The New York herald., 1876-02-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Carson City (Nevada) Appeal does not see why
Conkling would not be good Presidential candidate
for the republican party
Congressman Hester Clymer, OF Pennsylvania, in
speech Reading the 12th expressed the opinion
that before the expiration of ten days tho democratic
members of Congress will TO substantial agree
ment the financial question This will be good
way OF celebrating washngton's Birthday.
The Harrisburg Patriot (dcm states that 'the repub
licans of Montgomery county have fred the first gun
for President by insructing ther delegates TO the
State Convention to support Governor Hartrann as
Pennsylvania choice for that high office. AS Mont
gomery county Is the home OF His Excellenoy 1t will
do to treat this action q empty compliment
the part OF his neghbors."
The Indianapolis Sun (greenback dem.) says that
Governor Hendricks is strainng every to secure
Judge Downey the democratic nomination for Cover
nor and that the Judge is a hard money man. Why
notY asks the Evansville Journal (rep.) he had Nc
Donald elected to the United States Senate and where
could harder money man be foundS
Colonel A. J. Kelar, of Memphis, described
wido awake newspaper man, has just returned from
Washington, and is OF opinion that Washburne, tho
present Minister to France, is tho coming for
President The republican ticket The Evansville
Journal (rep.) thinks thore will be good many worse
guesses than Colonel Kellars.
Tho Evansville (Ind.) Journal (rep.) that
''Washburne has not boen identified with any Of the
mistakes OF Grants administration, OF the party
with which he has always been identified and this will
count strong In close In taking prophetic
view OF the political situation It will do leave
Washburne out"
is that Boss Shepherd of Washington, puts
Conkling, Blaine and Morton forward the Preslden-
tisl candidates who have the best chance
The Congressional contest the Third district West
Virginia, between Messrs. Hereford, Walker and Kenna
IL opening lively
1t is remarked somewhat singular that not
publican paper has thus far nominated Brstow the
Presidency. The Worcester Spy at least excep
tion.
There are forty-seven lodges of the "a. o. o. W." In
Iowa What's its other name9
A correspondent OF the Lewisburg (Pa) Chronicle
(rcp) remarks that "Pennsylvania's own James
Blaine be forgiven for moving eastward to satisfy
his wifes longing for her native home and would make
good Vice President, with chance for President IN
due time"
AS matter of contrasts, the following, from the
ogdensburg Journal (rep.), is rather suggestive
''Bristow has difficulty whatever aided by repub-
officials in punishng the members of the gigantic
whskey Ring Barlow and Phelps had difficulty in
punishing the members or the Tammany Ring. A
republican Legislature had difficulty in mpeachng
the old Tammany judges; but when the great demo-
cratic reformer Governor Tilden, takes the field to
destroy the canal thieves gets hurt No wealthy
rascal is deprived of his liberty and loses his
estate AS reformer Tidcn is likely to be greater
terror to tho taxpayers who pay his expenses,
than to the canal thieves, who lett in quiet pos
session of their punder."
The Cincinnati Commercial (nd) says that "Blaine
has Knocked down the democratic cob house, but has
not erected republican temple" But how about the
democ ratio White House,