The Portland daily press., 1876-03-24
Political News.

Inc newspapers are remarking that "the
mule team which was to pull against Bristow
wouldn't stir STEP"
The Washington Republican in an editorial
before the New York Convention, urged that
body to pledge its delegates to Mr.. Conkling.
Of course the Washington Republican
takes ground against The confirmation Of Mr..
Dana. IT'S the nature of the creature.
1t is regarded by the Democrats there as be
yond doubt that the Pennsylvania delegation
to the national convention will be solid fol
Hendricks.
"There's only one thing" says the Roch-
ester Dem ocrat, ''that prevents shocking
exposure in Bcistow's case-the gentleman
isn't guilty."
Three months and half Of time, and a
100000 deficit in the House contingent fund
that's wba, the Congressional investga-
tions amount to thus far.
ga covert Blaine man. is what the New
York Herald calls George William Curtis,
and it wants everybody 10 watch him sharp
y.
The general impression is that Mr.. Hester
Clymer is not a success as an investigator
Like the darkey in chase OF the bear, he turns
back when the trail becomes "mightv fresh. y
The front ranks of the Democracy are
RAPIDLY thinning out Hendricks, Pendleton
ard Tilden are already stretched ont hope.
esly. If this thing continues what will be
come of them?
gentleman residing in this vicinity just
from Washington says that the opinion of
nearly all the leading Republicans he met
from various parts of the country, was that
Mr. Blaine is the leading candidate for the
Republican nomination.
There seems to be something fatal 10 Dem
hardly cold in death before old Bill Alien is
accused of living on property that don't be-
long to him. And things are being whis-
pered about Sammy Tilden and Thurman.
The Boston Journal says that "the anti
Conkllng minority in the New York Conven-
ton succeeded in putting themselves on
record sufficient to destroy all claims to
unanimity on the part of the majority, and
to put the matter in clear sight be ore the
country.
1t is stated that Gov. Ingersoll will with
draw his name from the Senatorial contest
in Connecticut and throw his aid in favor
of Senator Eaglish, provided English will
contribute toward carrying the state election,
which is deemed very critical on account
of the soft money objection in the Demo-
cratic ranks.
What old fashioned ideas railroad presi-
dents used to have. The late James Guthrie
of Kentucky once collected a claim against
the government for over $1,000,000 for a
railroad of which he was the president, and
only charged his travelling expenses and ho-
tel bills to the company. Peldleton knows
trick worth two OF that kind.
The complimentary illusions to Mr..
Dana's name in the London papers, so pless-
antly alluded to by the London correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, is handsome
offset and compensation for the scurrility and
enmity that are just row manifested towards
him by unappreciative political hacks in
Warrington.
The Judge Davis Democrats at Washing
ton are talking of ext Governor CASTOR for the
second place on their Presidential ticket.
Gnneral Hancock friends are at work for him,
and they claim that his nomination at st.
Louis would be good offset to the Ben Hill
sort of talk, and would show that the Demo-
Gratis are not entirely controlled by unrepent-
ant rebels.
The board of selectmen of New Haven
Conn.,, who are now daily in session for the
purpose of making new voters, last Monday
rejected the applications OF number of stu
dents of Yale College, on the ground that
they derived assistance from their parents. A
student who was supported by fund set
apart for him over which his parents had no
control was also rejected.
The Buffalo Express remarks: 1t has got
so now that when an intelligent reader of
any paper sees head line in Democratic or
Independent paper about frauds or corrup-
tion, he murmurs impatiently, 'more of
blanked Democratic lies and skips it. They
have taken the virtue out of the truths they
print by making their columns sluice-ways Tor
sander so long.
The washington correspondent of the
Baltimore american has seen Mr.. Bane's
slate, and finds the figures as follows:
New England, 6S; New York. in part, 20;
New jersey. IS; Msrylanu, Is; d, laware, 6;
Virginia, bat, IL; WEST Vmgnla, 10; Micbl-
gan u; Wisconsin. 20; Minnesota, 10; Iowa,
~; NEBRASKA. 6; Kansas. 10; Illinois, III part,
~; Missouri, tw,-thirds, 20; Pacific states,
bali, II; total, POI.
The subject of the adjourn nent, or more
probably recess of Congress, is again dis
cnssed in view of the certainty that it will re-
quiIe more than three mouths of active work
to get through with the business on hand and
TO arise within that tlme This would throw
the session over iuto the beginning of the dog
days, and as Washington, and particularly
the hall Of the House of Representatives are
sacrificial of health in the warm season,