New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
marching beside Gen. F. E. Spinner and bearing torch

marching beside Gen. F. E. Spinner and bearing torch
from Jlion To HerklIner'
Republicans are talking of drafting Il. +.
Morton of Norton Bliss & Co. into the public service
and making him run for Congress in the Murray Hill
district They could not get better or more suitable
candidate This district was fooled away two years ago
nv the absurd nomination OF II. Bailey There Is
not disposition to indulge in horsepay OF that sor
this year. =.
A sixteen-page pamphlet, giving a sketch OF
the life and history of the ancestors of John H. starn
the Republican Congressional candidate in the AAtn
Congressional District, has been largely circulated
among the voters OF the district The Starn family nave
lived in the Valley OF the Mohawk since 172O MT starn
belonging 10 the nfth gcneralion III ueS0on' HoA '
original settler. .
The five Republicans of the last Assembly
who voted against decision Of the Republican caucus
on the Brooklyn Charter, and who were charged WIN
corruption on every hand by their Republican associates
were Messrs Gallagher OF Erie, and Belts, Gugel hon
man, and Watts of NewYork And yet two OF tneSe md
men have beenrenominaed, MI Gallagher OF Eric "nu
Mr. Hoffman OF Ncw-YOrk- Virtue Is its OWL &c
The nomination of Frederick w. Seward 10
the in place of the late Senator booh cahho'
he too highly commended Mr.. Seward made an eNcei-
lent record as member of the Assembly and is IN every
way qualified for the higher place He has had potoa
training of the best Sort and far removed by socia
position as well as by Individual tastes from the eyel
of the average politician who goes from TINS city 10 'o
Legislature. Mr.. Seward ought TO be elected
How about this, MI. MagOnc INC h'o""S
Journal SAYS "The report is current that the Deino
cratic State Committee do not intend TO send out Daos
In favor of the state Prison constitutional amendments
They now have the inspectors and the patronage OF the
prisons and they prefer 10 retain that patronage io
wear or two rather than aid in carrying out the reform
contemplated by the proposed amendment. The RepuD
lean State Committee have prepared the ainendment
ballot and will forward IL with the electoral DaIlu
Thus the Democracy preach reform while hepuDcahS
practice IT,
Congressman Dayy is vigorously opposed by
The BrOckpOr Repubc which acts as the organ oi INC
dissatisfied Republicans. This is one OF It's encouraging
references to hm; "When Mr.. Davy IL up Ill or'chns
Comfy he ascertans that there will be large Rcpuh
can vote against him. and he consoles himself by saying
that he will nave n big vote in Rochester When in ko-
chester he asccrains that nearly all the prominent Ro
publicans are against him. and that good share OF te
rank and file of the party VIII be the same way when ne
consoles himself by declaring that the orleans Icoll
are sustaining him Wncn the election Is over ne VIZ
find that the Two To i've thousand NO'eS Hceu0u '0
him are somewhere else
Mr. Tilden is reminded by The albany Jour
nal that he ia Governor OF NcwYorh and has duties 10
attend 70 AT Albany Ii says Mr Tldon has not been
in Albany for Il period Of now nearly two months lie lS
having no sort OF attention TO his duties - Governor
lie spends his entire time in NcwIork personally direct
ing aud managing his canvass for the Presidency. He Is
VIGOROUSLY running machinery Of his own chnpagn
lust as a candidate for Alderman might manage tho
work Of his ward his behalf and ever! BODY IN
ders;auds it, The people have just lIldc IN he Oh'i
Magistracy of great nation They expect tha man
who is named Tor tnat exalted place will dcmcan himself
with the dignity which b. fits such, trust But MI II
den both as seeker for the nomination ana rs cihul
date for election. has, ia his personal solicitation ana
effort done what no other candidate i9r ne ii.,''n3
ever tLought his ,efespec or stnse of poieiy "oua
permit him TO do