03
Presidential specu.allons.

NEw YoRK, May q, 1873.
me week has ben one of sensations in the r,I.i-
ca world Blaines wonderful suc-,ss =, ~ w.
, i 1siorsllhed some CT CJnkiiag's adher-
-, Nnile bihlne supporters probably deceived
a. 20 lew OF the votes elaimed r lin on st tllo,
there Is no Sorbt be has nearly so0 ~ tl 80 ;is
esses already chosen Three hnndred aud seventy
Dine are reaulrr To uOm.uiuate H. -. =
give Brisiow lss Morton no Co,Eiin 81 oi,,a;s
vt fvnnsyiNania- The recent couventi',n. make
tfes e'hciasio clear Firsi IN every -eSuo,s lee
n n IPuoieA State the contest bet Xeeu Blaine and
b'Et"N- S-eob2. no other emulate bn- received
much endorsement beyond his own Stat m quarters
Eisfs the republicans expect triunrA IN Nover,,tr
dhifi the Sireaiy ascerusined forces OF Blsne ami
ot'stp", II oonbiLed, Will control the Cincinnati
Guhfehuln Maine unless daInanel by n Nor h,rn
I@einc or some other eleventh hour scandal 40 beay-
lls le.s the Held the first tallCr that sYsns-l
7ainne Ui iencestrafdlers T. g,et on the " inning
sile Is IN oruer The terrible reaction In the revolt
against the Csuneroa-Co Conkling M has ssr;o,sIy
eiaFfned those Who en- siResrei l. Senator Cameron
causes the story TO be circulate that biS ,' CHI
het appointment Vas unsolicited and ms acceptance
IhpiOoable IAls Is IN accordance with the WHY
poiieian's usual tactics By n no p,a,tes tka i'm
presslJh thii MS sob nomination Was Grants bid
ior fennsy lvania's yC;e Tor COnklinr and not the
eonsferat-on .or a bargain coneluds,l ani exactly
invites Blaine to otter better terms. Grpat doubts
OF hls sons acceptance tends ~ lr.ak ahe shiI,nd
op! ositou TO COnkhns wlllh the pou,ination
created. The Presi 'ent does not .. o;pIsa Iuuc in
repairing the injury already resulting 10 Conkling.
'fts aAtNhhos W DlltI lAllllAles
sent the unfair executive intervention IN his favor
Some who nCw rt-,ard Conk irg's norniuatiou as
no, eless, think Ellhu B. WashbuTne Will turn up a,
the Great Unknown, with Wheeler for Vioe-Presi-
dent, If blaine SlJuM hail- Recent information from
friends aid representatives OF the New York liberals
IrOn twenty COUNTIES Indicate strong ho,titye 70
SonkhnS OK Morton, but fIvorel Blaine Bristo or
Nashburne
The democratic opposition 20 Tilleu in New York
sthI sohcIies and inteusIfes daily Il Is row a.
apparent that thls must defeat hn At St. Louis tia;
even the HsTdtd advises him 10 retire in favor OF
BdyaTi, and the Sun finds fault with him fr fllius
IN ab!nty 10 coucIl-tr Judges Park, Church and
other IKE distinguished democrats tus healing The
breach N the party II Is uOtful # Hlen gets 2j
New York votes IN the convention IL is dts ut 70
how Illlen WIN under tie .So-tnrds rule
When lire Unanimous sentiment OF the democratic
conference, InclndIIg Judges Church aud Park ex.
Governor HGfiuan, Beech and LIttelrhn Is that hl-
nomination would be UnwIse. Hendricks undel
these crcuIn stances having captured quarter OF the
democratic d, ei,Dtes already chosen to the
front again buI In -e Is the S-Ine SpJnIan feel
lI favor OI B4y yard among the democratic muses.
as distinguished from the man .gers, iUT BTistON
among rrpu Ulc rs NObJty quysJl hIS democratic
tbity o. purity and he i considered soanGer than
Hendricks on the financial question.
