New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
POLITICAL NO1ES.

II would have been more than $5 in the
pocket o. the Democracy If they had not had majority
in the present Congress
Senator Conklngs friends deny that he
voted against the confirmation Of Mr. Dana. Mr. Cameron
h. not been beard from the subject, but he VIII BE-
at the Cincinnati Convention. II not sooner
Ex-Gov. Ames is said to be going into the
umb business in MINI Can't he induce fthern-
law Butler to join hml The country would bid them
Godspeed il they would devote themselves to lumber
and let statesmanshp alone.
The movement to make Minister Washbune
tho Republican candidate Governor of Illinois is evil
IDENTITY fresh attempt TO bring him into prominence as
Presidential candidate. The energetic efforts Of 1hs
Chicago Tribune his behalf are proof OF THIS Ihus rar
The Tribune almost entirely alone In the work, ana It's
prospects for success are not nattefhg'
There is one man in Iowa who has the good
sense to see the absuity of favorite son" busi
ness lie edits The Davenport Gazette, and IN response to
request that he state why the Republicans OF Iowa
should not nsuc, their delegation to vote for Samuel
Kirkwood, the Old War Governor" as the Presden-
tla nominee he says, with emphasis ard truth: Be
cause the Republicans Of Iowa do not want 70 lnaSe
FOOLS themselves" The discussion would seem 10 Dc
closed.
There are r,,mors that Buffers ghost is once
more haunting the vision OF Massachusetts, Republicans
ana making them unhappy lest he swoop down upon
them and carry off seat in Congress or nomination Tor
Governor il doubtful there IL any real ground for
such reports Massachusetts has shaken oil Buersin-
nuence pretty thoroughly, and the chances are that lie
attempts to secure an oco OF any kind he will be beaten
more than ever before IL takes The Bay state SoOd
while to get mad but 1t takes II longer 10 get 0ver
Mr. Halstcad is certain Brist0w Is the COM
ing He has arranged the work OF the Clnclhhau
Convention IN advance and assures us 1t viii follow ths
programme: eve presume majority OF the delegates
will go into Cincinnati Convention friends OF Nor
ton Conk!ing, and Blaine, with certainty that neither
Of these candidates Will be able to command m'joriiy
There will found the spot powerful current for
Drstow and after tie first ballot all the loose votes VII
How to him. because he Is the man VINO, ~ noIia.
Ould prefer him TO "a Democrat
The Democratic reaction which the press OF
that party predicted would set in after the Connecticut
election refuses start The blunders and the DicKer
mgs of the majority in Congress have ronsed the susp
cions OF old and new friends alike, and even from quar-
ters where there has always been leaning toward
Democratic principles doubts are beginning to come III
Tins IN. S. Louis Republican, which Is independent,
with Democratic leannss, says: The people are ready
and an yous 70 throw Off the Republican yoke but they
are neither ready anxious t. exchange tha YOKE 0
the rule Of party which, within the short space OF 10
| months has developed such II remarkable genus iof
| blundcring."
What's thisi An imitation convention in
Ohio and only % persons presents Can IL be possible
that only 25 the whole state love the bright ana
beautiful greenbacli Has the State Of william Aen'
Sam Cary and Wash. Mclean gone back on the peopes
causeP Neither OF these patriots was present a'
what WAS called convention but turned out 10 pc
| a funeral Had such thing happened anywhere else
we should have been told by Mr. McLeans paper that the
muions OF Wall al" had bought with the "astocrats
gold the weak leaders of noDe cause, Dh' o opaS %
nobody will be cruel rs To 'h hlrl back TIE ihsln
now 10 is time for rccriiniuatOn III Is 'i"o A0'
sadness and for tears.
There is little doubt but that the popular
| Republican vote of New-Engand colld 1t be taken W
| day would show many friends for Mr. BriSloW Inss
the voice OF the section in the National Convention VIII
accurately represent this sentiment Is less clear M
Blaine has the machinery In his hands. andi worEns
1t to procure the best results FOR himself The sprung
deid Republican has one OF its old attacks, "heh
makes this estimate OF BristOw's strength M ,lpo'"
| natl According to present prospects, MI brs""
Will have twotlrs hreequartcrs Of the New-EuSne
| delegates, and Blame tho rest. To the Deih0c4a
convention. Tden Will stand in about the same eia""'
| to Hendricks and Thurman
Mr. Murat IIalstead is in town. SO also Is
| Mr. David A. We Is also Is Mr. Samuel BO"'os
| so are Cen Carl schurz and Col Vim. NJ Grosyenor'
thousand or editors will out OF these not whoy w
preceiented facts straightway evolve q nlysterou
double back action Presidential campaign of sisahV
proportions. There Is reason, however, 10 "ouO'
| the prevalent belief that these gentlemen Ao
going straghtway assemble themselves IN the isis
hall OF the Cooper Institute, and nominate seefe'",
Bristow for tho Presidency. Neither 10 II clear a.
| they are planning. just now. to do any very renaA"
thing to warrant tho editorial futtar and genera pp"S