The New York herald., 1876-03-17
POLITICAL NOTES,

"Haill New Hampshire "-Several republican pa
pers.
'First gun Of the centennial year. "-Several repub
ican papers
"Ono democratic Presidential candidate less PEN
dleton-Democrdic and republican papers unani-
mouslg
"whatl Have me take the New York Cocctorshp
at $4,000 salary l can't afford it and won't
steal Daniel s. Dickinson old democrat
The Cincinnati Enquirer being asked by corre-
spondent who is our Minister to Spain, replies, "one
Caleb Cushing has the honor. He is an elderly gen.
tleman and dislikes dogs" But near sighted COM
postor West the last sentence read and has
duck legs"
''The collapse Of the republican party has fully set
in" says the Concord IN. H. Patriot-democratic.
So far the Granite State concerned would not be
we'll for the democracy there to stand from under or
get out OF the way when that kind Of collapses
around
The name of the republican candidate for Congress
in the Connecticut Third district will carry great weight
in ITSELF He weighs $50 pounds and his namo is Watt
The Wnona (Miss.) Aduance HOSTS the OF Sam.
uel j. Tlden the available candidate for the Prosi
dency.
E, B. washburne for Governor. r.-Galena (IlL) Gasen.
trepD
An exchange thinks that the prospect Is that the
names of the following candidates will be presented be-
fore the Republican National Convention in June for
the Presidoncy-to wit, washburnc, Brstow, Blaine.
Hayes Norton Harranf Conkling and possibly Charles
Francis Adams The candidates before the Democratic
National Convention will probably bc Tlden, Seymour
Thurman, Hendricks, David Davis, Lamar and John
O. Adams The candidates before the National Green
back Convention at indianapolis, will probably be
Newton Booth David Davis, Peter Cooper William D.
Kelley. f. b. Washburnc and Charles Francis Adams.
The reason assigned why the republicans in the
Third Connecticut district declined to send Wind
ham county man TO Congress because they thought
there was wind enough there already.
The Philadelphia Herald (dem) calls Blaine tho
knocking bird candidate" But there arc a good
many republicans who believe that tho chances OF his
nomination not at all a mockery.
A political rcvolution--An Arkansas paper without
account OF assassination personal rencontre
An exchange thinks that Pendleton must have lost
his pendulum when he went for that Kentucky Cen
tral Railroad gougc
At last a stockholder Of the Central Pacific
Railroad has begun suit against the con-
trollers OF that corporation From the complaint
It appears that Stanford, Hopkins Huntington
and CrocKor who built the road in the name of the
stockholders, formed contract and finance company
OF themselves, with whom they made contracts for
work and materials at fraudulent prices thus becom
ing very wealthy. The plaintiff the suit asks for the
appointments of recover FOR the road There very
lively times ahead. Last fall the railroad gang who
had always been upheld and shielded by the republican
party, OF which they sentimental and honest
members saw at to give surropttous aid to the demo-
cratic party lending the influence OF the railroad
Tho result was that, while Stanford, Hopkins Co.
gave power to the democrats they lost the shrewd In.
nuence OF the republicans and paved the way for their
own downfall Stanford FIRST broke with RaIston, and
Ralston broke the bank Then he broke with Sargent,
and Sargent broke Stanford political neck Old friend.
have fallen out, and there no enemy like an old
fricrd Stanford has not begun to fight at bay when
man learns TO be an aggressor not easy to
defendant Stanford's downfall seems inevit-
able Whom he will carry with him remains to bO
SEEN He exonerates SARGENT whether he will not
carry down many other republicans in California with
him remains TO be The lesson is IL you must be
corrupt don't swap horses while crossing stream.
But were better to have retained all the innocence OF
the old FremonLncon days, when suffering for prin-
ciple was prcttier than boing on the make