Inc HrTd'd, reversing Tie pOitl-il situation, re-
p-iiS that Blame Will Je lUJ delegates short OF
malunty when he enters ls.e convention and tht
highest tie will receive viii he on tire INST tai
lot Outslie Ot his own state New England niS
sxiyfOIr delegates, and of these loi t-two Viii moi
vote Tor Blame. 4 candidate wfO Ii 80 weak IN
his own syctIOE, where he Is best Known, and Whl
Is repudIatet 10y Pcnusy iyauid, the State OF
hIrth IS nOl likely gam strength duTIug the pro
gless OF the convention 1t has beem conceded fTOm
tie beginning that Hartr4nIJ viii be withdrawn
aud that he will receive single vote IL addition
to th,se OF PrnTs wanna. NotOIy uffrcts 10 coubt
that the PeInsy iY4nE delegation Viii support COlk
hing wien Hartr.nn y withdrawn. With the votes
of New York ami Peuns. lvaula COnklIns only needs
tliSe OF Ohio 70 ms nomination II he should
get Illl of flp southern AMI DIOlgabla
that he viii receive much larger numter when the
nIenIs OF Morton admit lie cannot be nominated.
1t safe to assume that Morton Will lot b. sue
cstuI candidate, and AS SOON rs he Is out OF the hel1
the administration influence will wheel The southern
deirgatlUu INTO line III support of COnklIng 80, If
Gov. Hayes will accept OF the LOAlLat oA Ior Vice
President there stI1ilgut and rsy pIlh 20 COnk-
ling triumph IL the cJhNeatlun. hlle JLls under
standing ONO delegates will lie transferred 30
COnkAng, and JouklIIg and Hayes VII make the
sITUugsJ ticket btc.uSe II Will secure success IN the
Two great pIyUlet States OI New lOik and O..lO, on
which the electIon will mainly turn bEt.ne would
lie weak New Y, Tk, would add nothing TO Ibe
party strength IL Oh sud has lot the slightest chance
OF gettlL Morton or Bret delegates when these
mandates are taken cut Oi the race The foregonece
talnty ;Iat h could not rescue New AoIk from the
democrats OF itself fatal tar 10 his nomination,
Tor without the vote OF New York II impossible TO
elect republican President.
Ihe HOTld thinks ndeu ease Is much like Blaine ),
except that the democratic convention the two
thirds Iulr makes Ia "A man his chance more hopeless.
4 powerful. and dvte InIIed uesnovTstIe tct:c Ia hs
own state has IeSOvei TO bat hlm at any cost and
what Is InoIe important, the western Wig of the
party would bolt destroy all chances oi sucrss II
lII Ten should be nominated. \ man mas. be pOht-
lc4Ily blind or IN oi lunacy WHO does not ste
t.ts- adverse e VIII lie strong ugh 10 cor
tIOi at least oue-trd Of the -. LOUIS cOnyeuilun
I.ideu cannot i.ui.hite facts 10y su ting hls eyes.
iue patriotism, ma; uau.mltY and party loyalty It.
QuIIrS Inn u Axe uUt- NJ the sutton, with iraw
AIs claims and his ILhena Ia favor oI cinlI-
date who would save ali Is valuable IN his Own
principles IL iien Use 10 Tie noble AID lentruas
act OF Srlf5ibncgalICD and strengthen has party by
Ia iuy his personal aspirations upon the altar
he IgaL4as thinks that iGl 3S per cent Ot the
delegates already ei-ctei are lur Blame BIstOw S
TO- estimated To have dli tins strength ani may not
greatly exceed Morton ON the inst bIliOt. Oi the
nuulr oi delegates 10 ~. LolS, lIllen can ircla-
by ciair oue-iali ami Hendricks DoG; oGe-qUarteI
LL uuI much more than hall Tie delegates are !eI
c.ius-u.
Ihe Sans editorial We fancy before tie dele
gates get 10 Cincinnati they walt see several things
IN a new light What, Tor instance, wlI te tl.ir
opinIou OF Elaine sellIng FlSLer X Adams the
shares III the Northern f.cc franchise which he had
rqulred Goubtlrss IN IvtuIn tor services privately
rendered 10 ri.at undertaking while h Was speaker
OF The House nj thrIe br 81 OF these delegates
who vii. vote for Blame after they have learned
about this ltJle proceeding Ihe really strong can
adate Ia thiS CO veniiOn Is Roscoe COnkllng-