New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
POLITICAL NOTES

rThs friends of the third-term spoOk shOuiu
o.. .esrs down It's back. and bid IL an everlasting
saroweu Il has msterialized for the last uhe
Mr Edward J. Meegan of Albany publishes
card saying did not sign can Tor rag D"D! con
ssnton in this State and did not authorize any one to
Ign for him.
Gen. Belknap's disgrace came like the shaoO"
a, great rocS In weary land 20 The hsrassed Democ
,oov The outlook in New-Hampshire is very different
from what It was two days ago
The latest recruit to the now formidable
V,,na co,,,n il Maryland. The Baltimore American
~ the G.tublicans Of that State good as unanl
oons m favor OF Blaine for the Presidency aud haI
ticket labeled Blaine and DrstoW would suit tueh un
commonly we'll
The rather feeble call for a sOft-mOney con-
vaptlcn in thus State great boon TO the Admnstia-
HD nrcss They have already inflated tho unborn party
tonsn,moth proportions, and are the ruin OF the
n.mocracy and Gov Tilden is accomplished. Inc or
cans should be careful OF their enthusiasm 1he asso
ciates p Connectc blew UP tremendous rag baby last
week hut the creature collapsed leaving ScarcoS
trace behind. .
Persons familiar with the inner workings OF
Peunsylyanis politics say that Senator Camerons
assnmptotof leadership OF the Republican party theie
Is all nonsense The power he once held mas aepAi'cu
and tho Presidential aspiran who is desrous Of securing
the Pennsylvania delegation will waste umS Oy n'so
tiating WI n Cameron Gov HartrsRft and his support
sTs control Tic party now, and the knowing ones say
that he IS the 70 apply TO Tor the terms Oi ,ho
Tor ne Goes Il q trade but still tnere is reason To be
ucye the statements are true.
The only Congressman whom the soft-money
marty Of Connecticut c imed has deserted them Nj
Phelps Of the Hid District has written letter saying LIE
IA in favor of specie resumption; that he believes IN
having our circulating medium redeemsble In gold but
does not believe in the present Resumption act lie
thinks also that legal tenders should be re
cejved bV the Government in payment OF
ali dues As for the recent Democratic Convention
in Connecticut while he does not approve OF the financial
Dlank in the platform s he feels bound 10 support the
candidates Nominated and will feel sorry to see any
detection IN the ranks Of the party.
A Georgia correspondent of The BHtd'O
Courier Wrtos; "Amang the Presidential candidates
spoken Of are Hendricks Tden, Thurman, and Pende-
ton Hendricks appears to I've ahead at present Thden
has many friends, but paraty gtayitaes toward the
West IT, however the Democrats here thought that he
WAS tho only candidate spoken OF who could carry New
York, they would drop their other preferences. The
Democrats say that NewYOrk must be carried to insure
success aud it appears to man up tree that lllden
is most capable of doing that. II rlden's friends
will impress this upon their Southern brethren
they VIII do much toward securing him the nomIna-
tOn However the Southern Democrats will CD erfully
support nominee ~ Louis, he he who ne may ana
on a hard money q soft money or nOipOney-atdii
platform But the friends of Hendricks are AT present
very active 10 tho south aud they will make good ap
pearance FOR bin ut st. Louis"