, 1876-02-22
CUBERNATORIAL A5PlRANTs.
CffY

reporter caught the hand and attention Of
the Hon. y. ii. tuliom durng the evening. His
faco was wroathed with s,ni1oo, aud ho wAs hea
from the fatigue Incident TO political Iabors-
Tho following oonTorsaslon onAued.
Nopo1ter-Wno Will DO tbs nominee for Cor.
eruor, Atr. Cullom2
MIR. o.-I Bhal, II ali tho aIgns do not fit.
lt.--llayo you made = cauvass Of the Stata7
Ms. C.-No, sIr 1 haya not boen out OF MI
oflco for two woeka.
!teporter-WhY aro you 10 oon6deut7
MT. U.--Uecauee Of tho ASSURANCES OF nv
trlonda all over tho State
Hepofser-Who do son regard among all TIN
candtdasoa ~ your most formidable opponent7
MT: Ut mhy seem ntrangs to you when I
say that Waahburuiis tue man most dread.
Ropprter-But hb tn not mentioned heref
Mr. U.-1 know that, but he can tc mentioned
1t any srac, and when he ia his nsuas viii teli,
H.-iiow about Novesidgo?
years, and iB not much allcAd OF whore he vss
when ho started.
n.-rhcn yon have no fear Of Dsvoridge1
I'll. C:--Noi II tho contest IL between us.
N.-How about bis Board machinery?
b1r. O.--That Is ono OF his wcaknc1ses, and +
say 50 becau1e have reason to believe that tho
EQUATION wheto they livs will CONS Into tho Con-
vensiou for mo.
Mr. Q.-Ridgway ia = good mau, has soma
strength, but will never ba taken up as third
man,
R.--Than a. between you md Deyeridec, you
hnpo 70 be tho next aovernor7
Mr. C.-1 think shall certainly got tho nomi-
nation, and with divided enomY q uomination
would bo equivalent 10 an election.
Mr. cuilom thou rushed into Ills supper, and
tho reporter away to other duties.
n1DowAY,
Tho name Of the Hon. Thomas R[dgway hav.
! Ing come prominently bafore tho public 10 ous
Of tie possible candidates for Governor. = Tam
4t3A~ +n,*.%r 4
| the Pacific. md approached him on the sublect
Of State politics in genorai. and Gubernatnrial
| prospects in particular. As to tho general sub
Zee. Of State politics, MF. R!dgway vas ffes to
tho CHANCES Il the dsrsnt 1s esss'smso essa 10
mentioned in connection with tho 0oVernofship
ho was rather naturally 10th to apeak. The sub
stance Of tho reportera inrergien with hlr.
tidcnt Of the nuccces Of tho Republican 8tasa
ticket. Io fact, said ho, nomination uag
about equivalent to IN election. Thers VA
little fear Of the independent ticket being In
aomo of thon, and the general opinion was tht4
they couldn't stand its ultra rag-bnbytsuA
The Liberal element Of 1872 was gradually com
lug buck into tho Republican fold. for the simpl
ullch 1t con!d return. Thoto xao, indeed, soml
diversity of opinion ca the currency question
but there was prevalent dispoeition among thf
majority Of tho people to neither hasten resump
ttoo nor rush into initiation Some Of tho farm
ora did nquin: little towards the idea Of mott
money" bus tho feeling Of allegiance to tho no.
publican party was the ruling motive. and theI
| would be found voting tho straight ticket.
As to tbs candidates. for Governor. Sir. Rldg.
way DID not want 70 say anything. Tho other
| gentlemen named uere his intimate friend1.
| most OF them, and any ono OF thon wna man
who wonld ill tie GubsEnatorial Chair with
credit to hlmaelf and the H.ate. lie would OK
rress no preference, but joce 1t tho nomiuA.
tlon Of any one Of thoH.
And that waa about ~ much an nfr. Ridgvay
carod to tmphrt to tho oncIi-driyer.