, 1876-03-09

writer that thrse ont Of four hnve proforred
1tMno. THO only exceptions arc ehosc who
follow tho German Liborafn in supporting 13rs-
tow. and tho Fesloral ofllola!s or colorod mon
attor Morton. The g. ioniH County Commits
past four yoars, Ncpubltcun mcmbors Of tho
Legislature, and mon who know tho tenpor OF
tho party, ato friendly to DlaLno by tlo bcorc:
In fact, II Ia impossible to ignore tho decided
blaine movement In IT. Louis. a prominent
Republican !cador told ms on 'Chnnuo yesterday
that nvery day llo hoard frosh c1prosaiona Of
preference for. blaine over everybody. Tho
to 800 BInino eloctod. The absence Of objection
to 1llaino On account Of locality, is ono Of tho
marked poculIarties Of tho Republican sItuaton:
1t IL ayidont that tho party In this State would
hall hiB nomination with uf,G01udod glAdncsa.
WHAT TIE DEMOCRATS ANE DOING.
Tho Democrats regard tha State ~ thoir
picking, and probably they arc right. Il is .
Confodcrntc atato in liz politics, and that uakns
It Democratic Tho election OF Con. Gockos1E ~
to Tho United etatos Honato on account Of his
service In. tho Confederate army is only drop
in tho bnckot In tho long list Of instances Wlero-
In mon lavo bean honorod bocauao Of thott Co1-
fodefate servse In tho is1t Legislature ts its
paattmcs. aud devotion to tho "loat canso'
cariiinnl priucp1o Tho 1cat,ers d1n't want Tho
Democratic National Convention hold IN Bt.
Louis becnnbo Of any good effects t!iat asaon-
blage might havo on tho party, G;t thst TIC par
ty epirita might help to control tho Convention.
Tboy oro yory outot In public, but desperately
nctlVo in private. Tho apparent struggle Is oo-
11Anp AND aoFr MONEY DaMoonAra.
Tho spectacle OF old-faahioucl Democrats.
xho followed " Old Bullion" In this btato, now
a,1yocating imitation. iilMesrates tho changing
oltrneter Of American politics: Yet TINT u Just
BY large majority, maintain tho imitation ilore~
sioa, and all tho undorcurronts OF Democratic
activity preceding tho National Convention lead
to support on ono elae and opposition e. On sh9
qiSe Rebca aS en' Is % mrnfniy % oombating the sot:
money echemo with tta old-ttmc ardor.
but tho rapor has 90 often discfalmcd being
s.Dpnooratio In q political senso that tho aoft-
money mon scout !ts Interference as an tnsult'
ing. md will have its ln1ucnce in spite OF its
cnotnies. Thus tho struggle is going On With
nll tho advantages In fnyor OF tho tnnationists.
Senators Dogy and Coclerill aro enlisted on tha
Ing tloso from st. Louis. 11r. Wells, from tho
Second District. Is undnratood to bo = hard.
money mau. 1Ila constituents aro tue solid
"bloated bondholdoss" Of this city, who caIl
soft-monoy doctrines would Kill him dead as a
hanrdor for future political nrcformont.
MISSOURI ron nENnMoKH.
Aa It stantls to-day the situation 10 thia stato,
atrong at 'Is preferences Tor Iieudr.cks with good
Confederate for Wco-rresldont. Hendricks
and Gordon, or, better yet, Ben Hill, OF Georgia.
II any moaiy-muuthcd Democrats ID osliol
States think they can koop dorm tho Missouri
Confederate preferences, thoy ara badly sold.
Doforo tho vote OF tho State win 10 cast foi
uondricks or anybody oles, ho will hovo to make
very dooidod declaration on tho aub1oct OF
Confederate PRINCIPLES, aud that Ia tho koy to
tho situation in tho future. Most Of tho inlar
tionistH oponlv Rupport Hendricks. The
hard money Democrats, though few tu
NUMBER nro quite putupokon In favor
OF Thurman, OF Ohio, or Eorauo Seymour, oi
Now York. -Nctthor Of thoBo genuomon viii
layo ghost Of chance OF = roto for this State
unlcBa BY somo ncct1ent the delegation shRll be
allowed CONTRARY to Missouri ,,BaRo) to DO scat
tered. When voting rs a unit. you naazk dow1
this delegation for tho worst sort OF imitation a1ic
tho meanoas Democrat before tho Convention
TAoro la no d1Btinct movement in favor Of any
body but Hendricks. and all ovus tho State it II
ron. Boa Hills spccch on Andersonvilo 1nHGf
him hosts OF friends IL tho Confederate Demoo
raoy Of this State. Clio.
lusyou11 nEruULIGAlsB.
81. Lours Mnrch 8.-Tho Republican 6tate
Central Committoc mot ut Jefferson City to-day,
thtfty-sx OF tho thirty-ulne members bGlnG
pxegent. After considerable discussion an tc
whethet State Convention should bo called t
nominate Htato o4licors aud another to seleo
delegatos to the National Convention. It wna 70
goldod to call o convention TO ho held In JctTer
sou City on Wednesday May ~, to selcct dole
gates and altesuHteB to tho National Convention
and that uaiI Convention also elect 4 now Stat
Centtal Conln1ittoe.