The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-14
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS,

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dress on Decoration Day at Wilmington,
| North Carolina.
AT the municipal elections Of New
Jersey. just held, the Republicans claim
great gains in the popular vote.
Gen. Winfield s. Hancock is said to
be the favorite candidate of the Mime
sofa Democrats for the Presidency.
The Democratic politicians of Iowa
are quite outspoken for the nomination
| of Gov. Hendricks for the Presidency.
1 The Anti-Tammany Democrats of
New York have given notice that they
will demand recognition in the State
Convention.
| The Virginia Republicans are pretty
evenly divided between Blaine and
Conkling as their first choice for nomi-
nee at Cincinnati.
The New Haven Union DEM calls
| Gov. Hendricks s'that artful straddler." Z"
Members of the same political church
ought not to call each other naughty
names.
Some wicked politician asserts that
the brains Of Senator English, of Con-
necticut, all lie in his pocket-book.
Lucky for him that his brain-pan is well
| filed.
1t is said that Ex-Governor Hoffman
has caught the Presidential itch, and
will become a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination, sin certain contin-
gency."
The Dayton Herald insists upon the
candidacy of William Allen for Presi-
dent, and thinks that when the West be-
gins in earnest to look Tor the man, it
will be ''rise up'' Allen.
1t is said that Minister Washburne's
prospects for nomination as Governor of
Illinois are becoming very favorable.
Indiana brought home Minister Orth. for
a gubernatorial candidate, why not Illi-
nois do similar thing?
Some Illinois politicians are clamor-
ing for the nomination of Gen. John A.
Logan to the Presidency by the Repub-
lican Convention. They speak of the
Mingo Chief as "Egypts noble and val
liant son." John must be related TO the
Pharaohs.
| The leading men Of both parties in
Hennlker, N. H., have signed an agree
ment, to be in force for six years, to the
effect that candidates for Representa-
tiyes and town officers are to be taken
equally from each party. That is SEN
sible arrangement.
The Boston Herald says: "In the Con-
vention, Mr.. Blaine's friends will prefer
Mr.. Bristow to Mr., Morton. and Mr..
Morton's friends will prefer Mr.. Bristow
to Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Bristom can be nom.
mated. Mr.. Blaine can not be. Why
not go tor Mr.. Bristow altogether and at
oncew
/ The Des Moines Iowa. Register says
"Hayes stock is going up fast. If 1t
keeps on improving in Iowa as it has in
the past month, the sentiment at the
time of the State Convention will be as
strong for him as for Blaine, who now
leads all other candidates in this State
a great ways" "- '.. q.
/ The st. Louis Globe Democrat saws
that "Halstead is announced as attempt.
ing to kill off the Hayes movement. The
job is too big for an unsuccessful polit.
ical amateur. Halstead has been trying
for fifteen years to kill off the Jimmy
Fitzgerald movementin Cincinnati, and
at last accounts Jimmy was ahead" ss,
-The Cincinnati Enquirer is laying up
to Judge David Davis like sick kitten
to warm brick. 1t says he sis not ex-
achy a -favorite son, but things may
work around in his favor. The Judge
has the merit of being o, Western man.
He is somewhat of the people, though
eminently judicial in character and pur-
|suits. The Judge, on good platform,
would be a very formidable candidate
for the Presidency!n A i.
| There is Democratic paper in Wis
consin which does not believe the Con.
Enecticut election smoothed the road to a
democratic national victory. 1t is the
milwaukee times, and it says: "Every
respectable Democratic press under
stands that that question remains to be
settled by the stand its party is to take
In favor Of honest money, by the excel
lence Of the candidate it is to put up,
and by the partisan and questionable
character Of the Republican candidate"
1 The Springfield Republican makes cer-
tain statements about Presidential pref
erences in New England, which do not
seem to be well sustained. 1t quotes
Senator Dawes, Gov. Rice, the Messrs.
Hoar and Prof. Seelye as opposed to
MT. Blaine. Better information afiirms
that all Of these gentlemen are very
lfriendly to Hlaine's nomination whila