The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-02

Presidential nomination. Very likely.
Gen. Schenck Is In dilemma. If he
pleads his diplomatic privilege as a
reason for not appearing in court, he
VIII virtually plead guilty; if he does ap-
pear, he is likely to be convicted. The
easiest way out for him is by resigning
and returning home. So says the New
York tribune.
| The election in New Hampshire this
year takes place March IA. 1t will be
the first election OF the Presidential
lyear. Upon it depends the. choice of a
Senator, and, as the New York World
quantity observes, "the eredistricting and
control of the State for many years to
come, perhaps"
| CONGRESSMAN Walling, who is Chair
man of the Democratic State Committee
of Ohio, has written a letter favoring an
early State Convention. He likewise
proclaims himself free from Wall street
influence, in favor of the repeal Of the
Resumption Act, OF stopping the cur
lrency contraction, and all that.
| in the vernacular of the rural poli-
tician, "Conkling is looming" 1t is un-
derstood that the managers OF his can
vass have engaged the usual space tor a
| State delegation at each of the three
principal hotels in Cincinnati, and they
are now counting on an Eruption OF
$4,000 Conkling men, all told. AS Roscoe
is only iorty-six years old, and very
lyoung of his age, some of the Eastern
lpapers think he can afford to wait till
1880. Good advice, and cheap.
/ The N. Y. World of Monday gives
4 the following as having been said by Mr..
Morrison, Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, to correspondent
Of that paper:-
"My young friend, the Democratic
party might as well give up all thoughts
1 of reconeiling sections i'll time for the
coming Presidential contest. The party
has tried TO reconcile heretofore, and
Ievery effort has been failure and hurt
us more than all other influences COM
bined. The only way for the Demo-
cratic National Convention to do is to
nominate good man in Ohio who will
carry the entire w estern and Southern
vote, and ignore the East; or else nomi.
nate candidate from New York who
will sweep the Eastern and Southern
States, entirely ignoring the West.
| consider it unfortunate for the Demo
cratic interests that the financial ques-
ton has come up at this time, when we
need TO concentrate all our energies in
electing a Democratic President"
! Since last fall's election the Ohio
| Democracy gets more curses than cop
pers from Eastern Democrats. Heal
what the Utica Observer saith about
Ohio:-
"on finance the party must pronounce
! itself unequivocatly in favor of hard
money. Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and
some other States will object, but their
objection must be overruled. New Eng
land, the Middle States, the Northwest,
Illinois, the Pacific slope, and the South
can be consolidated in favor OF am honest
| currency, and their votes Will cons til
4 tute more than two-thirds. indiana and
Missouri will yield more or less grace.
fully, but Ohio Will howl. But OHIO
which never cast her electoral vote Tor d
Democrat since the Republican party
was organized-Ohio, which has been a
1 W
| to our party, must not construct the
! platform or dictate the policy Of the
next National Convention"
| 1t is generally presumed that the
Indianapolis Journal speaks oracularly
by the inspiration Of Senator Morton
If SO, what does this mean-hard money
or soft?
"The Republican party is the green
| back party of the past, the present, anC
the future. The party that create6
lgreenbacks is the one to protect them
i The true position has been already out
lined by The Journal, and is this: Repea
OF the Resumption Act, and then hand;
:. off the currency. All the country needs
, to bring about restoration OF tinancia
health is rest and production. A lev
years OF quiet and good crops will make
all right; but to this end two things ar,
: necessary. First, the Resumption Ac
must be virtually repealed, and then tht
voice of the people must make itsel
heard against any further tinkering witt
the currency. No contraction by thu
!, crazy resumptionists, and no expansion
, by the crazy ntiationists-stand tas
and await the healing Influences 0
tlme."
Mr.. Schell, Chairman of the Nationa
Democratic Executive Committee, be
coming, as it would seem, a little dis
turbed in his mind in view of recen
movements OF his party friends in Con
gress, went to Washington the othei
day to regulate things in the Democratic
household. After comforting with Lama
and others OF THE Congressional Com
mittee, ana looking over the Who'll
!. ground, he appears to have been dis
pleased with their management; an,
has accordingly taken the. direction o
the whole business into his own hands
and will inaugurate an entirely ney
, movement for the organization Of tn
party. To this end he has appointed on
own John G. Thompson as his Adjutan
General and Chief Of Staff, with order
! to open Democratic Headquarters q
! Washington, whence Mr.. Schell Wi
: himself, as the Jupiter Tonans Of hi
party, dispense the Democratic thunder
THE Congressional wire-workers hay
levidentIy found him replllar hard shal