, 1876-04-12
Relative Strength OF tho Candidates 10
Various Portions Of tho State.
The General CAST Of Public Sonti-
ment Favors Washburne.
speculations About the First
Ballot at Cincinnati.
Tho Recent Meeting In New York
of IIa1stcad and Bowlcs.
THE CovERNoRsHjP.


1 CANVASS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Delow witt bo found reportst which we copy
from tho Quincy 1fhig, from nearly evety county
In tho State, nhdo after careful canvass, mud
eomprlsing tho lAtost roiiablo, comprehensive
presentation Of the popular aentimnnt With ref-
orcnco to gabcrnatortat candidates on both
eIdeg, 50 far ns tho Democrats arc concerned,
Il eppeats that ttey are sadly tore up In mind,
hut arc SIRE, al Of old. to vote for tho nominee,
no u,astor who ho may bo. Among tho local
Nesubllcan politicians SUPPOSED to run tho ma
chino, q deal Of labor has boon expended In
sotting up things for Dovcrdgo's nomination.
Cultom'a strength, however. appears to bo quito
coual To that Of DeyorldRo. and whatevor may
bo that Of either manifestly 1t IL due not to
sDy enthusiasm for either, but to asalduous
ctectiouocring, In Bovoridgo's caso aidod by no
end Of small wire. pulling. Wherever tho popu-
lar feeling among tho Republican yotors is
souudod. fhoro is but ono response, and
taat In enthusiastic declaration for Waah-
bu1uo. From Cairo report IL made to
tho offoct that Cullom, DovosidGo, and
Rdgvay all hAvo their forcos ut work. With the
result doubtful, but that Waahburue would DO
heartily supported in Bouthorn Illinois. In Ma
coupin tho Republicans aro for Wathburno as
their first choice; in Clinton County thoy arc
for him In preference to anybody else, mud It Is
conceded no other candidate could poll 20 largo
vote. In Washington County 1t 10 openly con-
cedel that Dsveridge would be q dead Weight TO
tho ticket, which ho would injuro, and that tho
German vote would ho cast against him. whlo
Washburne would command enthusiastic aup-
port, and would receive tho full German vote
and add immensely 10 The strength OF tho entire
ticket With the people. sholby County reports
that ho would bo refH acceptable and Strong
candidate while, a. between Deycridgo aud
Cutlon,, thoro appearH to be but languid inter-
out. Tho Republicans OF. Cotos County pledge
Washburne hoAtty euppoat; iu Vermifion l,o ia
xry popular; In Mcnard bis nomination would
be universally acceptable. piko will chccrlully
support him, though putting forward Milton
Hay, "nn old Pike county man." as their oundf-
date 1t ls admitted that In Jersey County
"many Republicans would scratch Bovosidgo."
From KnnkAkeo and ar,,ndy Count!os, 1t
10 reported Wnshbusne's nomination won1d DO
wo!l received, whilo In 10 Davieas
and Bureau Counties bis candidacy
would bs Lailod with Satisfaction, aud ID the
former nobody else is talked Of for Governor.
l1o could carry Carroll County by 1000 majority
Il is estimated. and by at least 600 more for tho
Presidency; Is the first choice Of tho Republic
ons Of Stephenson, and would svoep Ogo Coun-
ty against anybody. The machino is not work.
Ing for him, but mantfoetly thoro Is growing
sonso among the people that 1t ia about time the
domination should not again ho ground out by
Tho machine, and that man OF brains and char.
kcter and above potsy politics Is required fot
Governor Of 1linois.