, 1876-01-08

Maryland. ttutsnna ............,..a
v!is.nia. ]6sntuo2y ...........
Nort. Caroua. 10 Missouri. .15
Georgia II Arkansas. ..............0
f!oft1a+ .4
a12nl9HA A''..+....t.t...tAbI
Total. .l32
"Now," 10 added, " masa d list Of tho euro
Republican statcs. hayo no auubt ne ;Bhal
AErae as4to ali Of them."
lespondeut-" Very wolt, here ID my list,
including Colorado, which will bo admitted thla
wlnter:''
sIatne; Mat illinois.
Vermont. ..........: ,Mtnnsaota,
N;
rsinsy!Eanla. Colorado -............
na,S; ,Sevaaa
aictlghn. laelan tafdna.
MNcohaM '....-s..s...lU s---
1ota4'- ..................1H
Congressman" Tho list il oxactlv ~ Tould
layo male 1t. Now lot lii count Tho votes Of
tho doubtful States. We i,ayolott as thu fight.
ing ground ol tha canpatgus -.
oonnset!ont'' Com toslifornia..
NeM !csa'y'"..."'.".,e| ,
The whole number OF blootoral vp1oa s $40.
II will therefore REQUIRE lsG to ,eloot. We noed
III addition to our IL! votes 6I rnoro NO mus
hava New York. That Is tho essential thing.
and It Is folly to talk of milling any. nomination
VI EIAttO91l tutat "QulH uAEAFu me lOdd OF tHAe
State. Some OF our Western Dcmocrats think
shsy can uot along wlthout tho East Thoy haye
not tookod oyor tdo field Tho only Stato they
eau giyo III tB Indiana but It would bn rnn.luesa
to throw away tho 85 votes Of Now York tor 'tls
aako Of making AFRO OF Is votes witch NO 'ats
likely to Ect In airy eveat."
Corresponding" With both Now York and
1ndiana you add 10 votes to 132. md elect
your President. Rut you cau win without Ii.
dtana. II you Gan carry two or thsoo Of tho other
doubtful Htatos OH the list, aud yo,,rchauoss: Ter
carrying all OF tlem arc certainly beter than tho
IepublIcana. II you can put up strong cau3t-
date on hnrd-uloncy platform, md eau keep
tho echool question out Of tho campaign. Non
Jeraoy and Connecticut would give tho votes you
lauk, 10 would CallEotuta and Oregon with
either ono Of those statas."
ConErossnian-"I BOG ynu understand Tue
situation. Tho South, With tho throo Domo-
cratic :Enstorn gtases Of New York, New Jorssy,
and CONNECTICUT will etaot 4lo preul1ept and va
havo the two Pacific Coast States and indiana
for margin, No shall set no aofs-mouey. traps
to catch tho West. II that aootion stl nos .ya
with Us on hard-moneg platform, we can Do
without It,"
Correspondents" How aro you going TO got
over tho school question pstsall whioa tho .Io-
pqh'ans are ags1y IN .s'i yGnt psth1"
putting The Hiaino amendment through thu
nouao right after. the secosH. Tho sonate will
theu bo iii d!lctnmn. II It votes The almond.
mont, II goeB bctoro tho Htate Legislatures this
Hltlk1I 44kluSAllQ0s AuA LAU GuHdLlHn Lii SHQa
taken olt OF politics. II tho 4onaso rvjo:ta she
amendment than 1t goes TO tho country In
tho cangasa with tho Democratic ;hrauoh Of
Congress on rooord IN favor Of 1t and the
Republican branch opposed to 1t. 30 you AGO
no nro not to ba trippsd up by tho fslso insns
our cnem!cs ara trying iulusttiously to rAue.
We intend to pass Mr.. RaHdAll's ono-Torm
amendment, too, and les tlle souata defaat 1t II
1t laro. Doaton by Republican votes, It becomes
leading tbsue in the campaign: adopted it tHa
tall feather in our caps. Nobody cai, eay that
tho Damooratio lIouso has donc nothing. u 1t ae.
ca1nplushea tho graat rofurm u EostriotWR the
presdont to stpg}o torn OF sik yaaran i,