The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-08
SATURDAY. APRIL 8, 1876.
The Political Horoscope.
IN. Y. Correspondence of the Chicago
Journal.

Inc eloquent anu pollsHeu speech
delivered by George William Curtis
before the Republican State Conyen-
ton at Syracuse, a few days since,
has produced a profound impression
in this State, and struck not a little
CONSERVATION among the thick-and-
thin supporters of Senator Conkling
for the Presidency. Failing to defeat
him for the State Convention, they
then put forth every effort to keep
Mr.. Curtis from the delegation to
Cincinnati. They would have ac-
oomplished this had the convention
voted for the seventy delegates. In
-asmuch, however, as each Congress
sional district selected its two dele
gates, Mr.. Curtis had a chance in his
own district. The result all rested
upon the votes of two men. Every
inducement was held out to these two
to 60 against Curtis. One of them
was offered, so he says, six positions
in the Custom House and elsewhere
for his friends if he would cast his
vote against MIR. Curtis, but all these
Establishments and promises failed.
MIR. Curtis was elected a delegate to
the National Convention, where he
will deliver a most powerful speech
against MIR. Conkling, and boldly
take the ground hal the delegates
from this State are unpledged and
at liberty to vote for any candidate
they may choose. All this Mr..
Conklings managers and supporters
very much fear, and they have I'M
doubleday come to the conclusion by
this time that the attempt to strike
down such men as Mr.. Curtis and.
leave them at homo was a serious
mistake. 1t was PROFESSIONALLY a
most terrible blunder for them, and
by failing it caused the opposing ele-
ments to Mr.. Conkling to combine
and crystalizc into a powerful minor
fty. Had no effort been made to
keep suchmen as Mr.. Curtis at home
the powerful opposition to Mr.. Conk-
Ling would not have been assured, and
the latter would have carried the
convention with little or no OPPOSE
ton, andsecured a pledged delegation.
We r proud of our Senator, and he
was unquestionably the choice of the
State for President till his mana
ger began to manipulate the State.
BLAINE GAINING STRENGTH.
Since then, Mr.. Blaine has been
rapidly gaining in the State, and /
should not be at all surprised If he
should have Is many ballots as Sen
ator Conkling, were the whole vote
of the Republicans in this State to
be polled to-day. The wonderful
manner in which he vanquished the
C~onfederates in Congress has given
him a prestige and power in the
State which will enable him to sweep
1t by a heavy majority, should he re-
ceive the Presidential nomination.
IbNNbihRl bHlCIOh
has mot lost any of his popularity in
this State because Of the recent
attacks made upon him. At the same
time he has not much strength in
New York as a Presidential candi-
date. 1t is felt hat he is too new a
man to place at the head Of the Re
publican ticket, though he would be
strong in this State for the second
place on the ticket.
GENERAL HAYES,
of Ohio, has a good many friends in
New York and some of the shrewd
politicians think that Blaine and
Conkling will cut each Others
Threats in the National Convention,
and Hayes and Wheeler William Al
of New York, will then be nomin-
ated.
MR.. wAsHBURNE
would be strong in this State. In
deed, i am not so sure but hal he has
almost as much strength as either
Conkling or Blaine. He has no
enemies, and his course in Paris dur
ing the war has made him very warm
friends among our foreign born pop
ulation.
SENATOR MORTON
has no strength in New York. In
deed, l question whether our delega-
ton to the National Convention could
ho persuaded to 60 for him under any
circumstances. He is not looked up.
on here us q decidedly heightened
man, while his currency views have
been anything but satisfactory to thu
hard-money Republicans of New
York. Almost any good Democrati
nominee would, | fear, carry thi
Rtote Ms auainst him,