Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-19
The "SecOnd Best Ticket and the
Newspapers.

While the Times cXuts over the ClnclnDa
nominations the Sun perceives nothing bu
ruin in a party which chooses men OF little char
acter and of uuimDortant lives. Hayes was
supported by the Tribune for Governor, aud it
will not now give him anything but praise as q
candidate for President He Is held 10 high
es cen by the Graphic because he was the
second choice Of everybody. The Mail dnds
that Hayes will develop the working strength OF
the party, and the Commercial Advertiser Is
too sroUg partisan not to acqucscc 10 the
nominations with grace. The Post, which wor-
ships the perfect, but obeys the possible, be-
lcves that the canvass promises to be respect.
able and that the Democrats will be forced to
nominate pure men. The Republicans will
be glad that the Express gives the Gao.
didates the praise that they are respectable. =
The Philadelphia North American, with the
air Of centenariaD, fluids that there is now a
chance for reform within the party. Mr..
Forney is too old politician not to show in
the Press tone of regret that neither Hayes
DOR Wheeler has name to electrlty the natlou,
and he calls them safe and formal men. Col
onel Mcclure went into the canvass with the
belief that Blaine is the legitimate successor of
Henry Clay, and with some indignation the
Philadelphia Times gives hint that tie
Presidency is to be conferred upon mediocrity.
Iu New Jersey the Democrats are hudiog a
little satisfaction with the result, but Rcpu1 :
can pa pers which usually sympathze with
Ohio affairs, welcome Hayes with forced ardo'.
accede disually, pulling up the party flag with
the other. The Hartford Courant clysaII'zes
hot III
second best ticket. >" Most Of the Peuu.
svvauia Republican press would prefer
Wheeler at the head of the ticket, and
think that Hartrauit is larger man
than Hayes The Troy Wing is one Of a
few papers thai says Republicans speak of the
ticket with terror; and it wonders why Gen.
Sherman or some other great American could
not have been chosen as a compromise. There
is 10 the tone OF the pr, SIS singular expires
sion OF placid contentmeut 90 one haod aud OF
nervousness 90 the other. The strongest argu
ments 10 favor Of the nominations are that
Hayes If ught in the war, and is as well
knowu as Lncoln was before his oOmluatioD.
The general and weakest argument is that the
Democrats have little to say against the ticket.
The general newspaper feeling is that there Is
little to say either for or against it.-Ne,o York.
Herald
THE BILLIARD PHENoMENoN-Wm. Sex
ton. the billiard phenomeuoo, was ten years
ago poor boy in Burlington. He earned
living by blacking boots on the streets OF
that city, and whenever he happened to
be out Of JOB he was in the habit of
hanging around the billiard. rooms and
waiting for chance to practice on the tables
Whenever party had finished game be would
pick up tho cue and practice for awhile. He sooD
became quite an expert player. aud not long
after going to New York, he com menced the
career in which be has been SO successful. He
is of Irish descent, but an American by birth.
At the present time he has a sister 10 BurIing
ton who is head waiter girl at the American
Fl onse. -RutL1nd VI Herald