, 1876-03-11
Recent Events and Their Bearing on
The Presidential Candidacy.
4 Glance ut the Field in 0hio-The
. Hayes Movement n Strong
One.
Republican Victories Gained in
the Late Municipal
Elections.
Political Gossip at Homo and Abroad.
SHELBY M. CuLLCM.

HIS DElHlbA w AnE4 hAANHAAN+f
Tho City Of Springfield, tho Capital OF hts
Bsate dirors worry materially, Just st thie timo,
from Chicago, tho business eontre. Tho former
b tloatttu.e Of q local Government, and the lat
nor Is governed too much. This vaa tho sub
lect OF = conversation tho Hon. sholby N. Oul-
ON vas indulging In last evening At tho Grand
Pacific 11ote1 when accoztel BY a Th1nuSE TO-
porter, whose Bpcoinl mission 1t .raB to inquire
sfter tho honorable ,gontiepsan'n political hessh
lnd ambition, it being pretty gcnerally unaef.
ltood that llo WA casting alonging look toNata
tho olfco of Governor. :
At tho limo ho wes approached 10 was cola-
pairing tho past history Of Springfield with tue
present. and congratulaung hineolf that ho was
! resident Of city without q local doVernn'ent'
- city growing notorious for it's good osacr'
without prison Of any kind, and. witisl, accu-
initiating Noalth At the rato Of about S!.ouo pdar
hoveyer, and, politics being introduced tho
spoke at length. reviewing the situation in tho
State from hts standpoint. by way o. intro
duction, he said the outlook was tho most cheor-
ing, aud expressed Lila confidence In tho
BuccEss or TIE ENTIRE nEPuDIIoAE TICKET
this fail. uo was not one OF thoRo who 1cEarti-
cd tho exposures at Washington damaging to
tho party, but thought tho effect would DO to
pooplo would study ono ,eido of the picture
without taksuR gtauce ut tho other. Or that Ia
tho yeahnap revelations they would lose sight
Of tho war DEistow wRs making on tho roVeuuo
y wa.ehword to "let no guilty man escape"
Taking this view Of Affairs ho regarded the
scalcs AZ evcn in the country in general;
while in Illinois, 60 far as ho could
loaEn sesessons wsfo be'ng Pc a;n, MADE 70 sno
Gus 1ottera from prominent Liberals, who Do
serted tho party In 1879, podglpg themselves to
tho party to 1870 aud to the support Of tho State
Getting closer home tho reporter sehturod to
PROFOUND tic oft-rocu1ring question nowadaya,
"wno Is TO he 0ovEnNoR2"
Tho response cauno readily, and with playful
6ullc, II am
.IInyo You entered upon the canvass7"
"Not yet ! havo been busy At homo and Am
now hero On business. huu will ,Ean1Ain tow
days aud then for work."
'ls tue outlook pIomisinG7" ..-.
- Most certainly. My Adyiceg from dllfcrant
sections Of tho State Aro that anco tho meeting
Of tho State Central Committeo l have been rap
tiy gaining with tho public"
Your gain must be somebody eso's loeH2"
1T would naturally soem 80, and iB- My only
tctivo opponent has boon Gov. Doyorldge. but
ho is losing ground. find this to be so here,
and know Is - In tho central aud southern parts
Of tho Stato."
ITO what do you attribute
THE CnAEnE7"
"Tho reasons arc varlous. In tho first place,
10 has exhibited too much anxiety In tho mat
tor, and his exploits IN ChicaBo several #eek8
ago, AZ wriston up In THE TRIBUNE, hare aou1ed
many Of hia Methodist friends. who canuot
stand his apparent inconsistency"
s4Ihen you DO not regard Dsyezidga ~ very
formidable rival ~
by no ueaus."
"How about Washbnrne ....-
"ue ia = strong man, and, II candidate.
would DO somewhat In my why."
"You do not regard him aB o tanddate7"
"l have no reason to. He hRs never said he
waa, neither hayo his friends tor him, and his
.namo;hha only bsen mentioned incidentally"
" How about
I'm. FORT ?"
"He Is not candidate, sluuGu bis namo has
boon n1onttoned. except III certain contingency.
saw 1im1n Washington some time ago aud I
beltovo / have his support"
- What iB tho contingency?"
"Iho fdotB arc that In his district tho10 arc
several .genslomon wlo want his place in Con-
EreAH, and ho L. being mentioned for Governor
for = purpose. I bclieve ho viii 10 ra-elecied to
Congress-, and am satisfied that ho prefots 10 10.
1t 'ho should not be forced to run Tor uoyernor.
then all Of his frioudy vii, support no."
:" How shout aIr. Mdgwny?"
lilo IL 1uakfuE but little Roadway, I think"
=" How about khs other candidates r.
" know nothing. Every mAa appears to ba
for himself"
Tue reporter then Withdrew to alloy tho con.
tlomau to resume conversation With beYy o!
frieuds about him. u0 will romain In tho city
several days, aud In tho course Of q fsv wcet,
begin to look oyer tho. State aud fairly open tn