, 1876-04-15
THE PRESIDENCY,
THE FIELD AND CANDIDATES.

Correspondence Phitadainhaa Y,msa
WAsulNuroN, D. G., April 1o.-nopublicnns
hero aro Aets1ng down to tito conviction tuat
MIR. Dlaino holds tllo most trnups tn the game
for tho controf Of the Cincinnati Convention. A
week ago everybody Was ngog with tho ruInor
that Senator Cameron wns going to throw
Pennsylvania into ConklinR's hands, and na It
was taken for grantc.l that Mortoa'a ragged
Southern recruits woutd naturally gtavitate to
him when their chief whs out Of tho hght It
really looked ns il tho ogotiAtical statesman with
the arubrostsl locka had chance for the btakon.
Dat nov ntr. Blaino'd friends Gay that II
Cameron tries to lnnko that kind OF trade
hu cant do'ivcr tho goods. Biainp has
earuoBt supporters In ovory Congressional
lMtrict In tho gtnto, - active, hnrtl.worl-
Ing supporters tlaey arc. too, who know
about ~ many tricks In politics M tho old Chief
himBo1ft ant they hayo boon NJ busy ~ beavers
Of latc. trying 10 nndor,nins tl!e echomca OF
Camorou, liutan, aud Quay. heard CongresB-
Mnu, wl,o IL bc1ieyod to know something or tho
altnattol OF tho ex-Sreasot's canvass, say yes
tortlay TINT thirty Of tho Pennsylvania loIcgatcs
wore a!rendY committed to vote for him pa soon
aa Hartranfs should bo dropped No QUO Of the
candidates can hotd candle to Afr Dlann in tho
lnnttcr OF organization. To ha genius for this
essental thing Tor sucoess in political effort ho
odds remarkao!o pesAonal magnetism, which
aa Highland olansmen DO thotr chief. IIe has
thus tho advantage, first, Of possessing a largo
baud Of devoted adherontb. a1d, accond. OF
knowing how 10 utilize them to TIC beat adyans-
While oshor candidates rely on tho support Ut
q aection. like 1Ir. Morton. or on White-IIonne
backing. lihe Ms. Conkling, or uu the reform,
sentiment. like ME. Bristow, hir. DIaiue III ut
section and amuuR all eassos Of nopublicana.
estimate Ills strength OFT tho first ballot at Gill;
cintluti as not fir from a75 votes. Where nro
thoy to como from. Is 1t aoked1 About two
thirds nf the Now England dolaxatos will 20 Tor
urahly certain Of Tho two F,teiniss. Of North
Cnrolnh, Tonnooseo, and Louisiana. Thn anti
Spencer faction in Alabama promise 10 give hIm
TINT Stnto. Tho whole Northwest Is concoded to
hin', nud 1llsnoia cans toward him, but haa not
yet decided to give up Washburnc. Ou the r..
citio Slope le ii suro Of Oregon, Eutl Is coutest-
Ing Ca1.fornsa with Oonkiing. Thoro appeara to
DO but ouo contingency that can tofoat him. II
the Ohio delegation Will bold on to Hayes
lalstead, and MacAey and 2uay can keep tic
Pennsy ylvannna together, coalition between
Morton'a aud Conklng's forces upon Haycs
could with the tolp Of Pennsylvania, nomuate
tisia. In answer to this suggestion OF dagger,
Mr.. D!aino's friends Bay that lorgo portion Of
the Ohio delegation will only give Gov. uayeB
complimentary yote, and that THUR rca1 prefer
et,ces arc oiehsr for nlatno or Bristow. They
hfO AIbo CuuuuoAt tunt +u1 4onu99lfGl1h IQEc9a
will crun,bio after tho lrat lailot; bur eyon IT
tlIey can bo transferred bodily from llartraufs
to another candidate, 1t Ia not beloved TINT they
could turn The Side.
alr Couklnx ia doing \ good deal OF work
among tho oaico-hotdsta. and haa undoubtedly
tho sampatly Of tue President. Tho blaine and
HriBtov mon buth nHsstt TINT tho nomination of
otttor ConRflng or Morton, Or Of any othor tnn.
prominently idautitled with GsantiAu, would dis
rups the party. 1t would bring rartnln ruin
at the election. thoy assutla, nItl tlureforo the
anti-urant element would promptly docido to 70
oil by themselves and guffDr LofeAt nnhes y
leader Of thoir own clooHiug,