New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-08

m this paragraph from TIE Cincinnati Commercial,
The Republican managers might as well understand II
The kind of cattle that crowded Charles Sumner out the
party are not to win this time. II they prevail in the
Cincinnati Convention we must 90 the Dest we can with
the Democratic party"
The William Allen business in Ohio is an
parenty running Senator Thurmans political prospects
once more II the venerable Ex-Governor does not have
strength enough in the State Convention to dele
CATION in his favor he will be strong enough 10 prevent
Thurman delegation There Is evidently no hope for the
nephew till the uncle dies The Senator was born cen
fury too soon.
Six of the New Hampshire Republican news
papers are favor Of Brstow and four are for Blaine
Among people the ratio seems to be reversed for The
Keene Sentinel closes its ballot with this result Blaine
and Bristow, 421; BrstOw and Blaine 23s; Bristow
and Wheeler, 20 BristOw aud Cragn, 10 Blaine and
Wheeler g. Bristow and Curtis, 81 Conkling and Hayes
/; Conkling and Bristow, L; Adams and Brstow, l:
BristOw and Hayes, 1.
A private letter from Secretary BristOw to
citizen of Massachusetts,, who wrote him compliment
tary letter. has been published In The Springfield Rpuh
icau In II Mr.. Brstow 81 have not sought moi
can consent to seek by any means, my own advance
ment nor willing to do any act, or take any step
to place myself before the public as candidate for Office
am quito content to discharge as well as can tho du.
ties OF the office which now hold. or course cannot
be insensbIe to the support given by earnest and
honest men in my humble efforts to enforce tie law and
collect the revenues levied by law Expressions OF conf
dence and support from citizens OF Massachusetts
peculiarly grateful to me, because they come from
enlightened and patriotic community upon which have
no claims, personal OF OFFICIAL
Presidential gossip of the vaguest kind is in
tercstng now and therefore,, this secondhand talk In
The Boston HeraLFs Washington correspondence Is given
for what 1t is worth: "A gentleman who recently talked
with Senator Morton the Presidential question, says
he found him very confident Of receiving the nomination
at Cincinnati and expressed himself satisfied with the
strength already developed by his friends The Senator
said he thought his chances Of obtaining the nomination
were decidedly better by not being the most prominent
or the strongest candidate at this stage OF the canvass
IL only served to concentrate the opposition Of all the
other candidates Senator ConBlings friends are very
active of Late and have received assurances which led
them to think that ingalls, Of Kansas will sc.
control the of that state and Senator Pt
dock the Nebraska delegation, In the interest Oh Mr.
COnkling."
Gov Hendricks has been talking with unusual
freedom to q reporter Of The chicago Journal but con
fined himself chiefly TO remarks about the Republican
candidates He thought for party reasons Bristow, ~
the representative OF reform measures, might be tho
strongest candidate Personally he thinks Blaine Is the
strongest because he represents better the mpulsvs
spirit OF the masses He believes the contest will be az
gressye Oh the part OF the Republicans, with free rails
ing OF back issues while the Democrats will light out
ON the civil service and reform When asked II the cur
rcncy question might be leading ISSUE he said:
THAT will depend. think, wholly on the man who Is
nominated Blaine II nominated, would represent tho
more modern views on the money utsu0n. Brstow
would make hard money and civil service reform the
issue; and Morton-l hardly know the car
lier views of the party on financial questions"