The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-04-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c. April l, '76


l have Just seen Col. Moseby who is,
as you know, one of Grants right
bowers. He had Just come from a
conference with the President at the
White House, and he says that Grant
is still in the field as a candidate for
re>election-that he considers the New
Hampshire election an endorsement of
his administration, and is determined,
if possible, to secure a third term
If this is true, we may expect lively
times with Blaine, Morton and Co.,
who thought Boss out of the race
They may not be willing to take back
seats now.
CONNECTICUT WILL GO DEMOCRATIC.
A short time ago, Grants Wash
ingtOn Ring sent man to Connect
cut to request the Chairman of the
Central Committee of that State to
make searching investigation of the
probable result of the election on Mon
day. April 3. The utmost pains were
taken by the Connecticut radical Off
cial, who was well paid by Grants
Ring for his labor, and was requested
to give the facts, and the facts only.
His report, which has just arrived,
has cast gloom over the Ring circles.
He SAYS that he regrets to be obliged
to state, as the result of his investiga-
ton, that the Democratic party will
certainly carry the State by majority
of about three thousand.
MoNTGc merry BLAIR
has created very perceptible stir in
political circles in Washington, by
the publication of letter in favor of
Tilden. The fact that Mr.. Blair is
not Tilden man from personal pref
erence, but from what he conceives to
be party necessity, gives more weight
to his views than they would other
wise have. One thing noticeable in
connection with this subject; there is a
growing disposition to consider the
interest Of the party as a unit, rather
than the interest of any one section or
fraction. The man who can carry
the most States will be the nominee,
if these wise counsels prevail; and,
whoever he may be, Hendricks,
Thurman, Bayard, Tilden, Davis or
Parker, he will receive the united
support of a party organized for suc>
cess, and not to be defeated by inter-
nal discussion. And to insure success
beyond the chance of failure, he must
be the man who can draw the largest
support from the ranks Of the enemy.
Mr.. Blair, who was a member of Lin>
coins Cabinet, says that Tilden is the
man, aud offers strong argument to
it. There are men here To-day, bitter.
ly opposed TO Tildeu, because of his
attitude on the money question; but l
believe, from the tone of observation
here during the pat few days that
there de!erm la:.on 70 do ro.h..rg
that Will imper.l our slccc in the COM
ineeIeciion.
GOOD woGO FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
HOUSE.
The dissemination of news from
every other portion of the civilized
world TO every o.her portion, by tele-
graph, has made The correspondent
commen;er upon, rather than an au-
nouncer of, events. Just at this time,
Washington is the scene of rapidly sue
ceeding incidents of vital interest TO
the couutry; and to faithfully chronicle
the details of each days news would
take more space than many times the
limits of letter. Many things of i'm
portance occur to which do not even
allude; because, before my letter can
reach you, your readers will have be-
come familiar with the facts through
the telegraph. But the telegraph can
do no more than furnish brief outlines,
and it is still the province of the cor
to supply the substances
of such information as may be of spe-
cial interest to the reader. The cor,
whom you know, and upon
whose truthfulness you can depend, is
of special Importance to your readers
at this time, when it is the universal
of our party that the tele>
graph has been used against us in an
attempt to create public opinion adj
verse to the Democratic House. No
Congress has ever labored harder, or
accomplished more in the same length
Of time, than has the present one; yet
The impression has gone through the
that valuable time has been
wasted, and nothing done. The work
lone has been, much of it, of a charac-