The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-11
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
NEw HAMPSHIRE CAMPAIaN.-A de-
zpaich to the New York tribune, dated
Uoston, March 3, says kilograms have
been received from the leading cities of
New Hampshire showing what the feeling
il'ere is among politicians aud people over
fhe strange revelations Of corruption in
he Cabinet Of President Grant. The
beNs is shock to everybody, but has fill
"a The Democrats with feeling Of citation
as 70 their prospects in the coming State
a|ection. In Concord the Republican
polticians say it will hurt them little,
HQl not much. One said it will not cost
the party ten votes, as Mr. Belknap was
~ appointee of Gen. Grant, not man
elected by the people There are some,
however, who fear the scandal will be
seflous blow to the party In Manchester
The Republicans are downcast. They fear
that the guilt Of man standing so high
in the party will have damaging effect
The Democrats are well pleased with the
work the Democratic House in Congress
Is now doing. In Lancaster the Republi-
cans concede that they win suffer in the
election on account Of the Belknap expo
sure The Democrats claim that it will
cause the change Of many thousand votes
CONCORD, N. ii. March j.--If there
were tolerably healthy condition Of poll
tiea in New Hampshire, the Belknap
uzposure would be certain to prove fatal
70 the Republicans, but there is no such
condition. The State is great rotten
Borough, in which traffic in votes is as
much recognized clectioneering process
as holding public meetings. According
" the estimates of both Republican aud
uemocratic managers, from one-eighth TO
one.tenth of the entire vote is purchase
bic, and is generally bought by one side or
the other The market price Of voter
ranges at from So TO 500. Whichever
party raises the most money, and applies
Il most judiciously, wins in such state of
aiIais.
The first effect Of the Belkuap bust ness
u VI set both sides at work drumming for
funds with great yigor A week ago the
Hepublicans thought they had enough on
hand to carry the State. Now they must
Felse more TO purchase enough. ignorant
and yenal voters to offset the intelligent
ones they will lose through disgust ut the
disgrace just brought upon the National
administration. That is the way their
leaders look upon the situation. They
rrofess TO have no fears of being beaten,
lh.a ,.ill Il. 4
moro cash than il would have done had it
not been for the i'll wind from Washing
SON. All that they dread is another
administration scandal coming on the eve
81 Election, with no time to counterfeit its
Elects. This, the State Committee admit,
would ruin them
Senator Thurman is said to be gaining
round as Presidential candidate, but
the indications Of such advance are not
apparent in the newspapers He has one
1rm friend in The Adlunta Courier, how
ever, as witness the following sit is our
deliberate opinion that, with Blaine and
Thurman in the field, Thurman would get
. fousing majority Of the electoral votes.
But Thurman is, in our opinion, the only
man who can be sure Of carrying the flag
20 victory. Hendricks is strong in the
West, but could not control the Eastern
vote, Tilden and Bayard are strong in
The East, but cannot control the Western
vote. Thurman can control Ohio, and is
a. strong in the Fast as any Eastern man
could be- His nomination is, in our opin
ion, the only key to the situation.
The President and his Cabinet took par.
ocular pains on Friday week to notify Mr..
Marsh and all Others who gave any facts
against members of the Administration
that they would be indicted and punished,
and thus hastened Mr.. Marsh's fight to
<Anada. Grants "great regret" in &c.
ccptng Belknaps resignation and his as
triton that Marsh sought to be hung" for
lestifying to the truth before the commit
<ee have painful significance. The truth
there are other prominent officials at
Washington "on the ragged edge" and
&c only hope of saving them is in fright
ming all who have damaging facts,-N
u Sun.
The current Of political opinion indi-
@@tts De1OHu uOuDt tlat lnOulhs n.
Hendricks will be the Democratic candi-
bic for the Presidency. The signs of the
lnes further clearly promise that the
Democratic nominees will be elected
Indianapolis Sentinel, Dem
The Washington Tribune, established
b printers belonging to the Topographic
al Union six months ago, has been pur-
biased by Messrs. Burritt, Talcott 4 Kalb.
"a and is to be published as an "authori.
fative exponent of Democratic principles. y
1t is noticeable that the party press III
New Hampshire and Connecticut is able
E % wee that mere abuse of Belknap will moi
ptisiy the voters that the Republican
party is az immaculate as ever.
The Louisiana delegation to the Ma.
tional Democratic Convention is said Ia
te in favor of Senator Bayard for the
Presidency.
(. Thespresideut is cold to Blaine---a SORT
u official chill Blaine,
W At Mijdleburg, Indiana, Friday night