New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

There Is growing disposition TO sheer at
the Great Unsnown" rs myth.
A noticeable fact in the progress OF the
Presidential canvass the increasing number OF States
Hhere uoug gresham Wa-cicr II developing sir,nSt
At last a Democratic journal has heard OF
Doorkeeper F.kAusAs wonderful letter The RocheSfe"
Union the fortunate sheet and 1t accompanies the dis
eoyory with more oxtraord that the letter Is
l"Durlesquo" invented Dy the enemy tit[dush doesn't
,On,iuer Ia a bulle-luc.
Alabama politicians report that all the Re-
form Republicans in the state, aud ali the ant!Spencer
men, are u unit against Morton ana Conkling. Trey
report that Senator s?ence's friends al for Conk
ling although IN Washington the senator tries 10 keep
night with both Morton and ConAlng.
The attempt to resurrcct William Allen in
Ohio has good thing for Gov lilden. Ii has con
nced many OF his former opponents that 1t Is useless 10
make anv calculations the vote OF Ohio in carrying
TIC Presidential election Tlcy say Ohio Is hopeessy
;os no matter who is nominated: 1t will be simply i'm
p,ss Die to win without NcvIork. Tnus the nh.tUn.sts
nave once more put their IoOt ia IT,
Gov Hayes displays mono of the usual Ohio
weak es, in giving a straightforward answer ths
currency question. When hc WAS asked by corre-
,pondcnto of Tie Cincinnati Commercial recently. whether
r not no was OF tho repeal OF the Resumption
act lie said, Certainly am not III favor OF the re-
peal OF the Resumpt.n act, unless something Is si0-
-ltod that will ,nccth - bring about specie pay
soon as tie time prescribed III thdt act
Senator Spencer has written beautiful let
ter iond Alabama. Ii Is is fun oil sweetness ~
his past ecord il Of trickery lie the Republicans
Of Alabama must lay aside personal sptos and bcker
lngs aud with noble naguanity adds; :" For my self
propose to remember nothing OF tie past but what will
,,nd 10 restOro aud retain good iee"ns what a very
small amount OF things the senator viii have 10 Iemem
ber and what prod sous as.Uuut he Will nave to fora o.
The impression that Mr. Blaine il wCrAing
lust IA Lite too hard for that nomination has been
str, ngthened by that letter 10 tie Maryland
friend. Tue uniavorabls influence of this feel
ing Is counterbaanccd, however. by the seuse-
less clamcr OF few Supersc ryiceabe fri nis
OF Nj Blistow, who Gaining every DOUBTFUL or
ahonn deiruiOu lor him. and are atIi .bng sonest
mot,es to every one VINO doubts the wisdom VI ch
ion. Both candidates nave reason ~ say, save ms
nom my iiiehds
As usual, the Ohio iniationlsts arc making
ten times noise their strength as tie
acts will justify. They managed To have tho cornLeS
where their the strongest elect delegates To
the Convention FIRST aud have, by unspars use Of
wind diligently sought To get abroad tie Impression that
Tie State was Wild the question Of having william
Allen nominated Tor the Presidency. The trick has sue
ceeded very fairly Mr. Thurman ID beginning ~
ret In his work or 2J6 delegates elected. Thurmans
friends claim l3o and give the rest To Allen They also
claim that the ~ Delegates yet To be chosen 10 come
rom counties wheie thurman the stronger Hence II
secure an Allen delegatoE, they Will also prevent u
Thurman one
Here is flat revolt in the inner citadel. Tie
ye,c- York Express last night In significant double
loaded editorial, declared against Gov. Tden. IL say
| peremptorly that New-Yolk has no claims for the
| nomination this year, and that common cour'
| tcsy toward other States should prevent the
presentation of eny. 1t denies Gov Tdens title to con
liberation the only 1m candidate, that he
not tho first choice Of tho Convention that nominated
| aln In 1874. that he lost his usefulness
| IN 1875 by getting Presidency on the BRAIN
that he controlled the COnN enton absolutely buG al
lowsd tho Democratic majority to run down 10000 from
| the previous year, ana that he Is not en-
| tuled, on the strength Of this performance u
set aside and crowd cut prominent Democrats In the
state. to form purely personal party. On thtst
points The Express invites opinion from tho Dcmocrat,
country press. Altogether this looks II JJhn koly
| were not entirely placated.
A good illustration of the growth of Tilder
sentiment 10 the South is found IN The Richmond DIS
| patch A few weeks ago 1t WAS ono Of the GOVERNOR
btterest opponents Now 1t says 1t Is almost ready
declare that nobody but Tldon ought to be nominated