The daily gazette., 1876-07-01
..yssbilafion in Washington.
Confident Predictions Of Democratic Victory
from Eminent Congressmen.

upon Democrats here of the nomina-
tiOn of Tilden and Hendricks, and of
the platform adopted at st. Louis, Is
wonderful. Outside of few mem.
bers from Ohio who feel discouraged
at the outlook in their State, there has
been to'dayfone universal expression
of satisfaction, both with the ticket
and the platform. OF the latter Sena-
tor Gordon, of Georgia, remarked: ''It
| unrolls like the decalogue; it has not
vulnerable point Tilden's splen-
! did campaign for the nomination at
St. Louis, so far from arousing the
bitterness predicted, has, on the con-
trary, excited almost universal admi
ration for its display of organizing
power, tact ard ability. "Mr. Tilden
is undoubtedly the best organizer in
this country" said Payne, of Ohio. to-
day, and that is the common verdict,
to which many add significantly that
this very ability to organize and to
AVOID mistakes will be a great power
in the campaign. Conversation with
Democratic members from all over the
country discloseS everywhere conf
dence OF victory in November.
lis the ticket acceptable to the
South ?" was asked of prominent
Southern Democrats from every State,
and the answer invariably came back,
"Why, of course 1t is; just what we
wanted, and the very best that could
be named" Randolph Tucker decla.
red that the Democrats would carry
every Southern State except South
Carolina and Louisiana, if Congress
adi diuurns and Grant furnishes Kellogg
and Packard with all the troops they
want. The Texas delegation answer
for 100, 900 majooity for Tilden fir ON
the Lone Star State. Singleton is ex-
ce, dinghy pleased with the nomination
AM says there is not the slightest
do bt of the Democrats carrying Mis-
sis ppi. In Alabama it is the sam G.
Ser ator Gordon and Representative
Blcunt laugh at tie idea of the Re-
!putlicans carrying that State. The
Republicans have intimated that they
wo I'D carry FLORIDA, and for their com
for Senator Jones remarks that he
wis .es he was as certain of some other
des rable thing in the future as he is
tina, Florida will 60 Democratic III
| No 'ember. Yeats and the North Car
olinians are as well satisfied as the
rest, and while they say the fight will
be close there, feel confident of victo
Try, The Virginians say the Democrats
mar count on old Virginia. Judge
Faulkner says that there will be nc
trouble N West Virginia. Blackburn,
entiusiastic AND sanguine, says at least
unity tho usand majority for Tilden in
Kertucky, and even Conservative
Booze says 10000 majority sure. Mis-
souri promises 30,000at least, Oregon
1,50U to 1900, and the Californians are
confident. Some of the Southern mem
ber5 favored Hancock because they
knew Hendricks would take the Sc
coni place with him and feared he
would not take it with Tilden. Since
he has taken it they declare almost to
man tina. the ticket is the strongest
possible. In the West the feeling is
much better to-day than it was yester-
iday.
Hendricks nomination for the Sec
ond place, and the knowledge that the
Cincinnati Enquirer would fight for
for the party, although it does not like
! the candidates, have greatly encour-
aged the Democrats in Indiana, Hi.
nois and Michigan. Hamilton, of In.
diana, asserts that his State will surely
elect Williams over Crth by 10000 at
least in October, and his evident con
Ifidence has greatly inspired others
Springer, of Illinois, in reply to ques-
tions said he would simply pledge the
Illinois Democrats to do their best, but
he would say that they would poll the
heaviest Democratic vote ever cast in
Illinois and some even of the Ohio
men are declaring that they will at
least keep Governor Hayes to very
small majority in his own State. Will
lard, Republican, of Michigan said to
day that the nomination of Tllden and
Hendricks had made Michigan a
doubtful State while his Democratic
colleague, Williams gave it as his
opinion that the Democrats would
carry Michigan. The Eastern Demo-
Gratis are fairly jubilant. New Jer-
sey is certain to give Tilden 1900 to
10 600 majority" said an earnest wor-
kcr for Governor Parker's nomination
The New Workers say from forty
thousand to sixty thousand, according
to circumstances. Connecticut Demo-
Gratis are wreathed In smiles. The
Massachusetts Democrats are talking
hopefully of wheeling the old Bay
State into the Democratic line, and
the enthusiastics are dreaming Of even
capturing Maine. Such is the feeling
10 day among representative Demo
Gratis from Maine to Texas and from
Florida to Oregon. The Republicans
admit sorrowfully that the Democrats
have not blundered this time, say they
have nominated their best man, and
are evidently frightened. The action of
the Cincinnati Enquirer in detcrmin-
ing to abide the will of the majority is
pleasant surprise to many, and ha.
had the effect of somewhat cheering
the Ohio delegation. Mr.. McMahon,
of that State, desires to have it under.
stood that, while it is true that he will
not run again, the announcement of
that fact was made to his constituents
a week ago, and the cause is personal
and not because of MIR. Tilden's nomi-
nation although he was opposed to
him.
| Not the least of the satiefootory lot