The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

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must carry New York in order to win
1t takes 1856 ELECTORAL votes to make
President. The Democrats have l4S u
start with. 1t takes 36 more.
The San Francisco Bulletin wantsl"ar
autobiography of General Grant, written
by himself"
Boston Post: "Don't fret over the
news from Cincinnati. The next Presi
dent won't be nominated tor fortnight
yet"
The Springfield Republican says
"Bristow beat tho bush; Hayes hai
caught the bird. 1t remains to be seen
who will cook and eat him."
Grants list from which to choose sue.
cessor to Secretary Bristow is short bu,
exceedingly sweet. Alexander K. Shep-
herd and Z Chandler are the favorites
The Republican brethren have sol
emnly christened It the second best
ticket" Let it be known as such until i,
is worsted in November.
+. r. Rollins of Union Pacific Rail.
road scandal notorlety, has been nomina'
ted for u. S. Senator by the Republicans o.
New York.
The Presidential election comes on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November, which this year is the 7th
Gay of that month.
Some people think it came from call
ing Conkling "turkey gobbler." But
after ali, that was compliment, now
that he must be classed among the "dead
ducks"
The New York Express says: "The
Democrat whose nomination will give
us Indiana in October, and that State
and New York in November, can be
elected. No other need apply"
The Republican straddlers are com ing
down one after the other and falling into
their old places. 1t is useless to try to
hide this fact and it should be fully rec
ognized at st. Louis.
The Hon. Alexander H. Stephens will
probably be honored with right to II
seat in Congress so long as he lives, no
matter whether he is able to occupy it or
not.
Richard II. Dana describes the second
best ticket as 81 pig in bag" This ir
equivalent TO saying that the people
should have nothing to do with it; fot
the Old English proverb warns US against
buying pig in poke"
"f don't know much about Mr.. Wheel
err" said Governor Hayes. and probably
Mr.. Wheeler can say with equal truth
fulness, 81 don't know much about Gov
ernor Hayes" As for the general public
it knows nothing aoout either of them.
The Cincinnati Commercial sums up
what there is to be said about Hayes in
this sentence: "He will probably no,
pursue thieves through the land like an
avenging fury, but he will not gathe'
them about him and shelter them as
hen her brood under wings" That Is
something, after all.
The Springfield Republican does not
not think that the nominations
positively mean reform. 1t saws
that Hayes would beat Bill Allen
or Hendricks easy, and Han
cock with difficulty; Tilden would make
u doubtful canvass, with the chance in
favor of the Democracy, but with Judge
Davis and John z. Adams for Vice
President the country would be exposed
TO revolution.
The advocates Of the Tilden and Hend-
ricks combustion claim that the Cincin.
natl nominations make their ticket an
absolute necessity. They argue that it
will be impossible to defeat Hayes in
Ohio, and that the only hope of success
hes in carrying Indiana in October and
New York in November. With Hend-
ricks for Vice-President they say Indisna
would be secured, and the effect of the
carrying Ohio woald thus
be balanced. With Tilden for President
they claim that they could carry New
York in November, and thus win the
battle.
An accurate analysis of the present |
political situstion has satisfied a writer in
he St Louis Republican that the De-
nocracy have the decided advantage
They are already in possession of States
enough 70 elect the next President and |
therefore do not need to gain States, bu. |
merely 10 hold their own. OF the recent
elections Connecticut and Oregon have
that the Northern Democ-
-acy are so far from being dismsyed that
hey are confronting the enemy every.
whero at the North with a confidence
IN of their just cause and their benef.
,ent intentions.
Henry Ward Beecher has had one of |
his old-,ime political talks with Herald
reporter, and he is for Hayes and
Wheeler. He is sorry for Blaine, and !
thinks he would have made an aggres-
tive and not defensive canvass. He
does not think Hayes will make bril-
liant canvass or wonld mata q h,illient