New-York tribune., 1876-02-07
POLITICAL NEWS.
GOV. HENDRICKS GAINING GROUNl

GOV. HENDRICKS GAINING GROUND.
TIE "BrsT COMPROMISES CANDIDATE" FOR THE
PREsIDENcY-NEw-YoRK To BE ABANDONED TO
THE oIHER PARTY.
fFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBUSE.l
PHrLADErPHIA Feb. 5.-Among tho active Demo-
cratic politicians in this State the feeling in favor OF
Gov Hendricks for President is very strong Proba-
bly nine-tenths of the men who from their promi
nence In the partv are most likely TO be selected
delegates TO the National Convention are open sup
porters of his candidacy. They insist that Mr. Hen
bricks is the best representative of tho average op-
ion of the Democracy of he country on all public ques
tons and that he is good compromise candidate Tor
the East and West In making the statement they
beray their partaty for nominee who, II sti slt-
ting ON the financial fence shall have one leg down
on the soft-moncy side. No man with evident lean
ing toward hard-moncy theories would suit them,
and Il follows that no Eastern candidate finds favor
in their eyes. For the same they do not like
Senator Thurman, and while they have great respect
for Senator Bayard he will not get their votes 1t is
not often that pronounced inhationist can be found
among them but earnest resumptionists are Just as
scarce. The mass of Pennsylvania Democrats
leaders and rank and fle-beleve that the hard
times are caused by the Resumption act and the Ma
tional banking system. They still cherish the de-
lusion that Government could, If it would, devise
some scheme To make II easy 10 oOrroW money at
low interest and on poor security, and thus start
business The repeal of the Resumption act and
the substitution of greenbacks frDdable in 800
bonds for the National bank circulation is appa-
rently what the party desires, far as 1t has any
definite ideas on the subject.
IL is admitted that the nomination OF Gov Hem
dricks would make it impossible to carry New
York The programme is to abandon that State.
together with New-Jersey, Connecticut, and New
Hampshire to the Republicans and make the great
Central States of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
the battle-ground. The electoral vote Of these
States added TO that of the Southern States which
the Democrats believe they are certain to carry
would give them 1913 votes, or more than Ii neces
sary TO choose President. Ii is not claimed that
that this is a safer plan for the campaign
than the one proposed by the New-iork
Democrats Of uniting the hard-money States
of the East and the Pacific coast with
the South but the argument used is that it Will be
found utterly impossible TO bring the West and
South I'D TO the Convention in support of what Is
denounced in those sections the Republican tnan-
cial pocy-that of resumption by the retirement OF
greenbacks The majority in the Convention will,
il is believed be too bitterly opposed to Eastern
hardmoney theories to consent, even for eXpedlcn-
cy's sake, to take a candidate like Gov. Tilden.
The State Convention to choose delegates to the
National Convention meets at Lancaster the last
week in March, good deal of maneuvering to
secure places in the delegation is already III prog
ress. Congressman Randall who is supposed 10
favor the Eastern programme, will be crowded ont
il possible.